Stories from the updated world snooker rankings after Jack Lisowski's Northern Ireland Open glory

Having been a runner-up six times in the past, Lisowski finally hit the ‘Jack-Pot’ as he realised his lifelong dream of winning a ranking event title after ousting close friend and world number one Judd Trump, 9-8, in an epic final that see-sawed throughout.

A hugely satisfying victory after so many knock backs and a dip in form in recent seasons, Lisowski’s maiden glory was also bittersweet following the unexpected death of his father earlier in the year.

Success in the Northern Irish capital earned Lisowski the biggest payday of his career, so far, £100,000, and that amount pushes him up five places in the latest world snooker rankings to 24th.

The 34-year-old will be hoping to use this achievement as a springboard for further titles on the World Snooker Tour and to get back into the world’s elite top 16 bracket having been ranked as high as tenth in the global standings just a few years ago.

Lisowski moves into the top 10 on the one-year/seasonal list, securing his place at the lucrative World Grand Prix later this term and putting himself in brilliant shape for Players Championship and Tour Championship qualification, too.

The Englishman zips up into second on this season’s Home Nations Series order of merit, £12,000 behind English Open champion Mark Allen. Whoever is top of this pile after the final two events - 2025 Scottish Open and 2026 Welsh Open - will collect a bonus prize of £150,000.

Trump stays world number one but loses money from total despite making Belfast final

Trump's bid for a record-extending fifth Northern Ireland Open crown was thwarted by former housemate Lisowski.

The world number one - who is still seeking a first ranking title since the start of last December - maintains a big advantage at the head of the rankings, but has lost money from his total due to the two-year rolling system in place.

'The Ace in the Pack' won this title 24 months ago and collected £80,000, therefore that amount came off his tally and £45,000 - for being this year's runner-up - went on. That's a net loss of £35,000 from his cumulative total.

With world number two Kyren Wilson adding to his sum, Trump's buffer at the top has been cut by nearly £50,000, although there is still over £350,000 between the two leading cueists.

Elsewhere in the top 16 there are minimal changes with Mark Allen and Ding Junhui swapping places, as too do Gary Wilson and Zhang Anda.

After temporarily slipping outside the bracket, Si Jiahui is back in the top 16 as he leapfrogs Chris Wakelin who falls out of it. Wakelin lost nearly £30,000 from his total having been runner-up to Trump at the Waterfront in 2023.

The next ranking event on the World Snooker Tour is the 2025 International Championship. The world's top 16 after this tournament will be top seeds for the 2025 UK Championship, meaning they will avoid qualifying and go straight through to the main venue, televised stages at the Barbican Centre in York.

Further down the revised rankings there are no seismic changes. Finalist at the English Open and a semi-finalist in Belfast, Zhou Yuelong continues his renaissance on the top flight as he adds £21,000 to his account and goes up one place to 29th.

Looking ahead to the end of the season, the world's top 64 will all preserve their professional status for at least another term.

Michael Holt currently holds 64th place, £300 ahead of Ishpreet Singh Chadha who is just the other line of the cut-off, although there is so much scope for change across the next several months.

Visit snooker.org here for the full, unofficial updated world snooker rankings including the positional changes.