World Snooker Championship

Year Winner Final score Runner-up

1927 Joe Davis 20–11 Tom Dennis
1928 Joe Davis 16–13 Fred Lawrence
1929 Joe Davis 19–14 Tom Dennis
1930 Joe Davis 25–12 Tom Dennis
1931 Joe Davis 25–21 Tom Dennis
1932 Joe Davis 30–19 Clark McConachy
1933 Joe Davis 25–18 Willie Smith
1934 Joe Davis 25–23 Tom Newman
1935 Joe Davis 25–20 Willie Smith
1936 Joe Davis 34–27 Horace Lindrum
1937 Joe Davis 32–29 Horace Lindrum
1938 Joe Davis 37–24 Sidney Smith
1939 Joe Davis 43–30 Sidney Smith
1940 Joe Davis 37–36 Fred Davis
1941 World War II
1942 World War II
1943 World War II
1944 World War II
1945 World War II
1946 Joe Davis 78–67 Horace Lindrum
1947 Walter Donaldson 82–63 Fred Davis
1948 Fred Davis 84–61 Walter Donaldson
1949 Fred Davis 80–65 Walter Donaldson
1950 Walter Donaldson 51–46 Fred Davis
1951 Fred Davis 58–39 Walter Donaldson
1952 Horace Lindrum 94–49 Clark McConachy
1952 Fred Davis 38–35 Walter Donaldson
1953 Fred Davis 37–34 Walter Donaldson
1954 Fred Davis 39–21 Walter Donaldson
1955 Fred Davis 37–34 John Pulman
1956 Fred Davis 38–35 John Pulman
1957 John Pulman 39–34 Jackie Rea
1964 John Pulman 19–16 Fred Davis
1964 John Pulman 40–33 Rex Williams
1965 John Pulman 37–36 Fred Davis
1965 John Pulman 25–22[n 2] Rex Williams
1965 John Pulman 39–12 Fred Van Rensburg
1966 John Pulman 5–2[n 2] Fred Davis
1968 John Pulman 39–34 Eddie Charlton
1969 John Spencer 37–24 Gary Owen
1970 Ray Reardon 37–33 John Pulman
1971 John Spencer 37–29 Warren Simpson
1972 Alex Higgins 37–32 John Spencer
1973 Ray Reardon 38–32 Eddie Charlton
1974 Ray Reardon 22–12 Graham Miles
1975 Ray Reardon 31–30 Eddie Charlton
1976 Ray Reardon 27–16 Alex Higgins
1977 John Spencer 25–21 Cliff Thorburn
1978 Ray Reardon 25–18 Perrie Mans
1979 Terry Griffiths 24–16 Dennis Taylor
1980 Cliff Thorburn 18–16 Alex Higgins
1981 Steve Davis 18–12 Doug Mountjoy
1982 Alex Higgins 18–15 Ray Reardon
1983 Steve Davis 18–6 Cliff Thorburn
1984 Steve Davis 18–16 Jimmy White
1985 Dennis Taylor 18–17 Steve Davis
1986 Joe Johnson 18–12 Steve Davis
1987 Steve Davis 18–14 Joe Johnson
1988 Steve Davis 18–11 Terry Griffiths
1989 Steve Davis 18–3 John Parrott
1990 Stephen Hendry 18–12 Jimmy White
1991 John Parrott 18–11 Jimmy White
1992 Stephen Hendry 18–14 Jimmy White
1993 Stephen Hendry 18–5 Jimmy White
1994 Stephen Hendry 18–17 Jimmy White
1995 Stephen Hendry 18–9 Nigel Bond
1996 Stephen Hendry 18–12 Peter Ebdon
1997 Ken Doherty 18–12 Stephen Hendry
1998 John Higgins 18–12 Ken Doherty
1999 Stephen Hendry 18–11 Mark Williams
2000 Mark Williams 18–16 Matthew Stevens
2001 Ronnie O'Sullivan 18–14 John Higgins
2002 Peter Ebdon 18–17 Stephen Hendry
2003 Mark Williams 18–16 Ken Doherty
2004 Ronnie O'Sullivan 18–8 Graeme Dott
2005 Shaun Murphy 18–16 Matthew Stevens
2006 Graeme Dott 18–14 Peter Ebdon
2007 John Higgins 18–13 Mark Selby
2008 Ronnie O'Sullivan 18–8 Ali Carter
2009 John Higgins 18–9 Shaun Murphy
2010 Neil Robertson 18–13 Graeme Dott
2011 John Higgins 18-15 Judd Trump
2012 Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-11 Ali Carter
2013 Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-12 Barry Hawkins