Jason Kirkwood
There are no ranks in billiards. There are different tournaments that result in a player getting ranked from their play and win:loss ratios, so there is a ranking of players that changes regularly. The top ranked player, a temporary rank, is simply called the top ranked player.
Rafael Nadal!
richie mccaw
As of December 2010, Rafael Nadal is the number 1 ranked male tennis player. As of January 2011, Caroline Wozniacki is the number 1 ranked female tennis player.
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Caroline Wozniacki.
You have to beat a Top Ranked Player in the Wildcard World Cup.
Novak Djokovic
Lleyton Hewitt (currently 34th in the world).
England's tennis no.1 in both men and women is Alex Bogdanovic(Ranked 183) and Anne Keothavong (Ranked 61) But if Great Britain is Concerned Andy Murray(Ranked 4) along with Keothavong(Ranked 61) are the top ranked.
Ideally you place the strongest players at the bottom of the ladder, and the weakest at the top. A player may only challenge a few "rungs" above their position ie. the 5th ranked player can only challenge players 4,3,2. Additionally a player can be challenged by anyone within 3 rungs bellow them. If a lower ranked player beats a higher ranked player they switch rankings. If the upper ranked player wins they maintain their position.