List of world eight-ball champions
This article is a list of professional world champions in eight-ball Pool and its variations.
Standardized American-style eight-ball pool
This section lists world champions in the internationally standardized game of eight-ball, as played by professionals around the world. This is played, like in nine-ball, on the American 9-foot pool tables with coloured, numbered balls.WPA World Eight-ball Championship
PBT World Eight-ball Championship
The following is a list of PBT world eight-ball champions.| Year | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
| 2000 | Efren Reyes | Mika Immonen | ||
| 1996 | Efren Reyes | Jimmy Wetch | ||
| 1995 | Efren Reyes | Earl Strickland | ||
| 1994 | Nick Varner | Allen Hopkins |
Chinese-style eight-ball pool
Chinese 8-Ball World Championship
The following is a list of world champions in Chinese 8-ball, a Chinese variant of eight-ball pool sanctioned by the WPA.| Year | Location | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
| 2017 | Yushan County, China | Fan Yang | Bing Jie Chu | ||
| 2016 | Yushan County, China | Han-Qing Shi | Mick Hill | ||
| 2015 | Yushan County, China | Darren Appleton | Mark Selby |
Blackball and British-style eight-ball pool
This section lists world champions in the recently world-standardized eight-ball variant blackball, and its older competing-standards "British-style" versions played at the amateur and semi-professional levels in Commonwealth countries and a few European nations. These tournaments are played on a 7-foot pool table with either the "spots and stripes" numbered balls, or coloured balls - typically yellow and red, with a black ball.WPA World Blackball Championship
The following is a list of WPA world blackball champions, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association, PPPO and EBA.| Date | Location | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
| 2018 | Bridlington, UK | Scott Gillespie | Dean Shields | ||
| 2016 | Killarney, Ireland | Liam Dunster | Jon McAllister | ||
| 2014 | Perth, Scotland | Claudio Cassar | Paul Vincent Bennett | ||
| 2012 | Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, UK | Gavin Phillips | Jimmy Carney | ||
| 2010 | Limoges, France | Jayson Shaw | Sébastien Ramier | ||
| 2008 | Mbabane, Swaziland | Wetsi Morake | Yulan Govender | ||
| 2006 | Cork, Ireland | Andy Lucas | Simon Ward |
IPA World Blackball Championship
The following is a list of IPA world blackball champions, sanctioned by the IPA and the WPA.| Date | Location | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
| 2020 | Bradford, England | Jon McAllister | Aaron Davies | ||
| 2019 | Bradford, England | Marc Farnsworth | Tom Cousins | ||
| 2018 | Bradford, England | Ben Davies | Simon Ward | ||
| 2017 | Bradford, England | Craig Marsh | Simon Fitzsimmons | ||
| 2016 | Bradford, England | Gareth Hibbott | Craig Marsh | ||
| 2015 | Bradford, England | Jack Whelan | Jason Twist | ||
| 2014 | Bradford, England | Gareth Potts | Clint I'Anson |
PPPO World Eight-ball Championship
The following is a list of PPPO world eight-ball champions, sanctioned by the EUKPF and PPPO. 2005 was the last time the championship was held, as the EUKPF was then renamed to EBA and amalgamated under the umbrella of the WPA.| Date | Location | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
| 2005 | Bridlington, UK | Ben Davies | Derek Murphy | ||
| 2004 | Bridlington, UK | Andy Lucas | Rob Hill | ||
| 2003 | Bridlington, UK | Rob Hill | Antz Morrison | ||
| 2002 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands | Steve Sanders | Andy Lucas | ||
| 1997 | Morecambe, UK | Kevin Treanor | Ronan McCarthy | ||
| 1996 | Ross McInnes | Mark White |
WEPF Eight-ball Pool World Championship
The following is a list of WEPF eight-ball pool world champions, sanctioned by the World Eight-ball Pool Federation.| Date | Location | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
| 2019 | Blackpool, UK | Mick Hill | Dom Cooney | ||
| 2018 | Blackpool, UK | Mick Hill | Phil Harrison | ||
| 2017 | Blackpool, UK | Mick Hill | Phil Harrison | ||
| 2016 | Blackpool, UK | Shaun Chipperfield | Karl Sutton | ||
| 2015 | Blackpool, UK | Mick Hill | Nigel Clarke | ||
| 2014 | Blackpool, UK | Tom Cousins | Giuseppe d'Imperio | ||
| 2013 | Blackpool, UK | Tom Cousins | Craig Waddingham | ||
| 2012 | Blackpool, UK | John Roe | Lee Kendall | ||
| 2011 | Blackpool, UK | Adam Davis | Phil Harrison | ||
| 2010 | Blackpool, UK | Mick Hill | Gareth Potts | ||
| 2009 | Blackpool, UK | Phil Harrison | Mick Hill | ||
| 2008 | Blackpool, UK | Gareth Potts | Jason Twist | ||
| 2007 | Blackpool, UK | Gareth Potts | Mick Hill | ||
| 2006 | Blackpool, UK | Mark Selby | Darren Appleton | ||
| 2005 | Blackpool, UK | Gareth Potts | Chris Melling | ||
| 2004 | Blackpool, UK | Mick Hill | Darren Appleton | ||
| 2003 | Blackpool, UK | Chris Melling | Jason Twist | ||
| 2002 | Blackpool, UK | Jason Twist | Yannick Beaufils | ||
| 2001 | Blackpool, UK | Chris Melling | Rob McKenna | ||
| 2000 | Blackpool, UK | Jason Twist | Carl Morris | ||
| 1999 | Blackpool, UK | Quinten Hann | Terry Hunt | ||
| 1998 | Blackpool, UK | Carl Morris | Keith Brewer | ||
| 1997 | Manchester, UK | Rob McKenna | Lee Kendall | ||
| 1996 | Manchester, UK | Tony Holgate | Greg Farren | ||
| 1995 | Chorley, UK | Daz Ward | Jason Twist | ||
| 1994 | Manchester, UK | Rob McKenna | Herb Burdett | ||
| 1993 | Manchester, UK | Kevin Wright | Nigel Davis |