List of world eight-ball champions

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

American-style

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

Main article: WPA World Eight-ball Championship

The following is a list of WPA world eight-ball champions sanctioned by the World Pool 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

WPA World Heyball Championship

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 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

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

The following is a list of WPA world blackball champions, sanctioned by the World Pool 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. ^[12]

Date	Location	Winner	Nationality	Runner-up	Nationality
2006	Cork, Ireland	Andy Lucas	England	Simon Ward	Wales
		Amanda Watson	England	Shona Lucas	Scotland
2008 [13]	Mbabane, Eswatini	Wetsi Morake	South Africa	Yulan Govender	South Africa
		Apsra Panchoo	South Africa	Amanda Watson	England
2010 [14]	Limoges, France	Jayson Shaw	Scotland	Sébastien Ramier	France
		Claire Dempster	Scotland	Emillie Gilberto	France
2012 [15]	Blackpool, England	Gavin Phillips	Scotland	Jimmy Carney	England
		Sabrilla Brunet	France	Claire Dempster	Scotland
2014	Perth, Scotland	Claudio Cassar	Malta	Paul Vincent Bennett	South Africa
		Sabrilla Brunet (2)	France	Aspra Panchoo	South Africa
2016	Killarney, Ireland	Liam Dunster	Scotland	Jon McAllister	England
		Sabrilla Brunet (3)	France	Sandra Bryan	Ireland
2018 [16]	Bridlington, England	Scott Gillespie	Scotland	Dean Shields	England
		Ashley Marie Bird	England	Emma Reeves	England
2022	Tangier, Morocco	Senzo Gumede	South Africa	Wade Morley	England
		Beatrice Monyake	South Africa	Yousra Baomar	Morocco
2024	Bridlington, England	Gavin Robinson	England	Alexis Klinka	France
		Sabrilla Brunet (4)	France	Nicola Roussouw	South Africa

IEPF (formerly WEPF) World Eightball Championship

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.

In August 2024, the World Eightball Pool Federation (WEPF) officially rebranded as the International Eightball Pool Federation (IEPF) following its affiliation with the World Pool Association (WPA).

Date	Location	Winner [17]	Nationality	Runner-up	Nationality
2025	Ennis, Ireland	Giuseppe D'Imperio [18]	Northern Ireland	Declan Brennan	Northern Ireland
		Emma Cunningham (4)	Northern Ireland	Collette Henriksen	France
2024	Blackpool, England	Ronan McCarthy (2)	Northern Ireland	Karl Sutton	England
		Tasneem Solomons	South Africa	Kirsty-Lee Davies	Wales
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) [19]	England	Sharon James	England
2018 [20]		Mick Hill (5)	England	Phil Harrison	England
		Barbara Taylor [21]	England	Sharon James	England
2017 [22]		Mick Hill (4)	England	Phil Harrison	England
		Amy Beauchamp (2)	England	Kerry Griffiths	England
2016 [23]		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 [24]		Tom Cousins	Wales	Craig Waddingham	England
		Emma Cunningham (3)	Northern Ireland	Barbara Taylor	England
2012 [25] [26]		John Roe	England	Lee Kendall	England
		Sue Thompson (11)	Scotland	Sharon Wright	England
2011 [27] [28]		Adam Davis	England	Phil Harrison	England
		Emma Cunningham (2)	Northern Ireland	Renata Delahunty	Australia
2010 [29]		Mick Hill (2)	England	Gareth Potts	England
		Sue Thompson (10)	Scotland	Emma Cunningham	Northern Ireland
2009 [30]		Phil Harrison	England	Mick Hill	England
		Sue Thompson (9)	Scotland	Emma Cunningham	Northern Ireland
2008 [31]		Gareth Potts (3)	England	Jason Twist	England
		Lynette Horsburgh	Scotland	Barbara Taylor	England
2007 [32]		Gareth Potts (2)	England	Mick Hill	England
		Sue Thompson (8)	Scotland	Emma Cunningham	Northern Ireland
2006 [33]		Mark Selby	England	Darren Appleton	England
		Sue Thompson (7)	Scotland	Emma Cunningham	Northern Ireland
2005 [34] [35]		Gareth Potts	England	Chris Melling	England
		Emma Cunningham	Northern Ireland	Sue Thompson	Scotland
2004 [36]		Mick Hill	England	Darren Appleton	England
		Sue Thompson (6)	Scotland	Emma Cunningham	Northern Ireland
2003 [36]		Chris Melling (2)	England	Jason Twist	England
		Sue Thompson (5)	Scotland	Lisa Quick	England
2002 [37]		Jason Twist (2)	England	Yannick Beaufils	France
		Sue Thompson (4)	Scotland	Lisa Quick	England
2001 [38]		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

The following is a list of IPA world blackball champions, sanctioned by the International Professional Pool Association. ^[39] The IPA events use the WPA blackball rules.

Date	Location	Winner	Nationality	Runner-up	Nationality
2025 [40]	Bradford, England	Michael Rhodes	England	Ben Davies	Wales
		Emma Cunningham (2)	Northern Ireland	Ashleigh O'Neill	Scotland
2024 [41]		Gareth Hibbott (2)	England	Jake-Dylan Newlove	England
		Keira Whitcombe	Wales	Rhiannon Graham	England
2023		Clint I'Anson	England	Simon Ward	Wales
		Amy Beauchamp (2)	England	Emma Reeves	England
2022		Liam Dunster	Scotland	Gareth Hibbott	England
		Harriet Haynes	England	Deb Burchell	England
2020		Jon McAllister	England	Aaron Davies	England
		Amy Beauchamp (1)	England	Emma Cunningham	Northern Ireland
2019		Marc Farnsworth	England	Tom Cousins	Wales
		Emma Cunningham (1)	Northern Ireland	Kerry Griffiths	England
2018		Ben Davies	Wales	Simon Ward	Wales
		Michelle Roonay [42]	Northern Ireland	Collette Henriksen	Northern Ireland
2017		Craig Marsh	Wales	Simon Fitzsimmons	England
		Collette Henriksen [43]	Northern Ireland	Leanne Evans	Wales
2016 [44] [45]		Gareth Hibbott (1)	England	Craig Marsh	Wales
		Deb Burchell (2)	England	Shona Lucas	Scotland
2015 [46]		Jack Whelan	England	Jason Twist	England
	Deb Burchell	England	Shona Lucas	Scotland
2014 [47]	Gareth Potts	England	Clint I'Anson	England

PPPO World Eightball Championship

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 [48]	Bridlington, England	Ben Davies	Wales	Derek Murphy	Scotland
2004 [49]		Andy Lucas (2)	England	Rob Hill	England
2003 [50]		Rob Hill	England	Antz Morrison	Scotland
2002 [51]	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

• Cue sportsportal

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External links

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• European Blackball Association
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