by lhpirnie » 20 May 2023 Read
Yes, I'm in broad agreement with your classifications.
I've calculated the Elo Ratings of all those players, using my statistical formula based on all professional and amateur matches in my database (with 10000 active players). The highest rated players are:
5248 Alexander Ursenbacher (Switzerland), 27
5246 Andrew Higginson (England), 45
5222 Alfie Burden (England), 46
5222 Louis Heathcote (England), 25
5218 Fraser Patrick (Scotland), 37
5217 Stuart Carrington (England), 32
5213 Peter Lines (England), 53
5189 Duane Jones (Wales), 30
5178 Gerard Greene (Northern Ireland), 49
5175 Mitchell Mann (England), 31
5173 Craig Steadman (England), 40
5169 Steven Hallworth (England), 27
5153 Florian Nüßle (Austria), 21
5152 Michael Holt (England), 44
5151 Barry Pinches (England), 52
5149 Haydon Pinhey (England), 26
5145 Andrew Pagett (Wales), 41
5142 Rhys Clark (Scotland), 28
5138 Robin Hull (Finland), 48
5136 Jamie O'Neill (England), 36
5132 Farakh Ajaib (England), 32
5126 Harvey Chandler (England), 28
5115 Iulian Boiko (Ukraine), 17
5112 Rory McLeod (Jamaica), 52
5111 Dean Young (Scotland), 21
5104 Billy Joe Castle (England), 30
5103 George Pragnell (England), 28
5096 Sydney Wilson (England), 33
5090 Simon Bedford (England), 47
5080 Michael Collumb (Scotland), 34
The full list is on another thread 'New Ideas for Snooker' to avoid polluting this thread with another list of 207 players!
It's going to be a real bloodbath this year, with only 8 places available. They will be under such intense pressure, not much snooker will be played. It will be ultra-tactical: pot a few balls and play safe. I call this event 'The Raft of the Medusa' for a reason...