List of world eight-ball champions

This article is a list of professional world champions in the pocket billiards (pool) cue sport known as eight-ball, and its variations.

World Standardized Rules ("American-style") eight-ball

This section lists world champions in the internationally standardized game of eight-ball, as played by professionals around the world. This is played, like in nine-ball, on the American 9-foot pool tables with coloured, numbered balls.

WPA Men's Division Champions

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] Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2012 Chang Jung-lin (1)  Chinese Taipei Fu Che-wei  Chinese Taipei
2011[2] Dennis Orcollo (1)  Philippines Niels Feijen  Netherlands
2010[3] Karl Boyes  United Kingdom Niels Feijen  Netherlands
2009
Not held
2008[4] Ralf Souquet (1)  Germany Ronato Alcano  Philippines
2007[5] Ronato Alcano (1)  Philippines Dennis Orcollo  Philippines
2006
Not held
2005[6] Wu Chia-ching (1)  Chinese Taipei Nick van den Berg  Netherlands
2004 Efren Reyes (1)  Philippines Marlon Manalo  Philippines

PBT Men's Division Champions

The following is a list of PBT World Eight-ball Champions.

Year Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2000 Efren Reyes (3)  Philippines Mika Immonen  Finland
1996 Efren Reyes (2)  Philippines Jimmy Wetch  United States
1995 Efren Reyes (1)  Philippines Earl Strickland  United States
1994 Nick Varner (1)  United States Allen Hopkins  United States

Chinese 8-Ball World Champions

The following is a list of world champions in Chinese 8-Ball, a Chinese variant of eight-ball pool sanctioned by the WPA (not be to confused with the informal American game, Chinese eight-ball).[7]

Year Location Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2017 Yushan County, China Fan Yang  China Bing Jie Chu[8]  China
2016 Yushan County, China Han-Qing Shi  China Mick Hill[9]  United Kingdom
2015 Yushan County, China Darren Appleton  United Kingdom Mark Selby[10]  United Kingdom

Blackball and "British-style" eight-ball pool

This section lists world champions in the recently world-standardized eight-ball variant blackball, and its older competing-standards versions (usually referred to as "eight-ball 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 coloured balls - typically yellow and blue, or yellow and red, with a black ball.

WPA Men's Champions

The following is a list of WPA World Blackball Champions, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association, PPPO and EBA.

Date Location Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2016 Killarney, Ireland Liam Dunster  Scotland Jon McAllister  England
2014 Perth, Scotland Claudio Cassar  Malta Paul Vincent Bennett  South Africa
2012[11] Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, UK Gavin Phillips  Scotland Jimmy Carney  England
2010[12] Limoges, France Jayson Shaw  Scotland Sébastien Ramier  France
2008[13] Mbabane, Swaziland Wetsi Morake (1)  South Africa Yulan Govender  South Africa
2006 Cork, Ireland Andy Lucas (1)  England Simon Ward  Wales

The following is a list of IPA World Blackball Champions, sanctioned by the IPA (International Professional Pool Association) and the WPA.[14]

Date Location Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2018 Bradford, England Ben Davies (1)  Wales Simon Ward  Wales
2017 Bradford, England Craig Marsh (1)  Wales Simon Fitzsimmons  England
2016[15][16] Bradford, England Gareth Hibbott (1)  England Craig Marsh  Wales
2015[17] Bradford, England Jack Whelan (1)  England Jason Twist  England
2014[18] Bradford, England Gareth Potts (1)  England Clint I'Anson  England

The following is a list of PPPO World Eight-ball 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[19] Bridlington, UK Ben Davies (1)  Wales Derek Murphy  Scotland
2004[20] Bridlington, UK Andy Lucas (1)  England Rob Hill  England
2003[21] Bridlington, UK Rob Hill (1)  England Antz Morrison  Scotland
2002[22] Lerwick, Shetland Islands Steve Sanders (1)  England Andy Lucas  England
1997 Morecambe, UK Kevin Treanor  Scotland Ronan McCarthy  Northern Ireland
1996 Ross McInnes  Scotland Mark White  England

WEPF Eight-ball Pool World Champions

The following is a list of WEPF Eight-ball Pool World Champions, sanctioned by the World Eight-ball Pool Federation.

Date Location Winner[23] Nationality Runner-up Nationality
2017[24] Blackpool, UK Mick Hill (4) England Phil Harrison England
2016[25] Shaun Chipperfield England Karl Sutton England
2015 Mick Hill (3) England Nigel Clarke England
2014 Tom Cousins (2) Wales Giuseppe d'Imperio England
2013[26] Tom Cousins Wales Craig Waddingham England
2012[27][28] John Roe England Lee Kendall England
2011[29][30] Adam Davis England Phil Harrison England
2010[31] Mick Hill (2) England Gareth Potts England
2009[32] Phil Harrison England Mick Hill England
2008[33] Gareth Potts (3) England Jason Twist England
2007[34] Gareth Potts (2) England Mick Hill England
2006[35] Mark Selby England Darren Appleton England
2005[36] Gareth Potts England Chris Melling England
2004[37] Mick Hill England Darren Appleton England
2003[37] Chris Melling (2) England Jason Twist England
2002[38] Jason Twist (2) England Yannick Beaufils France
2001[39] Chris Melling England Rob McKenna Wales
2000 Jason Twist England Carl Morris England
1999 Quinten Hann Australia Terry Hunt England
1998 Carl Morris England Keith Brewer England
1997 Rob McKenna (2) Wales Lee Kendall England
1996 Greg Farren Ireland Tony Holgate Ireland
1995 Daz Ward England Jason Twist England
1994 Rob McKenna Wales Herb Burdett United States
1993 Kevin Wright England Nigel Davis Wales

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