List of snooker players by number of ranking titles
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This is a list of professional snooker players ordered by the number of "ranking titles" they have won. A ranking title is a tournament that counts towards the snooker world rankings. World rankings were introduced in the 1976–77 season, initially based on the results from the previous three World Championships. This meant that the 1974 World Championship retrospectively became the first ranking event, 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. More ranking tournaments were established over the years. In the 2018–19 season, there were twenty events worth ranking points.
List of winners
- Following the 2026 World Snooker Championship[1]
Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for the most ranking titles, with 41. He surpassed Stephen Hendry's previous record of 36 by winning the 2020 World Snooker Championship.[2]
| Name | Titles | First | Latest |
|---|
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
36 | 1987 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 7 | ||
| UK Championship | 5 | ||
| World Open | 4 | ||
| Welsh Open | 3 | ||
| British Open | 4 | ||
| Dubai Classic | 3 | ||
| European Masters | 4 | ||
| Scottish Open | 3 | ||
| Thailand Masters | 3 | ||
 Steve Davis (ENG) [d] |
28 | 1981 | 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 6 | ||
| UK Championship | 4 | ||
| World Open | 3 | ||
| Welsh Open | 2 | ||
| British Open | 2 | ||
| Classic | 4 | ||
| European Masters | 1 | ||
| Scottish Open | 5 | ||
| Thailand Masters | 1 | ||
| Jimmy White (ENG) |
10 | 1986 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Championship | 1 | ||
| World Open | 2 | ||
| British Open | 2 | ||
| Canadian Masters | 1 | ||
| Classic | 2 | ||
| European Masters | 1 | ||
| Scottish Open | 1 | ||
| John Parrott (ENG) [g] |
9 | 1989 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 1 | ||
| UK Championship | 1 | ||
| Dubai Classic | 3 | ||
| European Masters | 3 | ||
| Scottish Open | 1 | ||
| Peter Ebdon (ENG) |
9 | 1993 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 1 | ||
| UK Championship | 1 | ||
| World Open | 1 | ||
| China Open | 2 | ||
| British Open | 1 | ||
| Irish Masters | 1 | ||
| Scottish Open | 1 | ||
| Thailand Masters | 1 | ||
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) |
7 | 2004 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Championship | 1 | ||
| Welsh Open | 1 | ||
| China Open | 1 | ||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | 1 | ||
| European Masters | 1 | ||
| Tour Championship | 1 | ||
| Championship League | 1 | ||
 Ken Doherty (IRL) |
6 | 1993 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 1 | ||
| Welsh Open | 2 | ||
| Malta Grand Prix | 1 | ||
| European Masters | 1 | ||
| Thailand Masters | 1 | ||
| Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
6 | 2011 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 1 | ||
| Welsh Open | 1 | ||
| Shanghai Masters | 1 | ||
| Australian Goldfields Open | 1 | ||
| English Open | 1 | ||
| Gibraltar Open | 1 | ||
| Ali Carter (ENG) |
6 | 2009 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Open | 1 | ||
| Welsh Open | 1 | ||
| Shanghai Masters | 1 | ||
| German Masters | 2 | ||
| Championship League | 1 | ||
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
6 | 2021 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 1 | ||
| UK Championship | 1 | ||
| German Masters | 1 | ||
| World Grand Prix | 1 | ||
| Players Championship | 1 | ||
| Tour Championship | 1 | ||
 Ray Reardon (WAL) [h] |
5 | 1974 | 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 4 | ||
| World Open | 1 | ||
| Stephen Lee (ENG) |
5 | 1998 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Open | 2 | ||
| Welsh Open | 1 | ||
| Scottish Open | 1 | ||
| Players Championship | 1 | ||
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) |
5 | 2012 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Open | 1 | ||
| Australian Goldfields Open | 1 | ||
| World Grand Prix | 1 | ||
| European Masters | 1 | ||
| Players Championship | 1 | ||
| Ryan Day (WAL) |
4 | 2017 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Open | 1 | ||
| Riga Masters | 1 | ||
| Gibraltar Open | 1 | ||
| Shoot Out | 1 | ||
 Luca Brecel (BEL) |
4 | 2017 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 1 | ||
| Scottish Open | 1 | ||
| China Championship | 1 | ||
| Championship League | 1 | ||
 James Wattana (THA) |
3 | 1992 | 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand Masters | 2 | ||
| Strachan Open | 1 | ||
| Paul Hunter (ENG) |
3 | 1998 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Open | 2 | ||
| British Open | 1 | ||
| Ricky Walden (ENG) |
3 | 2008 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Masters | 1 | ||
| Wuxi Classic | 1 | ||
| International Championship | 1 | ||
 Marco Fu (HKG) |
3 | 2007 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Open | 1 | ||
| Australian Goldfields Open | 1 | ||
| Scottish Open | 1 | ||
| Gary Wilson (ENG) |
3 | 2022 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Open | 1 | ||
| Scottish Open | 2 | ||
| Tony Knowles (ENG) |
2 | 1982 | 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Open | 1 | ||
| Scottish Open | 1 | ||
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) |
2 | 1984 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 1 | ||
| World Open | 1 | ||
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) |
2 | 1980 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 1 | ||
| Scottish Open | 1 | ||
| Doug Mountjoy (WAL) [i] |
2 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Championship | 1 | ||
| Classic | 1 | ||
| Alan McManus (SCO) |
2 | 1994 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Classic | 1 | ||
| Thailand Masters | 1 | ||
| Graeme Dott (SCO) |
2 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 1 | ||
| China Open | 1 | ||
| Dominic Dale (WAL) |
2 | 1997 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Open | 1 | ||
| Shanghai Masters | 1 | ||
| Anthony McGill (SCO) |
2 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Open | 1 | ||
| Shoot Out | 1 | ||
| Michael White (WAL) |
2 | 2015 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Open | 1 | ||
| Paul Hunter Classic | 1 | ||
| Joe Perry (ENG) |
2 | 2015 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Open | 1 | ||
| Players Championship | 1 | ||
| Robert Milkins (ENG) |
2 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Open | 1 | ||
| Gibraltar Open | 1 | ||
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) |
2 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuhan Open | 2 | ||
| Chris Wakelin (ENG) |
2 | 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Open | 1 | ||
| Shoot Out | 1 | ||
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) |
2 | 2019 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Open | 1 | ||
| Shoot Out | 1 | ||
| Wu Yize (CHN) |
2 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 1 | ||
| International Championship | 1 | ||
| John Spencer (ENG) [j] |
1 | 1977 | 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 1 | ||
| Terry Griffiths (WAL) [k] |
1 | 1979 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 1 | ||
| Alex Higgins (NIR) [l] |
1 | 1982 | 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 1 | ||
| Willie Thorne (ENG) |
1 | 1985 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic | 1 | ||
 Silvino Francisco (RSA) |
1 | 1985 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Open | 1 | ||
| Joe Johnson (ENG) |
1 | 1986 | 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 1 | ||
| Neal Foulds (ENG) |
1 | 1986 | 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Open | 1 | ||
| Tony Meo (ENG) |
1 | 1989 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Open | 1 | ||
| Mike Hallett (ENG) |
1 | 1989 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Goldfields Open | 1 | ||
| Steve James (ENG) |
1 | 1990 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic | 1 | ||
| Bob Chaperon (CAN) |
1 | 1990 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Open | 1 | ||
| Tony Jones (ENG) |
1 | 1991 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Masters | 1 | ||
| Dave Harold (ENG) |
1 | 1993 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand Masters | 1 | ||
| Nigel Bond (ENG) |
1 | 1996 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Open | 1 | ||
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL) |
1 | 1999 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Open | 1 | ||
| Chris Small (SCO) |
1 | 2002 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Open | 1 | ||
| David Gray (ENG) |
1 | 2003 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Open | 1 | ||
| Matthew Stevens (WAL) |
1 | 2003 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Championship | 1 | ||
| Martin Gould (ENG) |
1 | 2016 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| German Masters | 1 | ||
| Liang Wenbo (CHN) |
1 | 2016 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Open | 1 | ||
| Mark King (ENG) |
1 | 2016 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Open | 1 | ||
| Anthony Hamilton (ENG) |
1 | 2017 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| German Masters | 1 | ||
 Michael Georgiou (CYP) |
1 | 2018 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoot Out | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Robertson (ENG) |
1 | 2018 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Masters | 1 | ||
| Matthew Selt (ENG) |
1 | 2019 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Open | 1 | ||
| Yan Bingtao (CHN) |
1 | 2019 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riga Masters | 1 | ||
| Michael Holt (ENG) |
1 | 2020 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoot Out | 1 | ||
| Jordan Brown (NIR) |
1 | 2021 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Open | 1 | ||
| David Gilbert (ENG) |
1 | 2021 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Championship League | 1 | ||
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) |
1 | 2022 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoot Out | 1 | ||
| Fan Zhengyi (CHN) |
1 | 2022 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Masters | 1 | ||
| Zhang Anda (CHN) |
1 | 2023 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Championship | 1 | ||
| Lei Peifan (CHN) |
1 | 2024 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Open | 1 | ||
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) |
1 | 2025 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Open | 1 | ||
| Alfie Burden (ENG) |
1 | 2025 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoot Out | 1 | ||
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; four 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 seven. Mark Allen was second with five titles.
A number of players won a minor-ranking event – but have never won a "full" ranking event: Marcus Campbell, Tony Drago, Andrew Higginson, Ju Reti, Rod Lawler, Rory McLeod, Barry Pinches, Troy Shaw, Joe Swail and Ben Woollaston.
Notes
- Ronnie O'Sullivan won five Shanghai Masters tournaments but three were non-ranking.
- John Higgins won the China Championship in 2016 but this was not a ranking win.
- Judd Trump won three World Grand Prix tournaments but one was non-ranking.
- Steve Davis won six UK Championships but two were non-ranking. He also won the China Open tournament in 1997 but this was not a ranking win.
- Mark Selby won three Paul Hunter Classic tournaments but two were non-ranking.
- Shaun Murphy won two European Masters tournaments but one was non-ranking.
- John Parrott won the German Masters tournament in 1998 but this was not a ranking win.
- Ray Reardon won six World Snooker Championships but two were non-ranking.
- Doug Mountjoy won two UK Championships but one was non-ranking.
- John Spencer won three World Snooker Championships but two were non-ranking.
- Terry Griffiths won the UK Championship in 1982 but this was not a ranking win.
- Alex Higgins won two World Snooker Championships but one was non-ranking. He also won the UK Championship in 1983 but this was not a ranking win.