Most World Snooker Championship Titles (All Time)

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Most World Snooker Championship Titles (All Time)
Snooker players ranked by total World Snooker Championship victories at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield since 1977. Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for most World Snooker Championship titles with eight victories — surpassing Stephen Hendry's seven in 2022 and cementing his status as the most naturally gifted and decorated player in the history of the sport, known as much for his extraordinary break-building speed as for his record-breaking consistency.
Analysis

Ronnie O'Sullivan's record of eight World Snooker Championship titles sets a significant benchmark in the sport, establishing a clear gap between him and his closest competitor, Stephen Hendry, who has seven titles. The next tier, represented by Steve Davis and Ray Reardon with six titles each, further emphasizes the elite nature of O'Sullivan's achievements. Notably, the drop to four titles for both John Higgins and Mark Selby illustrates the challenges faced by even the most skilled players in consistently winning at this level. The trend suggests that while a few players dominate, the sport remains competitive, with emerging talents like Judd Trump, who has only one title, showing potential for future growth.

Source:  Wikipedia

Key Findings

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Ronnie O'Sullivan leads in World Snooker Championship Titles with 8.
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Average World Snooker Championship Titles: 5  ·  median: 5.
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Gap: Ronnie O'Sullivan is 8× larger than Judd Trump.

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
8
8 categories  ·  1 year
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Top Value
8
Ronnie O'Sullivan
World Snooker Championship Titles · All Time
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World Snooker Championship Titles
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Period
All Time
Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source
Wikipedia
Coverage
8 entities · 8 observations
Measure
World Snooker Championship Titles
Last updated
27 July 2026
Compiled by
The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
  • Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
  • Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · World Snooker Championship Titles · ranked by All Time

✓ 8 sourced
# Category All Time Source
🥇 Ronnie O'Sullivan 8
🥈 Stephen Hendry 7
🥉 Steve Davis 6
4 Ray Reardon 6
5 John Higgins 4
6 Mark Selby 4
7 Mark Williams 3
8 Judd Trump 1

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