WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONS
Year  Winner  Winner      Runner Up Runner-up  Host
2015 . . . . . . England
2014 . . . . . . England
2013 . . . . . . England
2012 . . . . . . England
2011 Scotland John Higgins 18 15 Judd Trump England England
2010 Australia Neil Robertson 18 13 Graeme Dott Scotland England
2009 Scotland John Higgins 18 9 Shaun Murphy England England
2008 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 18 8 Ali Carter England England
2007 Scotland John Higgins 18 13 Mark Selby England England
2006 Scotland Graeme Dott 18 14 Peter Ebdon England England
2005 England Shaun Murphy 18 16 Matthew Stevens Wales England
2004 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 18 8 Graeme Dott Scotland England
2003 Wales Mark Williams 18 16 Ken Doherty  Rep Ireland England
2002 England Peter Ebdon 18 17 Stephen Hendry Scotland England
2001 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 18 14 John Higgins Scotland England
2000 Wales Mark Williams 18 16 Matthew Stevens Wales England
1999 Scotland Stephen Hendry 18 11 Mark Williams Wales England
1998 Scotland John Higgins 18 12 Ken Doherty  Rep Ireland England
1997  Rep Ireland Ken Doherty 18 12 Stephen Hendry Scotland England
1996 Scotland Stephen Hendry 18 12 Peter Ebdon England England
1995 Scotland Stephen Hendry 18 9 Nigel Bond England England
1994 Scotland Stephen Hendry 18 17 Jimmy White England England
1993 Scotland Stephen Hendry 18 5 Jimmy White England England
1992 Scotland Stephen Hendry 18 14 Jimmy White England England
1991 England John Parrott 18 11 Jimmy White England England
1990 Scotland Stephen Hendry 18 12 Jimmy White England England
1989 England Steve Davis 18 3 John Parrott England England
1988 England Steve Davis 18 11 Terry Griffiths Wales England
1987 England Steve Davis 18 14 Joe Johnson England England
1986 England Joe Johnson 18 12 Steve Davis England England
1985 North Ireland  Dennis Taylor 18 17 Steve Davis England England
1984 England Steve Davis 18 16 Jimmy White England England
1983 England Steve Davis 18 6 Cliff Thorburn Canada England
1982 North Ireland  Alex Higgins 18 15 Ray Reardon Wales England
1981 England Steve Davis 18 12 Doug Mountjoy Wales England
1980 Canada Cliff Thorburn 18 16 Alex Higgins Northern Ireland England
1979 Wales Terry Griffiths 24 16 Dennis Taylor Northern Ireland England
1978 Wales Ray Reardon 25 18 Perrie Mans South Africa England
1977 England John Spencer 25 21 Cliff Thorburn Canada England
1976 Wales Ray Reardon 27 16 Alex Higgins Northern Ireland England
1975 Wales Ray Reardon 31 30 Eddie Charlton Australia Australia
1974 Wales Ray Reardon 22 12 Graham Miles England England
1973 Wales Ray Reardon 38 32 Eddie Charlton Australia England
1972 North Ireland  Alex Higgins 37 32 John Spencer England England
1971 England John Spencer 37 29 Warren Simpson Australia England
1970 Wales Ray Reardon 37 33 John Pulman England England
1969 England John Spencer 37 24 Gary Owen Wales England
1968 England John Pulman 39 34 Eddie Charlton Australia England
1967   not held 1967     not held 1967    
1966 England John Pulman 5 2 Fred Davis England England
1965 England John Pulman 39 12 Fred Van Rensburg England England
1965 England John Pulman 25 22 Rex Williams England South Africa
1965 England John Pulman 37 36 Fred Davis South Africa South Africa
1964 England John Pulman 19 16 Fred Davis England England
1964 England John Pulman 40 33 Rex Williams England England
1963   not held 1963     not held 1963    
1962   not held 1962     not held 1962    
1961   not held 1961     not held 1961    
1960   not held 1960     not held 1960    
1959   not held 1959     not held 1959    
1958   not held 1958     not held 1958    
1957 England John Pulman 39 34 Jackie Rea Northern Ireland England
1956 England Fred Davis 38 35 John Pulman England England
1955 England Fred Davis 37 34 John Pulman England England
1954 England Fred Davis 39 21 Walter Donaldson Scotland England
1953 England Fred Davis 37 34 Walter Donaldson Scotland England
1952 Australia Horace Lindrum 94 49 Clark McConachy New Zealand England
1952 England Fred Davis 38 35 Walter Donaldson Scotland England
1951 England Fred Davis 58 39 Walter Donaldson Scotland England
1950 Scotland Walter Donaldson 51 46 Fred Davis England England
1949 England Fred Davis 80 65 Walter Donaldson Scotland England
1948 England Fred Davis 84 61 Walter Donaldson Scotland England
1947 Scotland Walter Donaldson 82 63 Fred Davis England England
1946 England Joe Davis 78 67 Horace Lindrum Australia England
1945   not held (WW2)     not held (WW2)    
1944   not held (WW2)     not held (WW2)    
1943   not held (WW2)     not held (WW2)    
1942   not held (WW2)     not held (WW2)    
1941   not held (WW2)     not held (WW2)    
1940 England Joe Davis 37 36 Fred Davis England England
1939 England Joe Davis 43 30 Sidney Smith England England
1938 England Joe Davis 37 24 Sidney Smith England England
1937 England Joe Davis 32 29 Horace Lindrum Australia England
1936 England Joe Davis 34 27 Horace Lindrum Australia England
1935 England Joe Davis 25 20 Willie Smith England England
1934 England Joe Davis 25 23 Tom Newman England England
1933 England Joe Davis 25 18 Willie Smith England England
1932 England Joe Davis 30 19 Clark McConachy New Zealand England
1931 England Joe Davis 25 21 Tom Dennis England England
1930 England Joe Davis 25 12 Tom Dennis England England
1929 England Joe Davis 19 14 Tom Dennis England England
1928 England Joe Davis 16 13 Fred Lawrence England England
1927 England Joe Davis 20 11 Tom Dennis England England