WSS Rankings | Event One Update
The World Seniors Snooker (WSS) ranking lists have been updated following the first event of the new Race to the Crucible series at The Crucible Club in Reading last weekend.
- Official Two-Year Ranking List
- Race to the Crucible Ranking List
- Super Seniors Ranking List
- Rankings FAQ
The top two players on the official WSS ranking list, as well as the top two on the ‘Race to the Crucible’ one-year list will earn their places in the World Seniors Championship, and they will be joined by the winner of a ‘Top 16 Shootout’ event – where players ranked between third and tenth on each list will compete for the final place.
One point is awarded for each frame won at an event and, should the same players sit in the top two of both rankings lists, then the official world rankings would take priority.
Watson Returns to World Number One
Stuart Watson returns to world number one on the official two-year WSS ranking list after a run to the last 16 in Reading at the weekend.
The 2024 World Seniors Championship quarter-finalist overtakes Craig Steadman, who did not compete in the first event of the new Race to the Crucible series, and opens up a 15 point gap at the top.
Steadman, in second place, remains in the automatic qualification places but is now level on points with Nigel Howe who reached the quarter-finals this weekend.
Event one finalists Wayne Townsend and Alfie Burden climb to fourth and fifth position in the two-year ranking list as a result of their runs to the final – while Gerard Greene, Peter Lines, Philip Williams, Gary Filtness and Matt Ford make up the top ten at this early stage.
Burden Takes Early Lead
Alfie Burden made the perfect start to the Race to the Crucible series with a 4-3 victory in the final of event one against Wayne Townsend.
As a result, Burden picked up the maximum available 24 ranking points and sits at the top of the Race to the Crucible ranking list after the first of nine events staged.
Losing out in a deciding frame of the final means Townsend sits just a single point behind Burden, while semi-finalists Aaron Canavan and Dharminder Lilly lead the chasing pack in third and fourth position respectively.
Filtness Leads Super Seniors
Gary Filtness remains on top of the Super Seniors ranking list as a result of picking up two titles from four events last season.
The gap has been closed to just three points by John Hunter, however, as Filtness did not compete in the Super Seniors event over the weekend which saw Hunter defeat Mukesh Parmar 2-0 in the final.
A run to the final sees Parmar climb to sixth place, behind David Brock, Keith Thomas and Tony Corrigan.
Event 2 of the Race to the Crucible series take place on 27-29 September and entry remains open via WPBSA SnookerScores.
