Analysis

World rankings update: Wilson narrows gap to number one Trump after German Masters win

Reigning World Champion Kyren Wilson has gained ground on world number one Judd Trump at the top of the world snooker rankings following his German Masters triumph on Sunday night.

Wilson's victory at the Tempodrom in Berlin saw him collect the £100,000 top prize, his third ranking title of the season, and the ninth of his career overall.

The world rankings were updated after the event, and there is quite a bit of movement due to the prize money won from the World Grand Prix, Shoot Out (January edition) and German Masters two years ago all being removed from players' rolling totals.

With all this mixed in, world number two Wilson added £81,500 to his total while Trump lost £31,000 from his.

However, reigning UK and Saudi Masters champion Trump still holds a huge lead at the top of the rankings, with a £533,800 cushion between himself and fellow Englishman Wilson.

Despite his struggles this season, Ronnie O'Sullivan stays in third place on the official world rankings, but there is movement just behind him with Mark Allen dropping four spots from fourth to eighth.

Allen - who began the season as the world number one - suffers a drop as he loses nearly £100k from his total, mainly due to winning the World Grand Prix 24 months ago. As a result, Mark Selby (4th), Mark Williams (5th), Shaun Murphy (6th) and Luca Brecel (7th) each go up one place.

Elsewhere in the top 16, Ali Carter - the 2023 German Masters champion - goes down four from 11th to 15th. Barry Hawkins (11th), Si Jiahui (12th) and John Higgins (13th) all go up one, while Gary Wilson jumps two to 14th.

Crucible finalist Jak Jones (+2) has got himself back within the world's elite top 16 bracket in 16th.

The Top 32

Chris Wakelin moves outside of the top 16 as he steps down three places to 18th; he had a hefty chunk removed his total because of his Shoot Out success two years ago.

A semi-finalist in Berlin last week, Xiao Guodong stays in 17th, but as one of this season’s star players, he is looking very good on the provisional ‘race to the Crucible’ list to get back into the top 16 before the World Championship, and therefore avoid qualifying.

Other notable movers in the 17 to 32 bracket include Wu Yize (+3) who is now up to a career-high of 22nd, and Jack Lisowski who is down four spots to 26th.

Zhou Yuelong clings on to his top 32 status as he remains in the final position.

The Top 64

Yuan Sijun enjoyed a brilliant run at the Tempodrom, eliminating Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson in consecutive rounds via deciding frames on his way to the second ranking event semi-final appearance of his career.

The 24-year-old is promoted six places to 33rd and is on the cusp of breaking into the world's top 32 for the first time.

Last season's Rookie of the Year He Guoqiang (+3 to 50th) achieves some personal history as he makes his debut in the top 50.

The Republic of Ireland’s number one player Aaron Hill eased concerns about pro tour survival at the end of this season with a fantastic run to the quarter-finals in the German capital. The 22-year-old (+4) is now the highest he has ever been in 55th. Daniel Wells (+3 to 52nd), Liu Hongyu (+3 to 60th) and David Grace (+3 to 64th) also had fruitful gains.

On the flip side, Jamie Jones (now 61st) and Sanderson Lam (now 62nd) both went down four steps.

Outside the top 64

Two players have slipped outside of the world’s top 64 following this latest rankings revision - Joe Perry (-4 to 66th) and Tian Pengfei (-3 to 67th), who are both battling to avoid relegation from the professional circuit.

Another cueist in that same position is Jamie Clarke (+1), who is currently on the bubble in 65th.

Switzerland’s Alexander Ursenbacher (+5 to 83rd) enjoyed a morale-boosting last 16 result at the Tempodrom, although he still has lots to do in order to preserve his top tier status.

Former World Champion Ken Doherty pocketed his first ranking points of the season by qualifying for the main venue in Berlin.

Please visit snooker.org here for the unofficial world rankings and to see the changes following the 2025 German Masters.

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