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[]
The following is a list of WPA world eight-ball champions, held in Fujairah, UAE and sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association.
Year | Winner[1] | Runner-up | Final score |
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[2] | Efren Reyes | Marlon Manalo | 11–4 |
[3] | Wu Jia-qing | Nick van den Berg | 11–5 |
2006 | Not held | ||
2007 | Ronato Alcano | Dennis Orcollo | 11–8 |
2008[4] | Ralf Souquet | Ronato Alcano | 13–9 |
2009 | Not held | ||
2010[5] | Karl Boyes | Niels Feijen | 13–12 |
2011[6] | Dennis Orcollo | Niels Feijen | 10–3 |
2012 | Chang Jung-lin | Fu Che-wei | 11–6 |
Chinese-style eight-ball pool[]
Chinese 8-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 |
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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 Eight-ball Championship[]
The following is a list of PPPO world eight-ball champions, sanctioned by the EUKPF () and PPPO (). 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 |
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2005[11] | Bridlington, England | Ben Davies (1) | Wales | Scotland | |
2004[12] | Bridlington, England | Andy Lucas (2) | England | Rob Hill | England |
2003[13] | Bridlington, England | (1) | England | Antz Morrison | Scotland |
2002[14] | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | (1) | England | 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 (1) | Scotland | Ronan McCarthy | Northern Ireland |
1998 | Morecambe, England | Ross McInnes (2) | Scotland | Steve Sanders | England |
1997 | Morecambe, England | Kevin Treanor (1) | Scotland | Ronan McCarthy | Northern Ireland |
1996 † | Morecambe, England | Ross McInnes (1) | 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 |
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2018[16] | Bridlington, England | Scotland | England | ||
Ashley Marie Bird | England | Emma Reeves | England | ||
2016 | , Ireland | Scotland | England | ||
Sabrila Brunet (3) | France | Sandra Bryan | Ireland | ||
2014 | Perth, Scotland | Malta | South Africa | ||
Sabrilla Brunet (2) | France | Aspra Panchoo | South Africa | ||
2012[17] | Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, England | Scotland | Jimmy Carney | England | |
Sabrilla Brunet (1) | France | Claire Dempster | Scotland | ||
2010[18] | Limoges, France | Jayson Shaw | Scotland | France | |
Claire Dempster | Scotland | Emillie Gilberto | France | ||
2008[19] | Mbabane, Swaziland | (1) | South Africa | South Africa | |
Aspra Panchoo | South Africa | Amanda Watson | England | ||
2006 | Cork, Ireland | (1) | England | 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 () and the WPA.[20]
Date | Location | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
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2022 | Bradford, England | Liam Dunster | Scotland | Gareth Hibbott | England |
2020 | Jon McAllister (1) | England | Aaron Davies | England | |
Amy Beauchamp[21] | England | Emma Cunningham | Northern Ireland | ||
2019 | (1) | England | Wales | ||
Emma Cunningham[22] | Northern Ireland | Kerry Griffiths | England | ||
2018 | Ben Davies (1) | Wales | Simon Ward | Wales | |
Michelle Roonay[23] | Northern Ireland | Collette Henriksen | Northern Ireland | ||
2017 | Craig Marsh (1) | Wales | England | ||
Collette Henriksen[24] | Northern Ireland | Leanne Evans | Wales | ||
2016[25][26] | (1) | England | Craig Marsh | Wales | |
Deb Burchell (2) | England | Shona Lucas | Scotland | ||
2015[27] | Jack Whelan (1) | England | Jason Twist | England | |
Deb Burchell (1) | England | Shona Lucas | Scotland | ||
2014[28] | Gareth Potts (1) | England | England |
WEPF Eightball Pool World Championship[]
The following is a list of WEPF eightball pool world champions, sanctioned by the World Eight-ball Pool Federation.
See also[]
- Cue sports portal
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External links[]
- WPA World Eight-ball Champions
- World champions in pool
- Sport-related lists
- WPA World Eight-ball Championship
- Lists of sports world champions