The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.
The world No.4 chose not to play in the Shoot Out, Scottish Open, Masters, German Masters and last week’s Welsh Open.
KYREN WILSON has told snooker's Class of 92 legends that winning titles is a lot harder these days.
“Just look at Wu Yize when he got to the English Open final earlier this season, beating the likes of Judd Trump and giving Neil Robertson a scare in the final.
The first World Championships ran from 1927 - with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.
