WDBS Rankings | Belgian Open 2026 Update
The official WDBS rankings have been updated following the 2026 Belgian Open at the Trickshot in Bruges.
- View the updated rankings at the WDBS website
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- View further information about the ranking system
The WDBS ranking system includes individual ranking lists for each of the main classification groups, with players earning points from based upon their finishing position at designated ranking tournaments.
The rankings operate on a rolling two-year basis, with points earned during 2023/24 to be removed during the course of this season. At this revision points earned at the 2026 Belgian Open were added with points from the 2024 Belgian Open removed.
KNOWLES BACK IN FIRST
Lewis Knowles has returned to the top of the Group 8 world ranking list after defeating Mike Gillespie in the final of the combined Group 7-8 event at the 2026 Belgian Open.
Knowles climbs to the summit of the deaf classification group for the first time this season and becomes the fourth different player to hold the position during this campaign alone – following on from reigning world champion Kristof De Bruyn, Gary Taylor and most recently Luke Drennan.
Just 11,100 points separate Knowles from fourth-placed De Bruyn with all the top four still in contention for the season-ending Champion of Champions in July.
HULL HITS CAREER HIGH
A successful title defence in Bruges has seen Peter Hull climb to a career-high of second place in the ambulant Group 3 classification group.
The 39-year-old Englishman defeated Joe Hardstaff 3-2 in the final to win the second ranking event of his career and he has overtaken Kal Mattu into second position as a result.
Hull trails Ireland’s Daniel Kelly, who was absent from the event in Belgium, by just 8,800 points meaning that a maiden spell as the world number one is still a possibility before the end of the current campaign.
KEY MOVERS
France’s Jose Moreno Lopez is the biggest climber in the latest ranking revision following a memorable run to his first WDBS final.
Lopez has jumped seven places and now sits seventh in the ambulant Group 5 ranking list.
A first ever match victory on the WDBS Tour has seen Riley Frampton climb from 18th to 12th in Group 6A, while both Joel Mayberry (Group 4) and Lee Leonard (Group 6A) have each risen three places to 16th and 18th in their respective groups.
Matthew Lester is up three places to fifth in the wheelchair Group 1+2 classification, after finishing third in Belgium, while a run to the final of Group 6A has seen Ireland’s Aidan Pollitt return to third spot.
Next up on the WDBS calendar is the 2026 Wilson Interiors Hull Open at the Tradewell Snooker Club on 15-17 May 2026. Enter now via WPBSA SnookerScores.
