Snooker world rankings 1978/1979

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Snooker world rankings 1978/1979: The professional world rankings for the top 26 snooker players in the 1978/1979 season are listed below.

Ranking 1977 Name Nationality
1 1 Ray Reardon Flag of Wales Wales
2 10 Perrie Mans Flag of South Africa South Africa
3 3 Eddie Charlton Flag of Australia Australia
4 2 John Spencer Flag of England England
5 6 Cliff Thorburn Flag of Canada Canada
6 9 Fred Davis Flag of England England
7 5 Alex Higgins Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
8 4 Dennis Taylor Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
9 8 Graham Miles Flag of England England
10 7 John Pulman Flag of England England
11 19 Patsy Fagan Flag of Ireland Ireland
12 17 Bill Werbeniuk Flag of Canada Canada
13 12 David Taylor Flag of England England
14 14 Doug Mountjoy Flag of Wales Wales
15 20 Willie Thorne Flag of England England
16 15 Jim Meadowcroft Flag of England England
17 11 Rex Williams Flag of England England
18 - Pat Houlihan Flag of England England
19 18 John Virgo Flag of England England
20 16 John Dunning Flag of England England
21 13 Gary Owen Flag of Wales Wales
22 22 Warren Simpson Flag of Australia Australia
23 21 Ian Anderson Flag of Australia Australia
24 23 Marcus Owen Flag of England England
25 24 Bernard Bennett Flag of England England
26 25 Paddy Morgan Flag of Australia Australia
No. 1: Ray Reardon
Born October 8, 1932 (1932-10-08) (age 75)
Nationality Flag of Wales Welsh
Professional 1967–1992
No. 2: Perrie Mans
Born October 14, 1940 (1940-10-14) (age 67)
Nationality Flag of South Africa South African
Professional 1961–1991?
Highest ranking #2
No. 3: Eddie Charlton
Born October 31, 1929
Died November 7, 2004 (aged 75)
Nationality Flag of Australia Australian
Professional 1963–1995
Highest ranking #3


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