Triple Crown (snooker)

The Triple Crown is an unofficial term used for professional snooker players who have won the World Championship, the Masters and the UK Championship.[1][2]

These players include:

Only Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis and Mark Williams have won all three Triple Crown events in a single season, and Stephen Hendry is the sole player to have achieved this feat twice, in the 1989/1990 and 1995/1996 seasons.[1][3]

List of top winners of Triple Crown events

Name Country World Championship UK Championship Masters Total Winning span
Stephen Hendry  Scotland 7 5 6 18 1988–1999
Steve Davis  England 6 6 3 15 1980–1997
Ronnie O'Sullivan  England 3 4 4 11 1993–2009
John Higgins  Scotland 4 3 2 9 1998–2011
Ray Reardon  Wales 6 0 1 7 1970–1978
Mark Williams  Wales 2 2 2 6 1998–2003
Alex Higgins  Northern Ireland 2 1 2 5 1972–1983
John Spencer  England 3 0 1 4 1969–1977
Cliff Thorburn  Canada 1 0 3 4 1980–1986
Terry Griffiths  Wales 1 1 1 3 1979–1982
Doug Mountjoy  Wales 0 2 1 3 1977–1988
Ding Junhui  China 0 2 1 3 2005–2011
Paul Hunter  England 0 0 3 3 2001–2004

Triple Crown title winners

A list of all winners of one of the three Triple Crown events is shown below by year since the 1968/1969 season.

Season UK Championship[4] The Masters[5] World Championship[6]
1968/1969 John Spencer (1/4)
1969/1970 Ray Reardon (1/7)
1970/1971 John Spencer (2/4)
1971/1972 Alex Higgins (1/5)
1972/1973 Ray Reardon (2/7)
1973/1974 Ray Reardon (3/7)
1974/1975 John Spencer (3/4) Ray Reardon (4/7)
1975/1976 Ray Reardon (5/7) Ray Reardon (6/7)
1976/1977 Doug Mountjoy (1/3) John Spencer (4/4)
1977/1978 Patsy Fagan Alex Higgins (2/5) Ray Reardon (7/7)
1978/1979 Doug Mountjoy (2/3) Perrie Mans Terry Griffiths (1/3)
1979/1980 John Virgo Terry Griffiths (2/3) Cliff Thorburn (1/4)
1980/1981 Steve Davis (1/15) Alex Higgins (3/5) Steve Davis (2/15)
1981/1982 Steve Davis (3/15) Steve Davis (4/15) Alex Higgins (4/5)
1982/1983 Terry Griffiths (3/3) Cliff Thorburn (2/4) Steve Davis (5/15)
1983/1984 Alex Higgins (5/5) Jimmy White (1/2) Steve Davis (6/15)
1984/1985 Steve Davis (7/15) Cliff Thorburn (3/4) Dennis Taylor (1/2)
1985/1986 Steve Davis (8/15) Cliff Thorburn (4/4) Joe Johnson
1986/1987 Steve Davis (9/15) Dennis Taylor (2/2) Steve Davis (10/15)
1987/1988 Steve Davis (11/15) Steve Davis (12/15) Steve Davis (13/15)
1988/1989 Doug Mountjoy (3/3) Stephen Hendry (1/18) Steve Davis (14/15)
1989/1990 Stephen Hendry (2/18) Stephen Hendry (3/18) Stephen Hendry (4/18)
1990/1991 Stephen Hendry (5/18) Stephen Hendry (6/18) John Parrott (1/2)
1991/1992 John Parrott (2/2) Stephen Hendry (7/18) Stephen Hendry (8/18)
1992/1993 Jimmy White (2/2) Stephen Hendry (9/18) Stephen Hendry (10/18)
1993/1994 Ronnie O'Sullivan (1/11) Alan McManus Stephen Hendry (11/18)
1994/1995 Stephen Hendry (12/18) Ronnie O'Sullivan (2/11) Stephen Hendry (13/18)
1995/1996 Stephen Hendry (14/18) Stephen Hendry (15/18) Stephen Hendry (16/18)
1996/1997 Stephen Hendry (17/18) Steve Davis (15/15) Ken Doherty
1997/1998 Ronnie O'Sullivan (3/11) Mark Williams (1/6) John Higgins (1/9)
1998/1999 John Higgins (2/9) John Higgins (3/9) Stephen Hendry (18/18)
1999/2000 Mark Williams (2/6) Matthew Stevens (1/2) Mark Williams (3/6)
2000/2001 John Higgins (4/9) Paul Hunter (1/3) Ronnie O'Sullivan (4/11)
2001/2002 Ronnie O'Sullivan (5/11) Paul Hunter (2/3) Peter Ebdon (1/2)
2002/2003 Mark Williams (4/6) Mark Williams (5/6) Mark Williams (6/6)
2003/2004 Matthew Stevens (2/2) Paul Hunter (3/3) Ronnie O'Sullivan (6/11)
2004/2005 Stephen Maguire Ronnie O'Sullivan (7/11) Shaun Murphy (1/2)
2005/2006 Ding Junhui (1/3) John Higgins (5/9) Graeme Dott
2006/2007 Peter Ebdon (2/2) Ronnie O'Sullivan (8/11) John Higgins (6/9)
2007/2008 Ronnie O'Sullivan (9/11) Mark Selby (1/2) Ronnie O'Sullivan (10/11)
2008/2009 Shaun Murphy (2/2) Ronnie O'Sullivan (11/11) John Higgins (7/9)
2009/2010 Ding Junhui (2/3) Mark Selby (2/2) Neil Robertson
2010/2011 John Higgins (8/9) Ding Junhui (3/3) John Higgins (9/9)
2011/2012 Judd Trump[7]
Legend
Player won all 3 Triple Crown tournaments in the same season
Player won 2 Triple Crown tournaments in the same season

References

  1. ^ a b Dee, John (6 May 2003). "Snooker: Williams clinches thriller". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2401029/Snooker-Williams-clinches-thriller.html. Retrieved 12 May 2011. 
  2. ^ Williams, Paul (11 February 2003). "Article: Snooker: Williams on course for triple crown". Western Mail (archived on HighBeam Research). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-97443869.html. Retrieved 19 January 2011. 
  3. ^ Curtis, John (6 May 2003). "Article: Snooker: Williams makes it a triple crown". The News Letter (archived on HighBeam Research). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-101253295.html. Retrieved 19 January 2011. 
  4. ^ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archvie. http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html. Retrieved 19 January 2011. 
  5. ^ Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masters.html. Retrieved 19 January 2011. 
  6. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html. Retrieved 19 January 2011. 
  7. ^ "UK Championship (2011)". WWW Snooker. http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=98. Retrieved 12 October 2011. 
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