On April 4, the Snooker World Championship Qualifiers officially began, which marked the beginning of the World Championships with the final weight, the highest gold content and the greatest influence. With the start of the World Championships, the World Taiwan Federation has also updated the latest edition of the World Rankings. O'Sullivan, who had only been at the top of the table for a few days, retreated to fourth. Selby, who briefly slipped to second, returned to number one. China's brother Ding Junhui fell again, from 29th to 34th.
Joker and Rocket showdown
In the just-concluded Tour Championship, the Rockets reached the final four, and the Joker did not participate. As a result, after the Tour Championship, the Rockets, who received £40,000 in prize money, rose to number one and Selby retreated to second.
The Crucible World Championships are the highest hall of professional snooker players, with prize money of up to £500,000 for winnings. After the start of this year's World Championships, the participants will have to deduct the prize money of the World Championships two years ago, so the world rankings will definitely change.
Latest world rankings
The Rockets beat Wilson 18-8 in the World Championship final two years ago, earning £500,000. After deducting this bonus, the Rockets' ranking fell to fourth, and the clowns, turnips and little ties, who were originally ranked second, third and fourth, rose to 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in turn because of the small amount of deductions.
It's not just the Rockets that are slipping in the rankings. Brother Lu, who won the runner-up of the World Championships two years ago, deducted more prize money, sliding from fifth to seventh. Tour tournament runners-up Higgins and China's Zhao Xintong overtook Brother Lu and rose to fifth and sixth places, respectively.
Ding Junhui's ranking fell
China's brother Ding Junhui has been in good shape in recent times, and Turkey has performed well, once returning to the top 30. But this time, after deducting the prize money of the World Championships two years ago, the ranking slipped again to 34th. At this year's World Championships, Ding Junhui will also start from the qualifiers. Nevertheless, if Ding Junhui can win the World Championship, he will also return to the top sixteen. Will Xiao Ding get his wish? Wait and see.