Zhao Xintong tops the seasonal centuries chart but falls short of unlocking bonus prize
Zhao Xintong was the most prolific century break maker throughout the 2025/26 professional snooker season, although he didn’t quite do enough to win a special six-figure bonus prize.
The 2025 World Champion Zhao was the king of big scoring during the recent top-flight campaign, compiling a total of 82 century breaks - more than any other player on the circuit.
Arguably the player of the season having claimed four titles whilst wearing the world crown including an unprecedented clean sweep of Players Series accolades, Zhao was 15 clear of second-placed Mark Selby (67 centuries) on the end-of-term list.
During his seasonal haul, Zhao surpassed 200 career centuries, and crafted his first maximum 147 break in professional competition at the 2026 Championship League Invitational in Leicester.
However, despite his fine break-building achievement, Zhao didn’t unlock this season’s £100,000 bonus prize from the World Snooker Tour that was available to the first person who made 100 centuries during the campaign.
A recent concept to the professional circuit, Judd Trump collected the purse in the 2024/25 season for making a record-breaking 107 tons - he reached three-figures of three figures during the 2025 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre.
Only three times has a cueist racked up 100 or more centuries in a single term. Neil Robertson was the first in 2013/14; he reached the unique milestone against Trump at the Crucible. The Australian went on to end with 103.
It wasn’t until six years later that Trump himself became the second player to join the club when he totted up 102 tons in the 2019/20 season.
A look at this season’s century break list
Just behind second-placed Selby on this season’s tons index are several players.
World Championship runner-up Shaun Murphy is in third with 66 centuries - only one adrift of Selby - meanwhile only one behind Murphy is new Crucible king Wu Yize with 65. Like compatriot Zhao, Wu fashioned his maiden 147 on the pro tour during the Championship League earlier this calendar year.
During the main draw, televised stages of the 2026 World Snooker Championship, Murphy constructed more centuries than any other player with 12. In total, there were 81 tons made at the Crucible.
Going back to this season’s overall totals, world number one Trump finished fifth with 63.
Completing the top ten are Neil Robertson, Xiao Guodong, Gary Wilson, Zhang Anda and Kyren Wilson.
1) Zhao Xintong 82
2) Mark Selby 67
3) Shaun Murphy 66
4) Wu Yize 65
5) Judd Trump 63
6) Neil Robertson 58
7) Xiao Guodong 52
8) Gary Wilson 50
9) Zhang Anda 46
10) Kyren Wilson 45
To view the full list, visit snooker stats website cuetracker.net here
It has been an extraordinary season for maximum 147 breaks on the WST, with a record-breaking 24 feats of perfection - shattering the previous benchmark of 15 from the campaign before.
Chinese youngster Chang Bingyu initially broke the record during the 2025 UK Championship qualifiers in Wigan, just days after English youngster Liam Pullen equalled the tally.
Chang also registered the final maximum of the 2025/26 term at the World Championship qualifiers, an effort that led to him scooping £172,000 in bonus prizes.