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List of world eight-ball champions

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Professional world champions in eight-ball pool and its variations include:

American-style

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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

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Main article: WPA World Eight-ball Championship

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

Year Location Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2024 New Zealand Joshua Filler   Germany Hsu Jui-an   Chinese Taipei
2023 Austria Shane Van Boening   United States Sanjin Pehlivanović   Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022 Puerto Rico Francisco Sanchez Ruiz   Spain Wiktor Zielinski   Poland
2012[1] United Arab Emirates Chang Jung-lin   Chinese Taipei Fu Che-wei   Chinese Taipei
2011[2] Dennis Orcollo   Philippines Niels Feijen   Netherlands
2010[3] Karl Boyes   England Niels Feijen   Netherlands
2008[4] Ralf Souquet   Germany Ronnie Alcano   Philippines
2007 Ronnie Alcano   Philippines Dennis Orcollo   Philippines
2005[5] Wu Jiaqing   Chinese Taipei Nick van den Berg   Netherlands
2004[6] Efren Reyes   Philippines Marlon Manalo   Philippines

Chinese-style

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WPA World Heyball Championship

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Main article: Chinese Eight-ball World Championship

The following is a list of WPA World Heyball champions, Chinese variant of eight-ball pool played on a 9-foot snooker table, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA).[7]

Year Location Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2024 China Xui Lin   China Jack Whelan   England
Waratthanun Sukritthanes   Thailand Diana Khodjaeva   Belgium
2019 Zheng Yubo (2)   China Zhao Ruliang   China
Chen Siming (2)   China Wang Ye   China
2018 Zheng Yubo   China Chris Melling   England
Han Yu   China Liu Shasha   China
2017 Fan Yang   China Bing Jie Chu[8]   China
Fu Xiaofang   China Jin Peng Yu   China
2016 Shi Hanqing   China Mick Hill[9]   England
Chen Siming   China Kelly Fisher   England
2015 Darren Appleton   England Mark Selby[10]   England
Bai Ge   China Zhang Xiaotong   China

British-style

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This section lists world champions in British-style eight-ball, which exists in a few slight-variant versions (usually referred to as blackball and eightball pool) with different governing bodies. This version is played at the amateur and semi-professional levels in Commonwealth countries and a few continental European nations. These tournaments are played on 7-foot pool tables with colored balls—typically red and yellow—instead of the solid and striped balls of American-style pool, though both game types feature a black 8 ball.

WPA World Blackball Championship

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The following is a list of WPA world blackball champions, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). The blackball rules variant was first discussed by the WPA in a unification meeting in 2004, with rules ratified in 2005 in anticipation of blackball's first world championship in 2006.[11]Blackball International, the governing body for blackball pool, was officially formed in August 2008 to unify and administer the sport globally.

Date Location Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2024 Bridlington, England Gavin Robinson   England Alexis Klinka   France
Sabrilla Brunet (4)   France Nicola Roussouw   South Africa
2022 † Tangier, Morocco Senzo Gumede   South Africa Wade Morley   England
Beatrice Monyake   South Africa Yousra Baomar   Morocco
2022 ‡ France, Albi Yannick Beaufils   France Daniel Davy   England
Marion Jude   France Deb Burchell   England
2018[12] Bridlington, England Scott Gillespie   Scotland Dean Shields   England
Ashley Marie Bird   England Emma Reeves   England
2016 Killarney, Ireland Liam Dunster   Scotland Jon McAllister   England
Sabrilla 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[13] Blackpool, England Gavin Phillips   Scotland Jimmy Carney   England
Sabrilla Brunet   France Claire Dempster   Scotland
2010[14] Limoges, France Jayson Shaw   Scotland Sébastien Ramier   France
Claire Dempster   Scotland Emillie Gilberto   France
2008[15] Mbabane, Eswatini Wetsi Morake   South Africa Yulan Govender   South Africa
Apsra Panchoo   South Africa Amanda Watson   England
2006 Cork, Ireland Andy Lucas   England Simon Ward   Wales
Amanda Watson   England Shona Lucas   Scotland

† The official BI event in 2022 was held in Tangier, Morocco.[16]
‡ This was an unofficial event held by the French Billiards Federation.

WEPF World Eightball Championship

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Main article: WEPF World Eightball Championship

The following is a list of WEPF world eightball champions, sanctioned by the World Eightball Pool Federation. It was held for 22 consecutive years in Blackpool, England, then in 2022 for the first time was held in Killarney, Ireland. The WEPF rules were introduced in 1998 then modified for professional play in 2022.

Date Location Winner[17] Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2023 Agadir, Morocco Clayton Castaldi   Malta Josh Kane   England
Marion Jude   France Harriet Haynes   England
2022 Killarney, Ireland Ronan McCarthy   Northern Ireland Chris Day   England
Barbara Taylor (2)   England Sarah Coxon   Wales
2019 Blackpool, England Mick Hill (6)   England Dom Cooney   England
Amy Beauchamp (3)[18]   England Sharon James   England
2018[19] Mick Hill (5)   England Phil Harrison   England
Barbara Taylor[20]   England Sharon James   England
2017[21] Mick Hill (4)   England Phil Harrison   England
Amy Beauchamp (2)   England Kerry Griffiths   England
2016[22] 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[23] Tom Cousins   Wales Craig Waddingham   England
Emma Cunningham (3)   Northern Ireland Barbara Taylor   England
2012[24][25] John Roe   England Lee Kendall   England
Sue Thompson (11)   Scotland Sharon Wright   England
2011[26][27] Adam Davis   England Phil Harrison   England
Emma Cunningham (2)   Northern Ireland Renata Delahunty   Australia
2010[28] Mick Hill (2)   England Gareth Potts   England
Sue Thompson (10)   Scotland Emma Cunningham   Northern Ireland
2009[29] Phil Harrison   England Mick Hill   England
Sue Thompson (9)   Scotland Emma Cunningham   Northern Ireland
2008[30] Gareth Potts (3)   England Jason Twist   England
Lynette Horsburgh   Scotland Barbara Taylor   England
2007[31] Gareth Potts (2)   England Mick Hill   England
Sue Thompson (8)   Scotland Emma Cunningham   Northern Ireland
2006[32] Mark Selby   England Darren Appleton   England
Sue Thompson (7)   Scotland Emma Cunningham   Northern Ireland
2005[33] Gareth Potts   England Chris Melling   England
Emma Cunningham   Northern Ireland Sue Thompson   Scotland
2004[34] Mick Hill   England Darren Appleton   England
Sue Thompson (6)   Scotland Emma Cunningham   Northern Ireland
2003[34] Chris Melling (2)   England Jason Twist   England
Sue Thompson (5)   Scotland Lisa Quick   England
2002[35] Jason Twist (2)   England Yannick Beaufils   France
Sue Thompson (4)   Scotland Lisa Quick   England
2001[36] 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 (3)   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 (2)   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

IPA World Blackball Championship

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The following is a list of IPA world blackball champions, sanctioned by the International Professional Pool Association.[37] The IPA events use the WPA blackball rules.

Date Location Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2024[38] Bradford, England Gareth Hibbott (2)   England Jake-Dylan Newlove   England
Keira Whitcombe   Wales Rhiannon Graham   England
2022 Liam Dunster   Scotland Gareth Hibbott   England
Harriet Haynes   England Deb Burchell   England
2020 Jon McAllister   England Aaron Davies   England
Amy Beauchamp[39]   England Emma Cunningham   Northern Ireland
2019 Marc Farnsworth   England Tom Cousins   Wales
Emma Cunningham[40]   Northern Ireland Kerry Griffiths   England
2018 Ben Davies   Wales Simon Ward   Wales
Michelle Roonay[41]   Northern Ireland Collette Henriksen   Northern Ireland
2017 Craig Marsh   Wales Simon Fitzsimmons   England
Collette Henriksen[42]   Northern Ireland Leanne Evans   Wales
2016[43][44] Gareth Hibbott (1)   England Craig Marsh   Wales
Deb Burchell (2)   England Shona Lucas   Scotland
2015[45] Jack Whelan   England Jason Twist   England
Deb Burchell   England Shona Lucas   Scotland
2014[46] Gareth Potts   England Clint I'Anson   England

PPPO World Eightball Championship

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The following is a list of PPPO world eightball champions, sanctioned by the Professional Pool Players Organisation. The final championship was held in 2005, and the PPPO eventually disbanded as pool players moved on to WPA (2006) and IPA blackball.

Date Location Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2005[47] Bridlington, England Ben Davies   Wales Derek Murphy   Scotland
2004[48] Andy Lucas (2)   England Rob Hill   England
2003[49] Rob Hill   England Antz Morrison   Scotland
2002[50] Lerwick, 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 Ross McInnes (2)   Scotland Steve Sanders   England
1997 Kevin Treanor   Scotland Ronan McCarthy   Northern Ireland
1996 Ross McInnes   Scotland Mark White   England

See also

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