Pre-1977 world rankings (theoretical)

[The Statman]

I thought I would replicate this here with the forthcoming demise of the BBC boards. I put this there some months ago:

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1970-75 Unofficial World rankings

For the world championships in 1973 to 1975, where there were more than 16 entrants, I have used the same system as was used when the rankings were begun, i.e. 5 for winner, 4 for runner-up, 3 for semi-finalists, 2 for quarters and 1 for last 16.

Because there were fewer than 16 entrants in 1970 and 1972, I’ve given 4 to the champion, 3 to r-up, 2 for semis and 1 for quarters.

For 1971 I have given the 1 point for those who came 5th to 8th in the round robin.

Before 1970 it is not worth bothering with since there were so few entrants.

So I offer you here, theoretical lists for 1970-71 (based on 70 w/champs only), 1971-72 (based on 1970 and 1971 champs) and 1972-73 to 1975-76 (based on previous 3 champs).

If players are on equal points, then I have used most recent champs performance to decide, then next previous. If they are inseparable by this method, I have considered losing margin (i.e. quarter-finalist losing 15–9 is higher than quarter-finalist losing 15–3).

(This means that each player features in these rankings for a minimum of 5 years; in reality he may have resigned.)

1970-71
1 . . . . Ray Reardon
2 . . . . John Pulman
3 . . . . John Spencer
4 . . . . Gary Owen
5 . . . . Fred Davis
6 . . . . David Taylor
7 . . . . Jack Rea
8 . . . . Rex Williams

1971-72
1 . . . . John Spencer
2 . . . . Ray Reardon
3 . . . . John Pulman
4 . . . . Warren Simpson
5 . . . . Gary Owen
6 . . . . Eddie Charlton
7 . . . . Paddy Morgan
8 . . . . Perrie Mans
9 . . . . Fred Davis
10 . . . David Taylor
11 . . . Jack Rea
12 . . . Rex Williams

1972-73
1 . . . . John Spencer
2 . . . . Ray Reardon
3 . . . . John Pulman
4 . . . . Alex Higgins
5 . . . . Eddie Charlton
6 . . . . Rex Williams
7 . . . . Warren Simpson
8 . . . . Gary Owen
9 . . . . David Taylor
10 . . . Fred Davis
11 . . . Paddy Morgan
12 . . . Perrie Mans
13 . . . Jack Rea

Alex Higgins’s début rank of 4 may be elevated by the fact that this is the first year I have given the champion 5 points.

1973-74
1 . . . . John Spencer
2 . . . . Ray Reardon
3 . . . . Eddie Charlton
4 . . . . Alex Higgins
5 . . . . Rex Williams
6 . . . . Warren Simpson
7 . . . . Fred Davis
8 . . . . Gary Owen
9 . . . . John Pulman
10 . . . Graham Miles
11 . . . David Taylor
12 . . . Perrie Mans
13 . . . Cliff Thorburn
14 . . . Jim Meadowcroft
15 . . . Pat Houlihan
16 . . . David Greaves

1974-75
1 . . . . Ray Reardon
2 . . . . Alex Higgins
3 . . . . Rex Williams
4 . . . . Eddie Charlton
5 . . . . John Spencer
6 . . . . Graham Miles
7 . . . . Fred Davis
8 . . . . Perrie Mans
9 . . . . Gary Owen
10 . . . John Pulman
11 . . . John Dunning
12 . . . Marcus Owen
13 . . . Jim Meadowcroft
14 . . . David Taylor
15 . . . Paddy Morgan
16 . . . Bill Werbeniuk
17 . . . Bernard Bennett
18 . . . Cliff Thorburn
19 . . . Warren Simpson
20 . . . Pat Houlihan
21 . . . David Greaves

1975-76
1 . . . . Ray Reardon
2 . . . . Eddie Charlton
3 . . . . Alex Higgins
4 . . . . Rex Williams
5 . . . . Graham Miles
6 . . . . John Spencer
7 . . . . Fred Davis
8 . . . . Gary Owen
9 . . . . Dennis Taylor
10 . . . Cliff Thorburn
11 . . . John Dunning
12 . . . John Pulman
13 . . . Perrie Mans
14 . . . Bill Werbeniuk
15 . . . Warren Simpson
16 . . . David Taylor
17 . . . Marcus Owen
18 . . . Jim Meadowcroft
19 . . . Ian Anderson
20 . . . Paddy Morgan
21 . . . Bernard Bennett
22 . . . Pat Houlihan
23 . . . David Greaves

[Semih_Sayginer]

good work statsy

its good going back all the years and looking for a number one