Verdensrankingen av de 100 snooker spillerefor 1996-1997 sesongen. Poengene beregnes ved å legge til poengene som er akkumulert i løpet av de to foregående sesongene ( 1994-1995 og 1995-1996 ).
| n o | Etternavn | Land | Poeng |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen hendry | Skottland | 36 911 |
| 2 | John higgins | Skottland | 32 341 |
| 3 | Peter Ebdon | England | 28 115 |
| 4 | John parrott | England | 24 339 |
| 5 | Nigel bond | England | 22,669 |
| 6 | Alan mcmanus | Skottland | 21.492 |
| 7 | Ken doherty | Irland | 21,161 |
| 8 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 21,007 |
| 9 | Darren morgan | Wales | 19,142 |
| 10 | Steve davis | England | 18 252 |
| 11 | Dave Harold | England | 18,247 |
| 12 | James wattana | Thailand | 17 641 |
| 1. 3 | Jimmy hvit | England | 16 620 |
| 14 | Alain Robidoux | Canada | 16.058 |
| 15 | Tony drago | Malta | 16,031 |
| 16 | Mark Williams | Wales | 15.988 |
| 17 | Joe sviner | Nord-Irland | 15 966 |
| 18 | Andy hicks | England | 15 371 |
| 19 | Gary Wilkinson | England | 15 251 |
| 20 | Rod Lawler | England | 14 565 |
| 21 | Neal foulds | England | 14.430 |
| 22 | Anthony Hamilton | England | 14.415 |
| 23 | Terry griffiths | Wales | 14 226 |
| 24 | Steve james | England | 13 699 |
| 25 | Willie Thorne | England | 13,534 |
| 26 | Dennis Taylor | Nord-Irland | 13 229 |
| 27 | Dene o'kane | New Zealand | 13 176 |
| 28 | Dave finbow | England | 12 946 |
| 29 | Jason ferguson | England | 12 839 |
| 30 | Chris Small | Skottland | 12 788 |
| 31 | Stephen Lee | England | 12 751 |
| 32 | Mick pris | England | 12 101 |
| 33 | Martin Clark | England | 11 840 |
| 34 | David rogn | England | 11.804 |
| 35 | Billy Snaddon | Skottland | 11 487 |
| 36 | Fergal O'Brien | Irland | 11 415 |
| 37 | Anthony Davies | England | 11 288 |
| 38 | Dean reynolds | England | 11 019 |
| 39 | Mark King | England | 10 943 |
| 40 | Drew Henry | Skottland | 10 913 |
| 41 | Terry murphy | Nord-Irland | 10 855 |
| 42 | Tony Knowles | England | 10 853 |
| 43 | Mark Bennett | Wales | 10 786 |
| 44 | Mark Johnston-Allen | England | 10,541 |
| 45 | Tony Chappel | England | 10 358 |
| 46 | Mike Hallett | England | 10.035 |
| 47 | Joe Johnson | England | 9 785 |
| 48 | Wayne jones | Wales | 9725 |
| 49 | Brian morgan | England | 9 719 |
| 50 | Mark Flowerdew | England | 9 510 |
| 51 | Karl Payne | England | 9,438 |
| 52 | Nick terry | England | 9 320 |
| 53 | Paul Davies | Wales | 9 165 |
| 54 | Jamie Burnett | Skottland | 9,115 |
| 55 | Mark Davis | Wales | 8950 |
| 56 | Jason prins | Nord-Irland | 8.864 |
| 57 | Karl Broughton | England | 8 643 |
| 58 | Graeme dott | Skottland | 8.584 |
| 59 | Doug mountjoy | Wales | 8.445 |
| 60 | Jimmy michie | England | 8,410 |
| 61 | Stephen murphy | Irland | 8 238 |
| 62 | Euan Henderson | Skottland | 8 173 |
| 63 | Tony Jones | England | 8 168 |
| 64 | Jonathan bjørk | England | 8,044 |
| 65 | Paul McPhillips | Skottland | 7 863 |
| 66 | Chris Scanlon | England | 7 840 |
| 67 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | 7 811 |
| 68 | Jamie woodman | England | 7748 |
| 69 | Ian brumby | England | 7,718 |
| 70 | Steve newbury | Wales | 7 473 |
| 71 | Michael dommer | Irland | 7.330 |
| 72 | Gerard greene | England | 7 285 |
| 73 | Yasin kjøpmann | India | 7.270 |
| 74 | Gary Ponting | England | 7 252 |
| 75 | Tony meo | England | 7 215 |
| 76 | Shokat Ali | Pakistan | 7,213 |
| 77 | John Read | England | 7,040 |
| 78 | Paul jeger | England | 6 885 |
| 79 | Barry kniper | England | 6 885 |
| 80 | Nick walker | England | 6,848 |
| 81 | Stefan Mazrocis | NED | 6 820 |
| 82 | Nigel gilbert | England | 6,811 |
| 83 | Matthew sofaen | England | 6,783 |
| 84 | Nick dyson | England | 6 688 |
| 85 | Marcus Campbell | Skottland | 6 680 |
| 86 | Antony Bolsover | England | 6 660 |
| 87 | Dominic Dale | Wales | 6 653 |
| 88 | Stephen o'connor | Irland | 6.563 |
| 89 | Stuart pettman | England | 6515 |
| 90 | Danny fugler | England | 6500 |
| 91 | Cliff Thorburn | Canada | 6 456 |
| 92 | Mark Roing | England | 6.413 |
| 93 | Darren Clarke | England | 6.345 |
| 94 | Paul Cavney | England | 6 333 |
| 95 | Nick Pearce | England | 6.318 |
| 96 | Matt Wilson | England | 6.316 |
| 97 | Surinder gjelle | England | 6 305 |
| 98 | Jason wallace | England | 6,290 |
| 99 | Alex higgins | Nord-Irland | 6,202 |
| 100 | Oliver king | England | 6.140 |