Snooker Triple Crown: Series of professional snooker tournaments
The Triple Crown in snooker is winning three tournaments, the World Championship, the UK Championship, and the Masters.
These three events together make up the Triple Crown Series. Each individual tournament is called a Triple Crown event. Players who win all three tournaments are said to have "won the Triple Crown", either over their career, or in one season alone. The Triple Crown dates back to the 1969 World Snooker Championship, when the event changed reverted to a knockout format from the prior "challenge" basis.
As of 2020[update], 11 players have won all three events. Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan won each event five times or more. O'Sullivan has the most titles, having won 19 individual tournaments. Three players have won all three in the space of a season. Mark Williams, Steve Davis each won all three and Hendry having done so on two occasions.
Tournament winners
By season
A list of all winners of the three Triple Crown events is shown below by season:
| Season | UK Championship | The Masters | World Championship | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–69 | started in 1977/1978 | started in 1974/1975 |  John Spencer (ENG) (1/4) | |
| 1969–70 |  Ray Reardon (WAL) (1/7) | |||
| 1970–71 | John Spencer (ENG) (2/4) | |||
| 1971–72 |  Alex Higgins (NIR) (1/5) | |||
| 1972–73 | Ray Reardon (WAL) (2/7) | |||
| 1973–74 | Ray Reardon (WAL) (3/7) | |||
| 1974–75 | John Spencer (ENG) (3/4) | Ray Reardon (WAL) (4/7) | ||
| 1975–76 | Ray Reardon (WAL)† (5/7) | Ray Reardon (WAL)† (6/7) | ||
| 1976–77 | Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (1/3) | John Spencer (ENG) (4/4) | ||
| 1977–78 |  Patsy Fagan (IRL) | Alex Higgins (NIR) (2/5) | Ray Reardon (WAL) (7/7) | |
| 1978–79 | Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (2/3) |  Perrie Mans (RSA) | Terry Griffiths (WAL) (1/3) | |
| 1979–80 | John Virgo (ENG) | Terry Griffiths (WAL) (2/3) |  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (1/4) | |
| 1980–81 | Steve Davis (ENG)† (1/15) | Alex Higgins (NIR) (3/5) | Steve Davis (ENG)† (2/15) | |
| 1981–82 | Steve Davis (ENG)† (3/15) | Steve Davis (ENG)† (4/15) | Alex Higgins (NIR) (4/5) | |
| 1982–83 | Terry Griffiths (WAL) (3/3) | Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (2/4) | Steve Davis (ENG) (5/15) | |
| 1983–84 | Alex Higgins (NIR) (5/5) | Jimmy White (ENG) (1/2) | Steve Davis (ENG) (6/15) | |
| 1984–85 | Steve Davis (ENG) (7/15) | Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (3/4) | Dennis Taylor (NIR) (1/2) | |
| 1985–86 | Steve Davis (ENG) (8/15) | Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (4/4) | Joe Johnson (ENG) | |
| 1986–87 | Steve Davis (ENG)† (9/15) | Dennis Taylor (NIR) (2/2) | Steve Davis (ENG)† (10/15) | |
| 1987–88 | Steve Davis (ENG) (11/15) | Steve Davis (ENG) (12/15) | Steve Davis (ENG) (13/15) | |
| 1988–89 | Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (3/3) |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) (1/18) | Steve Davis (ENG) (14/15) | |
| 1989–90 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) (2/18) | Stephen Hendry (SCO) (3/18) | Stephen Hendry (SCO) (4/18) | |
| 1990–91 | Stephen Hendry (SCO)† (5/18) | Stephen Hendry (SCO)† (6/18) | John Parrott (ENG) (1/2) | |
| 1991–92 | John Parrott (ENG) (2/2) | Stephen Hendry (SCO)† (7/18) | Stephen Hendry (SCO)† (8/18) | |
| 1992–93 | Jimmy White (ENG) (2/2) | Stephen Hendry (SCO)† (9/18) | Stephen Hendry (SCO)† (10/18) | |
| 1993–94 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (1/19) | Alan McManus (SCO) | Stephen Hendry (SCO) (11/18) | |
| 1994–95 | Stephen Hendry (SCO)† (12/18) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2/19) | Stephen Hendry (SCO)† (13/18) | |
| 1995–96 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) (14/18) | Stephen Hendry (SCO) (15/18) | Stephen Hendry (SCO) (16/18) | |
| 1996–97 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) (17/18) | Steve Davis (ENG) (15/15) | Ken Doherty (IRL) | |
| 1997–98 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (3/19) | Mark Williams (WAL) (1/7) | John Higgins (SCO) (1/9) | |
| 1998–99 | John Higgins (SCO)† (2/9) | John Higgins (SCO)† (3/9) | Stephen Hendry (SCO) (18/18) | |
| 1999–2000 | Mark Williams (WAL)† (2/7) | Matthew Stevens (WAL) (1/2) | Mark Williams (WAL)† (3/7) | |
| 2000–01 | John Higgins (SCO) (4/9) | Paul Hunter (ENG) (1/3) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (4/19) | |
| 2001–02 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (5/19) | Paul Hunter (ENG) (2/3) | Peter Ebdon (ENG) (1/2) | |
| 2002–03 | Mark Williams (WAL) (4/7) | Mark Williams (WAL) (5/7) | Mark Williams (WAL) (6/7) | |
| 2003–04 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) (2/2) | Paul Hunter (ENG) (3/3) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (6/19) | |
| 2004–05 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (7/19) | Shaun Murphy (ENG) (1/3) | |
| 2005–06 |  Ding Junhui (CHN) (1/4) | John Higgins (SCO) (5/9) | Graeme Dott (SCO) | |
| 2006–07 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) (2/2) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (8/19) | John Higgins (SCO) (6/9) | |
| 2007–08 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)† (9/19) | Mark Selby (ENG) (1/8) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)† (10/19) | |
| 2008–09 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) (2/3) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (11/19) | John Higgins (SCO) (7/9) | |
| 2009–10 | Ding Junhui (CHN) (2/4) | Mark Selby (ENG) (2/8) |  Neil Robertson (AUS) (1/4) | |
| 2010–11 | John Higgins (SCO)† (8/9) | Ding Junhui (CHN) (3/4) | John Higgins (SCO)† (9/9) | |
| 2011–12 | Judd Trump (ENG) (1/3) | Neil Robertson (AUS) (2/4) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (12/19) | |
| 2012–13 | Mark Selby (ENG) (3/8) | Mark Selby (ENG) (4/8) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (13/19) | |
| 2013–14 | Neil Robertson (AUS) (3/4) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (14/19) | Mark Selby (ENG) (5/8) | |
| 2014–15 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (15/19) | Shaun Murphy (ENG) (3/3) | Stuart Bingham (ENG) (1/2) | |
| 2015–16 | Neil Robertson (AUS) (4/4) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (16/19) | Mark Selby (ENG) (6/8) | |
| 2016–17 | Mark Selby (ENG)† (7/8) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (17/19) | Mark Selby (ENG)† (8/8) | |
| 2017–18 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (18/19) | Mark Allen (NIR) | Mark Williams (WAL) (7/7) | |
| 2018–19 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (19/19) | Judd Trump (ENG)† (2/3) | Judd Trump (ENG)† (3/3) | |
| 2019–20 | Ding Junhui (CHN) (4/4) | Stuart Bingham (ENG) (2/2) |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Player won all three Triple Crown tournaments in the same season | |
| Player won two Triple Crown tournaments in the same season | † |
Multiple Triple Crown event winners
| Player | Total | World Championship | UK Championship | Masters | Winning span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie O'Sullivan† | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1993–2018 |
| Stephen Hendry | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1989–1999 |
| Steve Davis | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1980–1997 |
| John Higgins† | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1998–2011 |
| Mark Selby† | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2008-2021 |
| Ray Reardon | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1970–1978 |
| Mark Williams† | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1998–2018 |
| Alex Higgins | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1972–1983 |
| John Spencer | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1969–1977 |
| Neil Robertson† | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2010–2015 |
| Cliff Thorburn | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1980–1986 |
| Ding Junhui† | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2005–2019 |
| Terry Griffiths | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1979–1982 |
| Shaun Murphy† | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2005–2015 |
| Judd Trump† | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2011–2019 |
| Doug Mountjoy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1977–1988 |
| Paul Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2001–2004 |
| Peter Ebdon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2002–2006 |
| John Parrott | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1991–1991 |
| Stuart Bingham† | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2015–2020 |
| Dennis Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1985–1987 |
| Matthew Stevens† | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2000–2003 |
| Jimmy White† | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1984–1992 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Player has won all Triple Crown events at least once | |
| The names of active players are marked in bold | † |
References
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