List of world eight-ball champions

This article is a list of professional world champions in eight-ball Pool and its variations.

World standard (American-style) eight-ball pool

This section lists world champions in the internationally standardized game ("American-style") of eight-ball, as played by professionals around the world. This is played on the 9-foot pool tables with colored, numbered balls.

WPA World Eight-ball Championship
Main article: WPA World Eight-ball Championship

The following is a list of WPA world eight-ball champions sanctioned by the WPA (World Pool-Billiard Association).

Year Winner[1] Runner-up Final score
2012 Chang Jung-lin Fu Che-wei 11–6
2011[2] Dennis Orcollo Niels Feijen 10–3
2010[3] Karl Boyes Niels Feijen 13–12
2008[4] Ralf Souquet Ronnie Alcano 13–9
2007 Ronnie Alcano Dennis Orcollo 11–8
2005[5] Wu Jia-qing Nick van den Berg 11–5
2004[6] Efren Reyes Marlon Manalo 11–4

PBT World Eight-ball Championship

The following is a list of PBT world eight-ball champions sanctioned by the PBT (Professional Billiards Tour Association).

Year Winner Runner-up Final score
1996 Efren Reyes (2) Jimmy Wetch 8-5
1995 Efren Reyes Jeff Carter 8-3
1994 Nick Varner Allen Hopkins n/a

IPT World Eight-ball Championship
Main article: International Pool Tour

The following is a list of IPT world eight-ball champions sanctioned by the tournament founder Kevin Trudeau.

Year Winner Runner-up Final score
2006 Efren Reyes Rodney Morris 8-6

Chinese-style eight-ball pool

Chinese 8-Ball World Championship
See also: Chinese Eight-ball World Championship

The following is a list of world champions in Chinese eight-ball, a Chinese variant of eight-ball pool played on a 9-foot snooker table, sanctioned by the WPA.[7]

Year Location Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2019 Yushan County, China Zheng Yubo (2)  China Zhao Ruliang  China
2018 Yushan County, China Zheng Yubo  China Chris Melling  England
2017 Yushan County, China Fan Yang  China Bing Jie Chu[8]  China
2016 Yushan County, China Shi Hanqing  China Mick Hill[9]  England
2015 Yushan County, China Darren Appleton  England Mark Selby[10]  England

Blackball and British-style eightball pool

This section lists world champions in the world-standardized eight-ball variant blackball, and its older competing-standards "British-style" versions (usually referred to as "eightball pool") played at the amateur and semi-professional levels in Commonwealth countries and a few European nations. These tournaments are played on a 7-foot pool table with either the "spots and stripes" numbered balls, or colored balls - typically yellow and red, with a black ball.

PPPO World Eightball Championship

The following is a list of PPPO world eightball champions, sanctioned by the EUKPF (European and UK Pool Federation) and PPPO (Professional Pool Players Organization). 2005 was the last time the championship was held, as the EUKPF was then renamed to EBA (European Blackball Association) and amalgamated under the umbrella of the WPA (World Pool-Billiard Association).

Date Location Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2005[11] Bridlington, England Ben Davies  Wales Derek Murphy  Scotland
2004[12] Bridlington, England Andy Lucas (2)  England Rob Hill  England
2003[13] Bridlington, England Rob Hill  England Antz Morrison  Scotland
2002[14] Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland Steve Sanders  England Andy Lucas  England
2001 Morecambe, England Ross McInnes (4)  Scotland Rob Chambers  England
2000 Bridlington, England Ross McInnes (3)  Scotland Steve Sanders  England
1999 Morecambe, England Andy Lucas  Scotland Ronan McCarthy  Northern Ireland
1998 Morecambe, England Ross McInnes (2)  Scotland Steve Sanders  England
1997 Morecambe, England Kevin Treanor  Scotland Ronan McCarthy  Northern Ireland
1996 † Morecambe, England Ross McInnes  Scotland Mark White  England

† In 1996 it was an open event under the EUKPF and the rest were PPPO titles.

WPA World Blackball Championship

The following is a list of WPA world blackball champions, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association, PPPO and EBA. Blackball was first discussed by the WPA in a unification meeting in 2004 and then rules were presented and ratified in 2005 in anticipation of Blackball's first World Championships in 2006.[15]

Date Location Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2018[16] Bridlington, England Scott Gillespie  Scotland Dean Shields  England
Ashley Marie Bird  England Emma Reeves  England
2016 Killarney, Ireland Liam Dunster  Scotland Jon McAllister  England
Sabrila Brunet (3)  France Sandra Bryan  Ireland
2014 Perth, Scotland Claudio Cassar  Malta Paul Vincent Bennett  South Africa
Sabrilla Brunet (2)  France Aspra Panchoo  South Africa
2012[17] Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, England Gavin Phillips  Scotland Jimmy Carney  England
Sabrilla Brunet  France Claire Dempster  Scotland
2010[18] Limoges, France Jayson Shaw  Scotland Sébastien Ramier  France
Claire Dempster  Scotland Emillie Gilberto  France
2008[19] Mbabane, Swaziland Wetsi Morake  South Africa Yulan Govender  South Africa
Aspra Panchoo  South Africa Amanda Watson  England
2006 Cork, Ireland Andy Lucas  England Simon Ward  Wales
Amanda Watson  England Shona Lucas  Scotland

IPA World Blackball Championship

The following is a list of IPA world blackball champions, sanctioned by the IPA (International Professional Pool Association) and the WPA.[20]

Date Location Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2022 Bradford, England Liam Dunster  Scotland Gareth Hibbott  England
2020 Jon McAllister  England Aaron Davies  England
Amy Beauchamp[21]  England Emma Cunningham  Northern Ireland
2019 Marc Farnsworth  England Tom Cousins  Wales
Emma Cunningham[22]  Northern Ireland Kerry Griffiths  England
2018 Ben Davies  Wales Simon Ward  Wales
Michelle Roonay[23]  Northern Ireland Collette Henriksen  Northern Ireland
2017 Craig Marsh  Wales Simon Fitzsimmons  England
Collette Henriksen[24]  Northern Ireland Leanne Evans  Wales
2016[25][26] Gareth Hibbott  England Craig Marsh  Wales
Deb Burchell (2)  England Shona Lucas  Scotland
2015[27] Jack Whelan  England Jason Twist  England
Deb Burchell  England Shona Lucas  Scotland
2014[28] Gareth Potts  England Clint I'Anson  England

WEPF Eightball Pool World Championship
Main article: WEPF World Eightball championship

The following is a list of WEPF eightball pool world champions, sanctioned by the World Eightball Pool Federation.

Date Location Winner[29] Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2019 Blackpool, England Mick Hill (6) England Dom Cooney England
Amy Beauchamp (3)[30]  England Sharon James  England
2018[31] Mick Hill (5) England Phil Harrison England
Barbara Taylor[32]  England Sharon James  England
2017[33] Mick Hill (4) England Phil Harrison England
Amy Beauchamp (2)  England Kerry Griffiths  England
2016[34] Shaun Chipperfield England Karl Sutton England
Sabrilla Brunet  France Amy Beauchamp  England
2015 Mick Hill (3) England Nigel Clarke England
Amy Beauchamp  England Emma Wilkinson  England
2014 Tom Cousins (2) Wales Giuseppe d'Imperio England
Kirsty Lee Davis  Wales Amy Beauchamp  England
2013[35] Tom Cousins Wales Craig Waddingham England
Emma Cunningham (3)  Northern Ireland Barbara Taylor  England
2012[36][37] John Roe England Lee Kendall England
Sue Thompson (11)  Scotland Sharon Wright  England
2011[38][39] Adam Davis England Phil Harrison England
Emma Cunningham (2)  Northern Ireland Renata Delahunty  Australia
2010[40] Mick Hill (2) England Gareth Potts England
Sue Thompson (10)  Scotland Emma Cunningham  Northern Ireland
2009[41] Phil Harrison England Mick Hill England
Sue Thompson (9)  Scotland Emma Cunningham  Northern Ireland
2008[42] Gareth Potts (3) England Jason Twist England
Lynette Horsburgh  Scotland Barbara Taylor  England
2007[43] Gareth Potts (2) England Mick Hill England
Sue Thompson (8)  Scotland Emma Cunnningham  Northern Ireland
2006[44] Mark Selby England Darren Appleton England
Sue Thompson (7)  Scotland Emma Cunningham  Northern Ireland
2005[45] Gareth Potts England Chris Melling England
Emma Cunningham  Northern Ireland Sue Thompson  Scotland
2004[46] Mick Hill England Darren Appleton England
Sue Thompson (6)  Scotland Emma Cunningham  Northern Ireland
2003[46] Chris Melling (2) England Jason Twist England
Sue Thompson (5)  Scotland Lisa Quick  England
2002[47] Jason Twist (2) England Yannick Beaufils France
Sue Thompson (4)  Scotland Lisa Quick  England
2001[48] Chris Melling England Rob McKenna Wales
Lisa Quick (2)  England Linda Leadbetter  England
2000 Jason Twist England Carl Morris England
Sue Thompson (3)  Scotland Linda Leadbitter  England
1999 Quinten Hann Australia Terry Hunt England
Lisa Quick  England Linda Leadbitter  England
1998 Carl Morris England Keith Brewer England
Linda Leadbitter  England Sue Thompson  Scotland
1997 Manchester, England Rob McKenna (2) Wales Lee Kendall England
Sue Thompson (2)  Scotland Linda Leadbitter  England
1996 Greg Farren Ireland Tony Holgate Ireland
Sue Thompson  Scotland Rosalia Diliberto  France
1995 Chorley, England Daz Ward England Jason Twist England
Linda Leadbitter  England Sue Thompson  Scotland
1994 Manchester, England Rob McKenna Wales Greg Farren Ireland
Linda Leadbitter  England Sue Thompson  Scotland
1993 Kevin Wright England Nigel Davis Wales
Linda Moffat  England Natalie Froling  Australia

See also
  •  Cue sports portal

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