Updated world snooker rankings after the 2025 English Open: Champion Mark Allen on the up

Allen ended a 19-month wait for his 12th career ranking event crown on Sunday night when he ousted Zhou Yuelong, 9-8, in an epic and historic final at the Brentwood Centre.

As well as lifting The Steve Davis Trophy for the first time, Allen collected the £100,000 first prize in Essex. This amount gets added to his ranking tally and sees him move from 10th to 7th in the standings.

This is a timely triumph for the Northern Irishman, who last year briefly enjoyed a spell as the world number one, but going into this year's English Open was ranked outside the top eight, and projected 17th on the end-of-season provisionals.

The 39-year-old went into the tournament in good form having reached the semi-finals of last month’s Wuhan Open. Allen currently sits fourth on the seasonal ranking list, meaning he is firmly on course to qualify for all three Players Series events later this term.

Judd Trump still world number one, Shaun Murphy back in the top 16

There are no positional changes to the world's top six, with Judd Trump comfortably remaining as the world number one.

In fact, after world number two Kyren Wilson's opening match exit in Brentwood, Trump has slightly extended his cushion at the top; he now leads Wilson by a whopping £624,000 - although he is defending a lot of points in the coming months.

Neil Robertson is third, while Ronnie O'Sullivan stays fourth ahead of his 'Class of 92' peers Mark Williams and John Higgins. Williams, however, has had over £90,000 removed from his cumulative total because his 2023 British Open winner’s prize money has come off.

Allen leapfrogs Ding Junhui, Xiao Guodong and Mark Selby who all go down a spot.

Elsewhere in the top 16 it's as you were, except for 16th place, as Shaun Murphy nudges up a spot and back into the sport's elite bracket once again. Murphy - whose long unbroken stint in the 16 ended only a few weeks ago - swaps places with Gary Wilson.

What’s happening outside the top 16?

English Open runner-up Zhou pushes up two places to 30th - consolidating his status within the world's top 32.

Zhou has been somewhat the forgotten man of Chinese snooker in recent times as his career stalled and he watched fellow countrymen lift trophies. However - despite the agony of being so close to his maiden ranking title - Zhou can feel great about his return to form, and once again look up the rankings.

In Brentwood, Jak Jones made his first semi-final since his run to the Crucible final in spring 2024. As a result, he is up two places to 20th.

Further down the rankings, 2023 World Champion Luca Brecel climbs three spots to 38th courtesy of his quarter-final finish. Liu Hongyu also goes up three (now 53rd).

Two-time ranking event winner Robert Milkins is battling to keep his professional tour card beyond this season; he is down three to 56th, although he has qualified for three upcoming events.

Lyu Haotian (now 43rd) and Scott Donaldson (now 58th) both drop four places.

Outside the world's top 64, it is still an emerging picture with players at different points of their two-year tour cards.

Out of all the players on their first year, the returning Chang Bingyu has performed the best, so far; he is already up to world number 78.

The overall rankings picture could change very quickly, as the British Open takes place in Cheltenham this week (September 22-28). That world ranking event also carries a £100,000 winner’s pot.

For the full, unofficial updated world snooker ranking list - including positional changes - visit snooker.org here.