2010/11 - RELEGATION WATCH

Wattana now needs to reach the Crucible to STAY on tour

I will fully update things after tonights matches finish

Witz78 wrote:Wattana now needs to reach the Crucible to STAY on tour

I will fully update things after tonights matches finish

actually I'm enjoying this thread now

Wild wrote:Zhanger is relagated

Gotta say witz, excellent thread and an excellent idea. Keeping an eye on it during study breaks

Tubberlad wrote:Gotta say witz, excellent thread and an excellent idea. Keeping an eye on it during study breaks

cheers, unfortunately with working thru the day i wont really be able to update it as often as id like but in another day or 2 things should almost be confirmed down at the bottom.

Smart wrote:

Wild wrote:Zhanger is relagated

Q School - you can go and support him

Sonny wrote:

Smart wrote:

Wild wrote:Zhanger is relagated

Q School - you can go and support him

Reckon it's too late for Plymouth. Swindon, Bristol Rovers and it's between Dag & Red and Yeovil for the last place.

UPDATED RANKINGS AFTER TONIGHTS MATCHES

Red-player can not score any more points this season
** - player currently in top 8 of PTC list for those outwith top 64


59 Andy Hicks 17095
60 Ian McCulloch 16895
61 Xiao Guodong 16650
62 Bjorn Haneveer 16625
63 Jimmy Robertson 16620
64 Liu Song 16530
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65 Liu Chuang 16290 **
66 James Wattana 15935 HAS TO REACH THE CRUCIBLE TO STAY ON TOUR
67 Michael White 15650 **
68 Liam Highfield 15645 ** SAFELY INSIDE TOP 8 AND SHOULD DEF BE SAFE
69 Ben Woollaston 15575 **
70 Matt Couch 15460 **
71 Kyren Wilson 15020
72 James McBain 14655
73 Paul Davison 14335 **
74 Patrick Wallace 14230
75 Andrew Pagett 13800 **
76 David Morris 13525 RELEGATED
77 Dave Gilbert 13495
78 Simon Bedford 13370
79 Igor Figueiredo 13365 ** IN DANGER IN 8TH PLACE
80 Joe Delaney 13025 RELEGATED
81 Stuart Pettman 12850 NEEDS TO MAKE QUARTER FINALS OF WC
82 Jimmy Michie 12140 SLIM CHANCE OF MAKING TOP8
83 T.Thirapongpaiboon 12140 RELEGATED
84 Zhang Anda 11900 RELEGATED
85 Kurt Maflin 11430 RELEGATED EVEN IF HE WINS CHINA OPEN
86 Kuldesh Johal 11365
87 Issara Kachaiwong 11190 SLIM CHANCE OF MAKING TOP 8
88 Adam Wicheard 10795 RELEGATED
89 Michael Judge 10665 RELEGATED
90 Justin Astley 10305 RELEGATED
91 Dermot McGlinchey 9545 RELEGATED
92 Noppon Saengkham 9525 RELEGATED
93 Jamie O’Neill 9405 RELEGATED
94 Jak Jones 9230 RELEGATED
95 Patrick Einsle 8365 RELEGATED
96 Paul Davies 7920 RELEGATED
97 Reanne Evans 7300 RELEGATED

The Q School will get rid of some but others will be back next season.....

that is a far fairer system than before.

Yes too right Wild - it was very unfair that players who dropped off tour were guaranteed a year away with no chance for a bounce back sometimes at the expense of a poorer player taking their place.

How come Wattana needs to reach the crucible when he's in 66th place and therefore only needs to climb 2 places? I don't know the points allocation but that stands out a bit

Sonny wrote:Yes too right Wild - it was very unfair that players who dropped off tour were guaranteed a year away with no chance for a bounce back sometimes at the expense of a poorer player taking their place.

How come Wattana needs to reach the crucible when he's in 66th place and therefore only needs to climb 2 places? I don't know the points allocation but that stands out a bit

Wattana will get a further 500 points if he reaches the final qualifying round whitch would put him on 16,435 still out of the top 64 if he reaches the crucible he would be on 16,935 and above mcCulloch whos 60th at the moment

Sonny wrote:Yes too right Wild - it was very unfair that players who dropped off tour were guaranteed a year away with no chance for a bounce back sometimes at the expense of a poorer player taking their place.

How come Wattana needs to reach the crucible when he's in 66th place and therefore only needs to climb 2 places? I don't know the points allocation but that stands out a bit

Think they will be finding a few problems along the way with who stays and who goes and what is the right method of deciding who is in and who is out. Think a definate number should go by finishing at the bottom, regardless of who they are. But play-offs would add a bit of sudden death - especially if you made it from number 9 down

wheelsofsteel wrote:

Sonny wrote:Yes too right Wild - it was very unfair that players who dropped off tour were guaranteed a year away with no chance for a bounce back sometimes at the expense of a poorer player taking their place.

How come Wattana needs to reach the crucible when he's in 66th place and therefore only needs to climb 2 places? I don't know the points allocation but that stands out a bit

Think they will be finding a few problems along the way with who stays and who goes and what is the right method of deciding who is in and who is out. Think a definate number should go by finishing at the bottom, regardless of who they are. But play-offs would add a bit of sudden death - especially if you made it from number 9 down

if they are that bad that they finish bottom of the rankings they will not come back anyway via Q School i think everyone should be given a chance via Q School

SnookerFan wrote:87 Issara Kachaiwong 11190 SLIM CHANCE OF MAKING TOP 8

Slim chance? I know we've got a new points tally, but I strongly doubt he'll be a top 8 player any time soon.

LATEST STANDINGS

59 Andy Hicks 17095
60 Ian McCulloch 16895
61 Xiao Guodong 16650
62 Bjorn Haneveer 16625
63 Jimmy Robertson 16620
64 Liu Song 16530
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65 Liu Chuang 16290 *
66 Michael White 16150 *
67 James Wattana 15935
68 Liam Highfield 15645 *
69 Ben Woollaston 15575 *
70 Matt Couch 15460 *
71 Kyren Wilson 15020
72 James McBain 14655
73 Paul Davison 14335 *
74 Patrick Wallace 14230
75 Stuart Pettman 14000
76 Andrew Pagett 13800 *
77 David Morris 13525
78 Dave Gilbert 13495
79 Simon Bedford 13370
80 Igor Figueiredo 13365 *

Lisowski now up to 48th provisionally after todays win.

Him, JJ, Ants, Xiao Chuang and Mick White have few points to defend next year so we should hopefully see all these talents rise up the rankings quick. A new era is starting.

Witz78 wrote:Lisowski now up to 48th provisionally after todays win.

Him, JJ, Ants, Xiao Chuang and Mick White have few points to defend next year so we should hopefully see all these talents rise up the rankings quick. A new era is starting.

The big question for the moment is - who can displace Igor from the very last spot?

Sonny wrote:The big question for the moment is - who can displace Igor from the very last spot?

no i think he is safe now

LATEST PROVISIONAL RANKINGS

1 Mark J Williams 55000
2 John Higgins 47700
3 Ding Junhui 47460
4 Mark Selby 46965
5 Neil Robertson 46420
6 Stephen Maguire 45300
7 Allister Carter 42120
8 Shaun Murphy 39205
9 Graeme Dott 37330
10 Ronnie O’Sullivan 37060
11 Peter Ebdon 33960
12 Mark Allen 33705
13 Matthew Stevens 33665
14 Jamie Cope 33180
15 Mark Davis 32630
16 Stuart Bingham 32325
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17 Ricky Walden 31470
18 Stephen Hendry 31340
19 Marco Fu 31120
20 Stephen Lee 30870
21 Judd Trump 29825
22 Andrew Higginson 29120
23 Martin Gould 28740
24 Barry Hawkins 28475
25 Ken Doherty 28060
26 Liang Wenbo 27950
27 Mark King 27560
28 Marcus Campbell 27505
29 Joe Perry 27100
30 Gerard Greene 26430
31 Dominic Dale 26065
32 Ryan Day 25835
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33 Tom Ford 25105
34 Robert Milkins 23560
35 Anthony Hamilton 22200
36 Rory McLeod 22105
37 Fergal O’Brien 21745
38 Nigel Bond 21675
39 Barry Pinches 21520
40 Mark Joyce 21285
41 Mike Dunn 21170
42 Tony Drago 20940
43 Jamie Jones 20315
44 Jamie Burnett 19870
45 Joe Jogia 19825
46 Peter Lines 19815
47 Matt Selt 19795
48 Steve Davis 19685
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49 Jack Lisowski 19635
50 Michael Holt 18890
51 Jimmy White 18745
52 Joe Swail 18405
53 Adrian Gunnell 18390
54 Dave Harold 18385
55 Alan McManus 18380
55 Alfie Burden 18240
58 Jimmy Robertson 17770
58 Rod Lawler 17680
59 Anthony McGill 17670
60 Andy Hicks 17095
61 Ian McCulloch 16895
62 Liu Chuang 16790
63 Xiao Guodong 16650
64 Bjorn Haneveer 16625
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65 Liu Song 16530***
66 Michael White 16150***
67 James Wattana 15935
68 Liam Highfield 15645***
69 Ben Woollaston 15575***
70 Matt Couch 15460***
71 Kyren Wilson 15020
72 Paul Davison 14835***
73 Patrick Wallace 14630
74 James McBain 14655
75 Andrew Pagett 14300***
76 Stuart Pettman 14000
77 Dave Gilbert 13995
78 David Morris 13525
78 Simon Bedford 13370
79 Igor Figueiredo 13365***
80 Joe Delaney 13025
82 Jimmy Michie 12140
83 T.Thirapongpaiboon 12140
84 Zhang Anda 11900
85 Kurt Maflin 11430
86 Kuldesh Johal 11365
87 Issara Kachaiwong 11190
88 Adam Wicheard 10795
89 Michael Judge 10665
90 Justin Astley 10305
91 Dermot McGlinchey 9545
92 Noppon Saengkham 9525
93 Jamie O’Neill 9405
94 Jak Jones 9230
95 Patrick Einsle 8365
96 Paul Davies 7920
97 Reanne Evans 7300

UPDATED RANKINGS

1 Mark J Williams 55000
2 John Higgins 47700
3 Ding Junhui 47460
4 Mark Selby 46965
5 Neil Robertson 46420
6 Stephen Maguire 45300
7 Allister Carter 42120
8 Shaun Murphy 39205
9 Graeme Dott 37330
10 Ronnie O’Sullivan 37060
11 Peter Ebdon 33960
12 Mark Allen 33705
13 Matthew Stevens 33665
14 Jamie Cope 33180
15 Mark Davis 32630
16 Stuart Bingham 32325
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17 Ricky Walden 31470
18 Stephen Hendry 31340
19 Marco Fu 31120
20 Stephen Lee 30870
21 Judd Trump 29825
22 Andrew Higginson 29120
23 Martin Gould 28740
24 Barry Hawkins 28475
25 Ken Doherty 28060
26 Liang Wenbo 27950
27 Mark King 27560
28 Marcus Campbell 27505
29 Joe Perry 27100
30 Gerard Greene 26430
31 Dominic Dale 26065
32 Ryan Day 25835
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33 Tom Ford 25105
34 Robert Milkins 24960
35 Anthony Hamilton 23600
36 Rory McLeod 23505
37 Fergal O’Brien 23145
38 Mike Dunn 22570
39 Nigel Bond 21675
40 Barry Pinches 21520
41 Mark Joyce 21285
42 Jamie Burnett 21270
43 Matt Selt 21195
44 Steve Davis 21085
45 Tony Drago 20940
46 Jamie Jones 20315
47 Michael Holt 20290
48 Joe Jogia 19825
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49 Peter Lines 19815
50 Dave Harold 19785
51 Alan McManus 19780
52 Jack Lisowski 19635
53 Jimmy White 18745
54 Joe Swail 18405
55 Adrian Gunnell 18390
56 Jimmy Robertson 18270
57 Alfie Burden 18240
58 Rod Lawler 17680
59 Anthony McGill 17670
60 Liu Chuang 17290
61 Andy Hicks 17095
62 Liu Song 17030
63 Ian McCulloch 16895
64 Xiao Guodong 16650
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65 Bjorn Haneveer 16625 ****
66 Michael White 16150 ****
67 James Wattana 15935
68 Liam Highfield 15645 ****
69 Ben Woollaston 15575 ****
70 Matt Couch 15460 ****
71 Kyren Wilson 15020
72 Paul Davison 14835 ****
73 Andrew Pagett 14800 ****
74 Patrick Wallace 14730
75 James McBain 14655
76 Dave Gilbert 14495
77 Stuart Pettman 14000
78 David Morris 13525
79 Simon Bedford 13370
80 Igor Figueiredo 13365 ****
81 Joe Delaney 13025
82 Jimmy Michie 12140
83 T.Thirapongpaiboon 12140
84 Zhang Anda 11900
85 Kurt Maflin 11430
86 Kuldesh Johal 11365
87 Issara Kachaiwong 11190
88 Adam Wicheard 10795
89 Michael Judge 10665
90 Justin Astley 10305
91 Dermot McGlinchey 9545
92 Noppon Saengkham 9525
93 Jamie O’Neill 9405
94 Jak Jones 9230
95 Patrick Einsle 8365
96 Paul Davies 7920
97 Reanne Evans 7300

UPDATED 2010/11 SEASON RANKING POINTS EARNED TO DATE

1 Mark J Williams 31520
2 Mark Selby 29445
3 Stephen Maguire 26880
4 Shaun Murphy 24025
5 Matthew Stevens 22950
6 Judd Trump 21465
7 Stuart Bingham 21310
8 Ricky Walden 21240
9 Martin Gould 20900
10 Stephen Lee 20885
11 John Higgins 20880
12 Neil Robertson 20840
13 Peter Ebdon 20840
14 Marco Fu 20760
15 Graeme Dott 20465
16 Ding Junhui 20260
17 Andrew Higginson 19930
18 Allister Carter 19600
19 Mark Davis 19360
20 Jamie Cope 18960
21 Dominic Dale 18075
22 Marcus Campbell 18035
23 Barry Hawkins 17430
24 Anthony Hamilton 16440
25 Mark Allen 16125
26 Tom Ford 15340
27 Jamie Jones 15275
28 Gerard Greene 14935
29 Rory McLeod 14595
30 Jack Lisowski 14595
31 Ken Doherty 14500
32 Fergal O’Brien 14455
33 Joe Perry 14340
34 Joe Jogia 14125
35 Jamie Burnett 14020
36 Dave Harold 13900
37 Jimmy White 13875
38 Stephen Hendry 13780
39 Robert Milkins 13700
40 Ryan Day 13675
41 Barry Pinches 13675
42 Mark Joyce 13545
43 Mike Dunn 13380
44 Alfie Burden 13200
45 Ronnie O’Sullivan 13100
46 Mark King 13100
47 Alan McManus 12740
48 Matt Selt 12725
49 Anthony McGill 12630
50 Nigel Bond 12450
51 Liu Song 12290
52 Liu Chuang 12250
53 Liang Wenbo 12210
54 Joe Swail 12190
55 Andy Hicks 11935
56 Xiao Guodong 11860
57 Tony Drago 11820
58 Jimmy Robertson 11730
59 Peter Lines 11515
60 Michael Holt 11105
61 Steve Davis 10855
62 Michael White 10630
63 Liam Highfield 10605
64 Ben Woollaston 10535
65 Matt Couch 10390
66 Kyren Wilson 9980
67 James Wattana 9925
68 Bjorn Haneveer 9825
69 Paul Davison 9795
70 Andrew Pagett 9760
71 Rod Lawler 9705
72 James McBain 9615
73 Ian McCulloch 9505
74 Adrian Gunnell 8970
75 Patrick Wallace 8860
76 Igor Figueiredo 8325
77 Dave Gilbert 7945
78 Simon Bedford 7630
79 Joe Delaney 7290
80 David Morris 7285
81 T.Thirapongpaiboon 7100
82 Stuart Pettman 6460
83 Kurt Maflin 6390
84 Kuldesh Johal 6325
85 Issara Kachaiwong 6150
86 Zhang Anda 6060
87 Adam Wicheard 5755
88 Jimmy Michie 5660
89 Justin Astley 5265
90 Dermot McGlinchey 4505
91 Noppon Saengkham 4485
92 Jamie O’Neill 4365
93 Jak Jones 4190
94 Michael Judge 3655
95 Patrick Einsle 3325
96 Paul Davies 3105
97 Reanne Evans 2260

Witz78 wrote:UPDATED 2010/11 SEASON RANKING POINTS EARNED TO DATE

1 Mark J Williams 31520
2 Mark Selby 29445
3 Stephen Maguire 26880
4 Shaun Murphy 24025
5 Matthew Stevens 22950
6 Judd Trump 21465
7 Stuart Bingham 21310
8 Ricky Walden 21240
9 Martin Gould 20900
10 Stephen Lee 20885
11 John Higgins 20880
12 Neil Robertson 20840
13 Peter Ebdon 20840
14 Marco Fu 20760
15 Graeme Dott 20465
16 Ding Junhui 20260
17 Andrew Higginson 19930
18 Allister Carter 19600
19 Mark Davis 19360
20 Jamie Cope 18960
21 Dominic Dale 18075
22 Marcus Campbell 18035
23 Barry Hawkins 17430
24 Anthony Hamilton 16440
25 Mark Allen 16125
26 Tom Ford 15340
27 Jamie Jones 15275
28 Gerard Greene 14935
29 Rory McLeod 14595
30 Jack Lisowski 14595
31 Ken Doherty 14500
32 Fergal O’Brien 14455
33 Joe Perry 14340
34 Joe Jogia 14125
35 Jamie Burnett 14020
36 Dave Harold 13900
37 Jimmy White 13875
38 Stephen Hendry 13780
39 Robert Milkins 13700
40 Ryan Day 13675
41 Barry Pinches 13675
42 Mark Joyce 13545
43 Mike Dunn 13380
44 Alfie Burden 13200
45 Ronnie O’Sullivan 13100
46 Mark King 13100
47 Alan McManus 12740
48 Matt Selt 12725
49 Anthony McGill 12630
50 Nigel Bond 12450
51 Liu Song 12290
52 Liu Chuang 12250
53 Liang Wenbo 12210
54 Joe Swail 12190
55 Andy Hicks 11935
56 Xiao Guodong 11860
57 Tony Drago 11820
58 Jimmy Robertson 11730
59 Peter Lines 11515
60 Michael Holt 11105
61 Steve Davis 10855
62 Michael White 10630
63 Liam Highfield 10605
64 Ben Woollaston 10535
65 Matt Couch 10390
66 Kyren Wilson 9980
67 James Wattana 9925
68 Bjorn Haneveer 9825
69 Paul Davison 9795
70 Andrew Pagett 9760
71 Rod Lawler 9705
72 James McBain 9615
73 Ian McCulloch 9505
74 Adrian Gunnell 8970
75 Patrick Wallace 8860
76 Igor Figueiredo 8325
77 Dave Gilbert 7945
78 Simon Bedford 7630
79 Joe Delaney 7290
80 David Morris 7285
81 T.Thirapongpaiboon 7100
82 Stuart Pettman 6460
83 Kurt Maflin 6390
84 Kuldesh Johal 6325
85 Issara Kachaiwong 6150
86 Zhang Anda 6060
87 Adam Wicheard 5755
88 Jimmy Michie 5660
89 Justin Astley 5265
90 Dermot McGlinchey 4505
91 Noppon Saengkham 4485
92 Jamie O’Neill 4365
93 Jak Jones 4190
94 Michael Judge 3655
95 Patrick Einsle 3325
96 Paul Davies 3105
97 Reanne Evans 2260

to be honest all this list indicates now is how many points a player got to defend in 2012/2013.

Wild wrote:

Witz78 wrote:UPDATED 2010/11 SEASON RANKING POINTS EARNED TO DATE

1 Mark J Williams 31520
2 Mark Selby 29445
3 Stephen Maguire 26880
4 Shaun Murphy 24025
5 Matthew Stevens 22950
6 Judd Trump 21465
7 Stuart Bingham 21310
8 Ricky Walden 21240
9 Martin Gould 20900
10 Stephen Lee 20885
11 John Higgins 20880
12 Neil Robertson 20840
13 Peter Ebdon 20840
14 Marco Fu 20760
15 Graeme Dott 20465
16 Ding Junhui 20260
17 Andrew Higginson 19930
18 Allister Carter 19600
19 Mark Davis 19360
20 Jamie Cope 18960
21 Dominic Dale 18075
22 Marcus Campbell 18035
23 Barry Hawkins 17430
24 Anthony Hamilton 16440
25 Mark Allen 16125
26 Tom Ford 15340
27 Jamie Jones 15275
28 Gerard Greene 14935
29 Rory McLeod 14595
30 Jack Lisowski 14595
31 Ken Doherty 14500
32 Fergal O’Brien 14455
33 Joe Perry 14340
34 Joe Jogia 14125
35 Jamie Burnett 14020
36 Dave Harold 13900
37 Jimmy White 13875
38 Stephen Hendry 13780
39 Robert Milkins 13700
40 Ryan Day 13675
41 Barry Pinches 13675
42 Mark Joyce 13545
43 Mike Dunn 13380
44 Alfie Burden 13200
45 Ronnie O’Sullivan 13100
46 Mark King 13100
47 Alan McManus 12740
48 Matt Selt 12725
49 Anthony McGill 12630
50 Nigel Bond 12450
51 Liu Song 12290
52 Liu Chuang 12250
53 Liang Wenbo 12210
54 Joe Swail 12190
55 Andy Hicks 11935
56 Xiao Guodong 11860
57 Tony Drago 11820
58 Jimmy Robertson 11730
59 Peter Lines 11515
60 Michael Holt 11105
61 Steve Davis 10855
62 Michael White 10630
63 Liam Highfield 10605
64 Ben Woollaston 10535
65 Matt Couch 10390
66 Kyren Wilson 9980
67 James Wattana 9925
68 Bjorn Haneveer 9825
69 Paul Davison 9795
70 Andrew Pagett 9760
71 Rod Lawler 9705
72 James McBain 9615
73 Ian McCulloch 9505
74 Adrian Gunnell 8970
75 Patrick Wallace 8860
76 Igor Figueiredo 8325
77 Dave Gilbert 7945
78 Simon Bedford 7630
79 Joe Delaney 7290
80 David Morris 7285
81 T.Thirapongpaiboon 7100
82 Stuart Pettman 6460
83 Kurt Maflin 6390
84 Kuldesh Johal 6325
85 Issara Kachaiwong 6150
86 Zhang Anda 6060
87 Adam Wicheard 5755
88 Jimmy Michie 5660
89 Justin Astley 5265
90 Dermot McGlinchey 4505
91 Noppon Saengkham 4485
92 Jamie O’Neill 4365
93 Jak Jones 4190
94 Michael Judge 3655
95 Patrick Einsle 3325
96 Paul Davies 3105
97 Reanne Evans 2260

to be honest all this list indicates now is how many points a player got to defend in 2012/2013.

Whilst true, this list does far more than that Wild and i thought youd have been clued up enough to work it out as one of the minority who understands how the new rankings set up works.

1) The obvious one is that it tells us who the best performers have been this season so when people spout things like Trumps had a crap season they want to actually look at things properly.

2) Under the old system this one year list would start next season as the provisional end of season list, obviously this isnt the case now but this list still effectively becomes the end of next season list with next seasons points added on so if you look at players like Ronnie and Hendry who are well down this list, its an indicator of the projected ranking they would end up around at end of next season if they have a similar season to this.

With the 4 rankings cut off points before the end next season someone like Ronnie is in a provisional theory, going to drop from 10th to 45th over these windows so hes going to be continually facing a fight next season to stay in the elite with masses of points compared to others around him to drop off, plus hes lumbered with this seasons poor tally in his overall total.

Next season the true effect of the rolling rankings and also the PTC points will dramatically kick in and the revolution of the game will truly start to take effect once we have 2 full seasons of points tallied up on this basis.

but Bingham 7th best this season

Wild wrote:but Bingham 7th best this season

Players are going to have to get used to the way these rankings work and especially the relevance of playing and taking the PTC seriously.

This ranking list is based on points earned this season so its down there in black and white and the rankings dont lie as they say, so who can truly argue that Bingham doesnt deserve to be number 7 on the list. As ive said elsewhere i expected the rankings to start looking really different for a period next season and i fully expect Ronnie to drop out of the top 16 (Hendry also a certainty IMO ) but maybe it will take this shock to the system to kick these guys into life. At the start of this season the big names had a cushion and luxury to pick and chose what they played but the guys who didnt, its coming back to haunt some of them now.

Allen slated the PTC then around October he was suddenly on the verge of dropping out of the top 16 so suddenly he zipped his lip and showed up playing them.

Players like Selby Maguire Murphy etc deserve praise for playing in virtually all the PTC events and being very professional in their attitude, snooker is there liveliehood after all and i guess that reflects in their positions on this list.

Take the PDC darts for example, they have a PTC set up there (which Hearn obviously had used as a blueprint for snooker) but all the big guns including Taylor play in these, even though they arent televised.

As for the PTC i really think they need to scrap the Sheffield behind closed doors events as they serve little purpose other than competitive practice, id like to see the UK events taken around the country to arenas or qualifiers held at the Academy and say, 32 players taken to a tournament at a weekend.

One last point though, i do see your point to an extent Wild and see where your coming from. I do feel that the World Championship and UK Champs ranking tariffs have to be upped to make them stand out more from the rest of the seasons events. Id make the UK 10,000 to winner and probably around 12,500 for the World Champs winner.

The ranking list at the next cut-off point, after the WC, will be exactly the same as it would have been under the old ranking system. So if we are speaking relegation, nothing has changed except for the introduction of the PTCs. People will not be relegated - or avoid it - because of the new rolling system, they will be, or not, because of their results and their commitment to the new PTCs series.
To me the current ranking list does not reflect the players form or their actual "ranking" in terms of the quality of their game. It reflects more about their commitment to play in every event. Reasons why some haven't done that vary from individual to individual. Whether those who suffered from their own lack of commitment will change their minds, I'm not sure. We'll see. Whether all those who did commit will continue to do so I'm not sure neither. EPTCs in particular cost a lot to the players who go out early and the reward is very low. I've heard some who did play in all or about all admit that it had created private problems with their family, or that they felt exhausted. Those events are very "intense" and snooker requires a lot of mental energy while offering little release of the nervous tension through action.
Next season calendar will be even more hectic. I'm not sure it's a good thing.
And don't come up with comparisons with tennis or golf. In those sports the contenders earn a lot more, really a LOT more, than in snooker and they can pick and choose. In snooker the state of the current ranking shows that players can't really pick and choose because contrary to tennis for instance all results count for ranking, while in tennis a number of majors are mandatory and then a pre-determined number of "best results" from a huge number of available tournaments are added. In snooker that would be the equivalent of having a number of mandatory majors and then taking, for instance, the 3 best PTC/EPTC results ...