The WEPF World Eightball Pool Championship is a pool world championship organised by the World Eightball Pool Federation using International Rules. Until 2022 the competition used World Rules. The competition has taken place annually since 1993.
The most successful player in the men's singles is the English player Mick Hill, who won the World Champion title six times and has been runner-up twice. His compatriot Gareth Potts has been World Champion three times and runner-up once.
In the Ladies competition, Scotland's Sue Thompson is the most successful player with eleven titles. Linda Leadbitter from England has won four times, while Emma Cunningham from Northern Ireland and Amy Beauchamp from England have both won the event on three occasions.
Year | Location | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | 8 : 4 | Nigel Davis | ||
1994 | Rob McKenna (1) | 9 : 3 | Greg Farren | |
1995 | 11 : 8 | Jason Twist | ||
1996 | 11 : 10 | Tony Holgate | ||
1997 | Rob McKenna (2) | 11 : 9 | Lee Kendall | |
1998 | 11 : 5 | Keith Brewer | ||
1999 | 11 : 4 | Terry Hunt | ||
2000 | Jason Twist (1) | 11 : 10 | Carl Morris | |
2001[1] | Chris Melling (1) | 11 : 10 | Rob McKenna | |
2002[2] | Jason Twist (2) | 11 : 9 | Yannick Beaufils | |
2003[3] | Chris Melling (2) | 11 : 7 | Jason Twist | |
2004[4] | Mick Hill (1) | 11 : 9 | Darren Appleton | |
2005[5] | Gareth Potts (1) | 11 : 7 | Chris Melling | |
2006[6] | 11 : 7 | Darren Appleton | ||
2007 | Gareth Potts (2) | 11 : 5 | Mick Hill | |
2008 | Gareth Potts (3) | 11 : 4 | Jason Twist | |
2009[7] | 11 : 7 | Mick Hill | ||
2010 | Mick Hill (2) | 11 : 8 | Gareth Potts | |
2011[8] | 11 : 9 | Phil Harrison | ||
2012[9] | 11 : 7 | Lee Kendall | ||
2013[10] | Tom Cousins (1) | 11 : 10 | Craig Waddingham | |
2014[11] | Tom Cousins (2) | 11 : 7 | Giuseppe d’Imperio | |
2015[12] | Mick Hill (3) | 11 : 5 | Nigel Clarke | |
2016[13] | 11 : 4 | Karl Sutton | ||
2017[14] | Mick Hill (4) | 11 : 6 | Phil Harrison | |
2018[15] | Mick Hill (5) | 11 : 8 | Phil Harrison | |
2019[16] | Mick Hill (6) | 11 : 6 | Dom Cooney |
Rank | Winner | Titles | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mick Hill | 6 | 2 |
2 | Gareth Potts | 3 | 1 |
3 | Jason Twist | 2 | 3 |
4 | Rob McKenna | 2 | 1 |
Chris Melling | 2 | 1 | |
6 | Tom Cousins | 2 | 0 |
7 | Phil Harrison | 1 | 3 |
8 | Carl Morris | 1 | 1 |
9 | Shaun Chipperfield | 1 | 0 |
Adam Davis | 1 | 0 | |
Greg Farren | 1 | 0 | |
Quinten Hann | 1 | 0 | |
John Roe | 1 | 0 | |
Mark Selby | 1 | 0 | |
Daz Ward | 1 | 0 | |
Kevin Wright | 1 | 0 |
Source WEPF Roll of Honour[17]
Year | Location | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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1993 | Linda Moffat (1) | 6:1 | Natalie Froling | |
1994 | Linda Leadbitter (nee Moffat) (2) | 6:3 | Sue Thompson | |
1995 | Linda Leadbitter (3) | 7:3 | Sue Thompson | |
1996 | Sue Thompson (1) | 7:1 | Rosalia Diliberto | |
1997 | Sue Thompson (2) | 8:5 | Linda Leadbitter | |
1998 | Linda Leadbitter (4) | 8:6 | Sue Thompson | |
1999 | Lisa Quick (1) | 8:3 | Linda Leadbitter | |
2000[18] | Sue Thompson (3) | 8:5 | Linda Leadbitter | |
2001 | Lisa Quick (2) | 8:6 | Linda Leadbitter | |
2002[19] | Sue Thompson (4) | 8:3 | Lisa Quick | |
2003[20] | Sue Thompson (5) | 8:3 | Lisa Quick | |
2004[21] | Sue Thompson (6) | 8:2 | Emma Cunningham | |
2005[22] | Emma Cunningham (1) | 8:5 | Sue Thompson | |
2006[23] | Sue Thompson (7) | 8:6 | Emma Cunningham | |
2007 | Sue Thompson (8) | 8:3 | Emma Cunningham | |
2008 | 8:6 | Barbara Taylor | ||
2009 | Sue Thompson (9) | 8:6 | Emma Cunningham | |
2010 | Sue Thompson (10) | 8:4 | Emma Cunningham | |
2011[24] | Emma Cunningham (2) | 8:2 | Renata Delahunty | |
2012[25] | Sue Thompson (11) | 8:3 | Sharon Wright | |
2013[26] | Emma Cunningham (3) | 8:4 | Barbara Taylor | |
2014[27] | 8:6 | Emma Wilkinson | ||
2015[28] | Amy Beauchamp (1) | 8:4 | Emma Wilkinson | |
2016[29] | 8:4 | Amy Beauchamp | ||
2017[30] | Amy Beauchamp (2) | 8:1 | Kerry Griffiths | |
2018[31] | 8:7 | Sharon James | ||
2019[32] | Amy Beauchamp (3) | 8:5 | Sharon James |
Rank | Winner | Titles | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sue Thompson | 11 | 4 |
2 | Linda Leadbitter | 4 | 4 |
3 | Emma Cunningham | 3 | 5 |
4 | Amy Beauchamp | 3 | 1 |
5 | Lisa Quick | 2 | 2 |
6 | Barbara Taylor | 1 | 2 |
7 | Lynette Horsburgh | 1 | 0 |
Kirsty Davies | 1 | 0 | |
Sabrilla Brunet | 1 | 0 |
Year | Location | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | Unknown | |||
1995 | Unknown | |||
1996 | Unknown | |||
1997 | Unknown | |||
1998 | Unknown | |||
1999 | Unknown | |||
2000 | Unknown | |||
2001[33] | 7:3 | Marcus Phillips | ||
2002[34] | 7:5 | Gary Clark | ||
2003[35] | 7:3 | Thomas Morrow | ||
2004[36] | 7:3 | Richard Twomey | ||
2005[37] | 7:4 | Stephen Dempsey | ||
2006[38] | 8:4 | Sam Jeffrey | ||
2007 | Unknown | |||
2008 | Paul McGuire | Unknown | ||
2009 | Unknown | |||
2010 | Unknown | |||
2011[39] | 8:5 | Joe O’Connor | ||
2012[40] | 8:7 | Callum Singleton | ||
2013[41] | 8:7 | Joe O’Connor | ||
2014[42] | 8:5 | Adam Maher | ||
2015[43] | 8:4 | Nathan Ellis | ||
2016[44] | 8:6 | Scott Muscat | ||
2017[45] | 8:6 | Ben Doyle | ||
2018[46] | 8:4 | Karol Galka |
Rank | Winner | Titles |
---|---|---|
1 | Darren Matthew | 3 |
2 | Jordan Church | 2 |
Frank Costello | 2 | |
Carl Martin | 2 |
(until 2014 U-21 juniors)
Year | Location | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011[47] | 8:7 | Ryan Fleming | ||
2012[48] | 8:6 | Glen Hannibal | ||
2013[49] | 8:2 | Giuseppe d’Imperio | ||
2014[50] | 8:7 | Amine Amiri | ||
2015[51] | 8:6 | Luke Bowry | ||
2016[52] | 8:4 | Aaron Davies | ||
2017[53] | 8:7 | Craig Lauder | ||
2018[54] | 8:4 | Jack Smithers |
Rank | Winner | Titles | Runner-Up |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Giuseppe d’Imperio | 2 | 1 |
2 | Ryan Davie | 1 | 0 |
Ben Fortey | 1 | 0 | |
Michael Hope | 1 | 0 | |
Cormac Kerr | 1 | 0 | |
Ashley Radford | 1 | 0 | |
Callum Singleton | 1 | 0 |
Year | Location | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011[55] | 8:6 | Terry Bond | ||
2012[56] | 8:0 | Peter Golding | ||
2013[57] | 8:2 | Don Colbert | ||
2014[58] | 8:3 | Steven Gray | ||
2015[59] | 8:6 | Keith Brewer | ||
2016[60] | 8:1 | Marcel Micallef | ||
2017[61] | Steve Chambers | 8:6 | Shaun Eaton-Lees | |
2018[62] | 8:5 | Pat Ward |
Rank | Winner | Titles | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Keith Brewer | 3 | 1 |
2 | Steven Gray | 1 | 1 |
3 | Steve Chambers | 1 | 0 |
Tony Kay | 1 | 0 | |
Christ Mills | 1 | 0 | |
Stacy Vine | 1 | 0 |
Year | Location | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008[63] | 5:4 | Frankie Gillen | ||
2009 | Unknown | Unknown | ||
2010 | Unknown | Unknown | ||
2011 | Unknown | Unknown | ||
2012 | Unknown | Unknown | ||
2013[64] | 5:1 | Stephen Pettinato | ||
2014[65] | 5:0 | Theresa Sheridan | ||
2015[66] | 5:4 | Ryan Kisten | ||
2016[67] | 5:2 | Dave Beaumont | ||
2017[68] | 5:1 | Dave Beaumont | ||
2018[69] | 5:3 | Aslam Abubaker |
Rank | Winner | Titles | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Aslam Abubaker | 3 | |
Dave Beaumont | 3 | ||
3 | Tony Southern | 1 |