page_title: Triple Crown (snooker)
hierarchical_section_title: Triple Crown (snooker)
caption_attribution_description: English: logo of the Triple Crown Series in snooker
context_page_description: The Triple Crown refers to winning the three most prestigious tournaments in snooker: the World Championship, the UK Championship, and the invitational Masters. These three events together make up the Triple Crown Series with each individual tournament referred to as a Triple Crown event. The individual events are deemed to be the most prestigious in the snooker calendar, despite not always being worth the most ranking points or prize fund. Players who win all three tournaments are said to have "won the Triple Crown", either over their career, or in one season alone.
  The Triple Crown dates back to the 1969 World Snooker Championship, when the event changed to a knockout format from the prior "challenge" basis. These events were not considered part of the Triple Crown until the 1977–78 snooker season when the UK Championship was introduced, although the event was only open to British players until 1984. After this time, the previous events were retrospectively recognised as Triple Crown events.
  As of 2020, 11 players have won all three events, with only Ronnie O'Sullivan having won each event six times or more. O'Sullivan has the most titles, having won 20 individual tournaments.
context_section_description: The Triple Crown (sometimes called snooker's majors) refers to winning the three most prestigious tournaments in snooker: the World Championship, the UK Championship, and the invitational Masters. These three events together make up the Triple Crown Series with each individual tournament referred to as a Triple Crown event. The individual events are deemed to be the most prestigious in the snooker calendar, despite not always being worth the most ranking points or prize fund. Players who win all three tournaments are said to have "won the Triple Crown", either over their career, or in one season alone.
  The Triple Crown dates back to the 1969 World Snooker Championship, when the event changed to a knockout format from the prior "challenge" basis. These events were not considered part of the Triple Crown until the 1977–78 snooker season when the UK Championship was introduced, although the event was only open to British players until 1984. After this time, the previous events were retrospectively recognised as Triple Crown events.
  As of 2020, 11 players have won all three events, with only Ronnie O'Sullivan having won each event six times or more. O'Sullivan has the most titles, having won 20 individual tournaments. Three players have won all three in the space of a season, a feat Mark Williams and Steve Davis have achieved once, with Hendry being the only player to do so on two occasions. Shortly before the start of the Masters tournament in January 2020, the events were renamed as the "Triple Crown series", with any player who had won the Triple Crown in the past being able to adorn their waistcoat with a crown symbolising their achievements.
caption: Logo of the Triple Crown Series
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