Thomas Björn, the defending champion of the BMW International Open, has progressed to 14th in the World Rankings since his victory last year.
This is the penultimate week before the Rankings are calculated using the 8 sector decline system.
Changes to World Ranking System Press Release
Points extend to 45th place:
1st 40.00
2nd 24.00
3rd 16.00
4th 12.00
5th 9.60
6th 8.00
7th 7.20
8th 6.40
9th 6.00
10th 5.60
11th 5.20
12th 4.80
13th 4.40
14th 4.00
15th 3.80
16th 3.60
17th 3.40
18th 3.20
19th 3.00
20th 2.80
21st 2.60
22nd 2.40
23rd 2.32
24th 2.24
25th 2.16
26th 2.08
27th 2.00
28th 1.92
29th 1.84
30th 1.80
31st 1.76
32nd 1.72
33rd 1.68
34th 1.64
35th 1.60
36th 1.56
37th 1.52
38th 1.48
39th 1.44
40th 1.40
41st 1.36
42nd 1.32
43rd 1.28
44th 1.24
45th 1.20
