Crucible Theatre Records
All-time records from the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield — the home of snooker since 1977.
Most World Championship Titles
World champions ranked by number of titles at the Crucible.
| # | Player | Nationality | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhao Xintong | China | 2 |
Most Final Appearances
Players who have appeared in the most World Championship finals at the Crucible.
| # | Player | Nationality | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhao Xintong | China | 2 |
| 2 | Mark Williams | Wales | 2 |
Crucible Milestones
All-Time Top Century Makers
The players with the most career centuries — many of which were made on the green baize at Sheffield.
| # | Player | Nationality | Career Centuries | Highest Break |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 1,324 | 153 |
| 2 | Judd Trump | England | 1,149 | 147 |
| 3 | John Higgins | Scotland | 1,063 | 147 |
| 4 | Neil Robertson | Australia | 1,038 | 147 |
| 5 | Mark Selby | England | 961 | 147 |
| 6 | Shaun Murphy | England | 788 | 147 |
| 7 | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | 778 | 147 |
| 8 | Ding Junhui | China | 723 | 147 |
| 9 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | 694 | 147 |
| 10 | Mark Williams | Wales | 691 | 147 |
World Championship Editions
Every World Snooker Championship edition in our database, with prize funds and status.
About the Crucible Theatre
The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield has been the home of the World Snooker Championship since 1977. With a capacity of just 980 seats, it creates one of sport's most electric atmospheres — an intimacy that means every safety battle and pressure pot is amplified for the audience.
Stephen Hendry's seven titles in the 1990s define the Crucible era, but Ronnie O'Sullivan — who matched that record in 2022 — has electrified the venue across three decades, including making the fastest ever competitive 147 in just 5 minutes and 8 seconds in 1997.
The 1985 final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis — finished after midnight, with Taylor potting the final black to win 18–17 — remains one of the most-watched sporting moments in British television history. The Crucible has delivered no shortage of drama in the decades since.