List of snooker players by number of ranking titles
This is a list of professional snooker players ordered by the number of "ranking titles" they have won. A ranking title is a tournament that counts towards the snooker world rankings. World rankings were introduced in the 1976–77 season, initially based on the results from the previous three World Championships. This meant that the 1974 World Championship retrospectively became the first ranking event, won by Ray Reardon.
Until 1982, the World Championship was the only ranking event. In the 1982–83 season, two more ranking events were added to the snooker calendar: the International Open and the Professional Players Tournament. In 1984, the UK Championship, initially a non-ranking tournament, became a ranking event for the first time. More ranking tournaments were established over the years. In the 2018–19 season, there were twenty events worth ranking points.
List of winners[]
- Following the 2021 World Grand Prix
Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for the most ranking titles, with 38. He surpassed Stephen Hendry's previous record of 36 by winning the 2020 World Snooker Championship.[1] John Higgins is third on the list with 31 titles, followed by Steve Davis with 28. Davis won all of his titles between 1981 and 1995, and he held the record until Hendry's 29th ranking tournament win at the 1998 Thailand Masters. The only other players with 20 or more ranking titles are Mark Williams with 24, Judd Trump with 22, Neil Robertson with 21, and Mark Selby with 20.
Name | Titles | First | Latest |
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Ronnie O'Sullivan | 38 | 1993 | 2021 |
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World Championship | 6 | ||
UK Championship | 7 | ||
World Open | 1 | ||
Welsh Open | 4 | ||
China Open | 2 | ||
Shanghai Masters | 2 | ||
Northern Ireland Trophy | 1 | ||
British Open | 1 | ||
Dubai Classic | 1 | ||
German Masters | 2 | ||
Irish Masters | 2 | ||
Malta Cup | 1 | ||
World Grand Prix | 2 | ||
English Open | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 2 | ||
Players Championship | 2 | ||
Tour Championship | 1 |
Stephen Hendry | 36 | 1987 | 2005 |
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World Championship | 7 | ||
UK Championship | 5 | ||
World Open | 4 | ||
Welsh Open | 3 | ||
British Open | 4 | ||
Dubai Classic | 3 | ||
Malta Cup | 4 | ||
Scottish Open | 3 | ||
Thailand Masters | 3 |
John Higgins | 31 | 1994 | 2021 |
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World Championship | 4 | ||
UK Championship | 3 | ||
World Open | 4 | ||
Welsh Open | 5 | ||
China Open | 1 | ||
Shanghai Masters | 1 | ||
International Championship | 1 | ||
Indian Open | 1 | ||
British Open | 4 | ||
German Masters | 2 | ||
Australian Goldfields Open | 1 | ||
Malta Cup | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 2 | ||
Players Championship | 1 |
Steve Davis | 28 | 1981 | 1995 |
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World Championship | 6 | ||
UK Championship | 4 | ||
World Open | 3 | ||
Welsh Open | 2 | ||
British Open | 2 | ||
Classic | 4 | ||
Malta Cup | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 5 | ||
Thailand Masters | 1 |
Mark Williams | 24 | 1994 | 2021 |
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World Championship | 3 | ||
UK Championship | 2 | ||
World Open | 4 | ||
Welsh Open | 2 | ||
China Open | 3 | ||
British Open | 2 | ||
German Masters | 2 | ||
Malta Cup | 1 | ||
Northern Ireland Open | 1 | ||
Thailand Masters | 3 | ||
WST Pro Series | 1 |
Judd Trump | 22 | 2011 | 2021 |
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World Championship | 1 | ||
UK Championship | 1 | ||
World Open | 1 | ||
China Open | 2 | ||
International Championship | 2 | ||
German Masters | 2 | ||
Australian Goldfields Open | 1 | ||
World Grand Prix | 2 | ||
European Masters | 2 | ||
English Open | 1 | ||
Northern Ireland Open | 3 | ||
Gibraltar Open | 2 | ||
Players Championship | 2 |
Neil Robertson | 21 | 2006 | 2021 |
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World Championship | 1 | ||
UK Championship | 3 | ||
World Open | 3 | ||
Welsh Open | 2 | ||
China Open | 2 | ||
Wuxi Classic | 2 | ||
Bahrain Championship | 1 | ||
World Grand Prix | 1 | ||
Riga Masters | 2 | ||
European Masters | 1 | ||
English Open | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 1 | ||
Tour Championship | 1 |
Mark Selby | 20 | 2008 | 2021 |
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World Championship | 4 | ||
UK Championship | 2 | ||
Welsh Open | 1 | ||
China Open | 3 | ||
Shanghai Masters | 1 | ||
International Championship | 2 | ||
German Masters | 1 | ||
Paul Hunter Classic | 1 | ||
European Masters | 1 | ||
English Open | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 2 | ||
China Championship | 1 |
Ding Junhui | 14 | 2005 | 2019 |
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UK Championship | 3 | ||
World Open | 1 | ||
Welsh Open | 1 | ||
China Open | 2 | ||
Shanghai Masters | 2 | ||
International Championship | 1 | ||
Indian Open | 1 | ||
Northern Ireland Trophy | 1 | ||
German Masters | 1 | ||
Players Championship | 1 |
Jimmy White | 10 | 1986 | 2004 |
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UK Championship | 1 | ||
World Open | 2 | ||
British Open | 2 | ||
Canadian Masters | 1 | ||
Classic | 2 | ||
Malta Cup | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 1 |
John Parrott | 9 | 1989 | 1996 |
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World Championship | 1 | ||
UK Championship | 1 | ||
Dubai Classic | 3 | ||
Malta Cup | 3 | ||
Scottish Open | 1 |
Peter Ebdon | 9 | 1993 | 2012 |
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World Championship | 1 | ||
UK Championship | 1 | ||
World Open | 1 | ||
China Open | 2 | ||
British Open | 1 | ||
Irish Masters | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 1 | ||
Thailand Masters | 1 |
Shaun Murphy | 9 | 2005 | 2020 |
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World Championship | 1 | ||
UK Championship | 1 | ||
World Open | 1 | ||
Welsh Open | 1 | ||
Malta Cup | 1 | ||
World Grand Prix | 1 | ||
Gibraltar Open | 1 | ||
China Championship | 1 | ||
Players Championship | 1 |
Ken Doherty | 6 | 1993 | 2006 |
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World Championship | 1 | ||
Welsh Open | 2 | ||
Malta Cup | 1 | ||
Malta Grand Prix | 1 | ||
Thailand Masters | 1 |
Stuart Bingham | 6 | 2011 | 2019 |
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World Championship | 1 | ||
Welsh Open | 1 | ||
Shanghai Masters | 1 | ||
Australian Goldfields Open | 1 | ||
English Open | 1 | ||
Gibraltar Open | 1 |
Stephen Maguire | 6 | 2004 | 2020 |
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UK Championship | 1 | ||
Welsh Open | 1 | ||
China Open | 1 | ||
Northern Ireland Trophy | 1 | ||
Malta Cup | 1 | ||
Tour Championship | 1 |
Mark Allen | 6 | 2012 | 2021 |
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World Open | 2 | ||
International Championship | 1 | ||
Northern Ireland Open | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 1 | ||
Players Championship | 1 |
Ray Reardon | 5 | 1974 | 1982 |
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World Championship | 4 | ||
World Open | 1 |
Stephen Lee | 5 | 1998 | 2012 |
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World Open | 2 | ||
Welsh Open | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 1 | ||
Players Championship | 1 |
Ali Carter | 4 | 2009 | 2016 |
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World Open | 1 | ||
Welsh Open | 1 | ||
Shanghai Masters | 1 | ||
German Masters | 1 |
Kyren Wilson | 4 | 2015 | 2020 |
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Shanghai Masters | 1 | ||
German Masters | 1 | ||
Paul Hunter Classic | 1 | ||
Championship League | 1 |
James Wattana | 3 | 1992 | 1995 |
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Thailand Masters | 2 | ||
Strachan Open | 1 |
Paul Hunter | 3 | 1998 | 2002 |
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Welsh Open | 2 | ||
British Open | 1 |
Ricky Walden | 3 | 2008 | 2014 |
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Shanghai Masters | 1 | ||
Wuxi Classic | 1 | ||
International Championship | 1 |
Marco Fu | 3 | 2007 | 2016 |
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World Open | 1 | ||
Australian Goldfields Open | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 1 |
Barry Hawkins | 3 | 2012 | 2017 |
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Australian Goldfields Open | 1 | ||
World Grand Prix | 1 | ||
Players Championship | 1 |
Ryan Day | 3 | 2017 | 2021 |
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Riga Masters | 1 | ||
Gibraltar Open | 1 | ||
Shoot Out | 1 |
Tony Knowles | 2 | 1982 | 1983 |
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World Open | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 1 |
Dennis Taylor | 2 | 1984 | 1985 |
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World Championship | 1 | ||
World Open | 1 |
Cliff Thorburn | 2 | 1980 | 1985 |
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World Championship | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 1 |
Doug Mountjoy | 2 | 1988 | 1989 |
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UK Championship | 1 | ||
Classic | 1 |
Alan McManus | 2 | 1994 | 1996 |
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Dubai Classic | 1 | ||
Thailand Masters | 1 |
Graeme Dott | 2 | 2006 | 2007 |
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World Championship | 1 | ||
China Open | 1 |
Dominic Dale | 2 | 1997 | 2007 |
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World Open | 1 | ||
Shanghai Masters | 1 |
Anthony McGill | 2 | 2016 | 2017 |
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Indian Open | 1 | ||
Shoot Out | 1 |
Michael White | 2 | 2015 | 2017 |
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Indian Open | 1 | ||
Paul Hunter Classic | 1 |
Luca Brecel | 2 | 2017 | 2021 |
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Scottish Open | 1 | ||
China Championship | 1 |
John Spencer | 1 | 1977 | 1977 |
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World Championship | 1 |
Terry Griffiths | 1 | 1979 | 1979 |
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World Championship | 1 |
Alex Higgins | 1 | 1982 | 1982 |
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World Championship | 1 |
Willie Thorne | 1 | 1985 | 1985 |
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Classic | 1 |
Silvino Francisco | 1 | 1985 | 1985 |
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British Open | 1 |
Joe Johnson | 1 | 1986 | 1986 |
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World Championship | 1 |
Neal Foulds | 1 | 1986 | 1986 |
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Scottish Open | 1 |
Tony Meo | 1 | 1989 | 1989 |
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British Open | 1 |
Mike Hallett | 1 | 1989 | 1989 |
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Australian Goldfields Open | 1 |
Steve James | 1 | 1990 | 1990 |
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Classic | 1 |
Bob Chaperon | 1 | 1990 | 1990 |
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British Open | 1 |
Tony Jones | 1 | 1991 | 1991 |
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Malta Cup | 1 |
Dave Harold | 1 | 1993 | 1993 |
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Thailand Masters | 1 |
Nigel Bond | 1 | 1996 | 1996 |
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British Open | 1 |
Fergal O'Brien | 1 | 1999 | 1999 |
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British Open | 1 |
Chris Small | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
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World Open | 1 |
David Gray | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
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Scottish Open | 1 |
Matthew Stevens | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
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UK Championship | 1 |
Joe Perry | 1 | 2015 | 2015 |
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Players Championship | 1 |
Martin Gould | 1 | 2016 | 2016 |
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German Masters | 1 |
Liang Wenbo | 1 | 2016 | 2016 |
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English Open | 1 |
Mark King | 1 | 2016 | 2016 |
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Northern Ireland Open | 1 |
Anthony Hamilton | 1 | 2017 | 2017 |
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German Masters | 1 |
Michael Georgiou | 1 | 2018 | 2018 |
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Shoot Out | 1 |
Jimmy Robertson | 1 | 2018 | 2018 |
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European Masters | 1 |
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1 | 2019 | 2019 |
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Shoot Out | 1 |
Matthew Selt | 1 | 2019 | 2019 |
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Indian Open | 1 |
Yan Bingtao | 1 | 2019 | 2019 |
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Riga Masters | 1 |
Michael Holt | 1 | 2020 | 2020 |
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Shoot Out | 1 |
Jordan Brown | 1 | 2021 | 2021 |
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Welsh Open | 1 |
David Gilbert | 1 | 2021 | 2021 |
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Championship League | 1 |
Zhao Xintong | 1 | 2021 | 2021 |
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UK Championship | 1 |
Ranking title winners by country[]
- Following the 2021 World Grand Prix
Country | Players | Titles | First title | Latest title |
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England | 35 | 194 | 1977 | 2021 |
Scotland | 7 | 80 | 1987 | 2021 |
Wales | 8 | 40 | 1974 | 2021 |
Australia | 1 | 21 | 2006 | 2021 |
China | 4 | 17 | 2005 | 2021 |
Northern Ireland | 4 | 10 | 1982 | 2021 |
Ireland | 2 | 7 | 1993 | 2006 |
Thailand | 2 | 4 | 1992 | 2019 |
Canada | 2 | 3 | 1980 | 1990 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 3 | 2007 | 2016 |
Belgium | 1 | 2 | 2017 | 2021 |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1985 | 1985 |
Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 2018 | 2018 |
13 countries | 69 | 383 | 1974 | 2021 |
Minor-ranking tournaments[]
In 1992–93 and from the 2010–11 to the 2015–16 season there were a number of tournaments which contributed to the world rankings but at a lower rate than standard ranking tournaments. Wins in these tournaments are referred to as "minor-ranking titles". There were a total of 69 minor-ranking tournaments; 4 in the 1992–93 season with the remainder played from 2010 to 2016 as part of the Players Tour Championship.
Mark Selby had the most wins in minor-rankings events with 7. Mark Allen was second with 5 titles. A number of players won a minor ranking event but have never won a ranking event: Tom Ford won two minor-ranking tournaments while Marcus Campbell, Tony Drago, Andrew Higginson, Ju Reti, Rod Lawler, Rory McLeod, Barry Pinches, Troy Shaw, Joe Swail and Ben Woollaston each won once.
References[]
- ^ Hafez, Shamoon (16 August 2020). "O'Sullivan wins sixth world title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
Sources[]
- Turner, Chris. "Ranking Title Winners". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- Lists of snooker players
- Snooker ranking tournaments