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[[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.]]
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}}

After the [[1982 World Snooker Championship]], two other tournaments which were open to all members of the WPBSA – the [[International Open (snooker)|International Open]] and the [[Professional Players Tournament]] – 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|1983/1984 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 to the ranking list from the [[1984–85 snooker season|1984/1985 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 rankings 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>{{cite magazine |title=How they stand: official world rankings 1985 |magazine=[[Snooker Scene]] |publisher=Everton's News Agency |location=Birmingham |pages=18–19 |date=June 1984 }}</ref><ref name="SNSRANK">{{cite magazine |title=World rankings and how they earned them |magazine=[[Snooker Scene]] |publisher=Everton's News Agency |location=Birmingham |pages=4–5 |date=July 1985 }}</ref>

The journalist Janice Hale commented in March 1985 that as the ranking list was updated only annually, players such as [[John Spencer (snooker player)|John Spencer]] who had won only one match in the year since the 1984 World Championship, and [[Bill Werbeniuk]], who had not won any, were at an advantage over other players who had performed better in that time, as the top 16 received direct entry to the last-32 round of the [[1985 World Snooker Championship]], meaning that their minimum guaranteed prize money was higher.<ref>{{cite news |first=Janice |last=Hale |newspaper=The Observer |date=3 March 1985 |page=46 |title=Seeds that are not always hardy annuals |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-observer-seeds-that-are-not-always-h/146125777/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=27 April 2024 |archive-date=10 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510213920/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-observer-seeds-that-are-not-always-h/146125777/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Steve Davis]] retained the number one position that he had held in the previous two ranking lists, while [[Cliff Thorburn]] moved up from second to third, exchanging places with [[Tony Knowles (snooker player)|Tony Knowles]].{{sfn|Hayton|Dee|2004|p=120}}{{sfn|Everton|1985a|pages=8–9}} The 1985 World champion [[Dennis Taylor]] moved up from 11th to fourth.{{sfn|Everton|1985a|pages=8–9}} Of the top 16 players from the previous year, the largest drops were by [[Eddie Charlton]], from sixth to 12th, and by Spencer, who went from 13th to 20th.{{sfn|Everton|1985a|pages=8–9}}

== Points tariff ==
In addition to standard ranking points, a "merit" point was awarded for losers in the last 32 of the World Championship, and a half merit point awarded to losers in the last 32 of other ranking tournaments. No points were awarded to a player who did not win any matches in a given tournament (for example, a top 16 player [[seed (sports)|seeded]] into the last 32 of the world championship would not win any merit points if they lost their first match).{{sfn|Everton|1985|pages=14–15}} Merit points were only used to determine placings between players that had an equal opportunity to earn them; players in the top 16 could not earn merit points from tournaments where they were exempted into the last-32 round. Players ranked from 77 to 102 had no ranking or merit points, with their positions determined by their performances in the 1985 World Snooker Championship, with frames won being taken into consideration if the round reached was equal.<ref name="SNSRANK"/>{{sfn|Hale|1985|p=9|ref=HaleYearbook}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Points tariff contributing to the Snooker world rankings 1985/1986
!scope=col |Placing
!scope=col |World Championships
!scope=col |Other Ranking Tournaments
|-
!scope=row |Champion 
| align="center"|10 ||align="center"| 5
|-
!scope=row |Runner-up 
|align="center"| 8 ||align="center"| 4
|-
!scope=row |Losing semi-finalist 
| align="center"|6 || align="center"|3
|-
!scope=row |Losing Quarter-finalist 
| align="center"|4 || align="center"|2
|-
!scope=row |Last 16 Loser 
| align="center"|2 ||align="center"| 1
|-
!scope=row |Last 32 Loser 
| align="center"|1 merit point ||align="center"| 0.5 merit point
|}

== 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|archive-date=8 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208075400/https://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp?sort=1985/1986&order=asc|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+Snooker world rankings 1985/1986 for players with ranking points or merit points
! scope=col rowspan=2 | Ranking
! scope=col rowspan=2 | Name
! scope=colgroup colspan=3 | [[1982–83 snooker season|1982–83 season]]
! scope=colgroup colspan=4 | [[1983–84 snooker season|1983–84 season]]
! scope=colgroup colspan=6 | [[1984–85 snooker season|1984–85 season]]
! scope=col rowspan=2 | Total
! scope=col rowspan=2 | Merit points
|-
! scope=col data-sort-type=text | [[1982 International Open|IO]]
! scope=col data-sort-type=text| [[1982 Professional Players Tournament|PPT]]
! scope=col data-sort-type=text | [[1983 World Snooker Championship|WC]]
! scope=col data-sort-type=text| [[1983 International Open|IO]]
! scope=col data-sort-type=text | [[1983 Professional Players Tournament|PPT]]
! scope=col data-sort-type=text | [[1984 Classic (snooker)|Cl]]
! scope=col data-sort-type=text | [[1984 World Snooker Championship|WC]]
! scope=col data-sort-type=text | [[1984 International Open|IO]]
! scope=col data-sort-type=text | [[1984 Grand Prix (snooker)|GP]]
! scope=col data-sort-type=text | [[1984 UK Championship|UK]]
! scope=col data-sort-type=text | [[1985 Classic (snooker)|Cl]]
! scope=col data-sort-type=text | [[1985 British Open|BO]]
! scope=col data-sort-type=text | [[1985 World Snooker Championship|WC]]
|-
! scope=row | 1
| data-sort-value="Davis, Steve" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Steve Davis]]|ENG}}|| 2|| –|| 10|| 5|| (0.5)|| 5|| 10|| 5|| 3+(0.5)|| 5|| 3|| 3+(0.5)|| 8|| 59|| (1.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 2
| data-sort-value="Thorburn, Cliff" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Cliff Thorburn]]|CAN}}|| 1|| 1+(0.5)|| 8|| 4|| 2+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 4|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 4+(0.5)|| 3|| 4|| 1+(0.5)|| 4|| 36|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 3
| data-sort-value="Knowles, Tony" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Tony Knowles (snooker player)|Tony Knowles]]|ENG}}|| 5|| (0.5)|| 6|| 1|| 5+(0.5)|| 2|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 4|| 2+(0.5)|| 2|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| 6|| 34|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 4
| data-sort-value="Taylor, Dennis" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Dennis Taylor]]|NIR}}|| 2|| 1+(0.5)|| 2|| 1|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 6|| 2|| 5+(0.5)|| 1|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2+(0.5)|| 10|| 32|| (1.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 5
| data-sort-value="Stevens, Kirk" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Kirk Stevens]]|CAN}}|| 3|| (0.5)|| 4|| –|| 2+(0.5)|| 2|| 6|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2+(0.5)|| 3|| 1|| 4+(0.5)|| 2|| 29|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 6
| data-sort-value="Reardon, Ray" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Ray Reardon]]|WAL}}|| 1|| 5+(0.5)|| 2|| 1|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 4|| 1|| 1+(0.5)|| 2|| 2|| (0.5)|| 6|| 26|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 7
| data-sort-value="White, Jimmy" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jimmy White]]|ENG}}|| 1|| 4+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| 1|| 8|| 2|| (0.5)|| 2|| 1|| (0.5)|| 4|| 23|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 8
| data-sort-value="Griffiths, Terry" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Terry Griffiths]]|WAL}}|| 2|| 2+(0.5)|| 2|| 3|| 1+(0.5)|| 2|| 4|| 1|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2|| (0.5)|| 4|| 23|| (1.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 9
| data-sort-value="Higgins, Alex" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Alex Higgins]]|NIR}}|| 1|| (0.5)|| 6|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2|| (0.5)|| 4|| 1|| 3+(0.5)|| 2|| 2data-sort-value=(-1)|   20|| (1.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 10
| data-sort-value="Meo, Tony" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Tony Meo]]|ENG}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| 4+(1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 3+(0.5)|| 4|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1|| 1+(0.5)|| 1|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2+(0.5)|| 2|| 19|| (3)
|- 
! scope=row | 11
| data-sort-value="Thorne, Willie" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Willie Thorne]]|ENG}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| 2|| 2+(0.5)|| 3+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2+(1)|| 2|| 1+(0.5)|| 2|| 5|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 19|| (3.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 12
| data-sort-value="Charlton, Eddie" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Eddie Charlton]]|AUS}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 3+(0.5)|| 4|| 3|| 1+(0.5)|| 2|| 2|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| 1|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2|| 19|| (1.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 13
| data-sort-value="Francisco, Silvino" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Silvino Francisco]]|RSA|1928}}|| – || – || (1) || 2+(0.5) || 1+(0.5) || 1+(0.5) || 2+(1) || 3+(0.5) || 1+(0.5) || (0.5) || (0.5) || 5+(0.5)|| (1) || 15{{efn|The WPBSA decided at their meeting on 10 June 1985 to deduct two ranking points from Francisco for misconduct at the [[1985 British Open]], leaving him with 13.<ref name="SCENE85A">{{cite magazine |last=Hale |first=Janice |title=Who judges the judges? |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=July 1985 |pages=18–19}}</ref> The penalty was revoked in December 1985.<ref>{{cite news |title=Snooker fine overturned |work=The Vancouver Sun |date=24 December 1985 |page=f6}}</ref>}} || (7)
|- 
! scope=row | 14
| data-sort-value="Taylor, David" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[David Taylor (snooker player)|David Taylor]]|ENG}}|| 4|| (0.5)|| 2|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2|| 1|| 1+(0.5)|| 1|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2|| 13|| (1.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 15
| data-sort-value="Mountjoy, Doug" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Doug Mountjoy]]|WAL}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2|| 2|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 4|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2+(0.5)|| 1|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2|| 13|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 16
| data-sort-value="Johnson, Joe" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Joe Johnson (snooker player)|Joe Johnson]]|ENG}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| 4+(0.5)|| (0.5)|| (1)|| 1+(0.5)|| (0.5)||1+(0.5)|| 3+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)|| 11|| (6)
|- 
! scope=row | 17
| data-sort-value="Werbeniuk, Bill" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Bill Werbeniuk]]|CAN}}|| 1|| 2+(0.5)|| 4|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2|| 11|| (1)
|- 
! scope=row | 18
| data-sort-value="Parrott, John" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[John Parrott]]|ENG}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| (0.5)|| 3+(0.5)|| 2+(1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| 4+(1)|| 9|| (4.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 19
| data-sort-value="Virgo, John" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[John Virgo]]|ENG}}|| 3+(0.5)|| 3+(0.5)|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2+(0.5)|| (0.5)|| (1)|| 9|| (5.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 20
| data-sort-value="Spencer, John" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[John Spencer (snooker player)|John Spencer]]|ENG}}|| 1|| 1+(0.5)|| 2|| 2|| (0.5)|| 1|| 2|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 9|| (1.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 21
| data-sort-value="Hughes, Eugene" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Eugene Hughes (snooker player)|Eugene Hughes]]|IRL}}|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)|| (0.5)|| 2+(0.5)|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 3+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| 1+(0.5)|| 2+(0.5)|| (1)|| 8|| (6)
|- 
! scope=row | 22
| data-sort-value="Wilson, Cliff" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Cliff Wilson]]|WAL}}|| 2+(0.5)|| 1+(0.5)|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| 1+(0.5)|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 6|| (4.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 23
| data-sort-value="Foulds, Neal" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Neal Foulds]]|ENG}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2+(1)|| (0.5)|| 3+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| (1)|| 5|| (3.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 24
| data-sort-value="Reynolds, Dean" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Dean Reynolds]]|ENG}}|| 1+(0.5)|| 2+(0.5)|| (1)|| (0.5)|| (0.5)|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| 2+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| (1)|| 5|| (6)
|- 
! scope=row | 25
| data-sort-value="Wildman, Mark" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Mark Wildman]]|ENG}}|| (0.5)|| 1+(0.5)|| (1)|| (0.5)|| 1+(0.5)|| 3+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 5|| (4.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 26
| data-sort-value="MacLeod, Murdo" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Murdo MacLeod (snooker player)|Murdo MacLeod]]|SCO}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| (0.5)|| (0.5)|| 1+(0.5)|| 1+(0.5)|| (1)|| 4|| (5)
|- 
! scope=row | 27
| data-sort-value="Williams, Rex" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Rex Williams]]|ENG}}|| (0.5)|| (0.5)|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| 1+(0.5)|| (1)|| (0.5)|| (0.5)|| 1+(0.5)|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)|| 3|| (7)
|- 
! scope=row | 28
| data-sort-value="Hallett, Mike" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Mike Hallett]]|ENG}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| 1+(0.5)|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| (0.5)|| (0.5)|| (0.5)|| (1)|| 3|| (6.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 29
| data-sort-value="Martin, Dave" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Dave Martin (snooker player)|Dave Martin]]|ENG}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| (1)|| 1+(0.5)|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 3|| (3.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 30
| data-sort-value="Mans, Perrie" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Perrie Mans]]|RSA|1928}}|| 1|| (0.5)|| 2|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| –|| –|| 3|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 31
| data-sort-value="Campbell, John" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[John Campbell (snooker player)|John Campbell]]|AUS}}|| –|| –|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2+(0.5)|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| (0.5)||| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)|| 2|| (4.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 32
| data-sort-value="O'Kane, Dene" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Dene O'Kane]]|NZL}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2+(0.5)|| (1)|| 2|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 33
| data-sort-value="Fagan, Patsy" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Patsy Fagan]]|IRL}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2+(1)|| 2|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 34
| data-sort-value="Newbury, Steve" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Steve Newbury]]|WAL}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2|| (1)
|- 
! scope=row | 35
| data-sort-value="King, Warren" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Warren King (snooker player)|Warren King]]|AUS}}|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| 2+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 2|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 36
| data-sort-value="Miles, Graham" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Graham Miles]]|ENG}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)|| (0.5)|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1|| (4)
|- 
! scope=row | 37
| data-sort-value="Longworth, Steve" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Steve Longworth]]|ENG}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1|| (1)
|- 
! scope=row | 38
| data-sort-value="Sinclair, Eddie" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Eddie Sinclair]]|SCO}}|| (0.5)|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| (1)|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1|| (3.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 39
| data-sort-value="Gauvreau, Marcel" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Marcel Gauvreau]]|CAN}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1|| (2.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 40
| data-sort-value="Bradley, Malcolm" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Malcolm Bradley]]|ENG}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 41
| data-sort-value="Scott, George" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[George Scott (snooker player)|George Scott]]|ENG}}|| (0.5)|| –|| –|| 1+(0.5)|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 42
| data-sort-value="Watterson, Mike" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Mike Watterson]]|ENG}}|| (0.5)|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 43
| data-sort-value="Morra, Mario" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Mario Morra (snooker player)|Mario Morra]]|CAN}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1|| (1.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 44
| data-sort-value="Chaperon, Bob" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Bob Chaperon]]|CAN}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 45
| data-sort-value="Roscoe, Colin" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Colin Roscoe]]|WAL}}|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1|| (1)
|- 
! scope=row | 46
| data-sort-value="Donnelly, Jim" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jim Donnelly (snooker player)|Jim Donnelly]]|SCO}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 47
| data-sort-value="Williamson, Ian" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Ian Williamson]]|ENG}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1+(0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| 1|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 48
| data-sort-value="Meadowcroft, Jim" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jim Meadowcroft]]|ENG}}|| (0.5)|| (0.5)|| (1)|| –|| (0.5)|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (3)
|- 
! scope=row | 49
| data-sort-value="Jones, Wayne" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Wayne Jones (snooker player)|Wayne Jones]]|WAL}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 50
| data-sort-value="Jones, Tony" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Tony Jones (snooker player)|Tony Jones]]|ENG}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 51
| data-sort-value="Edmonds, Ray" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Ray Edmonds]]|ENG}}|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 52
| data-sort-value="Wych, Jim" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jim Wych]]|CAN}}|| (0.5)|| (0.5)||| –|| –|| –|| –|| (1)|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 53
| data-sort-value="Dodd, Les" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Les Dodd]]|ENG}}|| (0.5)|| –|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 54
| data-sort-value="Fisher, Mick" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Mick Fisher]]|ENG}}|| (0.5)|| –|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (2)
|- 
! scope=row | 55
| data-sort-value="Fowler, Danny" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Danny Fowler]]|ENG}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 56
| data-sort-value="Davis, Fred" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]|ENG}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)
|- 
! scope=row | 57
| data-sort-value="Black, Ian" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Ian Black (snooker player)|Ian Black]]|SCO}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)
|- 
! scope=row | 58
| data-sort-value="Murphy, Tommy" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Tommy Murphy (snooker player)|Tommy Murphy]]|NIR}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (1)
|- 
! scope=row | 59
| data-sort-value="Francisco, Peter" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Peter Francisco (snooker player)|Peter Francisco]]|RSA|1928}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 60
| data-sort-value="Medati, Paul" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Paul Medati]]|ENG}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 61
| data-sort-value="Browne, Paddy" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Paddy Browne]]|IRL}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 62
| data-sort-value="Foldvari, Robby" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Robby Foldvari]]|AUS}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 63
| data-sort-value="McLaughlin, Eddie" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Eddie McLaughlin (snooker player)|Eddie McLaughlin]]|SCO}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 64
| data-sort-value="Dunning, John" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[John Dunning (snooker player)|John Dunning]]|ENG}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 65
| data-sort-value="Harris, Vic" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Vic Harris (snooker player)|Vic Harris]]|ENG}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 66
| data-sort-value="Harris, Bob" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Bob Harris (snooker player)|Bob Harris]]|ENG}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 67
| data-sort-value="Rea, John" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[John Rea (snooker player)|John Rea]]|SCO}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 68
| data-sort-value="Chappel, Tony" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Tony Chappel]]|WAL}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 69
| data-sort-value="McLaughlin, Jack" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jack McLaughlin]]|NIR}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 70
| data-sort-value="Duggan, Steve" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Steve Duggan]]|ENG}}|| –|| –|| –|| –|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 71
| data-sort-value="Kelly, Billy" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Billy Kelly (snooker player)|Billy Kelly]]|IRL}}|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 72
| data-sort-value="Jonik, Frank" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Frank Jonik]]|CAN}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 73
| data-sort-value="Everton, Clive" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Clive Everton]]|WAL}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 74
| data-sort-value="Fitzmaurice, Jack" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jack Fitzmaurice]]|ENG}}|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 75
| data-sort-value="Morgan, Paddy" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Paddy Morgan]]|AUS}}|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|- 
! scope=row | 76
| data-sort-value="Rea, Jackie" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jackie Rea]]|NIR}}|| –|| (0.5)|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| –|| –|| data-sort-value=(-1)|   0|| (0.5)
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+Snooker world rankings 1985/1986 for players without ranking points or merit points{{sfn|Everton|1985|pages=14–15, 86–87}}
! scope=col |Ranking
! scope=col |Name
! scope=col |[[1985 World Snooker Championship|1985 WC result]]
|-
! scope=row |  77 
| data-sort-value="Rigitano, Gino" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Gino Rigitano]]|CAN}} || data-sort-value="48 8"| Lost 8–10 at last 48 stage
|-
! scope=row |  78 
| data-sort-value="Foulds, Geoff" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Geoff Foulds]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="48 6"| Lost 6–10 at last 48 stage
|-
! scope=row |  79 
| data-sort-value="Chalmers, Dave" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Dave Chalmers]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="48 1"| Lost 1–10 at last 48 stage
|-
! scope=row |  80 
| data-sort-value="van Renburg, Jimmy" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jimmy van Rensberg]]|RSA|1928}} || data-sort-value="64 9"| Lost 9–10 at last 48 stage
|-
! scope=row |  81 
| data-sort-value="Gibson, Matt" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Matt Gibson]]|SCO}} || data-sort-value="64 8"| Lost 8–10 at last 48 stage
|-
! scope=row |  82 
| data-sort-value="Mikkelsen, Bernie" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Bernie Mikkelsen]]|CAN}} || data-sort-value="80 9"| Lost 9–10 at last-80 stage
|-
! scope=row |  83 
| data-sort-value="Hines, Mike" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Mike Hines (snooker player)|Mike Hines]]|RSA|1928}} || data-sort-value="80 7"| Lost 7–10 at last-80 stage
|-
! scope=row |  84 
| data-sort-value="Anderson, Ian" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Ian Anderson (snooker player)|Ian Anderson]]|AUS}} || data-sort-value="80 5"| Lost 5–10 at last-80 stage
|-
! scope=row |  85 
| data-sort-value="Oliver, Bill" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Bill Oliver (snooker player)|Bill Oliver]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="80 3"| Lost 3–10 at last-80 stage
|-
! scope=row |  86 
| data-sort-value="Burke, Pascal" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Pascal Burke]]|IRL}} || data-sort-value="80 3"| Lost 3–10 at last-80 stage
|-
! scope=row |  87 
| data-sort-value="Cagianello, Joe" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Joe Cagianello]]|CAN}} || data-sort-value="80 0"| Withdrew at last-80 stage
|-
! scope=row | 88 
| data-sort-value="Hughes, Dennis" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Dennis Hughes (snooker player)|Dennis Hughes]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="96 9"| Lost 9–10 at last-96 stage
|-
! scope=row |  89 
| data-sort-value="Cripsey, Graham" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Graham Cripsey]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="96 8"| Lost 8–10 at last-96 stage
|-
! scope=row |  90 
| data-sort-value="Kearney, Anthony" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Anthony Kearney]]|IRL}} || data-sort-value="96 8"| Lost 8–10 at last-96 stage
|-
! scope=row |  91 
| data-sort-value="Parkin, Maurice" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Maurice Parkin]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="96 6"| Lost 6–10 at last-96 stage
|-
! scope=row |  92 
| data-sort-value="Demarco, Bert" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Bert Demarco]]|SCO}} || data-sort-value="96 4"| Lost 4–10 at last-96 stage
|-
! scope=row |  93 
| data-sort-value="Watchorn, Paul" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Paul Watchorn]]|IRL}} || data-sort-value="96 4"| Lost 4–10 at last-96 stage
|-
! scope=row |  94 
| data-sort-value="Bennett, Bernard" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Bernard Bennett]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="96 4"| Lost 4–10 at last-96 stage
|-
! scope=row | 95
| data-sort-value="Mienie, Derek" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Derek Mienie]]|RSA|1928}} ||data-sort-value="96 4"|  Lost 4–10 at last-96 stage
|-
! scope=row |  96 
| data-sort-value="Greaves, David" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[David Greaves]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="96 3"| Lost 3–10 at last-96 stage
|-
! scope=row | 97 
| data-sort-value="Darrington, Mike" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Mike Darrington]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="96 2"| Lost 2–10 at last-96 stage
|-
! scope=row |  98 
| data-sort-value="Heywood, Leon" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Leon Heywood]]|AUS}} || data-sort-value="96 1"| Lost 1–10 at last-96 stage
|-
! scope=row |  99 
| data-sort-value="Sheehan, Dessie" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Dessie Sheehan]]|IRL}} || data-sort-value="99 9"| Lost 9–10 in round 1
|-
! scope=row |  100 
| data-sort-value="Bales, Roger" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Roger Bales]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="99 7"|  Lost 7–10 in round 1
|-
! scope=row |  101 
| data-sort-value="Giannaros, James" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[James Giannaros]]|AUS}} || data-sort-value="99 2"|  Lost 1–10 in round 1
|-
! scope=row |  102 
| data-sort-value="Hargreaves, John" align=left|{{flagathlete|[[John Hargreaves (snooker player)|John Hargreaves]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="99 0"|  Lost 0–10 in round 1
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 prev=[[Snooker world rankings 1984/1985|1984/1985]]|
 next=[[Snooker world rankings 1986/1987|1986/1987]]|
 list=1985/1986
 }}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

'''Books'''
*{{cite book |last=Everton |first=Clive |author-link=Clive Everton |year=1985 |title=Snooker: The Records |publisher=Guinness Superlatives |location=Enfield |isbn=978-0-85112-448-3}}
*{{cite book |editor-last=Everton |editor-first=Clive |date=1985a |title=Benson and Hedges Snooker Year |edition=Second |location=London|publisher=Virgin Books |isbn=978-0-86369-100-3}}
*{{cite book |last=Hale |first=Janice |date=1985 |title=Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1985–86  |location=Aylesbury |publisher=Queen Anne Press |isbn=978-0-356-12023-2|ref=HaleYearbook }}
*{{cite book |last1=Hayton |first1=Eric |last2=Dee |first2=John |date=2004 |title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History |publisher=Rose Villa Publications |location=Lowestoft |isbn=978-0-9548549-0-4}}
*{{cite book |last=Morrison |first=Ian |year=1987 |title=The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker |edition=Revised |location=Twickenham |publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-600-55604-6}}

{{Snooker world rankings}}
{{1985–86 snooker season}}

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[[Category:1985 in snooker|Rankings 1986]]
[[Category:1986 in snooker|Rankings 1985]]