List of world eight-ball champions
This article is a list of professional world champions in eight-ball Pool and its variations.
Standardized 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, like in nine-ball, on the American 9-foot pool tables with coloured, numbered balls.
WPA World Eight-ball Championship
PBT World Eight-ball Championship
The following is a list of PBT world eight-ball champions.
Year | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
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2000 | Efren Reyes (3) | Mika Immonen | ||
1996 | Efren Reyes (2) | Jimmy Wetch | ||
1995 | Efren Reyes (1) | Earl Strickland | ||
1994 | Nick Varner (1) | Allen Hopkins |
Chinese-style eight-ball pool
Chinese 8-Ball World Championship
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).[1]
Year | Location | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
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2017 | Yushan County, China | Fan Yang | Bing Jie Chu[2] | ||
2016 | Yushan County, China | Han-Qing Shi | Mick Hill[3] | ||
2015 | Yushan County, China | Darren Appleton | Mark Selby[4] |
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 "British-style" 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 red, with a black ball.
WPA World Blackball Championship
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 |
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2018[5] | Bridlington, UK | Scott Gillespie | Dean Shields | ||
2016 | Killarney, Ireland | Liam Dunster | Jon McAllister | ||
2014 | Perth, Scotland | Claudio Cassar | Paul Vincent Bennett | ||
2012[6] | Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, UK | Gavin Phillips | Jimmy Carney | ||
2010[7] | Limoges, France | Jayson Shaw | Sébastien Ramier | ||
2008[8] | Mbabane, Swaziland | Wetsi Morake (1) | Yulan Govender | ||
2006 | Cork, Ireland | Andy Lucas (1) | Simon Ward |
IPA World Blackball Championship
The following is a list of IPA world blackball champions, sanctioned by the IPA (International Professional Pool Association) and the WPA.[9]
Date | Location | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
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2020 | Bradford, England | Jon McAllister (1) | Aaron Davies | ||
2019 | Bradford, England | Marc Farnsworth (1) | Tom Cousins | ||
2018 | Bradford, England | Ben Davies (1) | Simon Ward | ||
2017 | Bradford, England | Craig Marsh (1) | Simon Fitzsimmons | ||
2016[10][11] | Bradford, England | Gareth Hibbott (1) | Craig Marsh | ||
2015[12] | Bradford, England | Jack Whelan (1) | Jason Twist | ||
2014[13] | Bradford, England | Gareth Potts (1) | Clint I'Anson |
PPPO World Eight-ball Championship
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 |
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2005[14] | Bridlington, UK | Ben Davies (1) | Derek Murphy | ||
2004[15] | Bridlington, UK | Andy Lucas (1) | Rob Hill | ||
2003[16] | Bridlington, UK | Rob Hill (1) | Antz Morrison | ||
2002[17] | Lerwick, Shetland Islands | Steve Sanders (1) | Andy Lucas | ||
1997 | Morecambe, UK | Kevin Treanor | Ronan McCarthy | ||
1996 | Ross McInnes | Mark White |
WEPF Eight-ball Pool World Championship
The following is a list of WEPF eight-ball pool world champions, sanctioned by the World Eight-ball Pool Federation.
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