Snooker - World Championship

Since 1977 this event has become synonymous with the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The venue which has become Snooker's version of Wimbledon. Before the Championship found its celebrated home, it had suffered a tortuous history of marathon matches at small venues with limited media coverage. The move to Sheffield saw the eventual adoption of a 32-man tournament played over 17 days with daily extensive television broadcasts.
YEAR
WINNER
RUNNER-UP
1927
JOE DAVIS (Eng)
T Dennis (Eng)
1928
JOE DAVIS (Eng)
F Lawrence (Eng)
1929
JOE DAVIS (Eng)
T Dennis (Eng)
1930
JOE DAVIS (Eng)
T Dennis (Eng)
1931
JOE DAVIS (Eng)
T Dennis (Eng)
1932
JOE DAVIS (Eng)
C McC'achy (Nzl)
1933
JOE DAVIS (Eng)
W Smith (Eng)
1934
JOE DAVIS (Eng)
T Newman (Eng)
1935
JOE DAVIS (Eng)
W Smith (Eng)
1936
JOE DAVIS (Eng)
H Lindrum (Aus)
1937
JOE DAVIS (Eng)
H Lindrum (Aus)
1938
JOE DAVIS (Eng)
S Smith (Eng)
1939
JOE DAVIS (Eng)
S Smith (Eng)
1940
JOE DAVIS (Eng)
F Davis (Eng)
1941-45
Not held
-
1946
JOE DAVIS (Eng)
H Lindrum (Aus)
1947
W'ER DONALDSON (Sco)
F Davis (Eng)
1948
FRED DAVIS (Eng)
W D'aldson (Sco)
1949
FRED DAVIS (Eng)
W D'aldson (Sco)
1950
W'ER DONALDSON (Sco)
F Davis (Eng)
1951
FRED DAVIS (Eng)
W D'aldson (Sco)
1952
HORACE LINDRUM (Aus)
W D'aldson (Sco)
1953
FRED DAVIS (Eng)
W D'aldson (Sco)
1954
FRED DAVIS (Eng)
W D'aldson (Sco)
1955
FRED DAVIS (Eng)
J Pulman (Eng)
1956
FRED DAVIS (Eng)
J Pulman (Eng)
1957
JOHN PULMAN (Eng)
J Rea (Nir)
1958-63
Not held
-
1964
JOHN PULMAN (Eng)
Chall System
1965
JOHN PULMAN (Eng)
Chall System
1966
JOHN PULMAN (Eng)
F Davis (Eng)
1967
Not held
-
1968
JOHN PULMAN (Eng)
E Charlton (Aus)
1969
JOHN SPENCER (Eng)
G Owen (Wal)
1970
RAY REARDON (Wal)
J Pulman (Eng)
1971
JOHN SPENCER (Eng)
W Simpson (Aus)
1972
ALEX HIGGINS (Nir)
J Spencer (Eng)
1973
RAY REARDON (Wal)
E Charlton (Aus)
1974
RAY REARDON (Wal)
G Miles (Eng)
1975
RAY REARDON (Wal)
E Charlton (Aus)
1976
RAY REARDON (Wal)
A Higgins (Nir)
1977
JOHN SPENCER (Eng)
C Thorburn (Can)
1978
RAY REARDON (Wal)
P Mans (Rsa)
1979
TERRY GRIFFITHS (Wal)
D Taylor (Nir)
1980
CLIFF THORBURN (Can)
A Higgins (Nir)
1981
STEVE DAVIS (Eng)
D Mountjoy (Wal)
1982
ALEX HIGGINS (Nir)
R Reardon (Wal)
1983
STEVE DAVIS (Eng)
C Thorburn (Can)
1984
STEVE DAVIS (Eng)
J White (Eng)
1985
DENNIS TAYLOR (Nir)
S Davis (Eng)
1986
JOE JOHNSON (Eng)
S Davis (Eng)
1987
STEVE DAVIS (Eng)
J Johnson (Eng)
1988
STEVE DAVIS (Eng)
T Griffiths (Wal)
1989
STEVE DAVIS (Eng)
J Parrott (Eng)
1990
STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco)
J White (Eng)
1991
JOHN PARROTT (Eng)
J White (Eng)
1992
STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco)
J White (Eng)
1993
STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco)
J White (Eng)
1994
STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco)
J White (Eng)
1995
STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco)
N Bond (Eng)
1996
STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco)
P Ebdon (Eng)
1997
KEN DOHERTY (Rir)
S Hendry (Sco)
1998
JOHN HIGGINS (Sco)
K Doherty (Rir)
1999
STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco)
M Williams (Wal)
2000
MARK WILLIAMS (Wal)
M Stevens (Wal)
2001
R'NIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng)
J Higgins (Sco)
2002
PETER EBDON (Eng)
S Hendry (Sco)
2003
MARK WILLIAMS (Wal)
K Doherty (Rir)
2004
R'NIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng)
G Dott (Sco)
2005
SHAUN MURPHY (Eng)
M Stevens (Wal)
2006
GRAEME DOTT (Sco)
P Ebdon (Eng)
2007
JOHN HIGGINS (Sco)
M Selby (Eng)
2008
R'NIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng)
A Carter (Eng)
2009
JOHN HIGGINS (Sco)
S Murphy (Eng)
2010 NEIL ROBERTSON (Aus) G Dott (Sco)
2011 JOHN HIGGINS (Sco)
J Trump (Eng)
2012 R'NIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) A Carter (Eng)
2013 R'NIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) B Hawkins (Eng)
2014 MARK SELBY (Eng) R O'Sullivan (Eng)
2015 STUART BINGHAM (Eng) S Murphy (Eng)
2016 MARK SELBY (Eng) Ding J (Chn)
2017 MARK SELBY (Eng) J Higgins (Sco)
2018 MARK WILLIAMS (Wal) J Higgins (Sco)
2019 JUDD TRUMP (Eng) J Higgins (Sco)
2020 R'NIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) K Wilson (Eng)
2021 MARK SELBY (Eng) S Murphy (Eng)
2022 R'NIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) J Trump (Eng)
2023 LUCA BRECEL (Bel) M Selby (Eng)
2024 KYREN WILSON (Eng) J Jones (Wal)

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