List of World Snooker Championship winners

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The World Snooker Championship trophy

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.^[1]

since 2021^[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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.^[2]

As of 2024, 28 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.^[3]^[4]

Champions

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Format	Organiser
Knockout tournament (Template:Gc)	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

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List of World Snooker Championship winnersTemplate:Refn
Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Season	Venue
1927 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	20–11	n/a	Camkin's Hall, Birmingham
1928*	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	16–13	n/a	Camkin's Hall, Birmingham
1929 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	19–14	n/a	Lounge Hall, Nottingham
1930 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	25–12	n/a	Thurston's Hall, London
1931 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	25–21	n/a	Lounge Hall, Nottingham
1932 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	30–19	n/a	Thurston's Hall, London
1933 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	25–18	n/a	Joe Davis Centre, Chesterfield
1934 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	25–22	n/a	Lounge Hall, Nottingham and Central Hall, Kettering
1935 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	25–20	n/a	Thurston's Hall, London
1936 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	34–27	n/a
1937 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	32–29	n/a
1938 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	37–24	n/a
1939 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	43–30	n/a
1940 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	37–36	n/a
1941–1945: No tournamentTemplate:Efn
1946 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	78–67	n/a	Royal Horticultural Hall, London
1947 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	82–63	n/a	Leicester Square Hall, London
1948 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	84–61	n/a
1949 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	80–65	n/a
1950 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	51–46	n/a	Tower Circus, Blackpool
1951 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	58–39	n/a	Tower Circus, Blackpool
1952 Template:Gc	Template:Flagathlete Template:Efn	Template:Flagathlete	94–49	n/a	Houldsworth Hall, Manchester
1952◊	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	38–35	n/a	Tower Circus, Blackpool
1953◊	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	37–34	n/a	Leicester Square Hall, London
1954◊	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	45–26	n/a	Houldsworth Hall, Manchester
1955◊	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	38–35	n/a	Tower Circus, Blackpool
1956◊	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	38–35	n/a	Tower Circus, Blackpool
1957◊	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	39–34	n/a	Jersey Billiards Association Match Room, St Helier, Jersey
1958–1963: No tournamentTemplate:Efn
1964‡	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	19–16	1963–64	Burroughes Hall, London
1964‡	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	40–33	1964–65
1965‡	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	37–36	1964–65
1965‡	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	25–22Template:Efn	1965–66	South Africa
1965‡	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	39–12	1965–66	South Africa
1966‡	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	5–2Template:Efn	1965–66	St George's Hall, Liverpool
1968‡	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	39–34	1967–68	Co-operative Hall, Bolton
1969	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	37–24	1968–69	Victoria House, London
1970	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	37–33	1969–70	Victoria House, London
1971	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	37–29	1970–71	Chevron Hotel, Sydney
1972	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	37–31^[5]Template:Efn	1971–72	Selly Park British Legion, Birmingham
1973	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	38–32	1972–73	City Exhibition Hall, Manchester
1974	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	22–12	1973–74	Belle Vue, Manchester
1975	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	31–30	1974–75	Nunawading Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Australia
1976	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	27–16	1975–76	Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester
1977	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	25–21	1976–77	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1978	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	25–18	1977–78
1979	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	24–16	1978–79
1980	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–16	1979–80
1981	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–12	1980–81
1982	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–15	1981–82
1983	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–6	1982–83
1984	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–16	1983–84
1985	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–17	1984–85
1986	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–12	1985–86
1987	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–14	1986–87
1988	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–11	1987–88
1989	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–3	1988–89
1990	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–12	1989–90
1991	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–11	1990–91
1992	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–14	1991–92
1993	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–5	1992–93
1994	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–17	1993–94
1995	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–9	1994–95
1996	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–12	1995–96
1997	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–12	1996–97
1998	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–12	1997–98
1999	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–11	1998–99
2000	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–16	1999–00
2001	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–14	2000–01
2002	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–17	2001–02
2003	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–16	2002–03
2004	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–8	2003–04
2005	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–16	2004–05
2006	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–14	2005–06
2007	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–13	2006–07
2008	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–8	2007–08
2009	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–9	2008–09
2010	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–13	2009–10
2011	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–15	2010–11
2012	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–11	2011–12
2013	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–12	2012–13
2014	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–14	2013–14
2015	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–15	2014–15
2016	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–14	2015–16
2017	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–15	2016–17
2018	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–16	2017–18
2019	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–9	2018–19
2020	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–8	2019–20
2021	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–15	2020–21
2022	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–13	2021–22
2023	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–15	2022–23
2024	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–14	2023–24
2025	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	18–12	2024–25

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Multiple champions

Key
Template:Double dagger	Challenge match
*	World Professional Match-play Championship
¤	Player competed in 2024^[6]
Template:Dagger	Date of death

Multiple-time Snooker World Championship winners
Player	Total	Years	Status	Ref.
Template:Flagathlete	15	1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946	†10 July 1978	^[7]^[8]
Template:Flagathlete	8	1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956*	†16 April 1998	^[9]
Template:Flagathlete	8	1957, 1964Template:Double dagger, 1964Template:Double dagger, 1965Template:Double dagger, 1965Template:Double dagger, 1965Template:Double dagger, 1966Template:Double dagger, 1968*Template:Double dagger	†25 December 1998	^[9]
Template:Flagathlete	7	1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999	retired	^[3]
Template:Flagathlete	7	2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2022	¤	^[10]
Template:Flagathlete	6	1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978	†19 July 2024	^[11]^[12]
Template:Flagathlete	6	1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989	retired	^[13]
Template:Flagathlete	4	1998, 2007, 2009, 2011	¤	^[14]
Template:Flagathlete	4	2014, 2016, 2017, 2021	¤	^[15]
Template:Flagathlete	3	1969, 1971, 1977	†11 July 2006	^[16]
Template:Flagathlete	3	2000, 2003, 2018	¤	^[17]
Template:Flagathlete	2	1947, 1950	†24 May 1973	^[9]
Template:Flagathlete	2	1972, 1982	†24 July 2010	^[18]

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