On December 5, 2023, the Gram British Championship came to a successful conclusion, followed by the release of the latest world rankings by the World Gram Association (WST). Ronnie O'Sullivan managed to maintain the top spot in the world rankings with his outstanding performance in winning the British Championship. And Ding Junhui climbed his ranking from 17th to 12th in the world with his outstanding performance of winning the runner-up in the British Championships.
In the final of the British Championships, O'Sullivan defeated Ding Junhui and won his eighth British Championship championship. The championship also brought O'Sullivan's personal prize money to 250,000 pounds, further widening the gap between him and Trump to 22£150,000. O'Sullivan has been ranked No. 1 in the world for 20 consecutive months.
The players ranked 2nd to 11th in the world are Trump, Brechel, Mark Allen, Selby, Neil Robertson, Shaun Murphy, Mark Williams, Kyren Wilson, John Higgins and Ali Carter. As for Ding Junhui, who finished second at the British Championships, he has risen significantly in the rankings, jumping from 17th to 12th in the world.
The result also secured him a place at the Masters next month, where he will face O'Sullivan again in the first round. Another Chinese player, Zhang Anda, reached the quarterfinals with the British Championships and rose to 13th in the world rankings this week. As for the single-season rankings, O'Sullivan rose from 10th to 2nd with a prize money of 250,000 pounds.
After Ding Junhui won 100,000 pounds, his ranking also rose from 17th to 6th. Judd Trump remains firmly at the top of the rankings, while China's Zhang Anda is at 25Ranked 3rd in terms of income of £250,000.