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Snooker major tournaments

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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

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Champions list

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Active players indicated in bold.

Player Total Saudi UK Masters World Winning
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 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
 Alex Higgins (NIR) 5 1 2 2 1972–1983
 Judd Trump (ENG) 5 1 1 2 1 2011–2024
 John Spencer (ENG) 4 1 3 1969–1977
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 4 3 1 1980–1986
 Ding Junhui (CHN) 4 3 1 2006–2020
 Terry Griffiths (WAL) 3 1 1 1 1979–1982
 Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 3 2 1 1977–1989
 Paul Hunter (ENG) 3 3 2001–2004
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) 3 1 1 1 2005–2015

See also

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References

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  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.