World snooker rankings update after the Welsh Open: Hawkins back into top ten
Barry Hawkins has moved back into the world’s top ten rankings following his title triumph at the 2026 Welsh Open at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno.
The 46-year-old defeated fellow Englishman Jack Lisowski, 9-5, in the final on Sunday night to claim his fifth career ranking event title - his first since August 2023, and his first on UK soil in over nine years.
‘The Hawk’ added his name to the tournament’s lengthy roll of honour, lifted The Ray Reardon Trophy, and pocketed £100,000 for his efforts in north Wales across the week.
That six-figure prize pushed Hawkins up five places from 14th to 9th in the updated world rankings after the event.
It also thrust him up to eighth on the one-year/seasonal ranking list, surely qualifying him for the 12-player Tour Championship that takes place in a few weeks time in Manchester. The top 12 from those specific standings following the conclusion of the World Open later this month will earn invites to the multi-session formatted competition.
Runner-up Lisowski collected £45,000 for his run, although left Llandudno with a bigger prize fund than Hawkins due to unlocking the £150,000 Home Nations Series order of merit bonus after his semi-final deciding frame victory over John Higgins. However, the latter amount of money will not go on his rankings tally.
Lisowski goes up four places in the world rankings to 18th. He still has a chance to break into the world’s elite top 16 bracket before the World Championship with a deep run at the World Open in China, which would make him a seed for the main draw at the Crucible.
‘Jackpot’ also moves up to 14th on the one-year list; again, a run in the Far East in a few weeks time could also qualify him for the Tour Championship - the final Players Series event of the season.
Elsewhere in the revised world rankings - which sees prize money won from the 2024 Players Championship removed - there are no positional changes within the top eight.
1) Judd Trump
2) Kyren Wilson
3) Neil Robertson
4) Mark Williams
5) Zhao Xintong
6) John Higgins
7) Mark Selby
8) Shaun Murphy
9) Barry Hawkins (+5)
10) Xiao Guodong
11) Wu Yize (+1)
12) Ronnie O'Sullivan (-1)
13) Chris Wakelin
14) Ding Junhui (+1)
15) Mark Allen (-6)
16) Si Jiahui
17) Stuart Bingham
18) Jack Lisowski (+4)
19) Jak Jones
20) Elliot Slessor (+1)
21) Zhang Anda (-3)
22) Ali Carter (-2)
23) Gary Wilson
24) David Gilbert
25) Stephen Maguire (+1)
26) Zhou Yuelong (-1)
27) Pang Junxu
28) Joe O'Connor
29) Lei Peifan
30) Yuan Sijun (+1)
31) Tom Ford (-1)
32) Jackson Page (+1)
(Positional changes in brackets next to the respective players)
Judd Trump - who did not take part in Llandudno - remains as the world number one, although his lead over second-placed Kyren Wilson was very slightly reduced. Later this spring, Wilson will be defending £500,000 from his total due to his world title success in 2024.
Wu Yize (now 11th) and Ronnie O’Sullivan (12th) swap places. Ding Junhui goes up a place to 14th, although has prize money coming off at the next revision, and faces an anxious wait on whether he will keep his top 16 place for Sheffield.
The biggest faller of anyone in these updated global standings is Mark Allen, who is down six spots from 9th to 15th as £125,000 was taken from his tally because of his Players Championship title win two years ago.
In the 17 to 32 bracket - besides Lisowski - the biggest movement involves Zhang Anda who slides three places to 21st; he was runner-up to Allen in Telford in 2024.
Jackson Page moves into the top 32, replacing Hossein Vafaei.
There are only three more ranking events left of the 2025/26 season. Before the World Championship qualifiers, we will take a look at some of the players who are battling to stave off relegation from the professional circuit.
To view the full, unofficial world rankings after the 2026 Welsh Open, visit snooker.org here.