(pictured in 2010) won two ranking titles in the 1987–88 season. The placings in the 1988–89 rankings were determined by players' performances in the ranking tournaments held across two seasons, from 1986 to 1988. From the
1986–87 season they were the
1986 International Open won by Foulds; the
1986 Grand Prix and the
1987 British Open both won by White; and the
1986 UK Championship, the
1987 Classic and the
1987 World Championship all won by Davis. In the
1987–88 season, Davis won four of the six ranking titles: Hendry won the other two, the
1987 Grand Prix and the
1988 British Open. The rankings were based on a system of points described in the table below. The ranking order was determined as follows: • By number of ranking points. • If there was a tie on points, the player who earned more points in the most recent season was given the higher ranking. • If there was still a tie, the player with more merit points was given the higher ranking. • If there was still a tie, the player who earned more merit points in the most recent season was given the higher ranking. • If there was still a tie, the player who earned more merit points in the season prior to the most recent was given the higher ranking. • If there was still a tie, the player with more A points was given the higher ranking. • If there was still a tie, the player with more frames won was given the higher ranking. • If there was still a tie, the player with the better performance in the previous World Championship was given the higher ranking. • If there was still a tie, the player with the better performance in the previous ranking tournament was given the higher ranking, going back through ranking events until the positions could be established. == Rankings ==