Only 50 Players Have Won Ranking Events
 

Seems like they aren't counting world titles as a ranking event.

The World Championship fulfills all the conditions to be ranking..
...it's open to all WPBSA members in good standing....
...and you get ranking points from it.:confused:

???
For Example

Ronnie O'Sullivan

Ranking Event wins (24)
Event Year
World Championship 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012
UK Championship 1993, 1997, 2001, 2007
Grand Prix 2004
British Open 1994
Regal Welsh Open 2004, 2005
German Open 1996
Regal Scottish Open 1998, 2000
European Open 2003
Northern Ireland Trophy 2008
China Open 1996, 1999, 2000
Irish Masters 2003, 2005
Shanghai Masters 2009
German Masters 2012


Non-Ranking Event wins (24)
Event Year
Wembley Masters 1995, 2005, 2007, 2009
Scottish Masters 1998, 2000, 2002
Champions Cup 2000
Riley Superstar International 1997
Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1996
Benson & Hedges Championship 1993
Premier League 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 (04/05), 2005 (05/06), 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Irish Masters 2001, 2007
Nescafe Extra Challenge 1993

The list has John Spencer and Alex Higgins with one point apiece....
..John won 3 world titles...and Alex won two.

Interesting.
It has to do with the concept of "ranking events".

To quote the original link:
"Indeed, it wasn’t until 1982 that any event other than the World Championship counted towards the world rankings, well past the prime of Reardon and Spencer."

Alex won his first World Championship in 1972, his second in 1982.

I guess I'll just consider the list to be incomplete.
The WPBSA was founded in 1968....it had a LOT to do with John Spencer
opening up the professional ranks by challenging the world professional champion to a money match.

So it seems they aren't acknowledging Spencer's 3 world titles...also
Higgins twice and Ray Reardon 6 times.
These 11 titles were all won AFTER the WPBSA became an entity.

I tend to be a bit protective of John Spencer especially.....
...I consider him to be the 'father of modern snooker'....
...and he doesn't get enough credit....all these snooker millionaires
owe him big-time.

pt..obviously my opinion