1996–97 snooker season
The 1996–97 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between September 1996 and May 1997. The following table outlines the results of the finals for ranking events and the 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 | Points |
1 | | Stephen Hendry | 36911 |
2 | | John Higgins | 32341 |
3 | | Peter Ebdon | 28115 |
4 | | John Parrott | 24339 |
5 | | Nigel Bond | 22669 |
6 | | Alan McManus | 21492 |
7 | | Ken Doherty | 21161 |
8 | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 21007 |
9 | | Darren Morgan | 19142 |
10 | | Steve Davis | 18252 |
11 | | Dave Harold | 18247 |
12 | | James Wattana | 17641 |
13 | | Jimmy White | 16620 |
14 | | Alain Robidoux | 16058 |
15 | | Tony Drago | 16031 |
16 | | Mark Williams | 15988 |