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List of World Snooker Championship winners

Winners of the World Snooker Championship

The World Snooker Championship is an annual snooker tournament founded in 1927, and played at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England since 1977. The tournament is now played over seventeen days in late April and early May, and is chronologically the third of the three Triple Crown events of the season. The event was not held from 1941 to 1945 because of World War II and between 1958 and 1963 due to declining interest from players.

The governing body that organises this event is the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). Prior to the WPBSA assuming control of the professional game in 1968, the world championship was organised by the Billiards Association and Control Council (BACC), except for between 1952 and 1957 when the Professional Billiards Players' Association (PBPA) staged their own event, the World Professional Match-play Championship, following a dispute with the BACC.

As of 2025, 29 players have won the World Snooker Championship. The most successful player at the World Snooker Championship is Joe Davis, who won fifteen consecutive titles between 1927 and 1946. The record in the modern era, usually dated from the reintroduction in 1969 of a knock-out tournament format, rather than a challenge format, is shared by Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan, both having won the title seven times.

Champions

Main article: World Snooker Championship, World Professional Match-play Championship

Format	Organiser
Knockout tournament ()	BACC
Challenge event with defending champion receiving a bye to the final (*)	BACC
World Professional Match-play Championship (◊)	PBPA
Challenge matches (‡)	BACC
Knockout tournament	WPBSA

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Season
Joe Davis	Tom Dennis	20–11	n/a	Camkin's Hall, Birmingham
Joe Davis	Fred Lawrence	16–13	n/a	Camkin's Hall, Birmingham
Joe Davis	Tom Dennis	19–14	n/a	Lounge Hall, Nottingham
Joe Davis	Tom Dennis	25–12	n/a	Thurston's Hall, London
Joe Davis	Tom Dennis	25–21	n/a	Lounge Hall, Nottingham
Joe Davis	Clark McConachy	30–19	n/a	Thurston's Hall, London
Joe Davis	Willie Smith	25–18	n/a	Joe Davis Centre, Chesterfield
Joe Davis	Tom Newman	25–22	n/a	Lounge Hall, Nottingham and Central Hall, Kettering
Joe Davis	Willie Smith	25–20	n/a	Thurston's Hall, London
Joe Davis	Horace Lindrum	34–27	n/a
Joe Davis	Horace Lindrum	32–29	n/a
Joe Davis	Sidney Smith	37–24	n/a
Joe Davis	Sidney Smith	43–30	n/a
Joe Davis	Fred Davis	37–36	n/a
1941–1945: No tournament
Joe Davis	Horace Lindrum	78–67	n/a	Royal Horticultural Hall, London
Walter Donaldson	Fred Davis	82–63	n/a	Leicester Square Hall, London
Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	84–61	n/a
Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	80–65	n/a
Walter Donaldson	Fred Davis	51–46	n/a	Tower Circus, Blackpool
Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	58–39	n/a
Horace Lindrum	Clark McConachy	94–49	n/a	Houldsworth Hall, Manchester
Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	38–35	n/a	Tower Circus, Blackpool
Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	37–34	n/a	Leicester Square Hall, London
Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	45–26	n/a	Houldsworth Hall, Manchester
Fred Davis	John Pulman	38–35	n/a	Tower Circus, Blackpool
Fred Davis	John Pulman	38–35	n/a
John Pulman	Jackie Rea	39–34	n/a	Jersey Billiards Association Match Room, St Helier, Jersey
1958–1963: No tournament
John Pulman	Fred Davis	19–16	1963–64	Burroughes Hall, London
John Pulman	Rex Williams	40–33	1964–65
John Pulman	Fred Davis	37–36	1964–65
John Pulman	Rex Williams	25–22	1965–66	South Africa
John Pulman	Fred Van Rensburg	39–12	1965–66
John Pulman	Fred Davis	5–2	1965–66	St George's Hall, Liverpool
John Pulman	Eddie Charlton	39–34	1967–68	Co-operative Hall, Bolton
John Spencer	Gary Owen	37–24	1968–69	Victoria House, London
Ray Reardon	John Pulman	37–33	1969–70
John Spencer	Warren Simpson	37–29	1970–71	Chevron Hotel, Sydney
Alex Higgins	John Spencer	37–31	1971–72	Selly Park British Legion, Birmingham
Ray Reardon	Eddie Charlton	38–32	1972–73	City Exhibition Hall, Manchester
Ray Reardon	Graham Miles	22–12	1973–74	Belle Vue, Manchester
Ray Reardon	Eddie Charlton	31–30	1974–75	Nunawading Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Ray Reardon	Alex Higgins	27–16	1975–76	Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester
John Spencer	Cliff Thorburn	25–21	1976–77	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Ray Reardon	Perrie Mans	25–18	1977–78
Terry Griffiths	Dennis Taylor	24–16	1978–79
Cliff Thorburn	Alex Higgins	18–16	1979–80
Steve Davis	Doug Mountjoy	18–12	1980–81
Alex Higgins	Ray Reardon	18–15	1981–82
Steve Davis	Cliff Thorburn	18–6	1982–83
Steve Davis	Jimmy White	18–16	1983–84
Dennis Taylor	Steve Davis	18–17	1984–85
Joe Johnson	Steve Davis	18–12	1985–86
Steve Davis	Joe Johnson	18–14	1986–87
Steve Davis	Terry Griffiths	18–11	1987–88
Steve Davis	John Parrott	18–3	1988–89
Stephen Hendry	Jimmy White	18–12	1989–90
John Parrott	Jimmy White	18–11	1990–91
Stephen Hendry	Jimmy White	18–14	1991–92
Stephen Hendry	Jimmy White	18–5	1992–93
Stephen Hendry	Jimmy White	18–17	1993–94
Stephen Hendry	Nigel Bond	18–9	1994–95
Stephen Hendry	Peter Ebdon	18–12	1995–96
Ken Doherty	Stephen Hendry	18–12	1996–97
John Higgins	Ken Doherty	18–12	1997–98
Stephen Hendry	Mark Williams	18–11	1998–99
Mark Williams	Matthew Stevens	18–16	1999–00
Ronnie O'Sullivan	John Higgins	18–14	2000–01
Peter Ebdon	Stephen Hendry	18–17	2001–02
Mark Williams	Ken Doherty	18–16	2002–03
Ronnie O'Sullivan	Graeme Dott	18–8	2003–04
Shaun Murphy	Matthew Stevens	18–16	2004–05
Graeme Dott	Peter Ebdon	18–14	2005–06
John Higgins	Mark Selby	18–13	2006–07
Ronnie O'Sullivan	Ali Carter	18–8	2007–08
John Higgins	Shaun Murphy	18–9	2008–09
Neil Robertson	Graeme Dott	18–13	2009–10
John Higgins	Judd Trump	18–15	2010–11
Ronnie O'Sullivan	Ali Carter	18–11	2011–12
Ronnie O'Sullivan	Barry Hawkins	18–12	2012–13
Mark Selby	Ronnie O'Sullivan	18–14	2013–14
Stuart Bingham	Shaun Murphy	18–15	2014–15
Mark Selby	Ding Junhui	18–14	2015–16
Mark Selby	John Higgins	18–15	2016–17
Mark Williams	John Higgins	18–16	2017–18
Judd Trump	John Higgins	18–9	2018–19
Ronnie O'Sullivan	Kyren Wilson	18–8	2019–20
Mark Selby	Shaun Murphy	18–15	2020–21
Ronnie O'Sullivan	Judd Trump	18–13	2021–22
Luca Brecel	Mark Selby	18–15	2022–23
Kyren Wilson	Jak Jones	18–14	2023–24
Zhao Xintong	Mark Williams	18–12	2024–25

Multiple champions

	Date of death

Player	Total	Years	Status	Joe Davis	Fred Davis	John Pulman	Stephen Hendry	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Ray Reardon	Steve Davis
15	1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946	†10 July 1978	last=Hale	first=Janice	date=1987	title=Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88	location=Aylesbury	publisher=Queen Anne Press	pages=246–249	isbn=978-0-356-14690-4 }}
8	1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956*	†16 April 1998	last=Hayton	first=Eric	title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker	year=2004	publisher=Rose Villa Publications	location=Lowestoft	isbn=978-0-9548549-0-4	page=144}}
1957, 1964, 1964, 1965, 1965, 1965, 1966, 1968*	†25 December 1998
7	1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999	retired	title=Seventh title for Hendry	publisher=BBC News	date=4 May 1999	access-date=26 September 2020	url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/334491.stm	archive-date=31 August 2017	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831091541/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/334491.stm	url-status=live }}
2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2022	¤
6	1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978	†19 July 2024	title=Ray Reardon	website=wst.tv	access-date=26 September 2020	url=https://wst.tv/players/ray-reardon/	archive-date=14 January 2021	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114232239/https://wst.tv/players/ray-reardon/	url-status=dead }}
1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989	retired
4	1998, 2007, 2009, 2011	¤
2014, 2016, 2017, 2021	¤	title=World Snooker Championship 2021 – Mark Selby wins fourth Crucible title with win over Shaun Murphy	author=Hincks, Michael	work=Eurosport	date=4 May 2021	access-date=12 August 2021	url= https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/world-championship/2020-2021/world-snooker-championship-2021-mark-selby-wins-fourth-crucible-title-with-win-over-shaun-murphy_sto8303224/story.shtml	quote=}}
3	1969, 1971, 1977	†11 July 2006
2000, 2003, 2018	¤
2	1947, 1950	†24 May 1973
1972, 1982	†24 July 2010	title=Alex Higgins obituary	author=Rawling, John	work=The Guardian	date=25 July 2010	access-date=12 August 2021	url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jul/25/alex-higgins-obituary-snooker-champion	quote=}}

Notes

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