Snooker major tournaments

The snooker major tournaments, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the most prestigious tournaments in snooker.

Traditionally, the majors consisted of the three Triple Crown tournaments: the World Snooker Championship (first held in 1927 and staged as a knockout tournament continuously since 1969), the invitational Masters (held annually since 1975), and the UK Championship (held annually since 1977).

In 2024, the World Snooker Tour (WST) announced the addition of the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters as snooker's "fourth major". ^[1]

Major tournament winners

For previous winners, see Triple Crown (snooker) § Tournament winners.

Season	Saudi Masters	UK Championship	Masters	World Championship	Ref.
2024/25	Judd Trump  (ENG)(5/6)	Judd Trump  (ENG)(6/6)	Shaun Murphy  (ENG)(4/4)	April 19–May 5

Champions list

Active players indicated in bold.

Player	Total	Saudi	UK	Masters	World	Winning span
Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)	23	–	8	8	7	1993–2024
Stephen Hendry  (SCO)	18	–	5	6	7	1989–1999
Steve Davis  (ENG)	15	–	6	3	6	1980–1997
John Higgins  (SCO)	9	–	3	2	4	1998–2011
Mark Selby  (ENG)	9	–	2	3	4	2008–2021
Ray Reardon  (WAL)	7	–	–	1	6	1970–1978
Mark Williams  (WAL)	7	–	2	2	3	1998–2018
Neil Robertson  (AUS)	6	–	3	2	1	2010–2022
Judd Trump  (ENG)	6	1	2	2	1	2011–2024
Alex Higgins  (NIR)	5	–	1	2	2	1972–1983
John Spencer  (ENG)	4	–	–	1	3	1969–1977
Cliff Thorburn  (CAN)	4	–	–	3	1	1980–1986
Ding Junhui  (CHN)	4	–	3	1	–	2006–2020
Shaun Murphy  (ENG)	4	–	1	2	1	2005–2025
Terry Griffiths  (WAL)	3	–	1	1	1	1979–1982
Doug Mountjoy  (WAL)	3	–	2	1	–	1977–1989
Paul Hunter  (ENG)	3	–	–	3	–	2001–2004
Mark Allen  (NIR)	2	–	1	1	-	2018–2022

See also

• Triple Crown (snooker)

References

1. "Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters: New ranking event announced!". World Snooker Tour. 13 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.