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| Snooker Men: World Championship | 
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| 2009 | |||
| 2008 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (eng) | Ali Carter (eng) | Stephen Hendry (sco) |
| Joe Perry (eng) | |||
| 2007 | John Higgins (sco) | Mark Selby (eng) | Stephen Maguire (sco) |
| Shaun Murphy (eng) | |||
| 2006 | Graeme Dott (sco) | Peter Ebdon (eng) | Marco Fu (hkg) |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (eng) | |||
| 2005 | Shaun Murphy (eng) | Matthew Stevens (wal) | Peter Ebdon (eng) |
| Ian McCulloch (eng) | |||
| 2004 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (eng) | Graeme Dott (sco) | Stephen Hendry (sco) |
| Matthew Stevens (wal) | |||
| 2003 | Mark Williams (wal) | Ken Doherty (ire) | Paul Hunter (eng) |
| Stephen Lee (eng) | |||
| 2002 | Peter Ebdon (eng) | Stephen Hendry (sco) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (eng) |
| Matthew Stevens (wal) | |||
| 2001 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (eng) | John Higgins (sco) | Matthew Stevens (wal) |
| Joe Swail (nir) | |||
| 2000 | Mark Williams (wal) | Matthew Stevens (wal) | John Higgins (sco) |
| Joe Swail (nir) | |||
| 1999 | Stephen Hendry (sco) | Mark Williams (wal) | John Higgins (sco) |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (eng) | |||
| 1998 | John Higgins (sco) | Ken Doherty (ire) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (eng) |
| Mark Williams (wal) | |||
| 1997 | Ken Doherty (ire) | Stephen Hendry (sco) | Alain Robidiux (can) |
| James Wattana (tha) | |||
| 1996 | Stephen Hendry (sco) | Peter Ebdon (eng) | Nigel Bond (eng) |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (eng) | |||
| 1995 | Stephen Hendry (sco) | Nigel Bond (eng) | Andy Hicks (eng) |
| Jimmy White (eng) | |||
| 1994 | Stephen Hendry (sco) | Jimmy White (eng) | Steve Davis (eng) |
| Darren Morgan (eng) | |||
| 1993 | Stephen Hendry (sco) | Jimmy White (eng) | Alan McManus (sco) |
| James Wattana (tha) | |||
| 1992 | Stephen Hendry (sco) | Jimmy White (eng) | Terry Griffiths (wal) |
| Alan McManus (sco) | |||
| 1991 | John Parrott (eng) | Jimmy White (eng) | Steve Davis (eng) |
| Steve James (eng) | |||
| 1990 | Stephen Hendry (sco) | Jimmy White (eng) | Steve Davis (eng) |
| John Parrott (eng) | |||
| 1989 | Steve Davis (eng) | John Parrott (eng) | Stephen Hendry (sco) |
| Tony Meo (eng) | |||
| 1988 | Steve Davis (eng) | Terry Griffiths (wal) | Cliff Thorburn (can) |
| Jimmy White (eng) | |||
| 1987 | Steve Davis (eng) | Joe Johnson (eng) | Neal Foulds (eng) |
| Jimmy White (eng) | |||
| 1986 | Joe Johnson (eng) | Steve Davis (eng) | Tony Knowles (eng) |
| Cliff Thorburn (can) | |||
| 1985 | Dennis Taylor (nir) | Steve Davis (eng) | Tony Knowles (eng) |
| Ray Reardon (wal) | |||
| 1984 | Steve Davis (eng) | Jimmy White (eng) | Kirk Stevens (can) |
| Dennis Taylor (nir) | |||
| 1983 | Steve Davis (eng) | Cliff Thorburn (can) | Alex Higgins (nir) |
| Tony Knowles (eng) | |||
| 1982 | Alex Higgins (nir) | Ray Reardon (wal) | Eddie Charlton (aus) |
| Jimmy White (eng) | |||
| 1981 | Steve Davis (eng) | Doug Mountjoy (wal) | Ray Reardon (wal) |
| Cliff Thorburn (can) | |||
| 1980 | Cliff Thorburn (can) | Alex Higgins (nir) | Kirk Stevens (can) |
| David Taylor (eng) | |||
| 1979 | Terry Griffiths (wal) | Dennis Taylor (nir) | Eddie Charlton (aus) |
| John Virgo (eng) | |||
| 1978 | Ray Reardon (wal) | Perrie Mans (saf) | Eddie Charlton (aus) |
| Fred Davis (eng) | |||
| 1977 | John Spencer (eng) | Cliff Thorburn (can) | John Pulman (eng) |
| Dennis Taylor (nir) | |||
| 1976 | Ray Reardon (wal) | Alex Higgins (nir) | Eddie Charlton (aus) |
| Perrie Mans (saf) | |||
| 1975 | Ray Reardon (wal) | Eddie Charlton (aus) | Alex Higgins (nir) |
| Dennis Taylor (nir) | |||
| 1974 | Ray Reardon (wal) | Graham Miles (eng) | Fred Davis (eng) |
| Rex Williams (eng) | |||
| 1973 | Ray Reardon (wal) | Eddie Charlton (aus) | Alex Higgins (nir) |
| John Spencer (eng) | |||
| 1972 | Alex Higgins (nir) | John Spencer (eng) | Eddie Charlton (aus) |
| Rex Williams (eng) | |||
| 1971 | John Spencer (eng) | Warren Simpson (aus) | Eddie Charlton (aus) |
| Ray Reardon (wal) | |||
| 1970 | Ray Reardon (wal) | John Pulman (eng) | Gary Owen (wal) |
| John Spencer (eng) | |||
| 1969 | John Spencer (eng) | Gary Owen (wal) | Fred Davis (eng) |
| Rex Williams (eng) | |||
| 1968 | John Pulman (eng) | Eddie Charlton (aus) | |
| 1966 | John Pulman (eng) | Fred Davis (eng) | |
| 1965 | John Pulman (eng) | Fred Davis (eng) | |
| Fred van Rensburg (saf) | |||
| Rex Williams (eng) | |||
| 1964 | John Pulman (eng) | Fred Davis (eng) | |
| Rex Williams (eng) | |||
| 1957 | John Pulman (eng) | John Rea (nir) | |
| 1956 | Fred Davis (eng) | John Pulman (eng) | |
| 1955 | Fred Davis (eng) | John Pulman (eng) | |
| 1954 | Fred Davis (eng) | Walter Donaldson (sco) | |
| 1953 | Fred Davis (eng) | Walter Donaldson (sco) | |
| 1952 | Fred Davis (eng) | Walter Donaldson (sco) | |
| Horace Lindrum (aus) | Clark McConachy (nzl) | ||
| 1951 | Fred Davis (eng) | Walter Donaldson (sco) | |
| 1950 | Walter Donaldson (sco) | Fred Davis (eng) | |
| 1949 | Fred Davis (eng) | Walter Donaldson (sco) | |
| 1948 | Fred Davis (eng) | Walter Donaldson (sco) | |
| 1947 | Walter Donaldson (sco) | Fred Davis (eng) | |
| 1946 | Joe Davis (eng) | Horace Lindrum (aus) | |
| 1940 | Joe Davis (eng) | Fred Davis (eng) | |
| 1939 | Joe Davis (eng) | Sidney Smith (eng) | |
| 1938 | Joe Davis (eng) | Sidney Smith (eng) | |
| 1937 | Joe Davis (eng) | Horace Lindrum (aus) | |
| 1936 | Joe Davis (eng) | Horace Lindrum (aus) | |
| 1935 | Joe Davis (eng) | Willie Smith (eng) | |
| 1934 | Joe Davis (eng) | Tom Newman (eng) | |
| 1933 | Joe Davis (eng) | Willie Smith (eng) | |
| 1932 | Joe Davis (eng) | Clark McConachy (nzl) | |
| 1931 | Joe Davis (eng) | Tom Dennis (eng) | |
| 1930 | Joe Davis (eng) | Tom Dennis (eng) | |
| 1929 | Joe Davis (eng) | Tom Dennis (eng) | |
| 1928 | Joe Davis (eng) | Fred Lawrence (eng) | |
| 1927 | Joe Davis (eng) | Tom Dennis (eng) |
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Notes: tournament played at Sheffield (eng) since 1977 1964-1968: championship was played on challenge basis 1952: two championships were played |
