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The [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] (WPBSA), the governing body for professional [[snooker]], first introduced a ranking system for professional players in 1976, with the aim of [[seed (sports)|seeding]] players for the [[World Snooker Championship]]. The reigning champion would be automatically seeded first, the losing finalist from the previous year seeded second, and the other seedings based on the ranking list. Initially the rankings were based on performances in the preceding three world championships.{{sfn|Morrison|1987|p=107}}
[[File:Steve Davis at Sports Club Turku, Finland.jpg|thumb|alt=A man playing snooker|Steve Davis ''(pictured in 2008)'' retained his place at the top of the rankings.]]
After the [[1982 World Snooker Championship]], two other tournaments – the [[International Open (snooker)|International Open]] and the [[Professional Players Tournament]] – which were open to all members of the WPBSA – carried ranking points. Points for world championship finishes from [[1983 World Snooker Championship|1983]] became worth double the previous tariff, with ten points for the winner, eight for the runner up, and so on.{{sfn|Everton|1985|pp=14–15}} In the [[1983–84 snooker season|1983/84 snooker season]], the [[Classic (snooker)|Lada Classic]] was added as a ranking tournament.{{sfn|Everton|1985|pp=14–15}} The UK Championship and Dulux British Open were added for to the ranking list with effect from the [[1984–85 snooker season|1984–85 season]], which meant that performances in those events were taken into account for the 1985/1986 rankings. In the same season, due to changes in sponsors, the Professional Players Tournament became the Rothmans Grand Prix, and the Lada Classic became the Mercantile Credit Classic.{{sfn|Morrison|1987|p=107}} The tournaments that counted towards the 1985/1986 were those which were open to all professional players over the preceding three seasons.{{sfn|Everton|1985|pages=14–15}}
Merit points were awarded to players who were required to compete in qualifying rounds of ranking tournaments and reached the last 32, with a full merit point awarded if this was achieved in the world championship, and half a merit point otherwise.{{sfn|Morrison|1987|p=107}}{{sfn|Everton|1985|pp=14–15}} No points were awarded to a player who did not win any matches in a given tournament: for example, a top 16 player seeded into the last 32 of the world championship would not win any merit points if they lost their first match.<ref
== Points tariff ==
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== Rankings ==
[[File:Dennis Taylor and his glasses (cropped).jpg|thumb|alt=A man wearing large glasses|[[Dennis Taylor]] ''(pictured in 2008)'' rose seven places in the rankings, to fourth, after winning the [[1985 World Snooker Championship]]]]
The rankings for the 1985/1986 season are shown in the tables below.{{sfn|Everton|1985|pages=14–15, 86–87}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp?sort=1985/1986&order=asc|website=Snooker.org|accessdate=26 April 2024}}</ref>
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