The players with the most World Snooker Championship titles
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Joe Davis · Fred Davis · John Pulman. (Updated Aug 10, 2026.)
Joe Davis won 15 in a row, and Hendry and O'Sullivan have seven each in the modern era. Zhao Xintong became China's first world champion in 2025 and Wu Yize won again in 2026: the players who have won the World Snooker Championship more than once. Who is the greatest ever?
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Top 13
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1
Joe Davis
15 world titles (1927–1946). He never lost a world championship.
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2
Fred Davis
8 world titles (1948–1956). Joe Davis's younger brother.
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3
John Pulman
8 world titles (1957–1968). Mostly in challenge-match format.
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4
Stephen Hendry
7 world titles (1990–1999). Joint holder of the modern-era record.
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5
Ronnie O'Sullivan
7 world titles (2001–2022). Joint holder of the modern-era record.
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6
Ray Reardon
6 world titles (1970–1978).
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7
Steve Davis
6 world titles (1981–1989). He dominated the 1980s.
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8
John Higgins
4 world titles (1998–2011).
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9
Mark Selby
4 world titles (2014–2021).
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10
John Spencer
3 world titles (1969–1977). The first champion of the modern knockout era.
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11
Mark Williams
3 world titles (2000–2018).
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12
Walter Donaldson
2 world titles (1947、1950).
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13
Alex Higgins
2 world titles (1972、1982).
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