List of players to appear in the World Snooker Championship

This article lists every player to have competed in the World Snooker Championship (not including qualifying matches) since 1969, when the championship reverted to a knockout format, following the title being decided in a series of challenge matches from 1964 to 1968.

Players Best refers to each player's best finish.

Player Country Debut Lastappearance Totalappearances Best 1969 1980 11 Runner-up (×1 – 1970) 1969 1986 18 Winner (×3 – 1969, 1971, 1977) 1969 1988 15 Semi-final (×3 – 1969, 1972, 1974) 1969 1974 4 Quarter-final (×1 – 1969) 1969 1976 7 Runner-up (×1 – 1969) 1969 1973 4 Quarter-final (×2 – 1969, 1970) 1969 1984 14 Semi-final (×3 – 1969, 1974, 1978) 1969 1987 19 Winner (×6 – 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978) 1970 1987 17 Semi-final (×1 – 1980) 1971 1992 21 Runner-up (×2 – 1973, 1975) 1971 1975 4 Runner-up (×1 – 1971) 1971 1975 3 Round Robin (×1 – 1971) 1971 1986 13 Runner-up (×1 – 1978) 1971 1971 1 Round Robin (×1 – 1971) 1972 1994 19 Winner (×2 – 1972, 1982) 1972 1982 7 Quarter-final (×1 – 1974) 1973 1978 2 Last 16 (×2 – 1973, 1978) 1973 1975 2 2nd round (×1 – 1973) 1973 1984 12 Runner-up (×1 – 1974) 1973 1974 2 1st round (×2 – 1973, 1974) 1973 1973 1 1st round (×1 – 1973) 1973 1974 2 1st round (×2 – 1973, 1974) 1973 1983 7 Quarter-final (×1 – 1976) 1973 1994 19 Winner (×1 – 1980) 1973 1994 21 Winner (×1 – 1985) 1974 1974 1 1st round (×1 – 1974) 1974 1974 1 Quarter-final (×1 – 1974) 1974 1988 13 Quarter-final (×4 – 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983) 1974 1975 2 2nd round (×1 – 1975) 1974 1974 1 1st round (×1 – 1974) 1975 1975 1 1st round (×1 – 1975) 1975 1975 1 1st round (×1 – 1975) 1975 1975 1 1st round (×1 – 1975) 1975 1975 1 1st round (×1 – 1975) 1977 1985 5 Quarter-final (×1 – 1978) 1977 1991 14 Semi-final (×1 – 1979) 1977 1996 19 Quarter-final (×2 – 1982, 1986) 1977 1993 17 Runner-up (×1 – 1981) 1979 2010 30 Winner (×6 – 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989) 1979 1988 10 Semi-final (×2 – 1980, 1984) 1979 1997 19 Winner (×1 – 1979) 1980 1991 11 Semi-final (×1 – 1989) 1980 1990 8 1st round (×8 – 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990) 1980 1992 4 Quarter-final (×2 – 1980, 1992) 1980 1986 4 1st round (×4 – 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986) 1981 2006 25 Runner-up (×6 – 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994) 1981 1992 12 Semi-final (×3 – 1983, 1985, 1986) 1981 1986 4 1st round (×4 – 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986) 1982 1982 1 1st round (×1 – 1982) 1982 1989 8 Quarter-final (×1 – 1982) 1982 1993 11 Quarter-final (×1 – 1989) 1982 1992 11 Quarter-final (×2 – 1987, 1989) 1982 1982 1 1st round (×1 – 1982) 1982 1982 1 1st round (×1 – 1982) 1983 1994 3 1st round (×3 – 1983, 1993, 1994) 1983 1983 1 1st round (×1 – 1983) 1983 1988 5 2nd round (×1 – 1986) 1983 1983 1 1st round (×1 – 1983) 1983 1983 1 1st round (×1 – 1983) 1983 1989 5 2nd round (×1 – 1986) 1984 1991 4 1st round (×4 – 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991) 1984 1984 1 1st round (×1 – 1984) 1984 1984 1 1st round (×1 – 1984) 1984 1984 1 1st round (×1 – 1984) 1984 1984 1 1st round (×1 – 1984) 1984 1996 12 Semi-final (×1 – 1987) 1984 1991 8 Winner (×1 – 1986) 1984 2007 23 Winner (×1 – 1991) 1984 1984 1 1st round (×1 – 1984) 1985 1993 4 2nd round (×1 – 1991) 1985 1987 2 2nd round (×1 – 1987) 1985 1996 6 Quarter-final (×2 – 1987, 1992) 1985 1990 4 2nd round (×1 – 1989) 1986 1993 4 1st round (×4 – 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993) 1986 2012 27 Winner (×7 – 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999) 1987 1988 2 1st round (×2 – 1987, 1988) 1987 1988 2 2nd round (×1 – 1987) 1987 1987 1 1st round (×1 – 1987) 1987 1991 3 1st round (×3 – 1988, 1990, 1991) 1988 1992 3 1st round (×3 – 1988, 1989, 1992) 1988 2005 13 Quarter-final (×1 – 1988) 1988 1995 5 1st round (×5 – 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995) 1988 1999 9 Semi-final (×1 – 1991) 1989 1991 3 1st round (×3 – 1989, 1990, 1991) 1989 2000 10 Semi-final (×1 – 1994) 1989 1989 1 2nd round (×1 – 1989) 1989 2001 6 2nd round (×2 – 1989, 1995) 1989 1989 1 1st round (×1 – 1989) 1989 1989 1 1st round (×1 – 1989) 1989 2003 10 Quarter-final (×2 – 1991, 1995) 1990 1990 1 1st round (×1 – 1990) 1990 1995 3 1st round (×3 – 1990, 1991, 1995) 1990 1990 1 1st round (×1 – 1990) 1990 1999 9 Semi-final (×1 – 1997) 1991 1991 1 1st round (×1 – 1991) 1991 2014 19 Winner (×1 – 1997) 1991 1991 1 1st round (×1 – 1991) 1991 2005 3 2nd round (×1 – 2004) 1991 1996 5 2nd round (×3 – 1991, 1992, 1993) 1991 2020 21 Semi-final (×3 – 1992, 1993, 2016) 1991 2001 2 1st round (×2 – 1991, 2001) 1991 1991 1 1st round (×1 – 1991) 1992 1992 1 1st round (×1 – 1992) 1992 1992 1 1st round (×1 – 1992) 1992 2017 24 Winner (×1 – 2002) 1992 2006 13 Semi-final (×2 – 1993, 1997) 1992 1998 3 1st round (×3 – 1992, 1996, 1998) 1992 1997 3 2nd round (×1 – 1992) 1992 2005 8 2nd round (×3 – 1992, 1999, 2001) 1992 2009 15 Runner-up (×1 – 1995) 1993 1993 1 1st round (×1 – 1993) 1993 2009 12 Semi-final (×2 – 2000, 2001) 1993 1993 1 1st round (×1 – 1993) 1993 1993 1 1st round (×1 – 1993) 1993 2026 34 Winner (×7 – 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2022) 1993 1993 1 1st round (×1 – 1993) 1993 1997 4 2nd round (×1 – 1994) 1993 1993 1 1st round (×1 – 1993) 1994 1994 1 1st round (×1 – 1994) 1994 2011 11 Quarter-final (×1 – 1996) 1994 2001 5 1st round (×5 – 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001) 1994 2005 6 2nd round (×2 – 2000, 2003) 1994 2021 12 2nd round (×3 – 1995, 2010, 2013) 1994 2020 15 2nd round (×7 – 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2013) 1994 1994 1 1st round (×1 – 1994) 1994 2017 10 Quarter-final (×1 – 2000) 1994 2002 3 2nd round (×1 – 2002) 1995 1995 1 1st round (×1 – 1995) 1995 1997 2 2nd round (×1 – 1997) 1995 1996 2 2nd round (×1 – 1996) 1995 2026 32 Winner (×4 – 1998, 2007, 2009, 2011) 1995 1995 1 1st round (×1 – 1995) 1995 2007 8 Semi-final (×1 – 1995) 1995 2012 17 Semi-final (×1 – 2003) 1996 2008 12 Quarter-final (×4 – 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007) 1996 1996 1 1st round (×1 – 1996) 1996 2014 4 1st round (×4 – 1996, 2009, 2011, 2014) 1996 1996 1 1st round (×1 – 1996) 1996 1996 1 1st round (×1 – 1996) 1997 2026 28 Winner (×3 – 2000, 2003, 2018) 1997 2004 3 Quarter-final (×1 – 1997) 1997 1997 1 1st round (×1 – 1997) 1997 1997 1 1st round (×1 – 1997) 1997 1997 1 1st round (×1 – 1997) 1997 2024 10 Quarter-final (×2 – 2000, 2014) 1997 2019 20 Winner (×1 – 2006) 1998 1998 1 1st round (×1 – 1998) 1998 1998 1 1st round (×1 – 1998) 1998 2005 6 2nd round (×2 – 2002, 2003) 1998 2006 6 Quarter-final (×1 – 2004) 1998 1998 1 1st round (×1 – 1998) 1998 1999 2 1st round (×2 – 1998, 1999) 1998 1998 1 1st round (×1 – 1998) 1998 2026 19 Runner-up (×2 – 2000, 2005) 1999 2010 5 1st round (×5 – 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010) 1999 1999 1 2nd round (×1 – 1999) 1999 2018 18 Semi-final (×2 – 2006, 2016) 1999 2007 5 Semi-final (×1 – 2005) 1999 2006 8 Semi-final (×1 – 2003) 1999 2023 17 Semi-final (×1 – 2008) 1999 1999 1 1st round (×1 – 1999) 1999 1999 1 1st round (×1 – 1999) 2000 2024 18 Winner (×1 – 2015) 2000 2000 1 1st round (×1 – 2000) 2000 2000 1 1st round (×1 – 2000) 2001 2013 4 1st round (×4 – 2001, 2010, 2011, 2013) 2001 2001 1 Quarter-final (×1 – 2001) 2001 2008 3 2nd round (×1 – 2001) 2001 2003 2 2nd round (×1 – 2003) 2002 2015 3 1st round (×3 – 2002, 2014, 2015) 2002 2002 1 1st round (×1 – 2002) 2002 2026 24 Winner (×1 – 2005) 2002 2024 10 2nd round (×5 – 2002, 2013, 2018, 2023, 2024) 2003 2026 22 Runner-up (×2 – 2008, 2012) 2003 2010 3 1st round (×3 – 2003, 2004, 2010) 2004 2025 16 Quarter-final (×3 – 2008, 2009, 2012) 2004 2024 20 Semi-final (×2 – 2007, 2012) 2005 2016 8 2nd round (×2 – 2005, 2016) 2005 2026 22 Winner (×4 – 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021) 2005 2026 21 Winner (×1 – 2010) 2006 2026 20 Runner-up (×1 – 2013) 2007 2007 1 1st round (×1 – 2007) Ding Junhui 2007 2026 20 Runner-up (×1 – 2016) 2007 2026 17 Winner (×1 – 2019) 2007 2026 20 Semi-final (×3 – 2009, 2023, 2026) 2007 2026 12 Semi-final (×2 – 2019, 2024) 2008 2014 5 2nd round (×2 – 2009, 2011) Liang Wenbo 2008 2021 8 Quarter-final (×1 – 2008) Liu Chuang 2008 2012 2 1st round (×2 – 2008, 2012) 2009 2017 3 2nd round (×2 – 2011, 2017) 2009 2021 11 2nd round (×3 – 2010, 2011, 2020) 2009 2024 10 Semi-final (×1 – 2013) 2009 2012 2 2nd round (×1 – 2012) 2010 2024 5 2nd round (×1 – 2024) Zhang Anda 2010 2026 6 1st round (×6 – 2010, 2015, 2016, 2024, 2025, 2026) 2011 2011 1 1st round (×1 – 2011) 2011 2023 5 1st round (×5 – 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023) Cao Yupeng 2012 2012 1 2nd round (×1 – 2012) 2012 2025 8 Winner (×1 – 2023) 2012 2024 6 Quarter-final (×1 – 2012) 2013 2024 8 Quarter-final (×1 – 2022) 2013 2022 4 Quarter-final (×1 – 2013) 2013 2013 1 2nd round (×1 – 2013) 2013 2025 2 2nd round (×1 – 2025) 2013 2025 5 1st round (×5 – 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023, 2025) 2013 2016 2 2nd round (×1 – 2016) Xiao Guodong 2014 2026 5 2nd round (×2 – 2017, 2025, 2026) 2014 2014 1 2nd round (×1 – 2014) 2014 2026 12 Winner (×1 – 2024) 2014 2024 4 1st round (×4 – 2014, 2015, 2016, 2024) 2015 2021 3 Quarter-final (×1 – 2020) 2015 2023 9 Semi-final (×1 – 2020) 2015 2015 1 1st round (×1 – 2015) 2015 2018 3 1st round (×3 – 2015, 2017, 2018) 2016 2016 1 1st round (×1 – 2016) 2017 2026 6 Semi-final (×1 – 2019) 2017 2023 2 1st round (×2 – 2017, 2023) Yan Bingtao 2017 2022 4 Quarter-final (×1 – 2022) Zhou Yuelong 2017 2026 4 2nd round (×1 – 2019) 2017 2023 4 2nd round (×2 – 2020, 2022) Lyu Haotian 2018 2024 4 2nd round (×1 – 2018) 2018 2026 4 1st round (×4 – 2018, 2021, 2022, 2026) 2018 2022 4 1st round (×4 – 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022) 2018 2026 5 Quarter-final (×1 – 2025) 2019 2019 1 1st round (×1 – 2019) Tian Pengfei 2019 2021 2 1st round (×2 – 2019, 2021) Luo Honghao 2019 2019 1 1st round (×1 – 2019) Zhao Xintong 2019 2026 4 Winner (×1 – 2025) 2019 2019 1 2nd round (×1 – 2019) Li Hang 2019 2019 1 1st round (×1 – 2019) 2019 2022 2 1st round (×2 – 2019, 2022) 2020 2020 1 1st round (×1 – 2020) 2020 2023 2 1st round (×2 – 2020, 2023) 2020 2020 1 1st round (×1 – 2020) 2020 2022 2 2nd round (×1 – 2020) 2020 2020 1 1st round (×1 – 2020) 2021 2021 1 1st round (×1 – 2021) 2021 2021 1 1st round (×1 – 2021) 2022 2024 2 2nd round (×1 – 2022) 2022 2022 1 1st round (×1 – 2022) 2022 2026 5 Quarter-final (×1 – 2026) Pang Junxu 2023 2026 4 2nd round (×1 – 2025) Wu Yize 2023 2026 3 Winner (×1 – 2026) 2023 2026 4 Runner-up (×1 – 2024) Fan Zhengyi 2023 2026 3 1st round (×3 – 2023, 2025, 2026) Si Jiahui 2023 2026 4 Semi-final (×1 – 2023) 2024 2025 2 2nd round (×1 – 2024) Lei Peifan 2025 2026 2 2nd round (×1 – 2025) 2025 2025 1 1st round (×1 – 2025) 2025 2025 1 1st round (×1 – 2025) He Guoqiang 2026 2026 1 1st round (×1 – 2026) 2026 2026 1 1st round (×1 – 2026) 2026 2026 1 1st round (×1 – 2026) 2026 2026 1 1st round (×1 – 2026)

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