List of world eight-ball champions
This article is a list of professional world champions in eight-ball Pool and its variations.
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
The following is a list of WPA world eight-ball champions sanctioned by the WPA (World Pool-Billiard Association).
Year | Location | Winner[1] | Runner-up |
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2012 | Fujairah, Emirates | ![]() |
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2011[2] | ![]() |
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2010[3] | ![]() |
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2008[4] | ![]() |
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2007 | ![]() |
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2005[5] | ![]() |
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2004[6] | ![]() |
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Chinese-style eight-ball pool
CBSA World Chinese Eight-ball Championship
The following is a list of CBSA World Chinese eight-ball champions, a Chinese variant of eight-ball pool played on a 9-foot snooker table, sanctioned by the CBSA (Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association).[7]
Year | Location | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
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2019 | Yushan, China | Zheng Yubo (2) | ![]() |
Zhao Ruliang | ![]() |
Chen Siming (2) | ![]() |
Wang Ye | ![]() | ||
2018 | Zheng Yubo | ![]() |
Chris Melling | ![]() | |
Han Yu | ![]() |
Liu Shasha | ![]() | ||
2017 | Fan Yang | ![]() |
Bing Jie Chu[8] | ![]() | |
Fu Xiaofang | ![]() |
Jin Peng Yu | ![]() | ||
2016 | Shi Hanqing | ![]() |
Mick Hill[9] | ![]() | |
Chen Siming | ![]() |
Kelly Fisher | ![]() | ||
2015 | Darren Appleton | ![]() |
Mark Selby[10] | ![]() | |
Bai Ge | ![]() |
Zhang Xiaotong | ![]() |
British-style eight-ball 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.
WPA World Blackball Championship
The following is a list of WPA world blackball champions, sanctioned by the WPA (World Pool-Billiard Association). 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.[11] The 2020 event was cancelled. The official 2022 world championships are to held in Tangier, Morocco.
PPPO World Eightball Championship
The following is a list of PPPO world eightball champions, sanctioned by the PPPO (Professional Pool Players Organization). 2005 was the last time the championship was held.
Date | Location | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
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2005[18] | Bridlington, England | Ben Davies | ![]() |
Derek Murphy | ![]() |
2004[19] | Andy Lucas (2) | ![]() |
Rob Hill | ![]() | |
2003[20] | Rob Hill | ![]() |
Antz Morrison | ![]() | |
2002[21] | Lerwick, Scotland | Steve Sanders | ![]() |
Andy Lucas | ![]() |
2001 | Morecambe, England | Ross McInnes (4) | ![]() |
Rob Chambers | ![]() |
2000 | Bridlington, England | Ross McInnes (3) | ![]() |
Steve Sanders | ![]() |
1999 | Morecambe, England | Andy Lucas | ![]() |
Ronan McCarthy | ![]() |
1998 | Ross McInnes (2) | ![]() |
Steve Sanders | ![]() | |
1997 | Kevin Treanor | ![]() |
Ronan McCarthy | ![]() | |
1996 † | Ross McInnes | ![]() |
Mark White | ![]() |
† In 1996 it was an open event under the EUKPF and the rest were PPPO titles.
IPA World Blackball Championship
The following is a list of IPA world blackball champions, sanctioned by the IPA (International Professional Pool Association)[22]
Date | Location | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
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2022 | Bradford, England | Liam Dunster | ![]() |
Gareth Hibbott | ![]() |
Harriet Haynes | ![]() |
Deb Burchell | ![]() | ||
2020 | Jon McAllister | ![]() |
Aaron Davies | ![]() | |
Amy Beauchamp[23] | ![]() |
Emma Cunningham | ![]() | ||
2019 | Marc Farnsworth | ![]() |
Tom Cousins | ![]() | |
Emma Cunningham[24] | ![]() |
Kerry Griffiths | ![]() | ||
2018 | Ben Davies | ![]() |
Simon Ward | ![]() | |
Michelle Roonay[25] | ![]() |
Collette Henriksen | ![]() | ||
2017 | Craig Marsh | ![]() |
Simon Fitzsimmons | ![]() | |
Collette Henriksen[26] | ![]() |
Leanne Evans | ![]() | ||
2016[27][28] | Gareth Hibbott | ![]() |
Craig Marsh | ![]() | |
Deb Burchell (2) | ![]() |
Shona Lucas | ![]() | ||
2015[29] | Jack Whelan | ![]() |
Jason Twist | ![]() | |
Deb Burchell | ![]() |
Shona Lucas | ![]() | ||
2014[30] | Gareth Potts | ![]() |
Clint I'Anson | ![]() |
WEPF World Eightball Championship
The following is a list of WEPF world eightball champions, sanctioned by the WEPF (World Eightball Pool Federation).
See also
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