Top Players in Snooker

Snooker is a sport that has been enjoyed by many for over a century. It requires skill, precision, and a steady hand. There are many players in the world of snooker, but only a select few can be considered the top players. In this article, we will take a look at some of the top players in snooker and what makes them stand out.

Introduction to Snooker

Before we dive into the top players in snooker, let's first discuss what snooker is. Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a table with pockets in each of the four corners and two in the middle of each of the long side cushions. It is played with 21 object balls and a cue ball. The objective of the game is to score more points than your opponent by potting balls in the correct order.

List of players

Hendry holds the record for most seasons at number one under the traditional system, with nine seasons, and again in His first spell of eight consecutive seasons in this position is also a record. Under the rolling ranking format, Mark Selby holds both the total and consecutive records.

Number 1 Players

No.	Nationality	Player	From	To	Ref
1	Wales	Ray Reardon	3 May 1975	20 April 1981	[3][13]
2	Canada	Cliff Thorburn	21 April 1981	16 May 1982	[3]
	Wales	Ray Reardon	17 May 1982	2 May 1983	[3][note 1]
3	England	Steve Davis	3 May 1983	29 April 1990	[3]
4	Scotland	Stephen Hendry	30 April 1990	4 May 1998	[3]
5	Scotland	John Higgins	5 May 1998	1 May 2000	[3]
6	Wales	Mark Williams	2 May 2000	6 May 2002	[3]
7	England	Ronnie O'Sullivan	7 May 2002	5 May 2003	[3]
	Wales	Mark Williams	6 May 2003	3 May 2004	[3]
	England	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4 May 2004	1 May 2006	[3]
	Scotland	Stephen Hendry	2 May 2006	7 May 2007	[3]
	Scotland	John Higgins	8 May 2007	5 May 2008	[3]
	England	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6 May 2008	3 May 2010	[3]
	Scotland	John Higgins	4 May 2010	26 September 2010	[14]
8	Australia	Neil Robertson	27 September 2010	12 December 2010	[15][16]
	Scotland	John Higgins	13 December 2010	2 May 2011	[17][18]
	Wales	Mark Williams	3 May 2011	11 September 2011	[19][20]
9	England	Mark Selby	12 September 2011	4 November 2012	[21][22]
10	England	Judd Trump	5 November 2012	9 December 2012	[23][24]
	England	Mark Selby	10 December 2012	17 February 2013	[25][26]
	England	Judd Trump	18 February 2013	31 March 2013	[27][28]
	England	Mark Selby	1 April 2013	9 June 2013	[29][30]
	Australia	Neil Robertson	10 June 2013	5 May 2014	[31][32]
	England	Mark Selby	6 May 2014	6 July 2014	[33][34]
	Australia	Neil Robertson	7 July 2014	10 August 2014	[35][36]
	England	Mark Selby	11 August 2014	7 December 2014	[37][38]
11	China	Ding Junhui	8 December 2014	14 December 2014	[39][40][41]
	Australia	Neil Robertson	15 December 2014	24 January 2015	[42][43]
	China	Ding Junhui	25 January 2015	8 February 2015	[44][45]
	England	Mark Selby	9 February 2015	24 March 2019	[46]
	England	Ronnie O'Sullivan	25 March 2019	11 August 2019	[3]
	England	Judd Trump	12 August 2019	22 August 2021	[3]
	England	Mark Selby	23 August 2021	17 October 2021	[3]
	England	Judd Trump	18 October 2021	7 November 2021	[47]
	England	Mark Selby	8 November 2021	3 April 2022	[48]
	England	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4 April 2022	Present	[49]