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The World Snooker Championship Trophy
The World Snooker Championship is an annual ranking snooker tournament founded in 1927 and since 1977 played at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield , England . The tournament is played over seventeen days in late April and early May, and is chronologically the third of the three Triple Crown events of the season since 1977–78 , when the UK Championship was first held. The event was not held from 1941 to 1945 because of World War II or between 1958 and 1963 due to declining interest.
The governing body that currently organises this event is the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Prior to the WPBSA assuming control of the professional game in 1968, the world championship was organised by the Billiards Association and Control Council (BACC), except for a few years when the Professional Billiards Players' Association (PBPA) staged their own event, the World Professional Match-play Championship , following a dispute with the BACC.[ 1]
The most successful player at the World Snooker Championship was Joe Davis , who won fifteen consecutive titles between 1927 and 1946. The record in the modern era, usually dated from the reintroduction in 1969 of a knock-out tournament format, rather than a challenge format, is held by Stephen Hendry , who won the title seven times between 1990 and 1999.
Champions
Format
Organiser
Knockout tournament
BACC
Challenge event with defending champion receiving a bye to the final †
BACC
World Professional Match-play Championship ◊
PBPA
Challenge matches ‡
BACC
Knockout tournament (modern era)
WPBSA
List of snooker World Champions[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Final score
Season
Venue
1927
Joe Davis
Tom Dennis
20–11
n/a
Camkin's Hall , Birmingham
1928 †
Joe Davis
Fred Lawrence
16–13
n/a
1929
Joe Davis
Tom Dennis
19–14
n/a
Lounge Hall, Nottingham
1930
Joe Davis
Tom Dennis
25–12
n/a
Thurston's Hall , London
1931
Joe Davis
Tom Dennis
25–21
n/a
Lounge Hall, Nottingham
1932
Joe Davis
Clark McConachy
30–19
n/a
Thurston's Hall , London
1933
Joe Davis
Willie Smith
25–18
n/a
Joe Davis Centre, Chesterfield
1934
Joe Davis
Tom Newman
25–22
n/a
Lounge Hall, Nottingham and Kettering
1935
Joe Davis
Willie Smith
25–20
n/a
Thurston's Hall , London
1936
Joe Davis
Horace Lindrum
34–27
n/a
1937
Joe Davis
Horace Lindrum
32–29
n/a
1938
Joe Davis
Sidney Smith
37–24
n/a
1939
Joe Davis
Sidney Smith
43–30
n/a
1940
Joe Davis
Fred Davis
37–36
n/a
1941–1945: No tournament [ a]
1946
Joe Davis
Horace Lindrum
78–67
n/a
Royal Horticultural Hall , London
1947
Walter Donaldson
Fred Davis
82–63
n/a
Leicester Square Hall , London
1948
Fred Davis
Walter Donaldson
84–61
n/a
1949
Fred Davis
Walter Donaldson
80–65
n/a
1950
Walter Donaldson
Fred Davis
51–46
n/a
Tower Circus , Blackpool
1951
Fred Davis
Walter Donaldson
58–39
n/a
1952
Horace Lindrum [ b]
Clark McConachy
94–49
n/a
Houldsworth Hall, Manchester
1952 ◊
Fred Davis
Walter Donaldson
38–35
n/a
Tower Circus , Blackpool
1953 ◊
Fred Davis
Walter Donaldson
37–34
n/a
Leicester Square Hall , London
1954 ◊
Fred Davis
Walter Donaldson
45–26
n/a
Houldsworth Hall, Manchester
1955 ◊
Fred Davis
John Pulman
38–35
n/a
Tower Circus , Blackpool
1956 ◊
Fred Davis
John Pulman
38–35
n/a
1957 ◊
John Pulman
Jackie Rea
39–34
n/a
St Helier , Jersey
1958–1963: No tournament [ c]
1964 ‡
John Pulman
Fred Davis
19–16
n/a
Burroughes Hall , London
1964 ‡
John Pulman
Rex Williams
40–33
n/a
1965 ‡
John Pulman
Fred Davis
37–36
n/a
1965 ‡
John Pulman
Rex Williams
25–22[ d]
n/a
South Africa
1965 ‡
John Pulman
Fred Van Rensburg
39–12
n/a
1966 ‡
John Pulman
Fred Davis
5–2 (match series)[ e]
n/a
St George's Hall , Liverpool
1968 ‡
John Pulman
Eddie Charlton
39–34
n/a
Co-operative Hall, Bolton
1969
John Spencer
Gary Owen
37–24
1968–69
Victoria Hall, London
1970
Ray Reardon
John Pulman
37–33
1969/70
1971
John Spencer
Warren Simpson
37–29
1970–71
Chevron Hotel, Sydney , Australia
1972
Alex Higgins
John Spencer
37–32
1971–72
Selly Park British Legion , Birmingham
1973
Ray Reardon
Eddie Charlton
38–32
1972–73
City Exhibition Hall, Manchester
1974
Ray Reardon
Graham Miles
22–12
1973–74
Belle Vue , Manchester
1975
Ray Reardon
Eddie Charlton
31–30
1974–75
Nunawading Basketball Centre, Melbourne , Australia
1976
Ray Reardon
Alex Higgins
27–16
1975–76
Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester
1977
John Spencer
Cliff Thorburn
25–21
1976–77
Crucible Theatre , Sheffield
1978
Ray Reardon
Perrie Mans
25–18
1977–78
1979
Terry Griffiths
Dennis Taylor
24–16
1978–79
1980
Cliff Thorburn
Alex Higgins
18–16
1979–80
1981
Steve Davis
Doug Mountjoy
18–12
1980–81
1982
Alex Higgins
Ray Reardon
18–15
1981–82
1983
Steve Davis
Cliff Thorburn
18–6
1982–83
1984
Steve Davis
Jimmy White
18–16
1983–84
1985
Dennis Taylor
Steve Davis
18–17
1984–85
1986
Joe Johnson
Steve Davis
18–12
1985–86
1987
Steve Davis
Joe Johnson
18–14
1986–87
1988
Steve Davis
Terry Griffiths
18–11
1987–88
1989
Steve Davis
John Parrott
18–3
1988–89
1990
Stephen Hendry
Jimmy White
18–12
1989–90
1991
John Parrott
Jimmy White
18–11
1990–91
1992
Stephen Hendry
Jimmy White
18–14
1991–92
1993
Stephen Hendry
Jimmy White
18–5
1992–93
1994
Stephen Hendry
Jimmy White
18–17
1993–94
1995
Stephen Hendry
Nigel Bond
18–9
1994–95
1996
Stephen Hendry
Peter Ebdon
18–12
1995–96
1997
Ken Doherty
Stephen Hendry
18–12
1996–97
1998
John Higgins
Ken Doherty
18–12
1997–98
1999
Stephen Hendry
Mark Williams
18–11
1998–99
2000
Mark Williams
Matthew Stevens
18–16
1999–2000
2001
Ronnie O'Sullivan
John Higgins
18–14
2000–01
2002
Peter Ebdon
Stephen Hendry
18–17
2001–02
2003
Mark Williams
Ken Doherty
18–16
2002–03
2004
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Graeme Dott
18–8
2003–04
2005
Shaun Murphy
Matthew Stevens
18–16
2004–05
2006
Graeme Dott
Peter Ebdon
18–14
2005–06
2007
John Higgins
Mark Selby
18–13
2006–07
2008
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ali Carter
18–8
2007–08
2009
John Higgins
Shaun Murphy
18–9
2008–09
2010
Neil Robertson
Graeme Dott
18–13
2009–10
2011
John Higgins
Judd Trump
18–15
2010–11
2012
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ali Carter
18–11
2011–12
2013
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Barry Hawkins
18–12
2012–13
2014
Mark Selby
Ronnie O'Sullivan
18–14
2013–14
2015
Stuart Bingham
Shaun Murphy
18–15
2014–15
2016
Mark Selby
Ding Junhui
18–14
2015–16
2017
Mark Selby
John Higgins
18–15
2016–17
2018
Mark Williams
John Higgins
18–16
2017–18
2019
Judd Trump
John Higgins
18–9
2018–19
2020
–
2019–20
Statistics
Multiple champions
Key
‡
Challenge match
*
World Professional Match-play Championship
¤
Player competed in 2019
Champions by country
Notes
^ Due to World War II
^ Due to a disagreement with the Billiards Association and Control Club and the Professional Billiards Players' Association (PBPA), Lindrum and McConachy were the only players to compete, with most professional players playing in the World Professional Match-play Championship instead. As a result, Lindrum's title win is sometimes ignored, with Cliff Thorburn (Canada), Ken Doherty (Republic of Ireland) and Neil Robertson (Australia) usually regarded as the only non-United Kingdom World Champions.[ 5]
^ Due to lack of interest there was no championship organised between 1957 and 1964. It was agreed between the Professional Billiard Players Association and the BACC that the championship would be contested by having the reigning champion play in challenge matches. This was the case until the 1969 Championship.[ 7] The agreement in 1964 was that there should be a minimum sidestake of £ 50 involved, that matches could be of any duration agreed by both participants, and that the challenger would be responsible for finding a suitable venue.[ 8]
^ The title was decided over a series of matches rather than frames.[ 9]
^ The title was decided over a series of matches rather than frames.[ 9]
References
Early events Match-play Challenges Knock-outs Crucible era