Snooker major tournaments
The snooker major tournaments, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the most prestigious tournaments in snooker.
Traditionally, the majors consisted of the three Triple Crown tournaments: the World Snooker Championship (first held in 1927 and staged as a knockout tournament continuously since 1969), the invitational Masters (held annually since 1975), and the UK Championship (held annually since 1977).
In 2024, the World Snooker Tour (WST) announced the addition of the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters as snooker's "fourth major".[1]
Major tournament winners
Season | Saudi Masters | UK Championship | Masters | World Championship | Ref. |
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2024/25 | Judd Trump (ENG) (5/5) | November 23–December 1 | January 12–19 | April 19–May 5 |
Champions list
Active players indicated in bold.
Player | Total | Saudi | UK | Masters | World | Winning span |
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Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 23 | – | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1993–2024 |
Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 18 | – | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1989–1999 |
Steve Davis (ENG) | 15 | – | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1980–1997 |
John Higgins (SCO) | 9 | – | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1998–2011 |
Mark Selby (ENG) | 9 | – | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2008–2021 |
Ray Reardon (WAL) | 7 | – | – | 1 | 6 | 1970–1978 |
Mark Williams (WAL) | 7 | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1998–2018 |
Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2010–2022 |
Alex Higgins (NIR) | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1972–1983 |
Judd Trump (ENG) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2011–2024 |
John Spencer (ENG) | 4 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1969–1977 |
Cliff Thorburn (CAN) | 4 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1980–1986 |
Ding Junhui (CHN) | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 2006–2020 |
Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1979–1982 |
Doug Mountjoy (WAL) | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1977–1989 |
Paul Hunter (ENG) | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | 2001–2004 |
Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2005–2015 |
See also
- Triple Crown (snooker)
References
- ^ "Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters: New ranking event announced!". World Snooker Tour. 13 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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