The rankings are based on performances over a three year period with one point being awarded for each match that a player wins from the last sixteen onwards.
| Player | Points | |
| 1 | Mike Russell | 45 |
| 2 | Geet Sethi | 44 |
| 3 | Peter Gilchrist | 39 |
| 4 | Robby Foldvari | 28 |
| 5 | Ian Williamson | 21 |
| 6 | Norman Dagley | 16 |
| 7 | Roxton Chapman | 13 |
| 8 | Bob Close | 10 |
| 9 | Subhash Agrawal | 9 |
| 10 | Michael Ferreira | 7 |
| 11 | Devendra Joshi | 5 |
| 12 | Rex Williams | 4 |
| 13 | Ashok Shandilya | 3 |
| 14 | Mark Wildman | 3 |
| 15 | Clive Everton | 2 |
| 16 | Eugene Hughes | 2 |
| 17 | Nalin Patel | 2 |
| 18 | John Murphy | 2 |