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This is a list of professional snooker players ordered by the number of "ranking titles" they have won. A ranking title is a tournament that counts towards the snooker world rankings. World rankings were introduced in the 1976–77 season, initially based on the results from the previous three World Championships.
This is a list of notable amateur and professional snooker players, past and present. Players currently on the World Snooker Tour are shown in bold text with a following †. A
However, O'Sullivan himself has dismissed the suggestion that he is the greatest player and has identified Hendry as the greatest due to his domination of snooker. [68] One of the most popular players on the circuit, [69] he is noted for being a "showman", [70] and is credited with helping improve the image of snooker with the general public.
Higgins was born in Belfast on 18 March 1949. The only son of Alexander and Elizabeth Higgins, he grew up on Abingdon Street with his sisters Isobel, Ann and Jean. [16] [17] The family lived near the Jam Pot, a snooker and billiards hall in the Sandy Row estate, which Higgins frequented from age 10, running bets for his father and doing odd jobs. [8]
William Alexander Werbeniuk (/ ˌ w ɜːr b ɛ ˈ n ɪ k / WURR-ben-IK; 14 January 1947 – 20 January 2003) was a Canadian professional snooker and pool player. Recognisable for his girth, he was nicknamed "Big Bill". Werbeniuk was a four-time World Championship quarter-finalist and also a UK Championship semi-finalist, reaching a career high ...
Player Country Debut Last appearance Total appearances Best John Pulman England 1969: 1980: 11 Runner-up (×1 – 1970) John Spencer England 1969: 1986: 18 Winner (×3 – 1969, 1971, 1977) Rex Williams England 1969: 1988: 15 Semi-final (×3 – 1969, 1972, 1974) Bernard Bennett England 1969: 1974: 4 Quarter-final (×1 – 1969) Gary Owen Wales ...
1977 in snooker (13 P) 1978 in snooker (16 P) 1979 in snooker (22 P) This page was last edited on 5 September 2020, at 14:13 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Best ranking finish Semi-final ( 1990 Asian Open ) Tony Chappel (born 28 May 1960) is a former Welsh professional snooker player, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1984 to 2001.