World Snooker Tour awards
The World Snooker Tour makes annual awards in several categories, including player of the year, and established a Hall of Fame in 2011.[1][2]
The Association of Snooker Writers, a grouping of journalists who wrote about snooker, was founded in 1981.[3] In 1983, they instituted awards for players and others associated with the game, and made another set of awards in 1984.[3] From 1985, the awards were taken over by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.[4] In 1998, the journalists' group was reformed as the Snooker Writers' Association, and the awards were in that body's name for several years.[5][6] The awards are now administered by the World Snooker Tour.[2]
Player of the year and miscellaneous awards
[edit]| Awarding body | Year | Player of the Year | Young Player of the Year | Other awards | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Snooker Writers | 1983 | Steve Davis | no award | Personality of the Year: Bill Werbeniuk | [3] | |
| 1984 | Steve Davis | no award | Personality of the Year: Dennis Taylor | [3] | ||
| WPBSA | 1985 | Dennis Taylor | [4] | |||
| 1986 | Steve Davis and Joe Johnson | Stephen Hendry | Personality of the Year: Joe Johnson | [4][7] | ||
| 1987 | Steve Davis | Stephen Hendry | Overseas Player of the Year: Dene O'Kane | [8][9] | ||
| 1988 | Steve Davis | Stephen Hendry | Personality of the Year: Terry Griffiths; Overseas Player of the Year: Tony Drago; Frame of the year: Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White (Last frame of the final, 1988 World Snooker Championship); Break of the year: 140, Steve Davis at the 1987 Fidelity International, and Steve James at the 1988 World Snooker Championship; Performance of the year: Steve James, 1988 World Snooker Championship; Billiards player of the year: Norman Dagley | [10][11] | ||
| 1989 | Steve Davis | Martin Clark[a] | Match of the year: John Parrott v Steve James (1989 World Snooker Championship); Billiards player of the year: Mike Russell | [12][13] | ||
| 1990 | Stephen Hendry | [14] | ||||
| 1991 | Stephen Hendry | [15] | ||||
| 1992 | Stephen Hendry | Peter Ebdon[a] | [16] | |||
| 1993 | Stephen Hendry | [17] | ||||
| 1994 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Fergal O'Brien | [18] | |||
| 1995 | Stephen Hendry | Achievement of the year: John Higgins | [19] | |||
| 1996 | Stephen Hendry | [8][20] | ||||
| 1997 | Stephen Hendry | [21] | ||||
| Snooker Writers' Association | 1998 | John Higgins | Paul Hunter | Match of the Year: Mark Williams v Stephen Hendry (1998 Masters) | [8][6] | |
| 1999 | Stephen Hendry | Marco Fu | [22] | |||
| 2000 | Mark Williams | |||||
| 2001 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | |||||
| 2002 | Stephen Lee | [23] | ||||
| WPBSA | 2003 | Mark Williams | ||||
| 2004 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Stephen Maguire | [24] | |||
| 2005 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | |||||
| 2006 | John Higgins | |||||
| 2007 | Neil Robertson | |||||
| 2008 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | |||||
| 2009 | John Higgins | |||||
| 2010: no awards | ||||||
| World Snooker | 2011 | John Higgins | Jack Lisowski[b] | Fans' Player of the Year: Judd Trump; Snooker Writers' Player of the Year: John Higgins; Players Player of the Year: Mark Williams; Performance of the Year: Judd Trump; Magic Moment: Rory McLeod | [25] | |
| 2012 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Luca Brecel[b] | Fans' Player of the Year: Judd Trump; Snooker Writers' Player of the Year: Ronnie O'Sullivan; Performance of the Year: Stuart Bingham; Magic Moment: Stephen Hendry | [26] | ||
| 2013 | Mark Selby | Ian Burns[b] | Fans' Player of the Year: Mark Selby; Snooker Writers' Player of the Year: Mark Selby; Performance of the Year: Ronnie O'Sullivan; Magic Moment: Jimmy Robertson | [27][28] | ||
| 2014 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | John Astley[b] | Fans' Player of the Year: Ronnie O'Sullivan; Snooker Writers' Player of the Year: Ding Junhui; Performance of the Year: Mark Selby; Magic Moment: Mark Selby | [29][30] | ||
| 2015 | Stuart Bingham | Oliver Lines[b] | Fans' Player of the Year: Judd Trump; Snooker Writers' Player of the Year: Stuart Bingham; Performance of the Year: Joe Perry; Magic Moment: Ronnie O’Sullivan | [31] | ||
| 2016 | John Higgins | Darryl Hill[b] | Fans' Player of the Year: Ronnie O'Sullivan; Snooker Writers' Player of the Year: Mark Selby; Performance of the Year: Mark Selby; Magic Moment: Ali Carter; Lifetime award: Steve Davis | [32][33] | ||
| 2017 | Mark Selby | Yan Bingtao[b] | Fans' Player of the Year: Mark Selby; Snooker Writers' Player of the Year: Mark Selby; Performance of the Year: Anthony Hamilton; Magic Moment: Mark King | [34][28][35] | ||
| 2018 | Mark Williams | Xu Si[b] | Fans' Player of the Year: Ronnie O'Sullivan; Snooker Writers' Player of the Year: Mark Williams; Performance of the Year: Mark Williams; Magic Moment: Michael Georgiou | [36] | ||
| 2019 | Judd Trump | Joe O'Connor[b] | Fans' Player of the Year: Ronnie O'Sullivan; Snooker Writers' Player of the Year: Judd Trump; Performance of the Year: James Cahill; Magic Moment of the Year: Ronnie O'Sullivan | [37] | ||
| 2020 | Judd Trump | Louis Heathcote[b] | Fans' Player of the Year: Judd Trump; Snooker Journalists' Player of the Year: Judd Trump; Performance of the Year: Ronnie O'Sullivan; Magic Moment of the Year: John Higgins | [38] | ||
| 2021 | Judd Trump | Pang Junxu[b] | Fans' Player of the Year: Judd Trump; Snooker Journalists' Player of the Year: Mark Selby; Performance of the Year: Mark Selby; Magic Moment of the Year: Neil Robertson | [39] | ||
| 2022 | Neil Robertson | Wu Yize[b] | Fan's player of the year: Zhao Xintong; Snooker Journalists' Player of the Year: Ronnie O'Sullivan; Performance of the year: Ronnie O'Sullivan; Magic Moment of the Year: Neil Robertson | [2] | ||
| 2023 | Mark Allen | Julien Leclercq[b] | Fan's player of the year: Mark Allen; Snooker Journalists' Player of the Year: Mark Allen; Performance of the year: Luca Brecel (2023 World Snooker Championship final); Magic Moment of the Year: Mark Selby (Maximum break at the 2023 World Snooker Championship); Breakthrough of the year: Si Jiahui | [40] | ||
| 2024 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | He Guoqiang[b] | Fan's player of the year: Ronnie O'Sullivan; Snooker Journalists' Player of the Year: Ronnie O'Sullivan; Performance of the year: Kyren Wilson (2024 World Snooker Championship); Magic Moment of the Year: Shaun Murphy (Maximum break at the 2023 (Dec) Shoot Out); Breakthrough of the year: Zhang Anda (2023 International Championship) | [41] | ||
Services to snooker award
[edit]| Year | Awardee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Mike Watterson | |
| 1984 | Clive Everton | |
| 1985 | Del Simmonds[c] | |
| 1986 | Rex Williams | |
| 1987 | Barry Hearn | |
| 1988 | Howard Kruger[d] | |
| 1990 | John Spencer | |
| 1994 | Ray Reardon | |
| 1996 | Rick Waumsley[e] | |
| 1998 | Jonathan Martin[f] | |
| 1999 | Jim Elkins[g] | |
| 2000 | David Vine; Len Ganley | |
| 2001 | John Williams |
Achievement of the year
[edit]| Year | Awardee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Joe Johnson | Reaching the World Snooker Championship final in two consecutive years |
| 1988 | Steve James | Performance at the 1988 World Snooker Championship |
| 1995 | Stephen Hendry | Seven century breaks in the 1995 World Snooker Championship final |
| 1996 | Nigel Bond | Winning British Open final after needing a snooker |
| 1997 | Ken Doherty | Winning the 1997 World Snooker Championship |
| 1998 | Mark Williams | Recovering from 0–6 to win Masters final on re-spotted black |
| 1999 | Stephen Hendry | Winning a seventh World Snooker Championship |
| 2000 | Joe Swail | Reaching the 2000 World Snooker Championship semi-finals |
| 2001 | Paul Hunter | Winning the 2001 Masters final from 3–7 behind |
| 2002 | Peter Ebdon | Winning the 2002 World Snooker Championship |
| 2003 | Ken Doherty | Winning the 2003 World Snooker Championship semi-final against Paul Hunter |
| 2004 | Jimmy White | First ranking title for eleven years |
| 2005 | Shaun Murphy | Winning the 2005 World Snooker Championship |
| 2006 | Graeme Dott | Winning the 2006 World Snooker Championship |
| 2007 | Andrew Higginson | Reaching the 2007 Welsh Open final |
| 2008 | Mark Selby | Winning the Masters at his first attempt |
Special awards
[edit]| Year | Awardee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Mike Green | Retiring secretary of the WPBSA |
| 1987 | Jackie Rea | 40 years as a professional player |
| 1988 | Fred Davis | Playing professionally at the age of 75 |
| 1989 | Nick Hunter | BBC snooker producer |
| 1995 | John Higgins | Winner of three ranking titles in a season |
| 1996 | Ted Lowe | BBC commentator |
| 1997 | Mark Wildman | Services to English billiards |
| 1998 | Jimmy White | Defeat of Stephen Hendry at the 1998 World Snooker Championship |
| 2000 | Steve Davis | 20 years as a top-16 ranked player |
| 2001 | John Dee | Snooker journalist |
| 2004 | Peter Dyke | Promoter |
| 2005 | John Spencer | Professional player, administrator and commentator |
| 2006 | Richard Balani | Promoter of snooker events in Malta |
| 2007 | Clive Everton | Journalist and commentator |
| 2008 | Barry Hearn | 30 years as a tournament promoter and manager of snooker players |
Hall of fame
[edit]The World Snooker hall of fame was instituted in 2011, with eight winners of multiple world snooker championships as the initial inductees.[1]
| Year | Awardee(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Joe Davis, Fred Davis, John Pulman, Ray Reardon, John Spencer, Alex Higgins, Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry | [25] |
| 2012 | Walter Donaldson, Mark Williams, John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan | [26] |
| 2013 | Terry Griffiths, Joe Johnson, Ken Doherty, Peter Ebdon, Shaun Murphy, Graeme Dott, and Neil Robertson | [27] |
| 2014 | Dennis Taylor and Cliff Thorburn | [29] |
| 2015 | John Parrott and Mark Selby | [31] |
| 2016 | Stuart Bingham, Rex Williams and Sindhu Pulsirivong | [32] |
| 2017 | Jimmy White and Clive Everton | [34] |
| 2018 | Ding Junhui and Barry Hearn | [36] |
| 2021 | Judd Trump and Brandon Parker | [39] |
| 2022 | Reanne Evans and Allison Fisher | [2] |
| 2023 | John Virgo | [40] |
| 2024 | Luca Brecel and Daniel Blunn | [41] |
Notes
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c d "Neil Robertson and Ronnie O'Sullivan pick up World Snooker Tour awards". Sporting Life. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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- ^ a b c Morrison 1987, p. 159.
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- ^ a b "Higgins Voted Player Of Year". World Snooker. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011.
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- ^ a b "Selby Named Player Of The Year". World Snooker. 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Selby beats O'Sullivan to top player award". The Times. 10 May 2013. p. 62.
- ^ a b "O'Sullivan named Player Of The Year". World Snooker. 8 May 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "O'Sullivan's double". The Times. 9 May 2014. p. 64.
- ^ a b "Bingham named Player Of The Year". World Snooker. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Higgins named snookers's Player Of The Year". World Snooker. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Temlett, Michael (13 May 2016). "Wizard of Wishaw John Higgins named snooker player of the year". Daily Record. Scotland. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Selby Named Player Of The Year". World Snooker. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Sports round-up". The Times. Malta. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b "O'Sullivan and Williams dominate awards". World Snooker. 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "World champion Judd Trump named Player of the Year at World Snooker Awards". Sporting Life. 10 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Judd Trump named snooker's Player of the Year". Sky Sports. 24 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Judd Trump named snooker's player of the year for third time". Sky Sports. 6 May 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b Stead, Marcus (June 2023). "WST Annual Awards". Snooker Scene. p. 5.
- ^ a b Walker-Roberts, James (10 May 2024). "RONNIE O'SULLIVAN WINS WST PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD, KYREN WILSON, SHAUN MURPHY ALSO SCOOP PRIZES". Eurosport.
Sources
- Morrison, Ian (1987). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker – revised edition. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-600-55604-6.
External links
[edit]- Who's in the Snooker Hall of Fame (2022) (World Snooker)
- Virgo Joins Snooker Hall of Fame (2023) (World Snooker)
