Rankings revisit - a trip through history

It says something that one of Snookers young guns was making tournament finals ELEVEN years ago.

KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:It says something that one of Snookers young guns was making tournament finals ELEVEN years ago.

Yan?

SnookerFan wrote:

KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:It says something that one of Snookers young guns was making tournament finals ELEVEN years ago.

Yan?

Judd

Lisowski. He made the final of a PTC.

KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:Lisowski. He made the final of a PTC.

Which of course he lost

European PTC 1 (Paul Hunter Classic) - Stadthalle, Fürth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_Play ... 93_Event_1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BCrth

SFs
Judd Trump (31) 4-2 Shaun Murphy (10)
Anthony Hamilton (43) 4-1 Daniel Wells (a) (57)

Final
Trump (31) 4-3 Hamilton (43)

New rankings:

Top 16
1 = John Higgins 18395
2 +1 Ronnie O'Sullivan 18224
3 -1 Neil Robertson 17747
4 +1 Mark Selby 15153
5 -1 Ali Carter 14807
6 = Mark Williams 13538
7 = Ding Junhui 13074
8 +2 Shaun Murphy 11940
9 -1 Stephen Maguire 11627
10 -1 Graeme Dott 10869
11 = Mark Allen 10516
12 = Mark Davis 10339
13 = Barry Pinches 9500
14 = Tom Ford 8852
15 +1 Marco Fu 8675
16 -1 Liang Wenbo 8511

Top 32
In: Stuart Bingham; Andrew Higginson
Out: Matthew Selt; Peter Ebdon

Top 64
In: Matthew Couch; Alfie Burden
Out: Xiao Guodong; James Wattana

Top 128
In: Kyren Wilson
Out: Kurt Maflin

Yes Judd Trump

Juddernaut88 wrote:Yes Judd Trump

Judd's been doing well in these new PTCs and he's up to 18th in the rankings. Him and Jack Lisowski (and Barry Pinches) are the game's future it seems

Barry Pinches

2010 Shanghai Masters - Shanghai Grand Stage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Shanghai_Masters

This was the first of 8 full ranking events on the calendar.

Ali Carter won his second (of four to date) ranking final. His toughest opponent on paper was Mark Selby, who he met in the semi-finals, though he easily won that match 5-2. His closest match was a 5-4 win over Matthew Stevens in the quarters; Carter won the deciding frame 63-57 after being 4-1 down.

The Captain's opponent in the final was Jamie Burnett, who was reaching that stage for the first time. Burnett benefitted from his first round opponent, Ronnie O'Sullivan, withdrawing due to personal reasons. He beat Tian Pengfei, Andrew Higginson, Mark Davis and Jamie Cope to reach the final.

QFs:
Jamie Burnett (58) 5-4 Mark Davis (12)
Jamie Cope (17) 5-2 Graeme Dott (10)
Ali Carter (5) 5-4 Matthew Stevens (28)
Mark Selby (4) 5-1 Mark King (45)

SFs:
Burnett (58) 6-1 Cope (17)
Carter (5) 6-2 Selby (4)

Final:
Carter (5) 10-7 Burnett (58)

2010 World Open - Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_World_Open_(snooker)

The second full ranking event on the calendar was played as best of 5s with a random draw up to the semi-finals.
The final was a best of 9.

Neil Robertson played in his sixth final and won his sixth title, beating O'Sullivan 5-1.

Ronnie had earlier made a controversial 147 break. In his match with Mark King, after potting 2 reds and blacks, he asked what the prize money for making a maximum was. He then waited to continue the break until he was told there was no 147 prize, only the high-break prize. He proceeded to clear up to the final black and then refused to pot it. However, Jan Verhaas eventually persuaded him to knock it in to complete the break.

QFs:
Mark Williams (6) 3-2 Ding Junhui (7)
Peter Ebdon (28) 3-1 Martin Gould (21)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 3-1 Stephen Maguire (9)
Neil Robertson (3) 3-1 Ricky Walden (25)

SFs:
O'Sullivan (2) 3-1 Ebdon (28)
Robertson (3) 3-2 Williams (6)

Final:
Robertson (3) 5-1 O'Sullivan (2)

Following the 2010 World Open, Neil Robertson moves to number 1 for the first time.

Top 16
1 +2 Neil Robertson 19499
2 -1 John Higgins 19188
3 -1 Ronnie O'Sullivan 19053
4 = Ali Carter 17354
5 = Mark Selby 16279
6 = Mark Williams 14535
7 = Ding Junhui 13703
8 +1 Stephen Maguire 12324
9 -1 Shaun Murphy 11938
10 = Graeme Dott 11383
11 = Mark Davis 10430
12 = Mark Allen 10366
13 = Jamie Cope 9312
14 = Barry Pinches 9108
15 = Marco Fu 8845
16 = Tom Ford 8097

Top 32
In: Marcus Campbell
Out: Jamie Burnett

Top 64
In: -
Out: Joe Swail

Top 128
In: Ian Burns (a)
Out: Andy Lee (a)

This is probably when some people started to question if Ronnie was slowly declining. Unfortunately it wasn't the case at all.

2010 European PTC 2 (Bruges Open) - Boudewijn Seapark, Bruges
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_Play ... 93_Event_2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruges

SFs
Shaun Murphy (9) 4-3 Mark Williams (6)
Matthew Couch (69) 4-3 Fergal O'Brien (46)

Final
Murphy (9) 4-2 Couch (69)

New rankings

Top 16
1 = Neil Robertson 19859
2 +1 Ronnie O'Sullivan 19813
3 -1 John Higgins 19188
4 = Ali Carter 18114
5 = Mark Selby 16855
6 = Mark Williams 16055
7 = Ding Junhui 14635
8 +1 Shaun Murphy 14022
9 -1 Stephen Maguire 12512
10 = Graeme Dott 11435
11 = Mark Davis 10586
12 = Mark Allen 10574
13 = Jamie Cope 9584
14 = Barry Pinches 9224
15 = Marco Fu 9069
16 +2 Martin Gould 8917

In: Martin Gould
Out: Tom Ford

Top 32
In: Peter Lines
Out: Marcus Campbell

Top 64
In: Matthew Couch
Out: Xiao Guodong

Top 128
In: Chen Zhe (a)
Out: Scott MacKenzie (a)

The World Open was modelled slightly on the UK Open in darts which also had an open draw and a similar format. The Grand Prix did have an open draw too but apart from that it was the same as normal. Copying darts was a trend at the time as within a few months we would have Power Snooker (which in it's first year had a stage setup similar to darts) and the Shootout (which had the 'atmosphere').

This was also the end of the fourth BBC event in the Autumn which had been around for around 30 years.

2010 PTC 5 - World Snooker Academy, Sheffield
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Players_T ... 93_Event_5

SFs
Jamie Jones (70) 4-2 Ricky Walden (21)
Ding Junhui (7) 4-1 Andrew Higginson (28)

Final
Ding (7) 4-1 Jones (70)


Updated rankings:

Top 16
1 = Neil Robertson 20257
2 = Ronnie O'Sullivan 19664
3 = John Higgins 18245
4 = Ali Carter 17734
5 = Mark Selby 16522
6 +1 Ding Junhui 16108
7 -1 Mark Williams 15488
8 = Shaun Murphy 14256
9 = Stephen Maguire 11950
10 = Graeme Dott 11699
11 = Mark Davis 10974
12 = Mark Allen 10573
13 = Jamie Cope 9848
14 +1 Marco Fu 9425
15 +1 Martin Gould 9421
16 -2 Barry Pinches 9248

Top 32
In: Marcus Campbell; Dominic Dale
Out: Robert Milkins; Ryan Day

Top 64
In: Jamie Jones; Patrick Wallace
Out: Ian McCulloch; Michael White

Top 128
In: Ben Harrison (a); Adam Duffy (a); Luca Brecel (a)
Out: Lee Page (a); Ian Burns (a); Supoj Saenla (a)

2010 PTC 6 - World Snooker Academy, Sheffield
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Players_T ... 93_Event_6

SFs
Martin Gould (15) 4-1 Marcus Campbell (30)
Dominic Dale (32) 4-1 Liang Wenbo (20)

Final
Dale (32) 4-3 Gould (15)


Updated rankings:

Top 16
1 = Neil Robertson 19906
2 = Ronnie O'Sullivan 19476
3 +1 Ali Carter 18264
4 -1 John Higgins 17784
5 = Mark Selby 17544
6 = Ding Junhui 15903
7 = Mark Williams 15718
8 = Shaun Murphy 14848
9 +1 Graeme Dott 12323
10 -1 Stephen Maguire 11968
11 +4 Martin Gould 11325
12 = Mark Allen 10980
13 -2 Mark Davis 10943
14 -1 Jamie Cope 9808
15 +5 Liang Wenbo 9711
16 -2 Marco Fu 9657

In: Liang Wenbo
Out: Barry Pinches

Top 32 - no change

Top 64
In: Ian McCulloch; Anthony McGill; Xiao Guodong
Out: Dave Harold; David Morris; Adrian Gunnell

Top 128
In: Ian Burns (a); Dermot McGlinchey; Aditya Mehta (a)
Out: Luca Brecel (a); Stephen Rowlings (a); Mark Boyle (a)

2010 Euro PTC 3 (Russelsheim Cup/Rhein-Main Masters) - Walter Kobel Sporthalle, Russelsheim
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_Play ... 93_Event_3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BCsselsheim_am_Main

Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon became the youngest player to make an official 147 at the age of 16, in a 4-1 loss to Barry Hawkins.

SFs:
Marcus Campbell (26) 4-3 Ken Doherty (46)
Liang Wenbo (15) 4-1 Andrew Higginson (19)

Final:
Campbell (26) 4-0 Liang (15)


Updated rankings

Top 16
1 = Neil Robertson 20074
2 = Ronnie O'Sullivan 19194
3 = Ali Carter 18603
4 +1 Mark Selby 18376
5 -1 John Higgins 17075
6 +1 Mark Williams 15822
7 -1 Ding Junhui 15673
8 = Shaun Murphy 15066
9 = Graeme Dott 12767
10 = Stephen Maguire 12654
11 = Martin Gould 11709
12 +3 Liang Wenbo 11653
13 -1 Mark Allen 11338
14 -1 Mark Davis 11015
15 +1 Marco Fu 10172
16 +3 Andrew Higginson 10170

In: Andrew Higginson
Out: Jamie Cope

Top 32
In: Ken Doherty
Out: Peter Lines

Top 64
In: Michael White
Out: Alan McManus

Top 128
In: Luca Brecel (a); Jak Jones; Issara Kachaiwong
Out: Dermot McGlinchey; Kurt Maflin; Aditya Mehta (a)

2010 Euro PTC 4 - South West Snooker Academy, Gloucester
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_Play ... 93_Event_4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester

SFs:
Stephen Lee (29) 4-1 Joe Jogia (71)
Stephen Maguire (10) 4-2 Liam Highfield (82)

Final:
Lee (29) 4-2 Maguire (10)


Updated rankings

Top 16
1 = Neil Robertson 20258
2 = Ronnie O'Sullivan 19194
3 +1 Mark Selby 19024
4 -1 Ali Carter 18747
5 = John Higgins 17075
6 = Mark Williams 16340
7 = Ding Junhui 15714
8 = Shaun Murphy 15642
9 +1 Stephen Maguire 14590
10 -1 Graeme Dott 13831
11 +3 Mark Davis 11883
12 -1 Martin Gould 11858
13 -1 Liang Wenbo 11655
14 -1 Mark Allen 11458
15 = Marco Fu 10528
16 = Andrew Higginson 10324

Top 32 - no change

Top 64
In: Joe Jogia; Liu Chuang
Out: Rod Lawler; Patrick Wallace

Top 128 - no change

2010 Euro PTC 5 (Ruhr Championship) - Sparkassen Arena, Hamm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_Play ... 93_Event_5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamm

This was John Higgins' first tournament of the season, following his return from the ban.

SFs:
John Higgins (5) 4-1 Graeme Dott (10)
Shaun Murphy (8) 4-1 Mark Allen (14)

Final:
Higgins (5) 4-2 Murphy (8)

Updated rankings
1 = Neil Robertson 18481
2 = Ronnie O'Sullivan 18165
3 +1 Ali Carter 18085
4 -1 Mark Selby 17475
5 = John Higgins 17260
6 = Mark Williams 16209
7 = Ding Junhui 15484
8 = Shaun Murphy 15210
9 = Stephen Maguire 14178
10 = Graeme Dott 13174
11 +1 Martin Gould 11752
12 -1 Mark Davis 11693
13 = Liang Wenbo 11664
14 = Mark Allen 10941
15 +2 Marcus Campbell 10515
16 -1 Marco Fu 10411

In: Marcus Campbell
Out: Andrew Higginson

Top 32
In: Anthony Hamilton; Peter Lines
Out: Steve Davis; Stephen Hendry (!!)

Top 64
In: Jack Lisowski; Rod Lawler
Out: Michael Holt; Stuart Pettman

Top 128
In: Kurt Maflin; Dermot McGlinchey
Out: Brendan O'Donaghue (a); Adam Duffy (a)

2010 Euro PTC 6 (Prague Classic) - Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn, Prague
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_Play ... 93_Event_6
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague

SFs
Michael Holt (65) 4-3 Shaun Murphy (8)
John Higgins (5) 4-2 Joe Jogia (53)

Final
Holt (65) 4-3 Higgins (5)


Updated rankings

Top 16
1 +4 John Higgins 19241
2 +1 Ali Carter 18779
3 +1 Mark Selby 18157
4 -3 Neil Robertson 17921
5 -3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 17793
6 = Mark Williams 16697
7 +1 Shaun Murphy 16626
8 -1 Ding Junhui 15907
9 = Stephen Maguire 14339
10 = Graeme Dott 13356
11 +2 Liang Wenbo 11988
12 = Mark Davis 11808
13 -2 Martin Gould 11752
14 = Mark Allen 11149
15 +6 Stuart Bingham 10836
16 -1 Marcus Campbell 10821

In: Stuart Bingham
Out: Marco Fu

Top 32 - no change

Top 64
In: Michael Holt
Out: Rod Lawler

Top 128 - no change

Thread about the Ruhr Championship from 2010.

viewtopic.php?f=122&t=1590

Marcus Campbell in the top 16 then for a small period of time, dammmn.

KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:Thread about the Ruhr Championship from 2010.

viewtopic.php?f=122&t=1590

Wild talking sense about the increase in the number of tournaments.
And no SnookerFan on 14 pages
Interesting reading

Juddernaut88 wrote:Marcus Campbell in the top 16 then for a small period of time, dammmn.

Yes, he's done well in the PTCs. He's lost his first match in qualifying for the UK Championship though (9-8 to Mark Joyce), so will drop out of the 16 after just under 1 month in it.

Mark Joyce is everyone's best mate

2010 UK Championship - Telford International Centre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_UK_Championship

We had an absolute belter of a final in this tournament, with Mark Williams leading 7-2 and 9-5 before eventually losing 10-9 in the deciding frame against John Higgins.

World Champion, Neil Robertson, was beaten by Shaun Murphy in the quarter-finals.
The member of the class of 92 who didn't make the final fell to Stuart Bingham in the 1st round.

The surprise package was Mark Joyce, who beat Ali Carter and Judd Trump on his way to the quarter-finals.

L16
Mark Allen (14) 9-8 Ding Junhui (8)
Stuart Bingham (15) 9-2 Marco Fu (18)
Stephen Maguire (9) 9-7 Mark Selby (3)
John Higgins (1) 9-8 Graeme Dott (10)
Mark Joyce (61) 9-7 Judd Trump (27)
Mark Williams (6) 9-6 Stephen Hendry (46)
Shaun Murphy (7) 9-8 Ryan Day (54)
Neil Robertson (4) 9-5 Andrew Higginson (19)

QFs
Allen (14) 9-7 Bingham (15)
Higgins (1) 9-7 Maguire (9)
Williams (6) 9-7 Joyce (61)
Murphy (7) 9-7 Robertson (4)

SFs
Higgins (1) 9-5 Allen (14)
Williams (6) 9-8 Murphy (7)

Final
Higgins (1) 10-9 Williams (6)

Following the 2010 UK Championship

Top 16
1 = John Higgins 23373
2 +4 Mark Williams 20797
3 +1 Neil Robertson 19705
4 +3 Shaun Murphy 19534
5 -2 Mark Selby 19173
6 -4 Ali Carter 19115
7 -2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 18201
8 = Ding Junhui 16995
9 = Stephen Maguire 16571
10 = Graeme Dott 14904
11 +3 Mark Allen 13805
12 +3 Stuart Bingham 13348
13 = Martin Gould 12532
14 -2 Mark Davis 12500
15 -4 Liang Wenbo 12276
16 +3 Andrew Higginson 12076

In: Andrew Higginson
Out: Marcus Campbell

Top 32
In Mark Joyce
Out: Anthony Hamilton

Top 64
In: Patrick Wallace; Rod Lawler
Out: Mike Dunn; Zhang Anda

Top 128 - no change

Still can't believe Mark Williams lost that UK Championship final.

Juddernaut88 wrote:Still can't believe Mark Williams lost that UK Championship final.

Williams made a habit of losing leads in important matches at that time. He had numerous chances to go 5 clear against Higgins in the 2011 World semi-final. He also lost from 9-7 against Selby in the 2011 Shangai Masters final, and seemed to lose his composure completely after a borderline decision about red or pink contact when escaping from a snooker.


It was starting to look all too familiar when Higgins drew back to 15-15 in the 2018 World Final ...