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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.
The most successful player at the World Snooker Championship is Joe Davis, who won fifteen consecutive titles between 1927 and 1946. The record in the modern era, usually dated from the reintroduction in 1969 of a knock-out tournament format, rather than a challenge format, is shared by Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan , both having won the ...
The World Snooker Championship originally was the only event to offer ranking points, until the 1982 International Open. [4] Over the next 22 seasons, five men held the first position; Reardon (1976/77 to 1980/81), Cliff Thorburn , Reardon again for 1982/83 [note 1], Steve Davis (1983/84 to 1989/90) and Stephen Hendry (1990/91 to 1997/98).
This category shows people who have won the BA&CC/WPBSA World Snooker Championship (1927–present), and/or its World Professional Match-play Championship competing title (1952–57). Pages in category "Winners of the professional snooker world championship"
The World Snooker Championship is the longest-running and most prestigious tournament in professional snooker. It is also the richest, with total prize money of £2,395,000 in 2023 , including £500,000 for the winner. [ 1 ]
The Belgian has endured a testing year following a slump in form after claiming the world title in 2023, but a fortuitous escape from a snooker during a match against Ding Junhui inspired an ...
List of snooker players, a list of professional players from all eras; List of world snooker champions; List of snooker players by number of ranking titles; List of snooker world number ones; List of snooker players with over 100 century breaks
Until the 2009–10 season, rankings were updated once annually, following the World Snooker Championship. Since the 2010–11 season , rankings have been updated after every ranking tournament. The world rankings were formerly based on point tariffs set by the governing body, but this system transitioned to a prize money list for the 2014–15 ...