The events that made up the 1976–77 snooker season were the first to award players with ranking points.
[3] These revisions are used as official rankings, with points awarded in the current season overwriting those from two years prior.
[2] Ronnie O'Sullivan began the season as the highest ranked player; however, Judd Trump became world number one after winning the 2019 International Championship.
[6] Seedings for each event were based on the world rankings, with totals being updated at specific revision dates.
On these dates, ranking points from the 2017–18 snooker season were removed from a player's total.