• World Snooker Championship Draw

    • World Snooker Champions from the Past 20 Years

    List of World Snooker Champions

    Year Winner Runner-up Final score
    1980 Cliff Thorburn Alex Higgins 18–16
    1981 Steve Davis Doug Mountjoy 18–12
    1982 Alex Higgins Ray Reardon 18–15
    1983 Steve Davis Cliff Thorburn 18–6
    1984 Steve Davis Jimmy White 18–16
    1985 Dennis Taylor Steve Davis 18–17
    1986 Joe Johnson Steve Davis 18–12
    1987 Steve Davis Joe Johnson 18–14
    1988 Steve Davis Terry Griffiths 18–11
    1989 Steve Davis John Parrott 18–3
    1990 Stephen Hendry Jimmy White 18–12
    1991 John Parrott Jimmy White 18–11
    1992 Stephen Hendry Jimmy White 18–14
    1993 Stephen Hendry Jimmy White 18–5
    1994 Stephen Hendry Jimmy White 18–17
    1995 Stephen Hendry Nigel Bond 18–9
    1996 Stephen Hendry Peter Ebdon 18–12
    1997 Ken Doherty Stephen Hendry 18–12
    1998 John Higgins Ken Doherty 18–12
    1999 Stephen Hendry Mark Williams 18–11
    2000 Mark Williams Matthew Stevens 18–16
    2001 Ronnie O’Sullivan John Higgins 18–14
    2002 Peter Ebdon Stephen Hendry 18–17
    2003 Mark Williams Ken Doherty 18–16
    2004 Ronnie O’Sullivan Graeme Dott 18–8
    2005 Shaun Murphy Matthew Stevens 18–16
    2006 Graeme Dott Peter Ebdon 18–14
    2007 John Higgins Mark Selby 18–13
    2008 Ronnie O’Sullivan Ali Carter 18–8
    2009 John Higgins Shaun Murphy 18–9

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    By player

    Player Total Years
    Notes
    Joe Davis 15 1927-1940, 1946
    The “grandfather of modern snooker”; dominated the World Championship during its pre-television era, winning every consecutive world title over a 20 year period.
    Fred Davis 8 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952-1956 (World Matchplay)
    Dominated the 1940s–50s, once his elder brother Joe had retired.
    John Pulman 1957 (World Matchplay), 1964 (twice), 1965 (three times), 1966, 1968
    Dominated the 1960s, especially the challenge-match phase.
    Stephen Hendry 7 1990, 1992-1996, 1999
    Dominated the 1990s, much as S. Davis dominated the 1980s. His 7 world titles are regarded as the “modern day” record (counting from 1969 when the World Championship reverted to annual knock-out format).
    Ray Reardon 6 1970, 1973-1976, 1978
    His World Championship career straddled the pre-televised and televised eras.
    Steve Davis 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987-1989
    Dominated the 1980s, the first player in the televised era win consecutive titles. Until the rise of Hendry, Davis held the vast majority of snooker records and still holds the record for most professional titles won (73). (Not related to F. & J. Davis.)
    John Spencer 3 1969, 1971, 1977
    Like Reardon, his World Championship career bridged the pre-televised and televised eras.
    Ronnie O’Sullivan 2001, 2004, 2008
    Compiled the two fastest maximum breaks (5:20 in 1997 and 6:30 in 2003) so far recorded during World Championships, making him the first player to compile more than one career maximum at the Crucible. Has never lost in a world championship final.
    John Higgins 1998, 2007, 2009
    Achieved the 1000th century break at the Crucible.
    Walter Donaldson 2 1947, 1950
    Alex Higgins 1972, 1982
    Mark Williams 2000, 2003
    In the 2002/2003 season, held all three other BBC-televised titles simultaneously with the World Championship.
    Horace Lindrum 1 1952
    Terry Griffiths 1979
    Remains the only player in the televised era to win the World Championship on his first attempt. Reached the final again in 1988.
    Cliff Thorburn 1980
    Dennis Taylor 1985
    Won the famous 1985 final on the black ball in the deciding frame.
    Joe Johnson 1986
    John Parrott 1991
    A noted amateur in the early 1980s, Parrott first reached the World Championship final in 1989.
    Ken Doherty 1997
    To date the only player to win all three World Championships: Under 21 (1989), Amateur (1989) and Professional (1997).
    Peter Ebdon 2002
    Runner-up in 1996 and 2006.
    Shaun Murphy 2005
    The first qualifier to win the World Championship since Griffiths.
    Runner-up in 2009.
    Graeme Dott 2006
    First reached the World Championship final in 2004. His 2006 title was his first professional tournament victory.

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