Snooker world champions
The World Snooker Championship has been held since 1927. Since 1977 it has been played at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England over 17 days, ending on the first Monday in May.
Snooker World Champions
2022 Ronnie O’Sullivan
2021 Mark Selby
2020 Ronnie O’Sullivan
2019 Judd Trump
2018 Mark Williams
2016 – 2017 Mark Selby
2015 Stuart Bingham
2014 Mark Selby
2012 – 2013 Ronnie O’Sullivan
2011 John Higgins
2010 Neil Robertson
2009 John Higgins
2008 Ronnie O’Sullivan
2007 John Higgins
2006 Graeme Dott
2005 Shaun Murphy
2004 Ronnie O’Sullivan
2003 Mark Williams
2002 Peter Ebdon
2001 Ronnie O’Sullivan
2000 Mark Williams
1999 Stephen Hendry
1998 John Higgins
1997 Ken Doherty
1992 -1996 Stephen Hendry
1991 John Parrott
1990 Stephen Hendry
1987-1989 Steve Davis
1986 Joe Johnson
1985 Dennis Taylor
1983-1984 Steve Davis
1982 Alex Higgins
1981 Steve Davis
1980 Cliff Thorburn
1979 Terry Griffiths
1978 Ray Reardon
1977 John Spencer
1973-1976 Ray Reardon
1972 Alex Higgins
1971 John Spencer
1970 Ray Reardon
1969 John Spencer
1968 John Pulman
1964-1966 John Pulman
1957 John Pulman
1951-1956 Fred Davis
1952 Horace Lindrum
1951 Fred Davis
1950 Walter Donaldson
1948 – 1949 Fred Davis
1947 Walter Donaldson
1946 Joe Davis
1927 – 1940 Joe Davis
Mozart of Snooker
Video of the 1997 Snooker World Championships and Ronnie O’Sullivan proves he really is the “Mozart of Snooker” with a blistering 147. Ronnie’s break was recorded by The Guinness Book of World Records at 5 minutes and 20 seconds.