See soorce fer Warld Snooker Championship

{{Infobox Snooker tournament
|tournament_name = Warld Snooker Championship
|image = 
|venue = [[Crucible Theatre]]
|location = [[Sheffield]]
|country = [[England]]
|establishment = 1927
|organisation = [[Warld Snooker Association]]
|format = [[Snooker warld rankins|Rankin]] event
|prizefund = [[Poond sterling|UK £]]2,231,000
|Recent edition = [[2019 Warld Snooker Championship|2019]]
|Current Champion = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]]
|final year= 
|Final Champion = 
}}
The '''Warld Snooker Championship''' ({{lang-en|World Snooker Championship}}) is the leadin [[snooker]] toornament baith in terms o prestige an prize money.

==Winners==
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! Format
! Organiser
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| bgcolor="f8f4ff"|Knockout toornament || BACC
|-
| bgcolor="faecc8"|{{nowrap|Challenge event with defendin champion receivin a bye to the feenal †}} || BACC
|-
| bgcolor="dAe4e6"|Warld Professional Match-play Championship ◊ || PBPA
|-
| bgcolor="d0f0c0"|Challenge matches ‡ || BACC
|-
| Knockout toornament {{small|(modern era)}} || [[Warld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|WPBSA]]
|}
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|+List of snooker Warld Champions<ref name="cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk">{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Warld Professional Championship|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Warld.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416080933/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Warld.html|archivedate=16 April 2013|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=24 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="Global Snooker">{{cite web|title=Warld Championship – Roll of Honour|url=http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-archive-World-championship-roll-of-honour.asp|publisher=Global Snooker|accessdate=18 March 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222034318/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-archive-World-championship-roll-of-honour.asp|archivedate=22 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="Snooker.org">{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame|url=http://www.snooker.org/Trn/hof.asp?pEvent=World|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=24 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="Warld Snooker list">{{cite web|title=History of the Warld Snooker Championship|url=http://www.Worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWarldChampionshipTournamentsArticle/0,,13165~2306123,00.html|work=Worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[Warld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=30 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Embassy Warld Championship|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071753/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36|archivedate=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|accessdate=9 May 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Winner
! scope="col"| Runner-up
! scope="col"| Final score
! scope="col"| Season
! scope="col"| Venue
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1927 Warld Snooker Championship|1927]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Tom Dennis (snooker player)|Tom Dennis]]
| align = "center" | 16–7
| align="center"|n/a
| rowspan="2" align="left"|{{nowrap|[[Camkin's Hall]], [[Birmingham]]}}
|-bgcolor="faecc8"
| [[1928 Warld Snooker Championship|1928]]†
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fred Lawrence]]
| align = "center" | {{nowrap|16–13}}
| align="center"|n/a
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1929 Warld Snooker Championship|1929]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Tom Dennis (snooker player)|Tom Dennis]]
| align = "center" | 17–12
| align="center"|n/a
| align="left"|Lounge Hall, [[Nottingham]]
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1930 Warld Snooker Championship|1930]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Tom Dennis (snooker player)|Tom Dennis]]
| align = "center" | 25–12
| align="center"|n/a
| align="left"|[[Thurston's Hall]], [[London]]
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1931 Warld Snooker Championship|1931]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Tom Dennis (snooker player)|Tom Dennis]]
| align = "center" | 25–21
| align="center"|n/a
| align="left"|Lounge Hall, [[Nottingham]]
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1932 Warld Snooker Championship|1932]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Davis]]
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Clark McConachy]]
| align = "center" | 25–18
| align="center"|n/a
| align="left"|[[Thurston's Hall]], [[London]]
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1933 Warld Snooker Championship|1933]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Willie Smith (billiards player)|Willie Smith]]
| align = "center" | 25–18
| align="center"|n/a
| align="left"|{{nowrap|Joe Davis Centre, [[Chesterfield]]}}
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1934 Warld Snooker Championship|1934]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]]
| align = "center" | 25–22
| align="center"|n/a
| align="left"|{{nowrap|Lounge Hall, [[Nottingham]] and [[Kettering]]}}
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1935 Warld Snooker Championship|1935]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Willie Smith (billiards player)|Willie Smith]]
| align = "center" | 28–21
| align="center"|n/a
| rowspan="6" align="left"|[[Thurston's Hall]], [[London]]
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1936 Warld Snooker Championship|1936]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Davis]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Horace Lindrum]]
| align = "center" | 34–27
| align="center"|n/a
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1937 Warld Snooker Championship|1937]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Davis]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Horace Lindrum]]
| align = "center" | 32–29
| align="center"|n/a
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1938 Warld Snooker Championship|1938]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Sidney Smith (snooker player)|Sidney Smith]]
| align = "center" | 37–24
| align="center"|n/a
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1939 Warld Snooker Championship|1939]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Sidney Smith (snooker player)|Sidney Smith]]
| align = "center" | 43–30
| align="center"|n/a
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1940 Warld Snooker Championship|1940]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]
| align = "center" | 37–36
| align="center"|n/a
|-
| colspan=6| 1941–1945: ''No tournament''{{efn|Due to [[Warld War II]]}}
|-
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1946 Warld Snooker Championship|1946]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Davis]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Horace Lindrum]]
| align = "center" | 78–67
| align="center"|n/a
| align="left"|[[Lindley Hall, London|Royal Horticultural Hall]], [[London]]
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1947 Warld Snooker Championship|1947]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Walter Donaldson (snooker player)|Walter Donaldson]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]
| align = "center" | 82–63
| align="center"|n/a
| rowspan="3" align="left"|[[Leicester Square Hall]], [[London]]
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1948 Warld Snooker Championship|1948]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Walter Donaldson (snooker player)|Walter Donaldson]]
| align = "center" | 84–61
| align="center"|n/a
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1949 Warld Snooker Championship|1949]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Walter Donaldson (snooker player)|Walter Donaldson]]
| align = "center" | 80–65
| align="center"|n/a
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1950 Warld Snooker Championship|1950]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Walter Donaldson (snooker player)|Walter Donaldson]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]
| align = "center" | 51–46
| align="center"|n/a
| rowspan="2" align="left"|[[Blackpool Tower#Tower Circus|Tower Circus]], [[Blackpool]]
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1951 Warld Snooker Championship|1951]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Walter Donaldson (snooker player)|Walter Donaldson]]
| align = "center" | 58–39
| align="center"|n/a
|-bgcolor="f8f4ff"
| [[1952 Warld Snooker Championship|1952]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Horace Lindrum]]{{efn|Due to a disagreemen with the [[Warld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association#History|Billiards Association and Control Club]] an the Professional Billiards Players' Association (PBPA), Lindrum an McConachy wae the only players to compete, with most professional players playing in the ''Warld Professional Match-play Championship'' instead. As a result, Lindrum's title win i sometimes ignored, with Cliff Thorburn (Canada), Ken Doherty (Republic of Ireland) and Neil Robertson (Australia) usually regartat a the only non-[[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]] Warld Champions.<ref name="Warld Snooker list"/>}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Clark McConachy]]}}
| align = "center" | 94–49
| align="center"|n/a
| align="left"|Houldsworth Hall, [[Manchester]]
|-bgcolor="dAe4e6"
| [[1952 Warld Professional Match-play Championship|1952]]◊
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Walter Donaldson (snooker player)|Walter Donaldson]] 
| align = "center" | 38–35
| align="center"|n/a
| align="left"|[[Blackpool Tower#Tower Circus|Tower Circus]], [[Blackpool]]
|-bgcolor="dAe4e6"
| [[1953 Warld Professional Match-play Championship|1953]]◊
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Walter Donaldson (snooker player)|Walter Donaldson]] 
| align = "center" | 37–34
| align="center"|n/a
| align="left"|[[Leicester Square Hall]], [[London]]
|-bgcolor="dAe4e6"
| [[1954 Warld Professional Match-play Championship|1954]]◊
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Walter Donaldson (snooker player)|Walter Donaldson]] 
| align = "center" | 45–26
| align="center"|n/a
| align="left"|Houldsworth Hall, [[Manchester]]
|-bgcolor="dAe4e6"
| [[1955 Warld Professional Match-play Championship|1955]]◊
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Pulman]] 
| align = "center" | 38–35
| align="center"|n/a
| rowspan="2" align="left"|[[Blackpool Tower#Tower Circus|Tower Circus]], [[Blackpool]]
|-bgcolor="dAe4e6"
| [[1956 Warld Professional Match-play Championship|1956]]◊
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Pulman]] 
| align = "center" | 38–35
| align="center"|n/a
|-bgcolor="dAe4e6"
| [[1957 Warld Professional Match-play Championship|1957]]◊
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Pulman]]
| {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Jackie Rea]] 
| align = "center" | 39–34
| align="center"|n/a
| align="left"|[[St Helier]], [[Jersey]]
|- 
| colspan=6| 1958–1963: ''No tournament''{{efn|Due to lack o interes there was no championship organised between 1957 and 1964. It wis agreed between the Professional Billiard Players Association and the [[Billiards and Snooker Control Council|BACC]] that the championship would be contested by having the reignin champion play in challenge matches. This wis the case until the 1969 Championship.<ref name="GUINNESS">{{cite book |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=1985 |title=Guinness Snooker: The Records  |url=https://archive.org/details/guinnesssnookerr0000ever |location=Enfield |publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd |pages=[https://archive.org/details/guinnesssnookerr0000ever/page/55 55]-56 |isbn=0851124488 }}</ref> The agreement in 1964 wis that there should be a minimum sidestake of [[Pound sterling|£]]50 involved, that matches could be of any duration agreed by both participants, an that the challenger would be responsible for finding a suitable venue.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Professional Snooker |magazine=Billiards and Snooker |page=13 |publisher=the Billiards Association and Control Council |date=|issue=January 1964 }})</ref>}}
|-
|-bgcolor="d0f0c0"
| [[1964–68 Warld Snooker Championships|1964]]‡
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Pulman]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]
| align=center| 19–16
| align="center"|n/a
| rowspan="3" align="left"|[[Burroughes Hall]], [[London]]
|-bgcolor="d0f0c0"
| [[1964–68 Warld Snooker Championships|1964]]‡
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Pulman]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Rex Williams]] 
| align = "center" | 40–33
| align="center"|n/a
|-bgcolor="d0f0c0"
| [[1964–68 Warld Snooker Championships|1965]]‡
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Pulman]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]
| align = "center" | 37–36
| align="center"|n/a
|-bgcolor="d0f0c0"
| [[1964–68 Warld Snooker Championships|1965]]‡
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Pulman]] 
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Rex Williams]] 
| align = "center" | 25–22{{efn|The title was decided over a series of matches rather than frames.<ref name="Everton 1981 65">{{cite book|last=Everton|first=Clive|authorlink=Clive Everton|title=Guinness Book of Snooker|year=1981|publisher=Guinness Superlatives|location=Enfield|isbn=0-85112-230-2|pages=65}}</ref>}}
| align="center"|n/a
| rowspan="2" align="left"|[[South Africa]]
|-bgcolor="d0f0c0"
| [[1964–68 Warld Snooker Championships|1965]]‡
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Pulman]] 
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Fred Van Rensburg]] }}
| align = "center" | 39–12 
| align="center"|n/a
|-bgcolor="d0f0c0"
| [[1964–68 Warld Snooker Championships|1966]]‡
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Pulman]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]] 
| align = "center" | {{sort|05|5–2*{{efn|The title was decided over a series of matches rather than frames.<ref name="Everton 1981 65">{{cite book|last=Everton|first=Clive|authorlink=Clive Everton|title=Guinness Book of Snooker|year=1981|publisher=Guinness Superlatives|location=Enfield|isbn=0-85112-230-2|pages=65}}</ref>}}}}
| align="center"|n/a
| align="left"|[[St George's Hall, Liverpool|St George's Hall]], [[Liverpool]]
|-bgcolor="d0f0c0"
| [[1964–68 Warld Snooker Championships|1968]]‡
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Pulman]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Eddie Charlton]] 
| align = "center" | 39–34
| align="center"|n/a
| align="left"|Co-operative Hall, [[Bolton]]
|-
| [[1969 Warld Snooker Championship|1969]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Spencer (snooker player)|John Spencer]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Gary Owen (snooker player)|Gary Owen]]
| align = "center" | 37–24
| align="center"| [[Snooker season 1968/1969|1968/69]]
| rowspan="2" align="left"|Victoria Hall, [[London]]
|-
| [[1970 Warld Snooker Championship|1970]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Ray Reardon]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Pulman]]
| align = "center" | 37–33
| align="center"| [[Snooker season 1969/1970|1969/70]]
|-
| [[1971 Warld Snooker Championship|1971]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Spencer (snooker player)|John Spencer]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Warren Simpson]]
| align = "center" | 37–29
| align="center"| [[Snooker season 1970/1971|1970/71]]
| align="left"|Chevron Hotel, [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|-
| [[1972 Warld Snooker Championship|1972]]
| {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Alex Higgins]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Spencer (snooker player)|John Spencer]]
| align = "center" | 37–32
| align="center"| [[Snooker season 1971/1972|1971/72]]
| align="left"|[[Selly Park#Sporting history|Selly Park Breetish Legion]], [[Birmingham]]
|-
| [[1973 Warld Snooker Championship|1973]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Ray Reardon]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Eddie Charlton]]
| align = "center" | 38–32
| align="center"| [[Snooker season 1972/1973|1972/73]]
| align="left"|City Exhibition Hall, [[Manchester]]
|-
| [[1974 Warld Snooker Championship|1974]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Ray Reardon]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Graham Miles]]
| align = "center" | 22–12
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1973/1974|1973/74]]
| align="left"|[[Belle Vue Stadium|Belle Vue]], [[Manchester]]
|-
| [[1975 Warld Snooker Championship|1975]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Ray Reardon]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Eddie Charlton]]
| align = "center" | 31–30
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1974/1975|1974/75]]
| align="left"|{{nowrap|Nunawading Basketball Centre, [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]}}
|-
| [[1976 Warld Snooker Championship|1976]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Ray Reardon]]
| {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Alex Higgins]]
| align = "center" | 27–16
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1975/1976|1975/76]]
| align="left"|Wythenshawe Forum, [[Manchester]]
|-
| [[1977 Warld Snooker Championship|1977]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Spencer (snooker player)|John Spencer]]
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Cliff Thorburn]]
| align = "center" | 25–21
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1976/1977|1976/77]]
| rowspan= "43" style="text-align:left;"|[[Crucible Theatre]], [[Sheffield]]
|-
| [[1978 Warld Snooker Championship|1978]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Ray Reardon]]
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Perrie Mans]] 
| align = "center" | 25–18
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1977/1978|1977/78]]
|-
| [[1979 Warld Snooker Championship|1979]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Terry Griffiths]]
| {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Dennis Taylor]]
| align = "center" | 24–16
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1978/1979|1978/79]]
|-
| [[1980 Warld Snooker Championship|1980]]
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Cliff Thorburn]]
| {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Alex Higgins]]
| align = "center" | 18–16
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1979/1980|1979/80]]
|-
| [[1981 Warld Snooker Championship|1981]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davis]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Doug Mountjoy]]
| align = "center" | 18–12
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1980/1981|1980/81]]
|-
| [[1982 Warld Snooker Championship|1982]]
| {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Alex Higgins]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Ray Reardon]]
| align = "center" | 18–15
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1981/1982|1981/82]]
|-
| [[1983 Warld Snooker Championship|1983]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davis]]
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Cliff Thorburn]]
| align = "center" | 18–6
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1982/1983|1982/83]]
|-
| [[1984 Warld Snooker Championship|1984]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy White]]
| align = "center" | 18–16
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1983/1984|1983/84]]
|-
| [[1985 Warld Snooker Championship|1985]]
| {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Dennis Taylor]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davis]]
| align = "center" | [[1985 Warld Snooker Championship final|18–17]]
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1984/1985|1984/85]]
|-
| [[1986 Warld Snooker Championship|1986]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Johnson (snooker player)|Joe Johnson]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davis]]
| align = "center" | 18–12
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1985/1986|1985/86]]
|-
| [[1987 Warld Snooker Championship|1987]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Johnson (snooker player)|Joe Johnson]]
| align = "center" | 18–14
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1986/1987|1986/87]]
|-
| [[1988 Warld Snooker Championship|1988]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davis]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Terry Griffiths]]
| align = "center" | 18–11
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1987/1988|1987/88]]
|-
| [[1989 Warld Snooker Championship|1989]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davis]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Parrott]]
| align = "center" | 18–3
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1988/1989|1988/89]]
|-
| [[1990 Warld Snooker Championship|1990]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stephen Hendry]]}}
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy White]]
| align = "center" | 18–12
| align=center| [[Snooker season 1989/1990|1989/90]]
|-
| [[1991 Warld Snooker Championship|1991]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Parrott]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy White]]
| align = "center" | 18–11
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 1990/1991|1990/91]]
|-
| [[1992 Warld Snooker Championship|1992]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy White]]
| align = "center" | 18–14
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 1991/1992|1991/92]]
|-
| [[1993 Warld Snooker Championship|1993]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy White]]
| align = "center" | 18–5
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 1992/1993|1992/93]]
|-
| [[1994 Warld Snooker Championship|1994]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy White]]
| align = "center" | 18–17
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 1993/1994|1993/94]]
|-
| [[1995 Warld Snooker Championship|1995]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Nigel Bond]]
| align = "center" | 18–9
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 1994/1995|1994/95]]
|-
| [[1996 Warld Snooker Championship|1996]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Peter Ebdon]]
| align = "center" | 18–12
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 1995/1996|1995/96]]
|-
| [[1997 Warld Snooker Championship|1997]]
| {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ken Doherty]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
| align = "center" | 18–12
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 1996/1997|1996/97]]
|-
| [[1998 Warld Snooker Championship|1998]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]]
| {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ken Doherty]]
| align = "center" | 18–12
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 1997/1998|1997/98]]
|-
| [[1999 Warld Snooker Championship|1999]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]
| align = "center" | 18–11
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 1998/1999|1998/99]]
|-
| [[2000 Warld Snooker Championship|2000]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Matthew Stevens]]
| align = "center" | 18–16
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 1999/2000|1999/00]]
|-
| [[2001 Warld Snooker Championship|2001]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]]
| align = "center" | 18–14
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2000/2001|2000/01]]
|-
| [[2002 Warld Snooker Championship|2002]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Peter Ebdon]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
| align = "center" | 18–17
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2001/2002|2001/02]]
|-
| [[2003 Warld Snooker Championship|2003]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]
| {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ken Doherty]]
| align = "center" | 18–16
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2002/2003|2002/03]]
|-
| [[2004 Warld Snooker Championship|2004]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Graeme Dott]]
| align = "center" | 18–8
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2003/2004|2003/04]]
|-
| [[2005 Warld Snooker Championship|2005]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Shaun Murphy (snooker player)|Shaun Murphy]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Matthew Stevens]]
| align = "center" | 18–16
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2004/2005|2004/05]]
|-
| [[2006 Warld Snooker Championship|2006]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Graeme Dott]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Peter Ebdon]]
| align = "center" | 18–14
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2005/2006|2005/06]]
|-
| [[2007 Warld Snooker Championship|2007]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Mark Selby]]
| align = "center" | 18–13
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2006/2007|2006/07]]
|-
| [[2008 Warld Snooker Championship|2008]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Ali Carter]]
| align = "center" | 18–8
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2007/2008|2007/08]]
|-
| [[2009 Warld Snooker Championship|2009]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Shaun Murphy (snooker player)|Shaun Murphy]]
| align = "center" | 18–9   
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2008/2009|2008/09]] 
|-
| [[2010 Warld Snooker Championship|2010]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Neil Robertson (snooker player)|Neil Robertson]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Graeme Dott]]
| align = "center" | 18–13  
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2009/2010|2009/10]]
|-
| [[2011 Warld Snooker Championship|2011]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Judd Trump]] 
| align = "center" | 18–15 
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2010/2011|2010/11]]
|-
| [[2012 Warld Snooker Championship|2012]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Ali Carter]]
| align = "center" | 18–11
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2011/2012|2011/12]]
|-
| [[2013 Warld Snooker Championship|2013]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Barry Hawkins]]
| align = "center" | 18–12
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2012/2013|2012/13]]
|-
| [[2014 Warld Snooker Championship|2014]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Mark Selby]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
| align = "center" | 18–14
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2013/2014|2013/14]]
|-
| [[2015 Warld Snooker Championship|2015]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Stuart Bingham]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Shaun Murphy (snooker player)|Shaun Murphy]]
| align = "center" | 18–15 
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2014/2015|2014/15]]
|-
| [[2016 Warld Snooker Championship|2016]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Mark Selby]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Ding Junhui]]
| align = "center" | 18–14
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2015/2016|2015/16]]
|-
| [[2017 Warld Snooker Championship|2017]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Mark Selby]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]]
| align = "center" | 18–15
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2016/2017|2016/17]]
|-
| [[2018 Warld Snooker Championship|2018]]
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]]
| align = "center" | 18–16
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2017/2018|2017/18]]
|-
| [[2019 Warld Snooker Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Judd Trump]] 
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]]
| align = "center" | 18–9
| align="center"|[[Snooker season 2018/2019|2018/19]]
|}
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| align     = right 
| direction = vertical
| image1    = Joe Davis.jpg
| width1    = 150
| caption1  = [[Joe Davis]] (1927–40 & 1946)
| image2    = Stephen Hendry.jpg
| width2    = 150
| caption2  = [[Stephen Hendry]] (1990, 1992–96 & 1999)
| image3    = Wiki stevedavis upload.jpg
| width3    = 150
| caption3  = [[Steve Davis]] (1981, 1983–84 & 1987–89)
| image4    = Stephen Maguire, Ronnie O’Sullivan, and Michaela Tabb at German Masters Snooker Final (DerHexer) 2012-02-05 05 cropped.jpg
| width4    = 150
| caption4  = [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] (2001, 2004, 2008 & 2012–13)
| image5    = John Higgins8x6.jpg
| width5    = 150
| caption5  = [[John Higgins]] (1998, 2007, 2009 & 2011)
| image6    = 
| width6    = 150
| caption6  = [[John Spencer]] (1969, 1971 & 1977)
| image7    = Mark J. Williams.JPG
| width7    = 150
| caption7  = [[Mark Williams]] (2000, 2003 & 2018)
| image8    = Mark Selby at Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2015-02-04 02.jpg
| width8    = 150
| caption8  = [[Mark Selby]] (2014 & 2016–17)
| image9    = Alexhiggins1968 cropped.jpg
| width9    = 150
| caption9  = [[Alex Higgins]] (1972 & 1982)
| image10   = Judd_Trump_May_2015.jpg
| width10   = 150
| caption10 = [[Judd Trump]] (2019; incumbent)
}}
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