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  • World Championship - Roll of Honour

    Year

    Winner

    Runner-up

    Score

    1927

    Joe Davis (Eng)

    Tom Dennis (Eng)

    20-11

    1928

    Joe Davis (Eng)

    Fred Lawrence (Eng)

    16-13

    1929

    Joe Davis (Eng)

    Tom Dennis (Eng)

    19-14

    1930

    Joe Davis (Eng)

    Tom Dennis (Eng)

    25-12

    1931

    Joe Davis (Eng)

    Tom Dennis (Eng)

    25-21

    1932

    Joe Davis (Eng)

    Clark McConachy (N.Z.)

    30-19

    1933

    Joe Davis (Eng)

    Willie Smith (Eng)

    25-18

    1934

    Joe Davis (Eng)

    Tom Newman (Eng)

    25-23

    1935

    Joe Davis (Eng)

    Willie Smith (Eng)

    25-20

    1936

    Joe Davis (Eng)

    Horace Lindrum (Aus)

    34-27

    1937

    Joe Davis (Eng)

    Horace Lindrum (Aus)

    32-29

    1938

    Joe Davis (Eng)

    Sidney Smith (Eng)

    37-24

    1939

    Joe Davis (Eng)

    Sidney Smith (Eng)

    43-30

    1940

    Joe Davis (Eng)

    Fred Davis (Eng)

    37-36

    1941

    no tournament held

     

     

    1942

    no tournament held

     

     

    1943

    no tournament held

     

     

    1944

    no tournament held

     

     

    1945

    no tournament held

     

     

    1946

    Joe Davis (Eng)

    Horace Lindrum (Aus)

    78-67

    1947

    Walter Donaldson (Sco)

    Fred Davis (Eng)

    82-63

    1948

    Fred Davis (Eng)

    Walter Donaldson (Sco)

    84-61

    1949

    Fred Davis (Eng)

    Walter Donaldson (Sco)

    80-65

    1950

    Walter Donaldson (Sco)

    Fred Davis (Eng)

    51-46

    1951

    Fred Davis (Eng)

    Walter Donaldson (Sco)

    58-39

    BA&CC

     

     

     

    1952

    Horace Lindrum (Aus)

    Clark McConachy (N.Z.)

    94-49

    World Matchplay Championship

     

     

    1952

    Fred Davis (Eng)

    Walter Donaldson (Sco)

    38-35

    1953

    Fred Davis (Eng)

    Walter Donaldson (Sco)

    37-34

    1954

    Fred Davis (Eng)

    Walter Donaldson (Sco)

    39-21

    1955

    Fred Davis (Eng)

    John Pulman (Eng)

    37-34

    1956

    Fred Davis (Eng)

    John Pulman (Eng)

    38-35

    1957

    John Pulman (Eng)

    John Rea (N.Ire)

    39-34

    1958

    no tournament held

     

     

    1959

    no tournament held

     

     

    1960

    no tournament held

     

     

    1961

    no tournament held

     

     

    1962

    no tournament held

     

     

    1963

    no tournament held

     

     

    World Championship decided by challenge matches

     

     

    1964

    John Pulman (Eng)

    Fred Davis (Eng)

    19-16

          

    John Pulman (Eng)

    Rex Williams (Eng)

    40-33

    1965

    John Pulman (Eng)

    Fred Davis (Eng)

    37-36

     

    John Pulman (Eng)

    Rex Williams (Eng)

    25-22

     

    John Pulman (Eng)

    Fred Van Rensburg (S.A.)

    39-12

    1966

    John Pulman (Eng)

    Fred Davis (Eng)

    5- 2(match series)

    1967

    no tournament held

     

     

    1968

    John Pulman (Eng)

    Eddie Charlton (Aus)

    39-34

    World Championship reverted to knock-out competition

     

     

    1969

    John Spencer (Eng)

    Gary Owen (Wal)

    37-24

    1970

    Ray Reardon (Wal)

    John Pulman (Eng)

    37-33

    1971

    John Spencer (Eng)

    Warren Simpson (Aus)

    37-29

    1972

    Alex Higgins (N.Ire)

    John Spencer (Eng)

    37-32

    1973

    Ray Reardon (Wal)

    Eddie Charlton (Aus)

    38-32

    1974

    Ray Reardon (Wal)

    Graham Miles (Eng)

    22-12

    1975

    Ray Reardon (Wal)

    Eddie Charlton (Aus)

    31-30

    Embassy

     

     

     

    1976

    Ray Reardon (Wal)

    Alex Higgins (N.Ire)

    27-16

    1977

    John Spencer (Eng)

    Cliff Thorburn (Can)

    25-12

    1978

    Ray Reardon (Wal)

    Perrie Mans (South Africa)

    25-18

    1979

    Terry Griffiths (Wal)

    Dennis Taylor (N.Ire)

    24-16

    1980

    Cliff Thorburn (Can)

    Alex Higgins (N.Ire)

    18-16

    1981

    Steve Davis (Eng)

    Doug Mountjoy (Wal)

    18-12

    1982

    Alex Higgins (N.Ire)

    Ray Reardon (Wal)

    18-15

    1983

    Steve Davis (Eng)

    Cliff Thorburn (Can)

    18- 6

    1984

    Steve Davis (Eng)

    Jimmy White (Eng)

    18-16

    1985

    Dennis Taylor (N.Ire)

    Steve Davis (Eng)

    18-17

    1986

    Joe Johnson (Eng)

    Steve Davis (Eng)

    18-12

    1987

    Steve Davis (Eng)

    Joe Johnson (Eng)

    18-14

    1988

    Steve Davis (Eng)

    Terry Griffiths (Wal)

    18-11

    1989

    Steve Davis (Eng)

    John Parrott (Eng)

    18- 3

    1990

    Stephen Hendry (Sco)

    Jimmy White (Eng)

    18-12

    1991

    John Parrott (Eng)

    Jimmy White (Eng)

    18-11

    1992

    Stephen Hendry (Sco)        

    Jimmy White (Eng)

    18-14

    1993

    Stephen Hendry (Sco)

    Jimmy White (Eng)

    18- 5

    1994

    Stephen Hendry (Sco)

    Jimmy White (Eng)

    18-17

    1995

    Stephen Hendry (Sco)

    Nigel Bond (Eng)

    18- 9

    1996

    Stephen Hendry (Sco)

    Peter Ebdon (Eng)

    18-12

    1997

    Ken Doherty (R.Ire)

    Stephen Hendry (Sco)

    18-12

    1998

    John Higgins (Sco)

    Ken Doherty (R.Ire)

    18-12

    1999

    Stephen Hendry (Sco)

    Mark Williams (Wal)

    18-11

    2000

    Mark Williams (Wal)

    Matthew Stevens (Wal)

    18-16

    2001

    Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)

    John Higgins (Sco)

    18-14

    2002

    Peter Ebdon (Eng)

    Stephen Hendry (Sco)

    18-17

    2003

    Mark Williams (Wal)

    Ken Doherty (R.Ire)

    18-16

    2004

    Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)

    Graeme Dott (Sco)

    18-8

    2005

    Shaun Murphy (Eng)

    Matthew Stevens (Wal)

    18-16

    888.com

     

     

     

    2006

    Graeme Dott (Sco)

    Peter Ebdon (Eng)

    18-14

    2007

    John Higgins (Sco)

    Mark Selby (Eng)

    18-13

    2008

    Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)

    Allister Carter (Eng)

    18-8

    Betfred.com

    2009

    John Higgins

    Shaun Murphy

    18-9

     

     

    2010

    Neil Robertson

    Graeme Dott

    18-13

    2011

    John Higgins

    Judd Trump

    18-15