Following the World Grand, the first snooker rankings update of 2024 is released.

Following the World Grand, the first snooker rankings update of 2024 is released…..

Ronnie O’Sullivan won the top prize of £100,000 after defeating Judd Trump 10–7 at Morningside Arena.

With this victory, the Rocket has now emerged victorious from his three World Snooker Tour events, which is an incredible accomplishment even by his high standards.

The silverware he won in the UK Championship in December and the esteemed Masters invitational a little more than a week ago is augmented by his most recent achievement.

The 16 best
Very few moves occurred among the top 16 players, and not much altered at the top of the official two-year snooker rankings.

Due to his progress to the semi-finals, Ding Junhui, a Chinese contender, has risen to ninth place in the rankings, ahead of Kyren Wilson and Ali Carter.

Gary Wilson, who, like Ding, fell to O’Sullivan last week, is rewarded with a return to the top 16 for making it to the quarterfinals.

Jack Lisowski is no longer in the elite group as a result, and he may not automatically qualify for the World Championship later this year.

Naturally, O’Sullivan maintains his position as the world’s best player ahead of Trump, the losing finalist, who remains in second place.

The remaining eight players are Mark Allen, Luca Brecel, Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson, and Mark Williams.

The remaining top-16 players are John Higgins, Zhang Anda, Robert Milkins, and Barry Hawkins.

After making it to the World Grand Prix final four, Cao Yupeng climbs four spots to the 39th spot in the world rankings, placing him a little lower down the rankings.

Head for the Players Championship
The one-year snooker rankings are used to determine qualification for three competitions, the first of which was the World Grand Prix.

The Players Championship, which takes place at the Telford International Centre at the end of February, is the next event.

Only the top 16 will go to the Players Championship, but the top 32 from the one-year list were eligible for last week’s competition.

Players still have two chances to make the cut: the Welsh Open in Llandudno the following week and the German Masters in Berlin the following week.

Even though he lost the Sunday final, Trump is still atop these rankings, with O’Sullivan coming in second.

However, a number of well-known athletes could lose out on a spot at the Players Championship.

As it stands, only Luca Brecel, the world champion, Shaun Murphy, Kyren Wilson, Neil Robertson, and others have qualified.