World Snooker Championship Century Breaks at The Crucible

A year-by-year list of World Snooker Championship centuries at the competition's iconic modern-day home, The Crucible.

There are few finer sights in sport than witnessing a beautifully constructed century break at snooker's spiritual home in Sheffield.

A remarkable 2,350 of them have been made at the competition since its relocation from Middlesbrough and Manchester to Yorkshire in 1977, with a record tally of 109 being made during the 2022 edition.

In fact, that year represented only the third time in history that the WST's flagship event had seen 100 or more centuries made, with the other occasions coming in 2021 (108) and 2019 (100).

Surprisingly, the 2024 installment, despite the high quality of talent on show, produced just 63 century breaks, the lowest tally at the tournament in a decade.

World Snooker Championship Century Breaks

Crucible Centuries - Year-by-Year List:

Year:	Centuries:	High Break:
2024	63	142 - Jackson Page, Mark Williams & Ricky Walden
2023	90	147 - Kyren Wilson
2022	109	147 - Neil Robertson
2021	108	144 - Shaun Murphy
2020	79	147 - John Higgins
2019	100	143 - John Higgins
2018	84	146 - John Higgins
2017	74	146 - Ronnie O'Sullivan
2016	86	143 - Kyren Wilson
2015	86	145 - Neil Robertson & Stuart Bingham
2014	58	140 - Neil Robertson
2013	55	143 - Neil Robertson
2012	71	147 - Stephen Hendry
2011	74	138 - Mark King & Ding Junhui
2010	60	146 - Mark Allen & Graeme Dott
2009	83	147 - Stephen Hendry
2008	62	147 - Ronnie O'Sullivan & Ali Carter
2007	68	144 - Ali Carter
2006	46	140 - Ronnie O'Sullivan
2005	63	147 - Mark Williams
2004	55	145 - Joe Perry
2003	53	147 - Ronnie O'Sullivan
2002	68	145 - Matthew Stevens
2001	53	140 - Joe Swail
2000	54	143 - Matthew Stevens
1999	53	142 - John Higgins
1998	59	143 - John Higgins & Jimmy White
1997	39	147 - Ronnie O'Sullivan
1996	48	144 - Tony Drago & Peter Ebdon
1995	30	147 - Stephen Hendry
1994	35	143 - Alan McManus
1993	35	144 - Steve Davis
1992	25	147 - Jimmy White
1991	31	140 - Jimmy White
1990	18	140 - John Parrott
1989	19	141 - Stephen Hendry
1988	18	140 - Steve James
1987	18	127 - Steve Davis
1986	20	134 - Steve Davis
1985	14	143 - Bill Werbeniuk
1984	8	138 - Rex Williams
1983	18	147 - Cliff Thorburn
1982	10	143 - Willie Thorn
1981	13	145 - Doug Mountjoy
1980	11	136 - Steve Davis & Kirk Stevens
1979	13	142 - Bill Werbeniuk
1978	7	138 - John Spencer
1977	6	135 - John Spencer

Which player has the most centuries at the Crucible?

Players with 50+ century breaks at the Crucible

Just four players in Crucible history have registered 100 or more century breaks at the iconic Sheffield venue, with Ronnie O'Sullivan sat the top of the list with 207.

John Higgins is second with 173 centuries, whilst Stephen Hendry, who boasts a joint record seven world titles with O'Sullivan, is third on 127.

Four-time Crucible king Mark Selby is the only other player to have exceeded 100, with his record currently standing at 107.

1. Ronnie O'Sullivan - 207
2. John Higgins - 173
3. Stephen Hendry - 127
4. Mark Selby - 107
5. Shaun Murphy - 88
6. Neil Robertson - 85
7. Mark Williams - 78
8. Judd Trump - 77
9. Ding Junhui - 75
10. Matthew Stevens - 58
11. Mark Allen - 55
12. Stuart Bingham - 53
13. Peter Ebdon - 53
14. Kyren Wilson - 53

Most Crucible centuries during a single World Snooker Championship

Stephen Hendry and Mark Williams hold a joint record 16 century breaks at a single World Snooker Championship, with Hendry registering his tally at the 2002 competition before Welshman Williams equalled that record two decades later (2022).

• Stephen Hendry - 16 (2002 World Snooker Championship)
• Mark Williams - 16 (2022 World Snooker Championship)
• Ding Junhui - 15 (2016 World Snooker Championship)
• Ronnie O'Sullivan - 15 (2022 World Snooker Championship)
• John Higgins - 14 (1998 World Snooker Championship)
• Judd Trump - 14 (2019 World Snooker Championship)

How many centuries have been made at the Crucible?

As of the end of the 2024 World Snooker Championship, 2,350 centuries have been recorded in competitive matches at the Crucible Theatre.

Numbers and records displayed on this page were correct as of the end of the 2024 World Snooker Championship.