Triple Crown (Snooker)
The Triple Crown is a snooker award given to players who have won the World Championship , UK Championship and Masters over the course of their careers . These three tournaments together are also known as the Triple Crown Series .
Players who have achieved the Triple Crown
In the history of snooker, only eleven players have managed to win all three Triple Crown events. These are:
- Steve Davis
- Terry Griffiths
- Stephen Hendry
- Alex Higgins
- John Higgins
- Shaun Murphy
- Ronnie O'Sullivan
- Neil Robertson
- Mark Selby
- Judd Trump
- Mark Williams
(players still active in bold (as of 2020) )
Of these eleven players, however, only Steve Davis (1987/88), Stephen Hendry (1989/90, 1995/96) and Mark Williams (2002/03) managed to win all three tournaments in one season.
List of players with the most wins in Triple Crown events
The players are initially listed after most wins at Triple Crown Events (Total). If the number is the same, the triple crown wearers have priority. Finally, the year of the first tournament win is sorted. Only players who have won at least two triple crown tournaments are listed.
| Surname | country | World Championship | UK Championship | Masters | Total | from ... to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie O'Sullivan |
 England
|
6th | 7th | 7th | 20th | 1993-2020 |
| Stephen Hendry |
 Scotland
|
7th | 5 | 6th | 18th | 1989-1999 |
| Steve Davis |
England
|
6th | 6th | 3 | 15th | 1980-1997 |
| Joe Davis |
England
|
15th | 0 | 0 | 15th | 1927-1946 |
| John Higgins |
Scotland
|
4th | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1998-2011 |
| Mark Selby |
England
|
3 | 2 | 3 | 8th | 2008-2017 |
| Fred Davis |
England
|
8th | 0 | 0 | 8th | 1948-1956 |
| John Pulman |
England
|
8th | 0 | 0 | 8th | 1957-1968 |
| Mark J. Williams |
 Wales
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 7th | 1998-2018 |
| Ray Reardon |
Wales
|
6th | 0 | 1 | 7th | 1970-1988 |
| Alex Higgins |
 Northern Ireland
|
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1972-1983 |
| Neil Robertson |
 Australia
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 4th | 2010-2015 |
| John Spencer |
England
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 1969-1977 |
| Cliff Thorburn |
 Canada
|
1 | 0 | 3 | 4th | 1980-1986 |
| Ding Junhui |
 People's Republic of China
|
0 | 3 | 1 | 4th | 2005-2019 |
| Terry Griffiths |
Wales
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1979-1982 |
| Shaun Murphy |
England
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2005-2015 |
| Judd Trump |
England
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2011-2019 |
| Doug Mountjoy |
Wales
|
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1977-1988 |
| Paul Hunter |
England
|
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2001-2004 |
| Walter Donaldson |
Scotland
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1947-1950 |
| Jimmy White |
England
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1984-1992 |
| Dennis Taylor |
Northern Ireland
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1985-1987 |
| John Parrott |
England
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1991 |
| Matthew Stevens |
Wales
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2000-2003 |
| Peter Ebdon |
England
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2002-2006 |
| Stuart Bingham |
England
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2015-2020 |
| Players who have won all three tournaments at least once |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Masters 2018: First Triple Crown title for Mark Allen. In: SnookerPRO. January 21, 2018, accessed on August 9, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Triple Crown Winners To Wear New Icon. In: wst.tv. WPBSA , January 11, 2020, accessed January 19, 2020 .
- ↑ Most Titles Won from Triple Crown. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 9, 2017 .