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 which counts towards the snooker world rankings. World rankings were introduced in 1976–77, initially based on the results from the previous three World Championships. The first ranking event was thus the 1974 World Championship, 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. Over the years more ranking tournaments were established. In the 2018–19 season there were twenty events worth ranking points.
List of winners
- Following the 2021 German Masters
Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for the most ranking titles with 37, passing Stephen Hendry's total of 36, by winning the 2020 World Snooker Championship.[1] John Higgins is third in the list with 30 wins, followed by Steve Davis with 28. Davis's wins were made between 1981 and 1995 and he held the record until Hendry's 29th win at the 1998 Thailand Masters. Mark Williams with 22 wins and Judd Trump with 21 are the only other players with 20 or more wins.
Name | Titles | First | Latest |
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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 |
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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 |
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22 | 1994 | 2018 |
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World Championship | 3 | ||
UK Championship | 2 | ||
World Open | 4 | ||
Welsh Open | 2 | ||
China Open | 3 | ||
British Open | 1 | ||
German Masters | 2 | ||
Malta Cup | 1 | ||
Northern Ireland Open | 1 | ||
Thailand Masters | 3 |
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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 |
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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 |
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9 | 1989 | 1996 |
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World Championship | 1 | ||
UK Championship | 1 | ||
Dubai Classic | 3 | ||
Malta Cup | 3 | ||
Scottish Open | 1 |
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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 |
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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 |
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6 | 1993 | 2006 |
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World Championship | 1 | ||
Welsh Open | 2 | ||
Malta Cup | 1 | ||
Malta Grand Prix | 1 | ||
Thailand Masters | 1 |
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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 |
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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 |
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5 | 1974 | 1982 |
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World Championship | 4 | ||
World Open | 1 |
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5 | 1998 | 2012 |
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World Open | 2 | ||
Welsh Open | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 1 | ||
Players Championship | 1 |
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5 | 2012 | 2018 |
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World Open | 2 | ||
International Championship | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 1 | ||
Players Championship | 1 |
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4 | 2009 | 2016 |
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World Open | 1 | ||
Welsh Open | 1 | ||
Shanghai Masters | 1 | ||
German Masters | 1 |
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4 | 2015 | 2020 |
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Shanghai Masters | 1 | ||
German Masters | 1 | ||
Paul Hunter Classic | 1 | ||
Championship League | 1 |
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3 | 1992 | 1995 |
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Thailand Masters | 2 | ||
Strachan Open | 1 |
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3 | 1998 | 2002 |
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Welsh Open | 2 | ||
British Open | 1 |
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3 | 2008 | 2014 |
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Shanghai Masters | 1 | ||
Wuxi Classic | 1 | ||
International Championship | 1 |
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3 | 2007 | 2016 |
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World Open | 1 | ||
Australian Goldfields Open | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 1 |
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3 | 2012 | 2017 |
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Australian Goldfields Open | 1 | ||
World Grand Prix | 1 | ||
Players Championship | 1 |
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2 | 1982 | 1983 |
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World Open | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 1 |
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2 | 1984 | 1985 |
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World Championship | 1 | ||
World Open | 1 |
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2 | 1980 | 1985 |
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World Championship | 1 | ||
Scottish Open | 1 |
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2 | 1988 | 1989 |
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UK Championship | 1 | ||
Classic | 1 |
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2 | 1994 | 1996 |
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Dubai Classic | 1 | ||
Thailand Masters | 1 |
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2 | 2006 | 2007 |
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World Championship | 1 | ||
China Open | 1 |
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2 | 1997 | 2007 |
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World Open | 1 | ||
Shanghai Masters | 1 |
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2 | 2016 | 2017 |
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Indian Open | 1 | ||
Shoot Out | 1 |
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2 | 2015 | 2017 |
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Indian Open | 1 | ||
Paul Hunter Classic | 1 |
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2 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Riga Masters | 1 | ||
Gibraltar Open | 1 |
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1 | 1977 | 1977 |
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World Championship | 1 |
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1 | 1979 | 1979 |
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World Championship | 1 |
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1 | 1982 | 1982 |
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World Championship | 1 |
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1 | 1985 | 1985 |
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Classic | 1 |
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1 | 1985 | 1985 |
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British Open | 1 |
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1 | 1986 | 1986 |
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World Championship | 1 |
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1 | 1986 | 1986 |
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Scottish Open | 1 |
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1 | 1989 | 1989 |
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British Open | 1 |
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1 | 1989 | 1989 |
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Australian Goldfields Open | 1 |
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1 | 1990 | 1990 |
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Classic | 1 |
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1 | 1990 | 1990 |
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British Open | 1 |
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1 | 1991 | 1991 |
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Malta Cup | 1 |
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1 | 1993 | 1993 |
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Thailand Masters | 1 |
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1 | 1996 | 1996 |
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British Open | 1 |
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1 | 1999 | 1999 |
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British Open | 1 |
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1 | 2002 | 2002 |
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World Open | 1 |
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1 | 2003 | 2003 |
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Scottish Open | 1 |
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1 | 2003 | 2003 |
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UK Championship | 1 |
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1 | 2015 | 2015 |
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Players Championship | 1 |
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1 | 2016 | 2016 |
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German Masters | 1 |
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1 | 2016 | 2016 |
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English Open | 1 |
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1 | 2016 | 2016 |
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Northern Ireland Open | 1 |
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1 | 2017 | 2017 |
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German Masters | 1 |
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1 | 2017 | 2017 |
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China Championship | 1 |
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1 | 2018 | 2018 |
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Shoot Out | 1 |
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1 | 2018 | 2018 |
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European Masters | 1 |
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1 | 2019 | 2019 |
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Shoot Out | 1 |
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1 | 2019 | 2019 |
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Indian Open | 1 |
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1 | 2019 | 2019 |
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Riga Masters | 1 |
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1 | 2020 | 2020 |
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Shoot Out | 1 |
Ranking title winners by country
- Following the 2021 German Masters
Country | Players | Titles | First title | Latest title |
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34 | 190 | 1977 | 2021 |
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7 | 79 | 1987 | 2020 |
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8 | 37 | 1974 | 2018 |
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1 | 19 | 2006 | 2020 |
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3 | 16 | 2005 | 2019 |
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3 | 8 | 1982 | 2018 |
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2 | 7 | 1993 | 2006 |
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2 | 4 | 1992 | 2019 |
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2 | 3 | 1980 | 1990 |
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1 | 3 | 2007 | 2016 |
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1 | 1 | 1985 | 1985 |
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1 | 1 | 2017 | 2017 |
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1 | 1 | 2018 | 2018 |
13 countries | 66 | 369 | 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.
Chronology of ranking tournaments
At the end of the 2019/20 season there had been a total of 361 ranking events and a further 69 minor-ranking events. Minor-ranking events have not been played since the 2015–16 season.
R: Ranking tournament |
M: Minor-ranking tournament |
Tournament was either not held or carried no ranking points. |
Notes
- In the 2012/2013 season the event was part of the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship series.
- Event was part of the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship series.
- In the 1992/1993 there were three minor events in the same season.
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.