Graeme Dott's first 888.com World Championship crown has pushed the Scot into the top six of the WPBSA rankings for the 2006-2007 campaign.
The 28-year-old has piled more misery on his final opponent Peter Ebdon by climbing above him into six position - a rise of seven places - after his 18-14 triumph in the early hours of Monday morning.
Ebdon remains in seventh spot but he will be happy with that after failing to reach even a quarter-final in any ranking event this season before arriving at Sheffield a fortnight ago.
Back at number one after an eight-year absence is Stephen Hendry despite his first-round exit at the hands of Nigel Bond at the Crucible Theatre.
Hendry has not lifted a title in 2005-2006 but the seven-times world champion has been a consistent performer during the past season.
Ken Doherty, the 1997 world champion, has climbed 11 places into second position after winning the Malta Cup - his first world-ranking title for five years.
But Ronnie O'Sullivan's world semi-final exit against Dott - and his failure to participate in Malta - means he has slipped from first to third position.
2006-2007 rankings:
1 Stephen Hendry (2, 2005-2006);
2, Ken Doherty (11);
3, Ronnie O'Sullivan (1);
4, John Higgins (6);
5, Shaun Murphy (21);
6, Graeme Dott (13);
7, Peter Ebdon (7);
8, Mark Williams (9);
9, Stephen Maguire (3);
10, Stephen Lee (10);
11, Steve Davis (15);
12, Barry Hawkins (30);
12, Neil Robertson (28);
14, Matthew Stevens (4);
15, Ali Carter (19);
16, Anthony Hamilton (17).
