World Championship - Roll of Honour
Year |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Score |
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1927 |
Joe Davis (Eng) |
Tom Dennis (Eng) |
20-11 |
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1928 |
Joe Davis (Eng) |
Fred Lawrence (Eng) |
16-13 |
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1929 |
Joe Davis (Eng) |
Tom Dennis (Eng) |
19-14 |
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1930 |
Joe Davis (Eng) |
Tom Dennis (Eng) |
25-12 |
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1931 |
Joe Davis (Eng) |
Tom Dennis (Eng) |
25-21 |
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1932 |
Joe Davis (Eng) |
Clark McConachy (N.Z.) |
30-19 |
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1933 |
Joe Davis (Eng) |
Willie Smith (Eng) |
25-18 |
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1934 |
Joe Davis (Eng) |
Tom Newman (Eng) |
25-23 |
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1935 |
Joe Davis (Eng) |
Willie Smith (Eng) |
25-20 |
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1936 |
Joe Davis (Eng) |
Horace Lindrum (Aus) |
34-27 |
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1937 |
Joe Davis (Eng) |
Horace Lindrum (Aus) |
32-29 |
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1938 |
Joe Davis (Eng) |
Sidney Smith (Eng) |
37-24 |
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1939 |
Joe Davis (Eng) |
Sidney Smith (Eng) |
43-30 |
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1940 |
Joe Davis (Eng) |
Fred Davis (Eng) |
37-36 |
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1941 |
no tournament held |
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1942 |
no tournament held |
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1943 |
no tournament held |
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1944 |
no tournament held |
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1945 |
no tournament held |
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1946 |
Joe Davis (Eng) |
Horace Lindrum (Aus) |
78-67 |
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1947 |
Walter Donaldson (Sco) |
Fred Davis (Eng) |
82-63 |
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1948 |
Fred Davis (Eng) |
Walter Donaldson (Sco) |
84-61 |
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1949 |
Fred Davis (Eng) |
Walter Donaldson (Sco) |
80-65 |
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1950 |
Walter Donaldson (Sco) |
Fred Davis (Eng) |
51-46 |
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1951 |
Fred Davis (Eng) |
Walter Donaldson (Sco) |
58-39 |
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BA&CC |
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1952 |
Horace Lindrum (Aus) |
Clark McConachy (N.Z.) |
94-49 |
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World Matchplay Championship |
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1952 |
Fred Davis (Eng) |
Walter Donaldson (Sco) |
38-35 |
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1953 |
Fred Davis (Eng) |
Walter Donaldson (Sco) |
37-34 |
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1954 |
Fred Davis (Eng) |
Walter Donaldson (Sco) |
39-21 |
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1955 |
Fred Davis (Eng) |
John Pulman (Eng) |
37-34 |
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1956 |
Fred Davis (Eng) |
John Pulman (Eng) |
38-35 |
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1957 |
John Pulman (Eng) |
John Rea (N.Ire) |
39-34 |
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1958 |
no tournament held |
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1959 |
no tournament held |
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1960 |
no tournament held |
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1961 |
no tournament held |
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1962 |
no tournament held |
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1963 |
no tournament held |
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World Championship decided by challenge matches |
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1964 |
John Pulman (Eng) |
Fred Davis (Eng) |
19-16 |
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John Pulman (Eng) |
Rex Williams (Eng) |
40-33 |
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1965 |
John Pulman (Eng) |
Fred Davis (Eng) |
37-36 |
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John Pulman (Eng) |
Rex Williams (Eng) |
25-22 |
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John Pulman (Eng) |
Fred Van Rensburg (S.A.) |
39-12 |
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1966 |
John Pulman (Eng) |
Fred Davis (Eng) |
5- 2(match series) |
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1967 |
no tournament held |
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1968 |
John Pulman (Eng) |
Eddie Charlton (Aus) |
39-34 |
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World Championship reverted to knock-out competition |
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1969 |
John Spencer (Eng) |
Gary Owen (Wal) |
37-24 |
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1970 |
Ray Reardon (Wal) |
John Pulman (Eng) |
37-33 |
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1971 |
John Spencer (Eng) |
Warren Simpson (Aus) |
37-29 |
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1972 |
Alex Higgins (N.Ire) |
John Spencer (Eng) |
37-32 |
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1973 |
Ray Reardon (Wal) |
Eddie Charlton (Aus) |
38-32 |
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1974 |
Ray Reardon (Wal) |
Graham Miles (Eng) |
22-12 |
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1975 |
Ray Reardon (Wal) |
Eddie Charlton (Aus) |
31-30 |
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Embassy |
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1976 |
Ray Reardon (Wal) |
Alex Higgins (N.Ire) |
27-16 |
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1977 |
John Spencer (Eng) |
Cliff Thorburn (Can) |
25-12 |
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1978 |
Ray Reardon (Wal) |
Perrie Mans (South Africa) |
25-18 |
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1979 |
Terry Griffiths (Wal) |
Dennis Taylor (N.Ire) |
24-16 |
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1980 |
Cliff Thorburn (Can) |
Alex Higgins (N.Ire) |
18-16 |
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1981 |
Steve Davis (Eng) |
Doug Mountjoy (Wal) |
18-12 |
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1982 |
Alex Higgins (N.Ire) |
Ray Reardon (Wal) |
18-15 |
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1983 |
Steve Davis (Eng) |
Cliff Thorburn (Can) |
18- 6 |
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1984 |
Steve Davis (Eng) |
Jimmy White (Eng) |
18-16 |
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1985 |
Dennis Taylor (N.Ire) |
Steve Davis (Eng) |
18-17 |
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1986 |
Joe Johnson (Eng) |
Steve Davis (Eng) |
18-12 |
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1987 |
Steve Davis (Eng) |
Joe Johnson (Eng) |
18-14 |
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1988 |
Steve Davis (Eng) |
Terry Griffiths (Wal) |
18-11 |
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1989 |
Steve Davis (Eng) |
John Parrott (Eng) |
18- 3 |
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1990 |
Stephen Hendry (Sco) |
Jimmy White (Eng) |
18-12 |
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1991 |
John Parrott (Eng) |
Jimmy White (Eng) |
18-11 |
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1992 |
Stephen Hendry (Sco) |
Jimmy White (Eng) |
18-14 |
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1993 |
Stephen Hendry (Sco) |
Jimmy White (Eng) |
18- 5 |
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1994 |
Stephen Hendry (Sco) |
Jimmy White (Eng) |
18-17 |
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1995 |
Stephen Hendry (Sco) |
Nigel Bond (Eng) |
18- 9 |
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1996 |
Stephen Hendry (Sco) |
Peter Ebdon (Eng) |
18-12 |
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1997 |
Ken Doherty (R.Ire) |
Stephen Hendry (Sco) |
18-12 |
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1998 |
John Higgins (Sco) |
Ken Doherty (R.Ire) |
18-12 |
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1999 |
Stephen Hendry (Sco) |
Mark Williams (Wal) |
18-11 |
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2000 |
Mark Williams (Wal) |
Matthew Stevens (Wal) |
18-16 |
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2001 |
Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) |
John Higgins (Sco) |
18-14 |
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2002 |
Peter Ebdon (Eng) |
Stephen Hendry (Sco) |
18-17 |
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2003 |
Mark Williams (Wal) |
Ken Doherty (R.Ire) |
18-16 |
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2004 |
Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) |
Graeme Dott (Sco) |
18-8 |
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2005 |
Shaun Murphy (Eng) |
Matthew Stevens (Wal) |
18-16 |
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888.com |
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2006 |
Graeme Dott (Sco) |
Peter Ebdon (Eng) |
18-14 |
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2007 |
John Higgins (Sco) |
Mark Selby (Eng) |
18-13 |
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2008 |
Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) |
Allister Carter (Eng) |
18-8 |
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Betfred.com |
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2009 |
18-9 |
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2010 |
18-13 |
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2011 |
18-15 |