World Snooker Championship - Top Performers of The Modern Era

Top Performers of The Modern Era

The 'modern' era is considered to start in 1969, when the championship reverted to a knock-out tournament format from a challenge format. In the modern game, the best record is that of Stephen Hendry, who has won seven times to date. Steve Davis won six times in the 1980s, as did Ray Reardon in the 1970s.

Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Semi-final or better 147s Appearances
1 Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry Scotland 7 2 12 3 (1995, 2009, 2012) 27
2 Davis, SteveSteve Davis England 6 2 11 0 30
3 Reardon, RayRay Reardon Wales 6 1 10 0 19
4 Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins Scotland 4 1 7 0 18
5 O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan England 4 0 9 3 (1997, 2003, 2008) 20
6 Spencer, JohnJohn Spencer England 3 1 6 0 18
7 Higgins, AlexAlex Higgins Northern Ireland 2 2 7 0 19
8 Williams, MarkMark Williams Wales 2 1 5 1 (2005) 16
9 Thorburn, CliffCliff Thorburn Canada 1 2 6 1 (1983) 19
10 Ebdon, PeterPeter Ebdon England 1 2 4 0 21
11 Doherty, KenKen Doherty Ireland 1 2 3 0 18
11 Dott, GraemeGraeme Dott Scotland 1 2 3 0 14
13 Taylor, DennisDennis Taylor Northern Ireland 1 1 5 0 21
14 Griffiths, TerryTerry Griffiths Wales 1 1 3 0 19
14 Parrott, JohnJohn Parrott England 1 1 3 0 23
14 Murphy, ShaunShaun Murphy England 1 1 3 0 10
17 Johnson, JoeJoe Johnson England 1 1 2 0 8
18 Robertson, NeilNeil Robertson Australia 1 0 2 0 8
19 White, JimmyJimmy White England 0 6 10 1 (1992) 25
20 Charlton, EddieEddie Charlton Australia 0 2 8 0 21
21 Stevens, MatthewMatthew Stevens Wales 0 2 6 0 13
22 Carter, AliAli Carter England 0 2 3 1 (2008) 10
23 Owen, GaryGary Owen Wales 0 1 2 0 7
23 Pulman, JohnJohn Pulman England 0 1 2 0 11
23 Bond, NigelNigel Bond England 0 1 2 0 15
23 Selby, MarkMark Selby England 0 1 2 0 8
27 Simpson, WarrenWarren Simpson Australia 0 1 1 0 4
27 Miles, GrahamGraham Miles England 0 1 1 0 12
27 Mans, PerriePerrie Mans South Africa 0 1 1 0 13
27 Mountjoy, DougDoug Mountjoy Wales 0 1 1 0 17
27 Trump, JuddJudd Trump England 0 1 1 0 3
  • Active players are shown in bold.
  • Only players who reached the final are included.

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