1988–89 snooker season
The 1988–89 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1988 and May 1989. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events.Calendar
Official rankings
The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.
| No. | Ch. | Name |
| 1 | |  Steve Davis |
| 2 | | Jimmy White |
| 3 | | Neal Foulds |
| 4 | |  Stephen Hendry |
| 5 | |  Terry Griffiths |
| 6 | |  Cliff Thorburn |
| 7 | | John Parrott |
| 8 | | Tony Knowles |
| 9 | | Mike Hallett |
| 10 | |  Dennis Taylor |
| 11 | | Joe Johnson |
| 12 | |  Silvino Francisco |
| 13 | | Willie Thorne |
| 14 | | Peter Francisco |
| 15 | | John Virgo |
| 16 | | Cliff Wilson |
