List of World Eight-ball champions
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This article is a list of professional world champions in the pocket billiards (pool) cue sport known as eight-ball, and its variations.
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, and its older competing-standards versions (usually referred to as "eight-ball pool") played at the amateur and semi-professional levels in Commonwealth
countries and a few European nations.
, PPPO and EBA.
The following is a list of PPPO World Eight-ball Champions, sanctioned by the EUKPF (European and UK Pool Federation) and PPPO (Professional Pool Players Organization). 2005 was the last time the championship was held, as the EUKPF was then renamed to EBA (European Blackball Association) and amalgamated under the umbrella of the WPA (World Pool-Billiard Association).
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World Standarized Rules ("American-style") eight-ball
This section lists world champions in the internationally-standardized game of eight-ball, as played by professionals around the world.PoolMeister
The following is a list of PoolMeister Champions.| Year | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
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| 2010 | Benjamintje Maes | Tommeke Pallini | ||
WPA Men's Division Champions
The following is a list of WPA World Eight-ball Champions, held in FujairahFujairah
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World Pool-Billiard Association
The World Pool-Billiard Association is the international governing body for pocket billiards . The group was formed in 1987, and was initially headed by a provisional board of directors consisting of representatives from Japan, the United States, Sweden, and Germany...
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| 2011 | Dennis Orcollo (1) | Niels Feijen Niels Feijen Niels Feijen is a professional pool player, from the Hague, Netherlands. His nickname is "the Terminator".In 2001, Feijen reached the finals of a nine-ball tournament in Tokyo, Japan. The event had a field of more than 700 players and offered the largest prize money at that time. However, he lost... |
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| 2010 | Karl Boyes (1) | Niels Feijen Niels Feijen Niels Feijen is a professional pool player, from the Hague, Netherlands. His nickname is "the Terminator".In 2001, Feijen reached the finals of a nine-ball tournament in Tokyo, Japan. The event had a field of more than 700 players and offered the largest prize money at that time. However, he lost... |
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| 2008 | Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet is a German professional pool player. His nicknames are "The Kaiser" and "The Surgeon." Since 1981, he has won more than 250 tournament titles, including 41 German Championship titles and 34 European Championship titles.He began playing billiards at the age of six in his parents'... (1) |
Ronato Alcano Ronato Alcano Ronato Alcano , is a Filipino professional pool player, nicknamed "Ronnie Calamba" and "the Volcano".-Career history:... |
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| 2007 | Ronato Alcano Ronato Alcano Ronato Alcano , is a Filipino professional pool player, nicknamed "Ronnie Calamba" and "the Volcano".-Career history:... (1) |
Dennis Orcollo | ||
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| 2005 | Wu Chia-ching Wu Chia-ching Wu Jia-Qing is a professional pool player. He is nicknamed the Taishan Shentong . Previously known as Wu Chia-Ching , he changed his name upon moving to China.... (1) |
Nick van den Berg Nick van den Berg Nick van den Berg is a professional pool player.In 2005 he was runner-up to Wu Chia-ching in the WPA World Eight-ball Championship.He represented Team Europe in the Mosconi Cup in 2006 for the third time.... |
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| 2004 | Efren Reyes Efren Reyes Efren Manalang Reyes is a Filipino professional pool player and a two-time world champion. Reyes is considered by many to be the greatest all-around pool player in the history of the game. He is affectionately nicknamed "Bata" and "the Magician".-Early life:Reyes was born in Pampanga in 1954... (1) |
Marlon Manalo Marlon Manalo Marlon Manalo is a Filipino professional pool player from Mandaluyong City, Philippines.-Career:... |
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PBT Men's Division Champions
The following is a list of PBT World Eight-ball Champions.| Year | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
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| 2000 | Efren Reyes (3) | Mika Immonen Mika Immonen Mika Immonen is a Finnish professional pool player, nicknamed "the Ice Man."He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in Cardiff, Wales in 2001. That same year, he was the runner-up to Corey Deuel in the US Open Nine-ball ChampionshipHe has represented Team Europe on thirteen occasions in the... |
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| 1996 | Efren Reyes Efren Reyes Efren Manalang Reyes is a Filipino professional pool player and a two-time world champion. Reyes is considered by many to be the greatest all-around pool player in the history of the game. He is affectionately nicknamed "Bata" and "the Magician".-Early life:Reyes was born in Pampanga in 1954... (2) |
Jimmy Wetch Jimmy Wetch Jimmy Wetch is an American professional pool player nicknamed "The Kid". He was at one time a feared , later becoming an accomplished tournament pro, having won or placed in numerous competitions... |
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| 1995 | Efren Reyes Efren Reyes Efren Manalang Reyes is a Filipino professional pool player and a two-time world champion. Reyes is considered by many to be the greatest all-around pool player in the history of the game. He is affectionately nicknamed "Bata" and "the Magician".-Early life:Reyes was born in Pampanga in 1954... (1) |
Earl Strickland Earl Strickland Earl "The Pearl" Strickland is an American professional pool player and was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2006... |
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Blackball and "British-style" eight-ball pool
This section lists world champions in the recently world-standardized eight-ball variant blackballBlackball (pool)
Blackball is a pool game that is popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, several Western European nations, Australia and some other countries. In the UK and Ireland it is usually called simply "pool"...
, and its older competing-standards versions (usually referred to as "eight-ball pool") played at the amateur and semi-professional levels in Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
countries and a few European nations.
WPA Men's Champions
The following is a list of WPA World Blackball Champions, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard AssociationWorld Pool-Billiard Association
The World Pool-Billiard Association is the international governing body for pocket billiards . The group was formed in 1987, and was initially headed by a provisional board of directors consisting of representatives from Japan, the United States, Sweden, and Germany...
, PPPO and EBA.
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| 2010 2010 in sports 2010 in sports will describe the year's events in world sport.-January:* Alabama defeats Texas 37–21 in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, thereby claiming the 2009 National Championship in College Football.... |
Limoges Limoges Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France.... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Jayson Shaw http://cdm2010.ffbillard.com/ | Sébastien Ramier | ||
| 2008 2008 in sports 2008 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* Louisiana State University Tigers defeat The Ohio State University Buckeyes 38-24 in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game, thus becoming the first two-time BCS National Champions, and the first BCS titlists with two... |
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Wetsi Morake (1) http://ranking.cuesportfever.com/viewscorecard.php?tournamentkey=68 http://www.blackball.co.uk/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=29&thread_id=26#post_113 | Yulan Govender | ||
| 2006 2006 in sports 2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* January 2, Fiesta Bowl – Ohio State 34-20 Notre Dame* January 2, Sugar Bowl – West Virginia 38-35 Georgia... |
Cork Cork (city) Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban... , Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
Andy Lucas (1) | Simon Ward |
The following is a list of PPPO World Eight-ball Champions, sanctioned by the EUKPF (European and UK Pool Federation) and PPPO (Professional Pool Players Organization). 2005 was the last time the championship was held, as the EUKPF was then renamed to EBA (European Blackball Association) and amalgamated under the umbrella of the WPA (World Pool-Billiard Association).
| Date | Location | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
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| 2005 2005 in sports 2005 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Bode Miller ** Women's overall season champion: Anja Pärson -American football:... |
Bridlington Bridlington Bridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season... , UK |
Ben Davies Ben Davies Benjamin or Ben Davies may refer to:*Benjamin Davies , British actor *Ben Davies , Australian rules footballer*Ben Davies , English footballer... (1) http://www.pppo.net/eventsummary.php?eid=250 |
Derek Murphy | ||
| 2004 2004 in sports 2004 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* College football Bowl Championship Series :**January 1 – Rose Bowl – USC 28, Michigan 14... |
Bridlington Bridlington Bridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season... , UK |
Andy Lucas (1) http://www.pppo.net/article.php?article=1526 http://www.pppo.net/eventsummary.php?eid=245 | Rob Hill | ||
| 2003 2003 in sports 2003 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season championship: Stephan Eberharter, Austria** Women's overall season championship: Janica Kostelić, Croatia-American football:... |
Bridlington Bridlington Bridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season... , UK |
Rob Hill (1) http://www.pppo.net/article.php?article=1002 | Antz Morrison | ||
| 2002 2002 in sports 2002 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Stephan Eberharter, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria-American football:... |
Lerwick Lerwick Lerwick is the capital and main port of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, located more than 100 miles off the north coast of mainland Scotland on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland... , Shetland Islands |
Steve Sanders (1) http://www.pppo.net/article.php?article=624 | Andy Lucas | ||
| 1996 1996 in sports 1996 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Lasse Kjus, Norway** Women's overall season champion: Katja Seizinger, Germany-American football:... |
Morecambe Morecambe Morecambe is a resort town and civil parish within the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. As of 2001 it has a resident population of 38,917. It faces into Morecambe Bay... , UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Pat Holtz Pat Holtz Pat Holtz is a Scottish professional pool player.He was born in Hamilton, Scotland and comes from a family of three older brothers and one younger sister, and has a daughter, Jasmine Willcox.... (1) http://www.patholtz.com/honours.htm |
Ross McInnes | ||
WEPF Eight-ball Pool World Champions
The following is a list of WEPF Eight-ball Pool World Champions, sanctioned by the World Eight-ball Pool FederationWorld Eight-ball Pool Federation
The World Eight-ball Pool Federation is an international pool governing body overseeing international tournaments and rankings...
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| 2010 2010 in sports 2010 in sports will describe the year's events in world sport.-January:* Alabama defeats Texas 37–21 in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, thereby claiming the 2009 National Championship in College Football.... (June 30 – July 8) |
Blackpool Blackpool Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester... , UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Mick Hill Mick Hill (pool player) Mick Hill is an English pool player. In 2004 he was WEPF men's world champion of English 8-ball pool.Mick Hill started his pool life based from Dudley in the West Midlands...  (2) |
Gareth Potts Gareth Potts Gareth 'Golden Boy' Potts is an English 3 time world champion 8-ball pool player, winning the English Pool Association World Rules World Championship in 2005, 2007 and 2008. He also won the 2000 junior world pool championships.... (3) |
| 2009 2009 in sports -Alpine skiing:* Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 held at Val d'Isère, Savoy, France-American football:* The Florida Gators defeat the Oklahoma Sooners 24-14 in front of a Dolphin Stadium record crowd of 78,468 to win the 2009 BCS National Championship Game... (June 27 – July 9) |
Phil Harrison |
Mick Hill Mick Hill (pool player) Mick Hill is an English pool player. In 2004 he was WEPF men's world champion of English 8-ball pool.Mick Hill started his pool life based from Dudley in the West Midlands... |
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| 2008 2008 in sports 2008 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* Louisiana State University Tigers defeat The Ohio State University Buckeyes 38-24 in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game, thus becoming the first two-time BCS National Champions, and the first BCS titlists with two... (June 29 – July 10) |
Gareth Potts Gareth Potts Gareth 'Golden Boy' Potts is an English 3 time world champion 8-ball pool player, winning the English Pool Association World Rules World Championship in 2005, 2007 and 2008. He also won the 2000 junior world pool championships.... (3) |
Jason Twist Jason Twist Jason 'Tornado' Twist is a twice World Champion 8-ball pool player, winning the English Pool Association World Rules World Championship twice, in 2000 and 2002, who lives in the North Devon coastal town of Ilfracombe, England.... |
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| 2007 2007 in sports 2007 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* February 4 – Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The win was the Colts' first Super Bowl Championship since their 1970-71 team, when... |
Gareth Potts Gareth Potts Gareth 'Golden Boy' Potts is an English 3 time world champion 8-ball pool player, winning the English Pool Association World Rules World Championship in 2005, 2007 and 2008. He also won the 2000 junior world pool championships.... (2) |
Mick Hill Mick Hill (pool player) Mick Hill is an English pool player. In 2004 he was WEPF men's world champion of English 8-ball pool.Mick Hill started his pool life based from Dudley in the West Midlands... |
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| 2006 2006 in sports 2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* January 2, Fiesta Bowl – Ohio State 34-20 Notre Dame* January 2, Sugar Bowl – West Virginia 38-35 Georgia... (June 5–June 15) |
Mark Selby Mark Selby Mark Anthony Selby is an English professional snooker and pool player. Runner up in the World Snooker Championship 2007, he was the 2006 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion. Selby has won the Masters on two occasions, the Welsh Open and the Shanghai Masters... |
Darren Appleton |
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| 2005 2005 in sports 2005 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Bode Miller ** Women's overall season champion: Anja Pärson -American football:... (June 2–9) |
Gareth Potts Gareth Potts Gareth 'Golden Boy' Potts is an English 3 time world champion 8-ball pool player, winning the English Pool Association World Rules World Championship in 2005, 2007 and 2008. He also won the 2000 junior world pool championships.... |
Chris Melling |
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| 2004 2004 in sports 2004 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* College football Bowl Championship Series :**January 1 – Rose Bowl – USC 28, Michigan 14... (May 27 – June 4) |
Mick Hill Mick Hill (pool player) Mick Hill is an English pool player. In 2004 he was WEPF men's world champion of English 8-ball pool.Mick Hill started his pool life based from Dudley in the West Midlands... |
Darren Appleton Darren Appleton Darren Appleton is a British pool player, nicknamed "Dynamite". He won the first WPA World Ten-ball Championship in 2008 against Wu Chia-ching, the former world champion in both nine-ball and eight-ball from Taiwan... |
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| 2003 2003 in sports 2003 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season championship: Stephan Eberharter, Austria** Women's overall season championship: Janica Kostelić, Croatia-American football:... (May 23–31) |
Chris Melling (2) |
Jason Twist |
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| 2002 2002 in sports 2002 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Stephan Eberharter, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria-American football:... |
Jason Twist (2) |
Yannick Beaufils  |
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| 2001 2001 in sports 2001 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Janica Kostelić, Croatia-American football:... |
Chris Melling Chris Melling (pool player) Chris "The Magician" Melling is a British 8-ball pool player and former world number 1.He won the English Pool Association World Rules World Championship twice, in 2001 and 2003. He was ranked #1 in 2003 by the World Eight-ball Pool Federation.... |
Rob McKenna  |
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| 2000 2000 in sports 2000 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria-American football:... |
Jason Twist Jason Twist Jason 'Tornado' Twist is a twice World Champion 8-ball pool player, winning the English Pool Association World Rules World Championship twice, in 2000 and 2002, who lives in the North Devon coastal town of Ilfracombe, England.... |
Carl Morris | |
| 1999 1999 in sports 1999 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Lasse Kjus, Norway** Women's overall season champion: Alexandra Meissnitzer, Austria-American football:... |
Quinten Hann Quinten Hann Quinten Hann is an Australian former professional snooker player who now plays professional pool. He was the 1999 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion and 1994 world under 21 champion. His highest break is 143...  |
Terry Hunt | |
| 1998 1998 in sports 1998 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Katja Seizinger, Germany-American football:... |
Carl Morris |
Keith Brewer | |
| 1997 1997 in sports 1997 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Luc Alphand, France** Women's overall season champion: Pernilla Wiberg, Sweden-American football:... |
Rob McKenna (2) |
Lee Kendall | |
| 1996 1996 in sports 1996 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Lasse Kjus, Norway** Women's overall season champion: Katja Seizinger, Germany-American football:... |
Greg Farren  |
Tony Holgate | |
| 1995 1995 in sports 1995 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Alberto Tomba, Italy** Women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland-American football:... |
Daz Ward |
Jason Twist Jason Twist Jason 'Tornado' Twist is a twice World Champion 8-ball pool player, winning the English Pool Association World Rules World Championship twice, in 2000 and 2002, who lives in the North Devon coastal town of Ilfracombe, England.... |
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| 1994 1994 in sports 1994 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* January 29 – death of Ulrike Maier , Austrian skier, who broke her neck when she crashed during a World Cup downhill race at Garmisch-Partenkirchen... |
Rob McKenna |
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| 1993 1993 in sports 1993 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg** Women's overall season champion: Anita Wachter, Austria-American football:... |
Kevin Wright |
Nigel Davis | |