SNOOKER POWER RANKING

Mainly to have a bit of fun and discussion about the sport I love, I’ve decided to make a sort of a “Power Ranking” of snooker players, giving them 0-99 ratings for specific aspects of the game, such as potting (POT), break building (BRE), safety play (SAF), long potting (LON), tactical play (TAC), pressure play (PRE), and an overall rate (OVR) that considers the average of the other rates combined (check at the bottom of the page, the criteria I’ve used for every rate).

This considers the players’ current form, but of course some categories won’t differ much from the players’ peak potential - for example, a player struggling for form may have his potting rate affected, but break building would still be there at its best.

With no further to add, here’s the list from top to bottom:


JUDD TRUMP
OVR: 97
POT: 99
BRE: 98
SAF: 94
LON: 99
TAC: 93
PRE: 99


MARK SELBY
OVR: 96.7
POT: 95
BRE: 95
SAF: 98
LON: 94
TAC: 99
PRE: 99


NEIL ROBERTSON
OVR: 96.2
POT: 98
BRE: 98
SAF: 92
LON: 99
TAC: 92
PRE: 98


KYREN WILSON
OVR: 95.7
POT: 95
BRE: 95
SAF: 96
LON: 95
TAC: 96
PRE: 97


RONNIE O’SULLIVAN
OVR: 95
POT: 93
BRE: 99
SAF: 96
LON: 92
TAC: 91
PRE: 99


JOHN HIGGINS
OVR: 94.7
POT: 91
BRE: 97
SAF: 94
LON: 91
TAC: 98
PRE: 97


YAN BINGTAO
OVR: 94
POT: 93
BRE: 93
SAF: 96
LON: 91
TAC: 93
PRE: 98


STUART BINGHAM
OVR: 94
POT: 96
BRE: 98
SAF: 91
LON: 92
TAC: 92
PRE: 95


DING JUNHUI
OVR: 93.3
POT: 92
BRE: 98
SAF: 93
LON: 95
TAC: 90
PRE: 92


SHAUN MURPHY
OVR: 93.3
POT: 90
BRE: 92
SAF: 89
LON: 98
TAC: 94
PRE: 97


MARK ALLEN
OVR: 92.2
POT: 94
BRE: 92
SAF: 91
LON: 91
TAC: 91
PRE: 94


MARK WILLIAMS
OVR: 92
POT: 93
BRE: 93
SAF: 90
LON: 89
TAC: 90
PRE: 97


JACK LISOWSKI
OVR: 90.2
POT: 93
BRE: 90
SAF: 89
LON: 92
TAC: 88
PRE: 89


STEPHEN MAGUIRE
OVR: 90
POT: 92
BRE: 90
SAF: 88
LON: 91
TAC: 89
PRE: 90


DAVID GILBERT
OVR: 89.8
POT: 92
BRE: 91
SAF: 89
LON: 89
TAC: 88
PRE: 90


THEPCHAIYA UN-NOOH
OVR: 89.5
POT: 92
BRE: 92
SAF: 86
LON: 90
TAC: 86
PRE: 91


I want to update this every now and then, and although I've only made a top 16 this time, I'll add players that breakthrough this list so it'll get bigger as time goes on.


CRITERIA:


Potting: based on the player’s current form and how he’s been able to score, avoid easy misses and pot his way out of trouble.
Break-building: based on the player’s best potential, how he works his way around the table, controls the cue-ball and scores heavy.
Safety play: based on the player’s current form, how he’s been able to endure safety battles and create opportunities.
Long potting: based on the player’s current form at potting from distance.
Tactical play: based on the player’s snooker IQ, consquently how he chooses his shots and when to do what.
Pressure play: based on how the player handles pressure situations, and how much his level drops or not under pressure.
Overall: average of all ratings combined.