The modern era of Snooker is marked by four players

The 4 Magnificent

Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan y John Higgins

The 4 Magnificent treasure 23 World Champion titles; 7 titles for Stephen Hendry, 6 Steve Davis and Ronnie O'Sullivan and 4 John Higgins. The 4 Magnificent, besides dominating, when it comes to world titles, dominate the ranking in terms of Ranking titles; 37 titles for Ronnie O'Sullivan, 36 Stephen Hendry, 31 John Higgins y 28 for the legendary Steve Davis.

The 4 Magnificent

Stephen Hendry

Stephen Hendry, became the youngest professional snooker player, in 1.985, to the 16 years and, in 1.990, in the youngest Snooker World Champion, at the age of 21 years. He has won the World Championship seven times (a record in the modern era), treasures 6 Masters degrees and 5 UK Championship. It was number one in the world for eight consecutive years (1.990-1.998) and again in 2.006/2.007. Has made 11 maximum breaks, being only surpassed by O’Sullivan with 15. In may 2.012 retired from sport to focus on his business interests.

Palmarés Stephen Hendry

Ranking Tournaments

Ranking Tournaments	Nº	Year	Championship	Rival in the final	Result
Champion	1.	1987	Grand Prize	Dennis Taylor	10–7
Champion	2.	1988	British Open	Mike Hallett	13–2
Champion	3.	1989	Asian Open	James Wattana	9–2
Champion	4.	1989	Dubai Classic	Doug Mountjoy	9–2
Champion	5.	1989	UK Championship	Steve Davis	16–12
Champion	6.	1990	World Snooker Championship	Jimmy White	18–12
Champion	7.	1990	Grand Prize (2)	Nigel Bond	10–5
Champion	8.	1990	Asian Open (2)	Dennis Taylor	9–3
Champion	9.	1990	Dubai Classic (2)	Steve Davis	9–1
Champion	10.	1990	UK Championship (2)	Steve Davis	16–15
Champion	11.	1991	British Open (2)	Gary Wilkinson	10–9
Champion	12.	1991	Grand Prize (3)	Steve Davis	10–6
Champion	13.	1992	Welsh Open	Darren Morgan	9–3
Champion	14.	1992	World Snooker Championship (2)	Jimmy White	18–14
Champion	15.	1993	International Open	Steve Davis	10-6
Champion	16.	1993	World Snooker Championship (3)	Jimmy White	18–5
Champion	17.	1993	Dubai Classic (3)	Steve Davis	9–3
Champion	18.	1993	European Open	Ronnie O’Sullivan	9–5
Champion	19.	1994	World Snooker Championship (4)	Jimmy White	18–17
Champion	20.	1994	UK Championship (3)	Ken Doherty	10–5
Champion	21.	1994	European Open (2)	John Parrott	9–3
Champion	22.	1995	World Snooker Championship (5)	Nigel Bond	18–9
Champion	23.	1995	Grand Prize (4)	John Higgins	9–5
Champion	24.	1995	UK Championship (4)	Peter Ebdon	10–3
Champion	25.	1996	World Snooker Championship (6)	Peter Ebdon	18–12
Champion	26.	1996	UK Championship (5)	John Higgins	10–9
Champion	27.	1997	Welsh Open (2)	Mark King	9–2
Champion	28.	1997	International Open (2)	Tony Drago	9–1
Champion	29.	1998	Thailand Masters (3)	John Parrott	9–6
Champion	30.	1999	Scottish Open (3)	Graeme Dott	9–5
Champion	31.	1999	World Snooker Championship (7)	Mark Williams	18–11
Champion	32.	1999	British Open (3)	Peter Ebdon	9–1
Champion	33.	2001	European Open (3)	Joe Perry	9–2
Champion	34.	2003	Welsh Open (3)	Mark Williams	9–5
Champion	35.	2003	British Open (4)	Ronnie O’Sullivan	9–6
Champion	36.	2005	Malta Cup (4)	Graeme Dott	9–7

Masters Stephen Hendry

Nº	Year	Champion	Finalist	Result
1.	1989	Stepen Hendry	John Parrott	9-6
2.	1990	Stepen Hendry	John Parrott	9-4
3.	1991	Stepen Hendry	Mike Hallett	9-8
4.	1992	Stepen Hendry	John Parrott	9-4
5.	1993	Stepen Hendry	James Wattana	9-5
6.	1996	Stepen Hendry	Ronnie O’Sullivan	10-5

Steve Davis

Steve Davis, natural de Plumstead (London). Known for dominating Snooker during the decade of 1.980, when he won the World Championship six times and was number one in the world for seven consecutive seasons (1.983/84–1.989/90), He is remembered above all for playing the final of the World Championship of 1.985 con Dennis Taylor, which achieved a record of more than 18 million British viewers. Davis is a well-known public figure and is generally regarded by his peers as one of the greatest players of all time..

Steve Davis, has won a total of 28 títulos de ranking. Davis has earned more than 350 hundreds in competition, including the first officially recognized maximum break (and televised) in professional competition in the year 1.982. He got it against John Spencer, in the Lada Classic, and as a reward for the achievement he won a car.

 

Honors Steve Davis

Tournaments Ranking

Ranking Tournaments	Nº	Year	Championship	Rival in the final	Result
Champion	1.	1981	World Championship	Doug Mountjoy	18–12
Champion	2.	1983	World Championship (2)	Cliff Thorburn	18–6
Champion	3	1983	International Open	Cliff Thorburn	9–4
Champion	4.	1984	The Classic	Tony Meo	9–8
Champion	5.	1984	World Championship (3)	Jimmy White	18–16
Champion	6.	1984	International Open (2)	Tony Knowles	9–2
Champion	7.	1984	UK Championship	Alex Higgins	16–8
Champion	8.	1985	Grand Prize	Dennis Taylor	10–9
Champion	9.	1985	UK Championship (2)	Willie Thorne	16–14
Champion	10.	1986	British Open	Willie Thorne	12–7
Champion	11.	1986	UK Championship (3)	Neal Foulds	16–7
Champion	12.	1987	The Classic (2)	Jimmy White	13–12
Champion	13.	1987	World Championship (4)	Joe Johnson	18–14
Champion	14.	1987	International Open (3)	Cliff Thorburn	12–5
Champion	15.	1987	UK Championship (4)	Jimmy White	16–14
Champion	16.	1988	The Classic (3)	John Parrott	13–12
Champion	17.	1988	World Championship (5)	Terry Griffiths	18–11
Champion	18.	1988	International Open (4)	Jimmy White	12–6
Champion	19.	1988	Grand Prize (2)	Alex Higgins	10–6
Champion	20.	1989	World Championship (6)	John Parrott	18–3
Champion	21.	1989	International Open (5)	Stephen Hendry	9–4
Champion	22.	1989	Grand Prize (3)	Dean Reynolds	10–0
Champion	23.	1992	The Classic (4)	Stephen Hendry	9–8
Champion	24.	1992	Asian Open	Alan McManus	9–3
Champion	25.	1993	European Open	Stephen Hendry	10–4
Champion	26.	1993	British Open (2)	James Wattana	10–2
Champion	27.	1994	Welsh Open	Alan McManus	9–6
Champion	28.	1995	Welsh Open (2)	John Higgins	9–3

 

Masters y UK (no) Ranking Steve Davis

Title	Year	Champion	Finalist	Result
UK Championship	1980	Steve Davis	Alex Higgins	16-6
UK Championship	1981	Steve Davis	Terry Griffiths	16-3
Masters	1982	Steve Davis	Terry Griffiths	9-5
Masters	1988	Steve Davis	Mike Hallett	9-0
Masters	1997	Steve Davis	Ronnie O’Sullivan	10-8

 

Ronnie O’Sullivan

Ronald Antonio, “Ronnie”, O’Sullivan, originally from Chigwell, Essex (England). O'Sullivan is one of the most successful players in the modern history of the sport and is considered by many fans and analysts of the game (including former world champion and commentator Dennis Taylor) as the most naturally talented player in snooker history. Many critics and experts, like former pro player Neal Foulds, they see him as the best snooker player of all time.

O'Sullivan made his first hundred at 10 years and his first maximum break at 15. He turned professional at 1.992, to the 16 years, and soon earned the nickname "The Rocket", due to his fast playing style. His first great success came when he won the UK Championship in 1.993 at the age of 17 years and 358 days, becoming the youngest player to win a professional ranking tournament, a record that still holds. He is also the youngest player to have won the Masters, after having won his first title in 1.995 at the age of 19 years and 69 days.

His record in Triple Crown events is: six World Championships, seven Masters and seven UK Championship titles. O'Sullivan has ranked number one in the world on multiple occasions, the last one during the season 2.009/2.010. His other achievements include ten Premier League titles.

Known for being an expert and prolific break builder, O’Sullivan has the following records in competition: the one with more hundreds, with 1.097; the one with maximum breaks, with 15; and the the 147 faster, in 5 minutes and 20 seconds.

Honors Ronnie O'Sullivan

Tournaments Ranking

Ranking Tournaments	Nº	Year	Championship	Rival in the final	Result
Champion	1.	1993	UK Championship	Stephen Hendry	10–6
Champion	2.	1994	British Open	James Wattana	9–4
Champion	3.	1996	Asian Classic	Brian Morgan	9–8
Champion	4.	1996	German Open	Alain Robidoux	9–7
Champion	5.	1997	UK Championship (2)	Stephen Hendry	10–6
Champion	6.	1998	Scottish Open	John Higgins	9–5
Champion	7.	1999	China Open	Stephen Lee	9–2
Champion	8.	2000	Scottish Open (2)	Mark Williams	9–1
Champion	9.	2000	China Open (2)	Mark Williams	9–3
Champion	10.	2001	World Snooker Championship	John Higgins	18–14
Champion	11.	2001	UK Championship (3)	Ken Doherty	10–1
Champion	12.	2003	European Open	Stephen Hendry	9–6
Champion	13.	2003	Irish Masters	John Higgins	10–9
Champion	14.	2004	Welsh Open	Steve Davis	9–8
Champion	15.	2004	World Snooker Championship (2)	Graeme Dott	18–8
Champion	16.	2004	Grand Prize	Ian McCulloch	9–5
Champion	17.	2005	Welsh Open (2)	Stephen Hendry	9–8
Champion	18.	2005	Irish Masters (2)	Matthew Stevens	10–8
Champion	19.	2007	UK Championship (4)	Stephen Maguire	10–2
Champion	20.	2008	World Snooker Championship (3)	Ali Carter	18–8
Champion	21.	2008	Northern Ireland Trophy	Dave Harold	9–3
Champion	22.	2009	Shanghai Masters	Liang Wenbo	10–5
Champion	23.	2012	German Masters (2)	Stephen Maguire	9–7
Champion	24.	2012	World Snooker Championship (4)	Ali Carter	18–11
Champion	25.	2013	World Snooker Championship (5)	Barry Hawkins	18–12
Champion	26.	2014	Welsh Open (3)	Ding Junhui	9–3
Champion	27.	2014	UK Championship (5)	Judd Trump	10–9
Champion	28.	2016	Welsh Open (4)	Neil Robertson	9–5
Champion	29.	2017	English Open 2017	Kyren Wilson	9-2
Champion	30.	2017	Shanghai Masters 2017	Judd Trump	10-3
Champion	31.	2017	UK Championship 2017 (6)	Shaun Murphy	10-5
Champion	32.	2018	World Grand Prix 2018	Ding Junhui	10-3
Champion	33.	2018	Players Championship 2018	Shaun Murphy	10-4
Champion	34.	2018	UK Championship 2018 (7)	Mark Allen	10-6
Champion	35.	2019	Players Championship 2019	Neil Robertson	10-4
Champion	36.	2019	Tour Championship 2019	Neil Robertson	13-11
Champion	37.	2020	World Championship 2020 (7)	Kyren Wilson	18-8

Masters

Ronnie O’Sullivan

Nº	Year	Champion	Finalist	Result
1.	1995	Ronnie O’Sullivan	John Higgins	9-3
2.	2005	Ronnie O’Sullivan	John Higgins	10-3
3.	2007	Ronnie O’Sullivan	Ding Junhui	10-3
4.	2009	Ronnie O’Sullivan	Mark Selby	10-8
5.	2014	Ronnie O’Sullivan	Mark Selby	10-4
6.	2016	Ronnie O’Sullivan	Barry Hawkins	10-1
7.	2017	Ronnie O’Sullivan	Joe Perry	10-7

 

John Higgins

John Higgins, since he became a professional in 1.992, has won 30 títulos de ranking: including four World Championships and three UK Championship, as well as two Masters titles, making him one of the most successful players in the modern history of the sport.

Higgins, known as a prolific break builder, has done 833 hundreds, placing him second behind O'Sullivan. He has also got 11 maximum breaks in competition, what puts it, second (tied with Hendry) behind O’Sullivan (15). During 16 consecutive seasons (since 1.996/1.997 a 2.011/2.012), Higgins never fell below sixth in the rankings, and it was number 1 of the world four times.

Higgins, in 1.992 reached the quarter-finals of the British Open in his first season on the professional circuit. Rose to fame in the season 1.994/1.995, when with 19 years old he won his first ranking tournament at the Grand Prix, derrotando a Dave Harold 9-6 in the end. He won two more ranking titles: British Open y el International Open, becoming the first teenager to win three ranking tournaments in one season, and also reached the final of the Welsh Open and the Masters. At the end of the season, had passed the post 51 al 11 in the world ranking. By the end of the next season, helped by two other ranking titles and another final, got number 2 of the world.

 

Palmarés John Higgins

Tournaments Ranking

Ranking Tournaments	Nº	Year	Championship	Rival in the final	Result
Champion	1.	1994	Grand Prize	Dave Harold	9–6
Champion	2.	1995	British Open	Ronnie O’Sullivan	9–6
Champion	3.	1995	International Open	Steve Davis	9–5
Champion	4.	1995	German Open	Ken Doherty	9–3
Champion	5.	1996	International Open (2)	Rod Lawler	9–3
Champion	6.	1997	European Open	John Parrott	9–5
Champion	7.	1997	German Open (2)	John Parrott	9–4
Champion	8.	1998	British Open (2)	Stephen Hendry	9–8
Champion	9.	1998	World Snooker Championship	Ken Doherty	18–12
Champion	10.	1998	UK Championship	Matthew Stevens	10–6
Champion	11.	1999	Grand Prize (2)	Mark Williams	9–8
Champion	12.	1999	China International	Billy Snaddon	9–3
Champion	13.	2000	Welsh Open	Stephen Lee	9–8
Champion	14.	2000	UK Championship (2)	Mark Williams	10–4
Champion	15.	2001	British Open (3)	Graeme Dott	9–6
Champion	16.	2004	British Open (4)	Stephen Maguire	9–6
Champion	17.	2005	Grand Prize (3)	Ronnie O’Sullivan	9–2
Champion	18.	2007	World Snooker Championship (2)	Mark Selby	18–13
Champion	19.	2008	Grand Prize (4)	Ryan Day	9–7
Champion	20.	2009	World Snooker Championship (3)	Shaun Murphy	18–9
Champion	21.	2010	Welsh Open (2)	Ali Carter	9–4
Champion	22.	2010	UK Championship (3)	Mark Williams	10–9
Champion	23.	2011	Welsh Open (3)	Stephen Maguire	9–6
Champion	24.	2011	World Snooker Championship (4)	Judd Trump	18–15
Champion	25.	2012	Shanghai Masters	Judd Trump	10–9
Champion	26.	2015	Welsh Open (4)	Ben Woollaston	9–3
Champion	27.	2015	Australian Goldfields Open	Martin Gould	9–8
Champion	28.	2015	International Championship	David Gilbert	10–5
Champion	29.	2017	India Open	Anthony McGill	5-1
Champion	30.	2018	Welsh Open (5)	Barry Hawkins	9-7
Champion	31.	2021	Players Championship 2021	Ronnie O’Sullivan	10-3

 

Masters

John Higgins

Nº	Year	Champion	Finalist	Result
1.	1999	John Higgins	Ken Doherty	10-8
2.	2006	John Higgins	Ronnie O’Sullivan	10-9