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 |
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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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