The World Snooker Championship trophy
The World Snooker Championship is a super exciting yearly snooker tournament! It first started way back in 1927. Since 1977, it has been held at the famous Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
This big event takes place over seventeen days in late April and early May. It's one of the three most important snooker tournaments of the season, known as the Triple Crown events. The championship didn't happen between 1941 and 1945 because of World War II. It also took a break from 1958 to 1963 because not enough players were interested at that time.
Today, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) organizes this amazing tournament. Before 1968, other groups were in charge.
Many great players have won the World Snooker Championship. As of 2024, 28 different players have lifted the trophy! The player with the most wins ever is Joe Davis. He won an incredible fifteen times in a row between 1927 and 1946! In more recent times, since 1969, when the tournament changed its format, Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan share the record. They have both won the title se
Ranking Event Winners
Over 400 ranking events have been staged by World Snooker Tour since the 1974 World Championship.
As of 2025, Ronnie O’Sullivan holds the record for most titles (41), having eclipsed the previous benchmark of 36 set by Stephen Hendry, following his victory at the 2020 World Championship.
View the full list of winners below (Updated following the 2025 Wuhan Open):
| Name | Titles |
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| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 41 |
| Stephen Hendry | 36 |
| John Higgins | 33 |
| Judd Trump | 30 |
| Steve Davis | 28 |
| Mark Williams | 26 |
| Neil Robertson | 26 |
| Mark Selby | 24 |
| Ding Junhui | 15 |
| Shaun Murphy | 13 |
| Mark Allen | 11 |
| Jimmy White | 10 |
| Kyren Wilson | 10 |
| John Parrott | 9 |
| Peter Ebdon | 9 |
| Stephen Maguire | 7 |
| Ali Carter | 6 |
| Stuart Bingham | 6 |
| Ken Doherty | 6 |
| Ray Reardon | 5 |
| Stephen Lee | 5 |
| Ryan Day | 4 |
| Luca Brecel | 4 |
| James Wattana | 3 |
| Paul Hunter | 3 |
| Ricky Walden | 3 |
| Marco Fu | 3 |
| Barry Hawkins | 3 |
| Gary Wilson | 3 |
| Zhao Xintong | 3 |
| Tony Knowles | 2 |
| Dennis Taylor | 2 |
| Cliff Thorburn | 2 |
| Doug Mountjoy | 2 |
| Alan McManus | 2 |
| Graeme Dott | 2 |
| Dominic Dale | 2 |
| Anthony McGill | 2 |
| Michael White | 2 |
| Joe Perry | 2 |
Robert World Snooker Championship: Past Winners, Stats & HistoryThe World Snooker Championship is the pinnacle of the sport and the one event that all players are desperate to win. By taking the world title you go down as one of the best to have played the sport and with it, immortalise yourself in snooker history. The tournament is held at the world-famous Crucible Theatre, which is in Sheffield, England. It’s been running since 1927 and is also the oldest tournament on the snooker calendar. As the season finale, it’s the one that the players are all geared up for. Twelve months of preparation is required to even get on the table, let alone win the event, such is the structure of the World Snooker Championship. World Snooker Championship Recent Winners| Year | Winner (Seeding) | Runner-Up (Seeding) | Score |
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| 2025 | Zhao Xintong (-) | Mark Williams (6) | 18-12 | | 2024 | Kyren Wilson (12) | Jak Jones (-) | 18-14 | | 2023 | Luca Brecel (9) | Mark Selby (2) | 18-15 | | 2022 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | Judd Trump (4) | 18-13 | | 2021 | Mark Selby (4) | Shaun Murphy (7) | 18-15 | | 2020 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) | Kyren Wilson (8) | 18-8 | | 2019 | Judd Trump (7) | John Higgins (5) | 18-9 | | 2018 | Mark Wi
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