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The Triple Crown are three major tournaments in basketball "Horse" version, which includes Grand Prix, World Championship and Masters. These tournaments were formally named the Triple Crown or simply majors. Traditionally, Grand Prix is held in February, as first event of season, World Championship in July-August, and Masters in October-November, as the last tournament of year.
Any player who has won all three Triple Crown tournaments at least once over the course of their career is said to have won a "career Triple Crown". As of 2024, there are: Mariusz Krulikowski, Michael Eric, Sebastian Alvarez and Pablo Vinales.
Krulikowski is only player who completed all majors twice and won all three during calendar year. He also has most Triple Crown total titles, with 10.
World Championship is highest paid when the winner receives 500000$, Masters has 250000$ prize for winner and Grand Prix 100000$. Grand Prix includes 32 best players by ratings, World Championship - all players and Masters - Top 16 members.
Krulikowski, Eric, Videt, Vinales and Alvarez all held number one position.
These tournaments began to be organized in 2012.
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Career Triple Crown winners
[edit]| Player | Total | WSC | UK | Masters | Career Triple Crown first achieved |
Winning span |
Single season Triple Crown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mariusz Krulikowski (POL) †
|
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2022 World Championship | 2016–2023 | 1 (2022) |
 Michael Eric (NGA) †
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2015 World Championship | 2012–2020 | |
 Sebastian Alvarez (ESP) †
|
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2021 Masters | 2017–2024 | |
| Pablo Vinales (ESP) †
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2024 Grand Prix | 2012–2024 | |
 John Edmund (GBR) †
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2013–2021 | ||
 Guillaume Videt (FRA) †
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2012–2013 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| † | The names of active players are marked in bold. |
Various records
[edit]- Correct before Masters 2024 final
- Note that matches and victories with bye to next round are not counting.
- Most matches played: Michael Eric (102)
- Most games won: Michael Eric (76)
- Most titles: Mariusz Krulikowski (10)
- Most finals: Mariusz Krulikowski and Michael Eric (12)
- Most semifinals: Michael Eric (20)
- Most quarterfinals: Michael Eric (28)
- Most appearances: Michael Eric (33)
- Most titles in a row: Mariusz Krulikowski (5)
- Most titles on grass surface: Sebastian Alvarez (4)
- Most titles on outdoor hard surface: Mariusz Krulikowski (8)
- Most whitewashing victories: Pablo Vinales (4)
- Youngest champion: Sebastian Alvarez (age 19)
- Oldest winner: John Edmund (age 46)
Masters 2024
[edit]Masters 2024 will be the last triple crown event of 2024 Horse season. It will take place between 21 October and 3 November in Berlin, Germany. It will be 35th Triple Crown event in history and 12th edition of Masters. All players are from Top 16 of official rankings. Mariusz Krulikowski is vying for record-extending 11th major title and record-breaking 4th Masters trophy. Maxim Arnius, Kelvin Ittan, Anselmo Vakkari and Chris Bumstead are debutants.
Paolo Camilleri and Pierre Ganger were banned for doping and match-fixing and were dropped from professional tour one day before Masters. So, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Chris Bumstead, Michael Eric and Mariusz Krulikowski give walkovers into quarterfinals.
During 2024 season, ten players were suspended from tour at least until 2029: Glebovich, Nikitin, Luker, Blozhak, Adol, Bondzinskij, Camilleri, Beather, Ingridsson and Ganger.
Since start of 2025 season, Nepomniachtchi will represent Republic of Ireland.
Prize money
[edit]- Winner: £250,000
- Runner-up: £100,000
- Semi-finals: £60,000
- Quarter-finals: £30,000
- Last 16: £15,000
- World rankings after Masters (year-end rankings)
- 1.
Mariusz Krulikowski (812,000) - 2.
Michael Eric (485,000) * - 3.
Sebastian Alvarez (461,000) - 4. Pablo Vinales (414,000)
- 5.
John Edmund (358,000) * - 6.
Eitan Golubec (153,000) - 7.
Maxim Arnius (141,000) - 8.
Kelvin Ittan (116,000) - 9.
Anselmo Vakkari (90,000) - 10.
Chris Bumstead (72,000) - 11.
Ian Nepomniachtchi (46,000) - 12. Alex McThadden (45,000)
- 13.
Nathan Jaakinen (12,000) - 14.
Bernard Gyomber (8,000) - 15.
Aleksei Danieliuk (4,000) - 16.
Guillaume Videt (0) (PR)
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Draw
[edit]- Draw was confirmed on 9 September 2024. First round is played until 10 points, quarterfinals until 17 points, semifinals until 25 points and final until 50 points.
| First round Until 10 points | Quarter-finals Until 17 points | Semi-finals Until 25 points | Final Until 50 points | ||||||||||||
 Paolo Camilleri (ITA) (1)
| w/d | ||||||||||||||
 Chris Bumstead (CAN) (16)
| w/o | ||||||||||||||
| Chris Bumstead (CAN) (16)
| 17 | ||||||||||||||
 Eitan Golubec (SVK) (8)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Eitan Golubec (SVK) (8)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||
 McThadden (SCO) (14)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Chris Bumstead (CAN) (16)
| 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Michael Eric (NGA) (4)
| 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Pablo Vinales (ESP) (5)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Anselmo Vakkari (ITA) (11)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Pablo Vinales (ESP) (5)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Michael Eric (NGA) (4)
| 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Michael Eric (NGA) (4)
| w/o | ||||||||||||||
 Beather (USA) (13)
| w/d | ||||||||||||||
| Michael Eric (NGA) (4)
| |||||||||||||||
| John Edmund (SCO) (6)
| |||||||||||||||
| Sebastian Alvarez (ESP) (3)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||
 Maxim Arnius (NOR) (9)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Sebastian Alvarez (ESP) (3)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||
| John Edmund (SCO) (6)
| 17 | ||||||||||||||
| John Edmund (SCO) (6)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||
 Kelvin Ittan (FIN) (10)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| John Edmund (SCO) (6)
| 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Mariusz Krulikowski (POL) (2)
| 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Pierre Ganger (FRA) (7)
| w/d | ||||||||||||||
 Ian Nepomniachtchi (BLR) (15)
| w/o | ||||||||||||||
| Mariusz Krulikowski (POL) (2)
| 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Ian Nepomniachtchi (BLR) (15)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Mariusz Krulikowski (POL) (2)
| w/o | ||||||||||||||
 Martin Ingridsson (ISL) (12)
| w/d | ||||||||||||||