Lowest ranked champions, finalists, semi- and quarter-finalists

[The Statman]

(Note that although Terry Griffiths was unranked (‘u/r’) in 1979 – and therefore technically the lowest ranked in all of the above lists – consideration has been given to the number of entrants each year and the number of matches required to win: for example, in 1979 there were 35 entrants, of whom only 26 were officially ranked.)

Champions

<table border=1><tr><td>Ranking</td><td>Player, Year</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>Shaun Murphy, 2005</td></tr><tr><td>unranked</td><td>Terry Griffiths, 1979</td></tr>
<tr><td>16</td><td>Joe Johnson, 1986</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Steve Davis, 1981
Graeme Dott, 2006</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Alex Higgins, 1982
Dennis Taylor, 1985</td></tr></table>

Finalists

<table border=1><tr><td>Ranking</td><td>Player, Year</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>Shaun Murphy, 2005</td></tr><tr><td>unranked</td><td>Terry Griffiths, 1979</td></tr>
<tr><td>16</td><td>Joe Johnson, 1986</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Doug Mountjoy, 1981</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Steve Davis, 1981
Graeme Dott, 2004
Graeme Dott, 2006
Cliff Thorburn, 1977</td></tr></table>

Semi-finalists

<table border=1><tr><td>Ranking</td><td>Player, Year</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>Shaun Murphy, 2005</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>Alan McManus, 1992</td></tr>
<tr><td>unranked</td><td>Terry Griffiths, 1979</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Andy Hicks, 1995</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Tony Meo, 1989</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Joe Swail, 2000</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Marco Fu, 2006</td></tr></table>

Quarter-finalists

<table border=1><tr><td>Ranking</td><td>Player, Year</td></tr><tr><td>unranked</td><td>Peter Ebdon, 1992</td></tr><tr><td>189</td><td>Lee Walker, 1997</td></tr>
<tr><td>66</td><td>Steve James, 1988</td></tr><tr><td>unranked</td><td>Silvino Francisco, 1982</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>Patrick Wallace, 2001</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>Jim Wych, 1992</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>Darren Morgan, 1990</td></tr></table>