1982–83 snooker world rankings

[1][2][3] For the 1982–83 season, players' performances in the previous three World Snooker Championships (1980, 1981 and 1982) contributed to their points total.

[5][6] Ray Reardon, who had topped every previous ranking list except during 1981/1982, returned to first position, with nine points.

[4][7] The player whom Reardon replaced as number one, Cliff Thorburn, had eight points and dropped to third position.

[4][7] Also with eight points, Alex Higgins was ranked ahead of Thorburn by virtue of better progress at the 1982 championship.

[4] The top sixteen players in the rankings were seeded through to the main stage of the 1983 World Snooker Championship.