SNOOKER POWER RANKING - CRUCIBLE SEEDS UPDATE

Following our first "Down the Rail's Snooker Power Ranking" in February where we rate the players' every attribute and rank them accordingly, here's the second update ahead of the 2021 World Snooker Championship that starts next Saturday at the Crucible Theatre.

A few players have improved at the right time, and some have slightly cooled off. Well, this is the form they're taking to the Crucible this year hoping to win the sport's biggest title (criterias are described further down in this page):

JOHN HIGGINS

OVR: 97.3
POT: 96
BRE: 98
SAF: 99
LON: 93
TAC: 99
PRE: 99

 

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

 

JUDD TRUMP
OVR: 96.5
POT: 99
BRE: 98
SAF: 94
LON: 99
TAC: 93
PRE: 96

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN
OVR: 96.2
POT: 96
BRE: 99
SAF: 96
LON: 93
TAC: 95
PRE: 98

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

KYREN WILSON
OVR: 95.5
POT: 95
BRE: 95
SAF: 95
LON: 95
TAC: 96
PRE: 97

YAN BINGTAO
OVR: 93.8
POT: 93
BRE: 93
SAF: 96
LON: 91
TAC: 93
PRE: 97

DING JUNHUI
OVR: 93.1
POT: 91
BRE: 98
SAF: 93
LON: 95
TAC: 90
PRE: 92

MARK WILLIAMS
OVR: 91.8
POT: 93
BRE: 93
SAF: 89
LON: 88
TAC: 91
PRE: 97

MARK ALLEN
OVR: 91.7
POT: 92
BRE: 92
SAF: 91
LON: 91
TAC: 91
PRE: 93

 

BARRY HAWKINS
OVR: 91.5
POT: 93
BRE: 94
SAF: 90
LON: 90
TAC: 90
PRE: 92

SHAUN MURPHY
OVR: 91.5
POT: 90
BRE: 91
SAF: 88
LON: 95
TAC: 90
PRE: 95

JACK LISOWSKI
OVR: 90.5
POT: 94
BRE: 90
SAF: 89
LON: 93
TAC: 88
PRE: 89

 

ANTHONY McGILL

OVR: 90.5
POT: 91
BRE: 90
SAF: 90
LON: 89
TAC: 91
PRE: 92

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

DAVID GILBERT
OVR: 89.2
POT: 90
BRE: 91
SAF: 88
LON: 88
TAC: 88
PRE: 90

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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.