World Snooker Championship / Statistics

This article lists statistics for the World Snooker Championship .

Most statistics refer to the World Championships from 1977 onwards, as the rules regarding mode, size of the field and duration of the games have been standardized and thus comparable since the move to the Crucible Theater in Sheffield . In many categories (especially prize money or breaks achieved ), however, the top placements are almost exclusively occupied by players who have been active since the aforementioned period.

For a chronologically sorted overview of all final games since 1927 see the list of world champions in snooker .

Player Statistics

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For the periods from 1977 onwards, the values ​​listed in the tables refer only to the main round in the Crucible Theater . The qualification is not included.

successes

Number of world titles

applies to the period 1927–2020

space	player	Victories	Years
1.	Joe Davis	15th	1927-1940, 1946
2.	Fred Davis	8th	1948, 1949, 1951, 1952–1956 (World Matchplay)
	John Pulman		1957 (World Matchplay), 1964 (2 ×), 1965 (3 ×), 1966, 1968
4th	Stephen Hendry	7th	1990, 1992-1996, 1999
5.	Ray Reardon	6th	1970, 1973-1976, 1978
	Steve Davis		1981, 1983, 1984, 1987-1989
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020
8th.	John Higgins	4th	1998, 2007, 2009, 2011
9.	John Spencer	3	1969, 1971, 1977
	Mark Williams		2000, 2003, 2018
	Mark Selby		2014, 2016, 2017
12.	Walter Donaldson	2	1947, 1950
	Alex Higgins		1972, 1982
14th	Horace Lindrum	1	1952
	Terry Griffiths		1979
	Cliff Thorburn		1980
	Dennis Taylor		1985
	Joe Johnson		1986
	John Parrott		1991
	Ken Doherty		1997
	Peter Ebdon		2002
	Shaun Murphy		2005
	Graeme Dott		2006
	Neil Robertson		2010
	Stuart Bingham		2015
	Judd Trump		2019

Successful first title defense

Players who were able to successfully defend their first World Cup title at the following World Cup:
(applies to the period 1927-2020)

space	player	first title win	Title defense
1.	Joe Davis	1927	1928
2.	Fred Davis	1948	1949
3.	John Pulman	1957	1964

See also: " Curse of the Crucible "

Prize money won

applies to the period 1977–2020

space	player	total
1.	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£ 2,531,700
2.	John Higgins	£ 2,108,800
3.	Stephen Hendry	£ 1,942,478
4th	Mark Williams	£ 1,505,650
5.	Mark Selby	£ 1,446,380
7th	Judd Trump	£ 919,100
6th	Peter Ebdon	£ 880,200
8th.	Steve Davis	£ 836,480
9.	Jimmy White	£ 820,025
10.	Shaun Murphy	£ 813,650

Matches played and won

applies to the period 1977–2020

space	player	Matches	Victories	Quota
1.	Stephen Hendry	90	70	77.78
2.	Ronnie O'Sullivan	90	68	75.56
3.	Steve Davis	84	60	71.43
4th	John Higgins	81	59	72.48
5.	Jimmy White	75	50	66.67
6th	Mark Williams	59	40	67.80
7th	John Parrott	56	34	60.71
8th.	Mark Selby	46	33	71.74
9.	Terry Griffiths	49	31	63.27
10.	Matthew Stevens	46	29	63.04

Frames played and won

applies to the period 1977–2020

space	player	Frames	Won	Quota
1.	Ronnie O'Sullivan	1,859	1,089	58.58
2.	Stephen Hendry	1,846	1,068	57.85
3.	Steve Davis	1,680	0966	57.50
4th	John Higgins	1,725	0961	55.71
5.	Jimmy White	1,558	0847	54.36
6th	Mark Williams	1,207	0668	55.34
7th	John Parrott	1.108	0592	53.43
8th.	Mark Selby	0996	0546	54.82
9	Terry Griffiths	0999	0531	53.15
10.	Peter Ebdon	1,021	0527	51.62

Points scored

applies to the period 1977–2020

space	player	Points
1.	Ronnie O'Sullivan	110.293
2.	Stephen Hendry	106,407
3.	John Higgins	097,496
4th	Steve Davis	096,398
5.	Jimmy White	084,861
6th	Mark Williams	065,738
7th	John Parrott	058,512
8th.	Mark Selby	055,735
9.	Peter Ebdon	054,384
10.	Terry Griffiths	053,274

Number of final round participations

applies to the period 1977–2020

space	player	Participation (in series)
1.	Steve Davis	30 (22)
2.	Ronnie O'Sullivan	28 (28)
3.	Stephen Hendry	27 (27)
4th	John Higgins	26 (26)
5.	Jimmy White	25 (20)
6th	Peter Ebdon	24 (23)
7th	John Parrott	23 (21)
8th.	Mark Williams	22 (17)
9.	Alan McManus	21 (16)
10.	Graeme Dott	20 (14)
11.	Terry Griffiths	19 (19)
	Willie Thorne	19 (17)
	Ken Doherty	19 (15)

Highest victories

applies to the period 1977–2020

space	player	Result	opponent	Lot
1.	Steve Davis	18: 03	John Parrott	Final 1989
2.	Ronnie O'Sullivan	17: 04	Stephen Hendry	2004 semi-finals
3.	Stephen Hendry	16: 04	Terry Griffiths	Semifinals 1992
4th	Steve Davis	13: 01	Mike Hallett	Round of 16, 1988
	Neal Foulds	13: 01	Doug Mountjoy	Round of 16, 1988
	John Parrott	13: 01	Tony Knowles	Round of 16 1992
	Dominic Dale	13: 01	David Gray	Round of 16 2000
	John Higgins	13: 01	Jack Lisowski	Round of 16 2018
9.	Kirk Stevens	13: 02	Ray Reardon	Quarterfinals 1984
	Mark Williams	13: 02	Quinten Hann	Round of 16 2003
	Stephen Maguire	13: 02	Stephen Hendry	Quarterfinals 2012

Breaks

Maximum breaks achieved

applies to the period 1977–2020

space	player	Number of maximums	Year (s)
1.	Stephen Hendry	3	1995, 2009, 2012
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		1997, 2003, 2008
3.	Cliff Thorburn	1	1983
	Jimmy White		1992
	Mark Williams		2005
	Ali Carter		2008
	John Higgins		2020

Century breaks achieved

applies to the period 1977–2020

space	player	Number total
1.	Ronnie O'Sullivan	179
2.	John Higgins	152
3.	Stephen Hendry	127
4th	Mark Selby	076
5.	Shaun Murphy	072
6th	Ding Junhui	068
7th	Neil Robertson	063
8th.	Matthew Stevens	057
9.	Judd Trump	056
10.	Mark Williams	055

Achieved century breaks within a World Cup

applies to the period 1977–2020

space	player	number	year
1.	Stephen Hendry	16	2002
2.	Ding Junhui	15th	2016
3.	John Higgins	14th	1998
	Judd Trump		2019
5.	Ronnie O'Sullivan	13	2004
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		2013
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		2014
	Shaun Murphy		2015
	Ding Junhui		2017
10.	Stephen Hendry	12	1995
	John Higgins		2000
	Mark Selby		2007
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		2008
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		2012
	Mark Williams		2018
	John Higgins		2019
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		2020

Age records

Youngest participants

All of the following dates are given for the first day of the year. Applies to the period 1977–2020

space	player	Age	year
1.	Luca Brecel	17 years, 45 days	2012
2.	Stephen Hendry	17 years, 99 days	1986
3.	Ronnie O'Sullivan	17 years, 134 days	1993
4th	Judd Trump	17 years, 245 days	2007
5.	Liu Chuang	17 years, 331 days	2008

Oldest participant

All of the following dates are given for the last day of the relevant year. Applies to the period 1977–2020

space	player	Age	year
1.	Fred Davis	70 years, 253 days	1984
2.	Eddie Charlton	62 years, 170 days	1992
3.	John Pulman	56 years, 133 days	1980
4th	Cliff Wilson	55 years, 340 days	1990
5.	John Dunning	55 years, 16 days	1982

Youngest world champions

All of the following dates are given for the first day of the final of the corresponding year. Applies to the period 1977–2020

space	player	Age	year
1.	Stephen Hendry	21 years, 106 days	1990
2.	Shaun Murphy	22 years, 265 days	2005
3.	John Higgins	22 years, 351 days	1998
4th	Steve Davis	23 years, 241 days	1981
5.	Mark Williams	25 years, 41 days	2000

Oldest world champion

All following dates are given for the last day of the final of the respective year. applies to the period 1977–2020

space	player	Age	year
1.	Ray Reardon	45 years, 203 days	1978
2.	Ronnie O'Sullivan	44 years, 255 days	2020
3.	Mark Williams	43 years, 47 days	2018
4th	John Spencer	41 years, 224 days	1977
5.	Stuart Bingham	38 years, 348 days	2015
6th	Ronnie O'Sullivan	37 years, 153 days	2013
7th	Dennis Taylor	36 years, 99 days	1985
8th.	John Higgins	35 years, 349 days	2011

Referee statistics

Final referee

applies to the period 1977–2020

space	referee	Number of World Cup finals	Year (s)
1.	John Williams	000009	1978, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2002
2.	Jan Verhaas	6th	2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2017
3.	John Street	5	1980, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1995
4th	Len Ganley	4th	1983, 1987, 1990, 1993
	Eirian Williams	4th	2001, 2005, 2007, 2010
6th	John Smyth	2	1977, 1982
	Michaela Tabb	2	2009, 2012
	Paul Collier	2	2004, 2016
	Brendan Moore	2	2014, 2018
10.	Jim Thorpe	1	1984
	Alan Chamberlain	1	1997
	Lawrie Annandale	1	1998
	Colin Brinded	1	1999
	John Newton	1	2000
	Olivier Marteel	1	2015
	Leo Scullion	1	2019
	Marcel Eckardt	1	2020

Nations Statistics

Number of world titles

applies to the period 1977–2020

space	country	Total number of world titles	Number of vers. player
1.	England	21st	10
2.	Scotland	12	3
3.	Wales	5	3
4th	Northern Ireland	2	2
5.	Australia	1	1
	Canada	1	1
	Ireland	1	1

Attendees

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applies to the period 1977–2020

space	country	verse. Attendees	biggest success
1.	England	114	victory
2.	Scotland	20th	victory
3.	Wales	19th	victory
4th	People's Republic of China	13	final
5.	Canada	10	victory
	Ireland	10	victory
7th	Northern Ireland	9	victory
8th.	Australia	5	victory
9.	Thailand	5	Semifinals
10.	South Africa	3	final
11.	Malta	2	Quarter finals
12.	Hong Kong	1	Semifinals
13.	New Zealand	1	Quarter finals
	Norway	1	Quarter finals
14th	Finland	1	1 round
	Iceland	1	1 round
	Belgium	1	1 round
	Cyprus	1	1 round
	Switzerland	1	1 round

Remarks

1. ↑ two more in the period before 1977

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1. ^ Title Won - Crucible. Players: 20. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed May 29, 2016 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Hall of Fame. In: snooker.org. Retrieved May 29, 2016 . 
3. ^ Chris Turner: World Professional Championship . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
4. ^ Prize Money Won - Crucible. Players: 197. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed August 16, 2020 . 
5. ^ ^{A b} Matches Won - Crucible. Players: 197. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed May 29, 2016 . 
6. ^ Frames Won - Crucible. Players: 197. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed May 29, 2016 . 
7. ^ Points Scored For & Against - Crucible. Players: 197. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed May 29, 2016 . 
8. ↑ Chris Downer: Crucible Almanac (2012 edition) . 2012, p. 121 .
9. ↑ Chris Downer: Crucible Almanac (2012 edition) . 2012, p. 122 .
10. ↑ Maximums Made - Crucible. Maximums: 10. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed May 31, 2016 . 
11. ^ Centuries Made - Crucible. Players: 108. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed August 16, 2020 . 
12. ^ Centuries Made - Most In Tournament By One Player - Crucible. Players: 559. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed August 16, 2020 . 
13. ↑ Chris Downer: Crucible Almanac (2012 edition) . 2012, p. 132 .
14. ↑ Chris Downer: Crucible Almanac (2012 edition) . 2012, p. 132 .
15. ↑ Chris Downer: Crucible Almanac (2012 edition) . 2012, p. 133 .
16. ↑ Chris Downer: Crucible Almanac (2012 edition) . 2012, p. 133 .
17. ↑ Chris Downer: Crucible Almanac (2012 edition) . 2012, p. 143 .
18. ^ Ivan Speck: Dennis Taylor v Steve Davis, 25 years on . In: Daily Mail , April 15, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010. 
19. ↑ Chris Downer: Crucible Almanac (2012 edition) . 2012, p. 134 .

Web links

• Index of the Global Snooker Center (overview of all snooker world championships and final round results) ( Memento from April 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive )