The players to drop out the top 16 are long standing top 16 players:
Stephen Lee (a member of the top 16 for 11 consecutive seasons),
Mark Williams (for 12),
Ken Doherty (for 15) and
Steve Davis.
Players to reach career high rankings within the top 16 are:
Stephen Maguire No.2,
Mark Selby No.4,
Ali Carter No.7,
Ryan Day No.8, Joe Perry No.12, Marco Fu No.14 and Mark Allen No.16.
No new players reach the top 32, however two players return: former world No.9
Fergal O'Brien at No.24 and
Michael Judge at No.30. Two players drop out:
Gerard Greene and
Michael Holt to 33rd and 34th place respectively.