Warld Snooker Championship

The Warld Snooker Championship (Inglis: World Snooker Championship) is the leadin snooker toornament baith in terms o prestige an prize money.

Warld Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Venue	Crucible Theatre
Location	Sheffield
Kintra	England
Established	1927
Organisation(s)	Warld Snooker Association
Format	Rankin event
Tot prize fund	UK £2,231,000
Recent edeetion	2019
Current champion(s)	Judd Trump

Winners

Format	Organiser
Knockout toornament	BACC
Challenge event with defendin champion receivin a bye to the feenal †	BACC
Warld Professional Match-play Championship ◊	PBPA
Challenge matches ‡	BACC
Knockout toornament (modern era)	WPBSA

List of snooker Warld Champions

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Season	Venue
1927	Joe Davis	Tom Dennis	16–7	n/a	Camkin's Hall, Birmingham
1928†	Joe Davis	Fred Lawrence	16–13	n/a
1929	Joe Davis	Tom Dennis	17–12	n/a	Lounge Hall, Nottingham
1930	Joe Davis	Tom Dennis	25–12	n/a	Thurston's Hall, London
1931	Joe Davis	Tom Dennis	25–21	n/a	Lounge Hall, Nottingham
1932	Joe Davis	Clark McConachy	25–18	n/a	Thurston's Hall, London
1933	Joe Davis	Willie Smith	25–18	n/a	Joe Davis Centre, Chesterfield
1934	Joe Davis	Tom Newman	25–22	n/a	Lounge Hall, Nottingham and Kettering
1935	Joe Davis	Willie Smith	28–21	n/a	Thurston's Hall, London
1936	Joe Davis	Horace Lindrum	34–27	n/a
1937	Joe Davis	Horace Lindrum	32–29	n/a
1938	Joe Davis	Sidney Smith	37–24	n/a
1939	Joe Davis	Sidney Smith	43–30	n/a
1940	Joe Davis	Fred Davis	37–36	n/a
1941–1945: No tournament
1946	Joe Davis	Horace Lindrum	78–67	n/a	Royal Horticultural Hall, London
1947	Walter Donaldson	Fred Davis	82–63	n/a	Leicester Square Hall, London
1948	Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	84–61	n/a
1949	Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	80–65	n/a
1950	Walter Donaldson	Fred Davis	51–46	n/a	Tower Circus, Blackpool
1951	Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	58–39	n/a
1952	Horace Lindrum	Clark McConachy	94–49	n/a	Houldsworth Hall, Manchester
1952◊	Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	38–35	n/a	Tower Circus, Blackpool
1953◊	Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	37–34	n/a	Leicester Square Hall, London
1954◊	Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	45–26	n/a	Houldsworth Hall, Manchester
1955◊	Fred Davis	John Pulman	38–35	n/a	Tower Circus, Blackpool
1956◊	Fred Davis	John Pulman	38–35	n/a
1957◊	John Pulman	Jackie Rea	39–34	n/a	St Helier, Jersey
1958–1963: No tournament
1964‡	John Pulman	Fred Davis	19–16	n/a	Burroughes Hall, London
1964‡	John Pulman	Rex Williams	40–33	n/a
1965‡	John Pulman	Fred Davis	37–36	n/a
1965‡	John Pulman	Rex Williams	25–22	n/a	South Africa
1965‡	John Pulman	Fred Van Rensburg	39–12	n/a
1966‡	John Pulman	Fred Davis	05 !5–2*	n/a	St George's Hall, Liverpool
1968‡	John Pulman	Eddie Charlton	39–34	n/a	Co-operative Hall, Bolton
1969	John Spencer	Gary Owen	37–24	1968/69	Victoria Hall, London
1970	Ray Reardon	John Pulman	37–33	1969/70
1971	John Spencer	Warren Simpson	37–29	1970/71	Chevron Hotel, Sydney, Australia
1972	Alex Higgins	John Spencer	37–32	1971/72	Selly Park Breetish Legion, Birmingham
1973	Ray Reardon	Eddie Charlton	38–32	1972/73	City Exhibition Hall, Manchester
1974	Ray Reardon	Graham Miles	22–12	1973/74	Belle Vue, Manchester
1975	Ray Reardon	Eddie Charlton	31–30	1974/75	Nunawading Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Australia
1976	Ray Reardon	Alex Higgins	27–16	1975/76	Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester
1977	John Spencer	Cliff Thorburn	25–21	1976/77	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1978	Ray Reardon	Perrie Mans	25–18	1977/78
1979	Terry Griffiths	Dennis Taylor	24–16	1978/79
1980	Cliff Thorburn	Alex Higgins	18–16	1979/80
1981	Steve Davis	Doug Mountjoy	18–12	1980/81
1982	Alex Higgins	Ray Reardon	18–15	1981/82
1983	Steve Davis	Cliff Thorburn	18–6	1982/83
1984	Steve Davis	Jimmy White	18–16	1983/84
1985	Dennis Taylor	Steve Davis	18–17	1984/85
1986	Joe Johnson	Steve Davis	18–12	1985/86
1987	Steve Davis	Joe Johnson	18–14	1986/87
1988	Steve Davis	Terry Griffiths	18–11	1987/88
1989	Steve Davis	John Parrott	18–3	1988/89
1990	Stephen Hendry	Jimmy White	18–12	1989/90
1991	John Parrott	Jimmy White	18–11	1990/91
1992	Stephen Hendry	Jimmy White	18–14	1991/92
1993	Stephen Hendry	Jimmy White	18–5	1992/93
1994	Stephen Hendry	Jimmy White	18–17	1993/94
1995	Stephen Hendry	Nigel Bond	18–9	1994/95
1996	Stephen Hendry	Peter Ebdon	18–12	1995/96
1997	Ken Doherty	Stephen Hendry	18–12	1996/97
1998	John Higgins	Ken Doherty	18–12	1997/98
1999	Stephen Hendry	Mark Williams	18–11	1998/99
2000	Mark Williams	Matthew Stevens	18–16	1999/00
2001	Ronnie O'Sullivan	John Higgins	18–14	2000/01
2002	Peter Ebdon	Stephen Hendry	18–17	2001/02
2003	Mark Williams	Ken Doherty	18–16	2002/03
2004	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Graeme Dott	18–8	2003/04
2005	Shaun Murphy	Matthew Stevens	18–16	2004/05
2006	Graeme Dott	Peter Ebdon	18–14	2005/06
2007	John Higgins	Mark Selby	18–13	2006/07
2008	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Ali Carter	18–8	2007/08
2009	John Higgins	Shaun Murphy	18–9	2008/09
2010	Neil Robertson	Graeme Dott	18–13	2009/10
2011	John Higgins	Judd Trump	18–15	2010/11
2012	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Ali Carter	18–11	2011/12
2013	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Barry Hawkins	18–12	2012/13
2014	Mark Selby	Ronnie O'Sullivan	18–14	2013/14
2015	Stuart Bingham	Shaun Murphy	18–15	2014/15
2016	Mark Selby	Ding Junhui	18–14	2015/16
2017	Mark Selby	John Higgins	18–15	2016/17
2018	Mark Williams	John Higgins	18–16	2017/18
2019	Judd Trump	John Higgins	18–9	2018/19

Joe Davis (1927–40 & 1946)

Stephen Hendry (1990, 1992–96 & 1999)

Steve Davis (1981, 1983–84 & 1987–89)

Ronnie O'Sullivan (2001, 2004, 2008 & 2012–13)

John Higgins (1998, 2007, 2009 & 2011)

Mark Williams (2000, 2003 & 2018)

Mark Selby (2014 & 2016–17)

Alex Higgins (1972 & 1982)

Judd Trump (2019; incumbent)

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