The World Billiards Championship is an international cue sports tournament in the discipline of English billiards

English billiards

English billiards, called simply billiards in many former British colonies and in Great Britain where it originated, is a hybrid form of carom and pocket billiards played on a billiard table. Billiards is less well known as "the English game", "the all-in game" and "the common game".The game is for...

. It has been played annually since 1980, is one of the oldest sporting World Championships in the world, dating in earnest to the mid-19th century. The event was known as World Professional Billiards Championship until 2010.

History

In the early 19th century, Jack Carr and Edwin Kentfield were the prominent players in the game of English Billiards. Carr challenged Kentfield to a championship game. But, ironically, Carr died on the eve of the match, and Kentfield hence assumed the title. He would remain unchallenged for 24 years.

John Roberts, Sr. won the title, when after many years trying to build his name, he challenged Kentfield to a game. There was much controversy over the table and the pockets, and Kentfield decided not to play the game. He preferred to be a retired champion, rather than a beaten one, and Roberts Sr. therefore assumed the title of World Champion by default.

Two youngsters then rose onto the Billiards scene. William Cook, and Roberts's son John Roberts, Jr.

John Roberts, Jr. (billiards player)

John Roberts, Jr. was a dominant professional player of English billiards. He was also a notable manufacturer of billiards cues and tables, and promoter of the sport.-Early years:...

 were very much the understudies, but Cook beat Roberts Jr. in a in 1869, and challenged Roberts Sr. for the title. Due to this being the first actual match for the World Championship, the players themselves drew up a special set of rules for the game. Roberts managed to get the pocket width reduced to 3–inches (from the original 3–in), and and were adjusted so that Cook's spot stroke strength was weakened. Cook was nonetheless considered the favourite, and the 20-year-old had improved much from his win over Roberts Jr. the previous year. At 1:38 a.m., Cook defeated Roberts to win the title, and won a newly-created trophy, £

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100 and a Maltese cross

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. The Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...

 even attended the match at St. James's Hall. This match ended the dominance of Roberts Sr., as the wave of new players took over the game.

That initiated the World Championship, and it led to many challenges for the title. Roberts Jr. and Cook were the dominant players of the era. There were occasional uncontested matches. The rule said that a player had to accept a challenge within two months of it being issued. If it were ignored, the challenger became World Champion.

There was still the issue of the rules however. Many players preferred the "spot-barred" style, but some preferred the "all-in" rules. The spot-barred prevented repeat potting of the red, a tactic of the all-in variant that made the game boring for spectators. The tactic was a great strength for William Peall in particular, and he was naturally in favour of the all-in game.

There were three all-in competitions held separately from the title that Roberts held. Roberts was never challenged for that title. Billy Mitchell and Peall excelled in the late 1880s.

In 1892, the Billiards Association took the chance to take control of the situation. They sanctioned two championships, a spot-barred and an all-in. Roberts ignored the competition, but the tournaments went ahead regardless. The "championship table" that Roberts Sr. had created was abandoned, and the normal table was instead used. Peall held the all-in title unchallenged, whereas Mitchell dominated spot-barred.

In 1899, after 5 years without challenges, the Billiards Association changed the rules of the game. After two spot strokes, the red would be replaced on the centre spot, to limit the repetition of "all-in" play. Peall accepted this, although at the detriment of his personal fortunes, voting for the introduction of the new rule. This collectively gave rise to the modern version of English billiards, still played (with minor changes) today.

Until 1910, there were many challenges, but in 1911, the competition was altered so that it became an annual tournament, to cope with the influx of new professionals.

In 1934, the tournament was won by Walter Lindrum

Walter Lindrum

Walter Albert Lindrum, OBE , often known as Wally Lindrum, was an Australian professional player of English billiards who held the World Professional Billiards Championship from 1933 until his retirement in 1950. He was named Walter Albert to have the initials of the state where he was born - W.A....

, and the championship then collapsed. There were two matches held for the title in a span of decades, in 1951 and 1964.

In the 1970s, the challenges began to return. Rex Williams

Rex Williams

Rex Williams , son of Minnie Roberts and William Williams, is a retired English professional snooker and billiards player.Williams was an excellent junior player in both snooker and billiards. His professional career began in 1951, during a period of decline in snooker...

 was dominant in this period.

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association

World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, often abbreviated to the WPBSA, founded in 1968 and based in Bristol, England, United Kingdom is the governing body of professional snooker and English billiards...

 had been formed by 1980, and attempted to control the professional billiards game on a tournament basis. Fred Davis won at the age of 67 to become World Champion. During the 1980s, (and again in 2003), the championship has been played on many shorter games.

Since 1980, the title has been held almost annually. Mike Russell has been the most successful player in that era, closely followed by Geet Sethi

Geet Sethi

Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...

. A small number of Australian players had some success in the 1980s, most notably Robbie Foldvari (winner 1986, runner-up 1987) and Eddie Charlton

Eddie Charlton

Edward Francis Charlton AM was an Australian professional snooker and English billiards player. He remains the only player to have been world championship runner-up in both snooker and billiards without winning either title...

 (twice runner-up, 1984 and 1988), and there are now a number of Indian players besides Sethi involved in the game.

Initial, self-declared World Champions

Year	Winner
1825	Edwin Kentfield
1849	John Roberts Sr.

Challenge "spot-barred" World Championships

Date	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score
February 1870	William Cook	1,200	John Roberts Sr.	1,083
April 1870	John Roberts, Jr. John Roberts, Jr. (billiards player) John Roberts, Jr. was a dominant professional player of English billiards. He was also a notable manufacturer of billiards cues and tables, and promoter of the sport.-Early years:...	1,000	William Cook	552
May 1870	John Roberts, Jr. John Roberts, Jr. (billiards player) John Roberts, Jr. was a dominant professional player of English billiards. He was also a notable manufacturer of billiards cues and tables, and promoter of the sport.-Early years:...	1,000	Alfred Bowles	752
November 1870	Joseph Bennett	1,000	John Roberts, Jr. John Roberts, Jr. (billiards player) John Roberts, Jr. was a dominant professional player of English billiards. He was also a notable manufacturer of billiards cues and tables, and promoter of the sport.-Early years:...	905
January 1871	John Roberts, Jr. John Roberts, Jr. (billiards player) John Roberts, Jr. was a dominant professional player of English billiards. He was also a notable manufacturer of billiards cues and tables, and promoter of the sport.-Early years:...	1,000	Joseph Bennett	637
May 1871	William Cook	1,000	John Roberts, Jr. John Roberts, Jr. (billiards player) John Roberts, Jr. was a dominant professional player of English billiards. He was also a notable manufacturer of billiards cues and tables, and promoter of the sport.-Early years:...	985
November 1871	William Cook	1,000	Joseph Bennett	942
April 1872	William Cook	1,000	John Roberts, Jr. John Roberts, Jr. (billiards player) John Roberts, Jr. was a dominant professional player of English billiards. He was also a notable manufacturer of billiards cues and tables, and promoter of the sport.-Early years:...	799
February 1874	William Cook	1,000	John Roberts, Jr. John Roberts, Jr. (billiards player) John Roberts, Jr. was a dominant professional player of English billiards. He was also a notable manufacturer of billiards cues and tables, and promoter of the sport.-Early years:...	784
May 1875	John Roberts, Jr. John Roberts, Jr. (billiards player) John Roberts, Jr. was a dominant professional player of English billiards. He was also a notable manufacturer of billiards cues and tables, and promoter of the sport.-Early years:...	1,000	William Cook	837
December 1875	John Roberts, Jr. John Roberts, Jr. (billiards player) John Roberts, Jr. was a dominant professional player of English billiards. He was also a notable manufacturer of billiards cues and tables, and promoter of the sport.-Early years:...	1,000	William Cook	865
April 1876	William Cook		Declared Champion
May 1877	John Roberts, Jr. John Roberts, Jr. (billiards player) John Roberts, Jr. was a dominant professional player of English billiards. He was also a notable manufacturer of billiards cues and tables, and promoter of the sport.-Early years:...	1,000	William Cook	779
July 1878	William Cook		Declared Champion
November 1880	Joseph Bennett	1,000	William Cook	949
January 1881	Joseph Bennett	1,000	Tom Taylor	910
September 1881	William Cook		Declared Champion
February 1885	John Roberts, Jr. John Roberts, Jr. (billiards player) John Roberts, Jr. was a dominant professional player of English billiards. He was also a notable manufacturer of billiards cues and tables, and promoter of the sport.-Early years:...		Declared Champion
March 1885	John Roberts, Jr. John Roberts, Jr. (billiards player) John Roberts, Jr. was a dominant professional player of English billiards. He was also a notable manufacturer of billiards cues and tables, and promoter of the sport.-Early years:...	3,000	William Cook	2,908
June 1885	John Roberts, Jr. John Roberts, Jr. (billiards player) John Roberts, Jr. was a dominant professional player of English billiards. He was also a notable manufacturer of billiards cues and tables, and promoter of the sport.-Early years:...	3,000	Joseph Bennett	1,360

Unofficial "all-in" World Championships

Date	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score
October 1887	Billy Mitchell	15,000	William Peall	13,733
March 1888	William Peall	15,000	Billy Mitchell	5,753

"Championship of the World" Tournaments

Date	Winner
January 1889	Billy Mitchell
February 1890	William Peall
March 1891	William Peall

All-in

Date	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score
April 1892	William Peall	5,000	Billy Mitchell	1,755

Spot-barred

Date	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score
April 1892	Billy Mitchell	3,000	John North	2,697
February 1893	Billy Mitchell	9,000	John North	7,525
January 1894	Billy Mitchell	9,000	Charles Dawson	8,163

Billiard Association challenge World Championships

Date	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score
January 1899	Charles Dawson	9,000	John North	4,715
April 1900	Charles Dawson	9,000	Harry Stevenson	6,775
January 1901	Harry Stevenson	9,000	Charles Dawson	6,406
April 1901	Charles Dawson	9,000	Harry Stevenson	5,796
November 1901	Harry Stevenson		Declared Champion
March 1903	Charles Dawson	9,000	Harry Stevenson	8,700
1908	Melbourne Inman Melbourne Inman Melbourne Sydney Inman, Sr. was the World Billiards Champion in 1908-1909, 1912-1914 and 1919. In 1914 he defeated Willie Hoppe.-Biography:...		Declared Champion
March 1909	Melbourne Inman Melbourne Inman Melbourne Sydney Inman, Sr. was the World Billiards Champion in 1908-1909, 1912-1914 and 1919. In 1914 he defeated Willie Hoppe.-Biography:...	9,000	Albert Williams	7,662
April 1909	Harry Stevenson		Declared Champion
October 1910	Harry Stevenson	18,000	Melbourne Inman Melbourne Inman Melbourne Sydney Inman, Sr. was the World Billiards Champion in 1908-1909, 1912-1914 and 1919. In 1914 he defeated Willie Hoppe.-Biography:...	16,907

Billiard Association tournament World Championships

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score
1911	Harry Stevenson	18,000	Melbourne Inman Melbourne Inman Melbourne Sydney Inman, Sr. was the World Billiards Champion in 1908-1909, 1912-1914 and 1919. In 1914 he defeated Willie Hoppe.-Biography:...	16,914
1912	Melbourne Inman Melbourne Inman Melbourne Sydney Inman, Sr. was the World Billiards Champion in 1908-1909, 1912-1914 and 1919. In 1914 he defeated Willie Hoppe.-Biography:...	18,000	Tom Reece Tom Reece Tom Reece , was a Welsh professional player of English billiards. Reece competed for the World Professional Billiards Championship six times but each time finished as runner-up....	9,675
1913	Melbourne Inman Melbourne Inman Melbourne Sydney Inman, Sr. was the World Billiards Champion in 1908-1909, 1912-1914 and 1919. In 1914 he defeated Willie Hoppe.-Biography:...	18,000	Tom Reece Tom Reece Tom Reece , was a Welsh professional player of English billiards. Reece competed for the World Professional Billiards Championship six times but each time finished as runner-up....	16,627
1914	Melbourne Inman Melbourne Inman Melbourne Sydney Inman, Sr. was the World Billiards Champion in 1908-1909, 1912-1914 and 1919. In 1914 he defeated Willie Hoppe.-Biography:...	18,000	Tom Reece Tom Reece Tom Reece , was a Welsh professional player of English billiards. Reece competed for the World Professional Billiards Championship six times but each time finished as runner-up....	12,826
1919	Melbourne Inman Melbourne Inman Melbourne Sydney Inman, Sr. was the World Billiards Champion in 1908-1909, 1912-1914 and 1919. In 1914 he defeated Willie Hoppe.-Biography:...	18,000	Harry Stevenson	9,468
1920	Willie Smith	16,000	Claude Falkiner	14,500
1921	Tom Newman Tom Newman (billiards player) Tom Newman was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards.He established himself as one of the best billiards players of the 1920s, appearing in every World Professional Billiards Championship final between 1921 and 1930, and winning the title six times.Newman was a great...	16,000	Tom Reece Tom Reece Tom Reece , was a Welsh professional player of English billiards. Reece competed for the World Professional Billiards Championship six times but each time finished as runner-up....	10,744
1922	Tom Newman Tom Newman (billiards player) Tom Newman was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards.He established himself as one of the best billiards players of the 1920s, appearing in every World Professional Billiards Championship final between 1921 and 1930, and winning the title six times.Newman was a great...	16,000	Claude Falkiner	15,167
1923	Willie Smith	16,000	Tom Newman Tom Newman (billiards player) Tom Newman was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards.He established himself as one of the best billiards players of the 1920s, appearing in every World Professional Billiards Championship final between 1921 and 1930, and winning the title six times.Newman was a great...	15,180
1924	Tom Newman Tom Newman (billiards player) Tom Newman was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards.He established himself as one of the best billiards players of the 1920s, appearing in every World Professional Billiards Championship final between 1921 and 1930, and winning the title six times.Newman was a great...	16,000	Tom Reece Tom Reece Tom Reece , was a Welsh professional player of English billiards. Reece competed for the World Professional Billiards Championship six times but each time finished as runner-up....	14,845
1925	Tom Newman Tom Newman (billiards player) Tom Newman was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards.He established himself as one of the best billiards players of the 1920s, appearing in every World Professional Billiards Championship final between 1921 and 1930, and winning the title six times.Newman was a great...	16,000	Tom Reece Tom Reece Tom Reece , was a Welsh professional player of English billiards. Reece competed for the World Professional Billiards Championship six times but each time finished as runner-up....	10,092
1926	Tom Newman Tom Newman (billiards player) Tom Newman was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards.He established himself as one of the best billiards players of the 1920s, appearing in every World Professional Billiards Championship final between 1921 and 1930, and winning the title six times.Newman was a great...	16,000	Joe Davis Joe Davis Joe Davis, OBE was a British professional player of snooker and English billiards....	9,505
1927	Tom Newman Tom Newman (billiards player) Tom Newman was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards.He established himself as one of the best billiards players of the 1920s, appearing in every World Professional Billiards Championship final between 1921 and 1930, and winning the title six times.Newman was a great...	16,000	Joe Davis Joe Davis Joe Davis, OBE was a British professional player of snooker and English billiards....	14,763
1928	Joe Davis Joe Davis Joe Davis, OBE was a British professional player of snooker and English billiards....	16,000	Tom Newman Tom Newman (billiards player) Tom Newman was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards.He established himself as one of the best billiards players of the 1920s, appearing in every World Professional Billiards Championship final between 1921 and 1930, and winning the title six times.Newman was a great...	14,874
1929	Joe Davis Joe Davis Joe Davis, OBE was a British professional player of snooker and English billiards....	18,000	Tom Newman Tom Newman (billiards player) Tom Newman was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards.He established himself as one of the best billiards players of the 1920s, appearing in every World Professional Billiards Championship final between 1921 and 1930, and winning the title six times.Newman was a great...	17,219
1930	Joe Davis Joe Davis Joe Davis, OBE was a British professional player of snooker and English billiards....	20,198	Tom Newman Tom Newman (billiards player) Tom Newman was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards.He established himself as one of the best billiards players of the 1920s, appearing in every World Professional Billiards Championship final between 1921 and 1930, and winning the title six times.Newman was a great...	20,117
1932	Joe Davis Joe Davis Joe Davis, OBE was a British professional player of snooker and English billiards....	25,161	Clark McConachy Clark McConachy Clark McConachy, MBE was a New Zealand professional player of English billiards and snooker.His endurance and longevity as a sportsman was astonishing. He was the New Zealand professional billiards champion from 1914 until 1980...	19,259
1933	Walter Lindrum Walter Lindrum Walter Albert Lindrum, OBE , often known as Wally Lindrum, was an Australian professional player of English billiards who held the World Professional Billiards Championship from 1933 until his retirement in 1950. He was named Walter Albert to have the initials of the state where he was born - W.A....	21,815	Joe Davis Joe Davis Joe Davis, OBE was a British professional player of snooker and English billiards....	21,121
1934	Walter Lindrum Walter Lindrum Walter Albert Lindrum, OBE , often known as Wally Lindrum, was an Australian professional player of English billiards who held the World Professional Billiards Championship from 1933 until his retirement in 1950. He was named Walter Albert to have the initials of the state where he was born - W.A....	23,553	Joe Davis Joe Davis Joe Davis, OBE was a British professional player of snooker and English billiards....	22,678

Post-WWII challenge World Championships

Date	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score
1951	Clark McConachy Clark McConachy Clark McConachy, MBE was a New Zealand professional player of English billiards and snooker.His endurance and longevity as a sportsman was astonishing. He was the New Zealand professional billiards champion from 1914 until 1980...	9,274	John Barrie	6,691
1968	Rex Williams Rex Williams Rex Williams , son of Minnie Roberts and William Williams, is a retired English professional snooker and billiards player.Williams was an excellent junior player in both snooker and billiards. His professional career began in 1951, during a period of decline in snooker...	5,499	Clark McConachy Clark McConachy Clark McConachy, MBE was a New Zealand professional player of English billiards and snooker.His endurance and longevity as a sportsman was astonishing. He was the New Zealand professional billiards champion from 1914 until 1980...	5,234
June 1971	Leslie Driffield	9,029	Jack Karnehm Jack Karnehm Jack Karnehm was a British snooker commentator, who was regularly heard on BBC television from 1978 until 1993, and a former amateur world champion and professional national champion at the game of English billiards.karnehmwas also a profesional snooker and billiards player.Besides his...	4,342
1971	Rex Williams Rex Williams Rex Williams , son of Minnie Roberts and William Williams, is a retired English professional snooker and billiards player.Williams was an excellent junior player in both snooker and billiards. His professional career began in 1951, during a period of decline in snooker...	9,250	Bernard Bennett Bernard Bennett Bernard Bennett was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards, who competed in the late 1960s and 1970s, and was a professional player for nearly 30 years, although he spent most of his latter playing years in relative obscurity well down the rankings.He entered the 1969...	4,058
January 1973	Leslie Driffield	9,204	Albert Johnson	4,696
September 1973	Rex Williams Rex Williams Rex Williams , son of Minnie Roberts and William Williams, is a retired English professional snooker and billiards player.Williams was an excellent junior player in both snooker and billiards. His professional career began in 1951, during a period of decline in snooker...	8,360	Jack Karnehm Jack Karnehm Jack Karnehm was a British snooker commentator, who was regularly heard on BBC television from 1978 until 1993, and a former amateur world champion and professional national champion at the game of English billiards.karnehmwas also a profesional snooker and billiards player.Besides his...	4,336
September 1974	Rex Williams Rex Williams Rex Williams , son of Minnie Roberts and William Williams, is a retired English professional snooker and billiards player.Williams was an excellent junior player in both snooker and billiards. His professional career began in 1951, during a period of decline in snooker...	7,017	Eddie Charlton Eddie Charlton Edward Francis Charlton AM was an Australian professional snooker and English billiards player. He remains the only player to have been world championship runner-up in both snooker and billiards without winning either title...	4,916
1976	Rex Williams Rex Williams Rex Williams , son of Minnie Roberts and William Williams, is a retired English professional snooker and billiards player.Williams was an excellent junior player in both snooker and billiards. His professional career began in 1951, during a period of decline in snooker...	9,105	Eddie Charlton Eddie Charlton Edward Francis Charlton AM was an Australian professional snooker and English billiards player. He remains the only player to have been world championship runner-up in both snooker and billiards without winning either title...	5,149

WPBSA World Championships

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score
May 1980	Fred Davis	5,978	Rex Williams Rex Williams Rex Williams , son of Minnie Roberts and William Williams, is a retired English professional snooker and billiards player.Williams was an excellent junior player in both snooker and billiards. His professional career began in 1951, during a period of decline in snooker...	4,452
November 1980	Fred Davis	3,037	Mark Wildman Mark Wildman Mark Wildman is an English snooker and pool commentator, and a retired professional player of snooker and English billiards...	2,064
1982	Rex Williams Rex Williams Rex Williams , son of Minnie Roberts and William Williams, is a retired English professional snooker and billiards player.Williams was an excellent junior player in both snooker and billiards. His professional career began in 1951, during a period of decline in snooker...	3,000	Mark Wildman Mark Wildman Mark Wildman is an English snooker and pool commentator, and a retired professional player of snooker and English billiards...	1,785
1983	Rex Williams Rex Williams Rex Williams , son of Minnie Roberts and William Williams, is a retired English professional snooker and billiards player.Williams was an excellent junior player in both snooker and billiards. His professional career began in 1951, during a period of decline in snooker...	1,500	Fred Davis	605
1984	Mark Wildman Mark Wildman Mark Wildman is an English snooker and pool commentator, and a retired professional player of snooker and English billiards...	1,045	Eddie Charlton Eddie Charlton Edward Francis Charlton AM was an Australian professional snooker and English billiards player. He remains the only player to have been world championship runner-up in both snooker and billiards without winning either title...	1,012
1985	Ray Edmonds Ray Edmonds Ray Edmonds is a former English professional player of English billiards and snooker. He twice won the World Amateur Snooker title, and won the World Professional Billiards Championship in 1985.-Playing career:...	3	Norman Dagley	1
1986	Robby Foldvari	3	Norman Dagley	1
1987	Norman Dagley	3	Robby Foldvari	1
1988	Norman Dagley	7	Eddie Charlton Eddie Charlton Edward Francis Charlton AM was an Australian professional snooker and English billiards player. He remains the only player to have been world championship runner-up in both snooker and billiards without winning either title...	4
1989	Mike Russell	2,242	Peter Gilchrist	1,347
1991	Mike Russell	1,352	Robby Foldvari	957
1992	Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...	2,529	Mike Russell	718
1993	Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...	2,139	Mike Russell	1,140
1994	Peter Gilchrist	1,539	Mike Russell	645
1995	Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...	1,661	Devendra Joshi	931
1996	Mike Russell	2,534	Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...	1,848
1998	Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...	1,400	Mike Russell	1,015
1999	Mike Russell	2,000	Peter Gilchrist	832
2001	Peter Gilchrist	1,287	Mike Russell	863
2002	Mike Russell	2,251	Peter Gilchrist	1,273
2003	Mike Russell	6	Peter Gilchrist	4
2004	Mike Russell	2,402	David Causier	1,349
2005	Chris Shutt	1,620	Mike Russell	1,365
2006	Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...	2,073	Lee Lagan	1,057
2007 2007 World Professional Billiards Championship The 2007 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England, between Wednesday, 18 July and Saturday 22 July 2007...	Mike Russell	2,166	Chris Shutt	1,710
2008 2008 World Professional Billiards Championship The 2008 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England, between Wednesday, 23 July and Saturday 27 July 2008...	Mike Russell	1,823	Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...	1,342
2009 2009 World Professional Billiards Championship The 2009 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England, between 2 and 6 September 2009...	Pankaj Advani Pankaj Advani Pankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian Billiards and Snooker player. A winner of seven World Titles in Billiards and Snooker, he is considered to be the one of the best Billiards Player India has produced...	2030	Mike Russell	1253
2010 2010 World Professional Billiards Championship The 2010 World Professional Billiards Championship, the top international professional competition in English billiards, was held at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England, between 27 and 31 October 2010...	Mike Russell	1738	Dhruv Sitwala	1204
2011 2011 World Billiards Championship The 2011 World Billiards Championship, the top international competition in English billiards, was held at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England, between 24 and 31 October 2011. The 34 players were divided six groups of four and two of five in first group stage, with the top two in each...	Mike Russell	1500	David Causier	558

Source

• EABA (English Amateur Billiards Association) past champions
• Cue Sporte India: Roll of Honour