After the end of the 2021/22 season, the World Snooker Tour's Historical Achievements Rankings have been updated. With 39 titles in the rankings, O'Sullivan, who has fulfilled his dream of seven Grand Slams, continues to lead the list to number one. Hendry was followed by Hendry, who had 18 titles in three major tournaments and 36 titles in the ranking tournament. Steve Davis, the veteran, continued to rank third with 15 titles in three tournaments and 28 in the rankings, and Higgins ranked fourth with 31 titles in the rankings and 9 in the three tournaments. Mark Williams was fifth, Selby was sixth, Neil Robertson was seventh, and Trump was just eighth.
O'Sullivan continues to rank first in history
After the end of the 2021/22 season, O'Sullivan set his ranking titles to 39. In addition, O'Sullivan also set his three-tournament winning slam to 21 and continued to be the most accomplished player in snooker history with a performance of seven Grand Slams in his hand. Moreover, he also set his total number of titles to 74. In addition, O'Sullivan set a new record for the longest world championship in Snooker's history, breaking the record set by his mentor Ray Lilton in the past. He is also the longest winning streak holder, the fastest 147 records and the creator and holder of the most 147 records, and the first person to defend the title in a single season. During O'Sullivan's career, he shattered almost everyone's perception of the sport.
Hendry continues to be second in history
The "Emperor of Billiards" Hendry is one of the greatest players in snooker history and is the pioneer of modern snooker play. He was the first player to be known for his all-around attack and defense, and one of the few players to be able to control the ball no less than O'Sullivan and Higgins. During his career, he won 36 ranking titles, 18 three-time titles, and a total of 70 championship trophies. He was the only king of the 1990s, winning the World Championship trophy seven times eight times in that decade. During Hendry's career, he was a great player who held the world number one for eight consecutive years and became the world number one for nine years. Moreover, he is also the first player to win five crowns in a single season, and the most efficient player to win the championship in a single season. He deservedly became the second most in snooker history.
Davis' third place remains solid
As one of the greatest players of all time, Steve Davis is currently the player who has won the most titles. He has won a total of 75 Tour titles in his career and is currently the greatest player to win the most invitational titles, and he was the ruler of snooker in the 1980s. It was also the most stable winning machine of the era, and his performance was even praised by front-of-house president Barry Hearn. Hearn has said that in Davis's day, if you don't know who's going to win the game, you buy Davis to win because he hardly loses. Davis has won 15 titles in three major competitions, and is second only to O'Sullivan and Hendry, so he is in third place in history.
Higgins' fourth place remains unchanged for the time being
The best player in snooker history, Higgins is the first player to complete 1,000 wins and is currently the second-best player in 147 strokes and hundreds. In his career, Higgins has won a total of 51 titles, including 31 ranking titles and 9 triples. He is also the player with the most runners-up in the current ranking tournament. He is the hardest-to-be-chilled presence in Snooker, even surpassing davis of yesteryear. Higgins remains the most versatile player in snooker, the best defensive player in history, and O'Sullivan's hardest opponent to beat. Judging by Higgins' achievements, ranking fourth is indeed understandable.
Williams continues to be fifth
Although Mark Williams currently has only 7 triple-major titles, 24 ranking titles, and even only 32 overall titles. But he is one of the very few players in snooker history who has been able to complete a Grand Slam in a single season, and the only player who can maintain a steady performance with accuracy. He is the most accurate presence in the world stage, and he is also the only player who can chase Hendry in a single World Championship, and this is still the premise that he did not reach the final. In addition, Williams is also the first active player to win the Elder World Championship. No left-hander has ever won a Grand Slam before Williams, and there is no doubt that Williams is the first left-hander in snooker history.
Selby is tentatively sixth in all-time rankings
Although Selby has not performed well this season, this has not affected his reputation as having been ranked number one in the world for seven consecutive years and becoming the first person in the 21st century. Today, Selby has won 31 championships, including 20 ranking titles and 9 three-time grand prix. He is the only post-80s player to be able to win three or more at both the Masters and the World Championships, and the only player in the world stage who can grab a grand slam from O'Sullivan. He is also the only player who can beat three top players to win the championship at the peak of 753 Jie, in fact, Selby has become one of the greatest players, after all, he is now a veritable post-80s first man.
Robertson is still seventh in history
In 2021/22, Robertson became a veritable player of the season with an amazing performance. During the season, he reached the finals and won four of the five tournaments of the English Open, The World Grand Prix, masters, players' championship and tour championships. This brought Robertson's total number of titles to 32, and at the same time, he successfully refreshed his three major results to 6 crowns, and the number of ranking titles reached 23. In addition, Robertson is the fourth-ranked player in history and the first non-British Isles Grand Slam winner in world snooker history. And he's still very hopeful about continuing to break new records, so seventh in snooker history is well deserved.
Trump finished well and ranked eighth
Trump, who is now ranked second in the world, has now won 34 championship trophies, and he has won only three of his three major titles. Although he is second only to Mark Williams with a ranking 23 crowns, the serious absence of the blockbuster champion has left him with only the eighth-highest achievement in history. In the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons, Trump achieved six and five single-season crowns respectively. However, such a performance did not improve the gold content of his championship. His performance is not even as high as Robertson's victory this season, after all, Robertson has won the Masters championship trophy. In fact, since Trump reached his peak, his performance in the three major competitions has continued to be sluggish. This is a big blow to his historical elevation, and if he can't prove himself by winning more honors in the three major competitions in the future, then the top six positions in history may not be related to him.
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