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Winners of ranking tournaments in the period 2021–2022

British:
Joe Perry, England 47
Mark Williams, Wales 46
Robert Milkins, England 46
Ronnie O’Sullivan, England 46
David Gilbert, England 40
Mark Allen, Northern Ireland 35
Judd Trump, England 32

Average age: 42 years

The rest of the world:
Neil Robertson, Australia 40 *
Hossein Vafaei, Iran 27
Luca Brecel, Belgium 26
Zhao Xintong, China 24 *
Fan Zhengyi, China 21

Average age: 28 years
* = 2 tournament wins