The IEPF World Eightball Pool Championship is a pool world championship organised by the International Eightball Pool Federation (formerly called the World Eightball Pool Federation) for the British-originating version of eightball pool. The competition has taken place annually since 1993.

The most successful player in the men's singles is the English player Mick Hill, who won the World Champion title six times and has been runner-up twice. His compatriot Gareth Potts has been World Champion three times and runner-up once.

In the Ladies competition, Scotland's Sue Thompson is the most successful player with eleven titles. Linda Leadbitter from England has won four times, while Emma Cunningham from Northern Ireland and Amy Beauchamp from England have both won the event on three occasions.

History

Men's

YearLocationWinnerScoreRunner-up
1993England ManchesterEngland Kevin Wright08: 40Wales Nigel Davis
1994England ManchesterWales Rob McKenna (1)09: 30Republic of Ireland Greg Farren
1995England ChorleyEngland Daz Ward11: 80England Jason Twist
1996England ManchesterRepublic of Ireland Greg Farren11: 10Republic of Ireland Tony Holgate
1997England ManchesterWales Rob McKenna (2)11: 90England Lee Kendall
1998England BlackpoolEngland Carl Morris11: 50England Keith Brewer
1999Australia Quinten Hann11: 40England Terry Hunt
2000England Jason Twist (1)11: 10England Carl Morris
2001England Chris Melling (1)11: 10Wales Rob McKenna
2002England Jason Twist (2)11: 90France Yannick Beaufils
2003England Chris Melling (2)11: 70England Jason Twist
2004England Mick Hill (1)11: 90England Darren Appleton
2005England Gareth Potts (1)11: 70England Chris Melling
2006England Mark Selby11: 70England Darren Appleton
2007England Gareth Potts (2)11: 50England Mick Hill
2008England Gareth Potts (3)11: 40England Jason Twist
2009England Phil Harrison11: 70England Mick Hill
2010England Mick Hill (2)11: 80England Gareth Potts
2011England Adam Davis11: 90England Phil Harrison
2012England John Roe11: 70England Lee Kendall
2013Wales Tom Cousins (1)11: 10England Craig Waddingham
2014Wales Tom Cousins (2)11: 70England Giuseppe d’Imperio
2015England Mick Hill (3)11: 50England Nigel Clarke
2016England Shaun Chipperfield11: 40England Karl Sutton
2017England Mick Hill (4)11: 60England Phil Harrison
2018England Mick Hill (5)11: 80England Phil Harrison
2019England Mick Hill (6)11: 60England Dom Cooney
2022Ireland KillarneyNorthern Ireland Ronan McCarthy011: 60England Chris Day
2023Morocco AgadirMorocco Clayton Castaldi011: 90England Josh Kane
2024England BlackpoolNorthern Ireland Ronan McCarthy011: 90England Karl Sutton
2025Ireland EnnisEngland Giuseppe D'Imperio11: 8Northern Ireland Declan Brennan

Ranking

RankWinnerTitlesRunner-up
1England Mick Hill62
2England Gareth Potts31
3England Jason Twist23
4Wales Rob McKenna21
England Chris Melling21
6Wales Tom Cousins20
Northern Ireland Ronan McCarthy20
8England Phil Harrison13
9England Carl Morris11
10England Shaun Chipperfield10
England Adam Davis10
Republic of Ireland Greg Farren10
Australia Quinten Hann10
England John Roe10
England Mark Selby10
England Daz Ward10
England Kevin Wright10
Morocco Clayton Castaldi10

Women's

Source WEPF Roll of Honour

YearLocationWinnerScoreRunner-up
1993England ManchesterEngland Linda Moffat (1)6:1Australia Natalie Froling
1994England ManchesterEngland Linda Leadbitter (nee Moffat) (2)6:3Scotland Sue Thompson
1995England ChorleyEngland Linda Leadbitter (3)7:3Scotland Sue Thompson
1996England ManchesterScotland Sue Thompson (1)7:1France Rosalia Diliberto
1997England ManchesterScotland Sue Thompson (2)8:5England Linda Leadbitter
1998England BlackpoolEngland Linda Leadbitter (4)8:6Scotland Sue Thompson
1999England Lisa Quick (1)8:3England Linda Leadbitter
2000Scotland Sue Thompson (3)8:5England Linda Leadbitter
2001England Lisa Quick (2)8:6England Linda Leadbitter
2002Scotland Sue Thompson (4)8:3England Lisa Quick
2003Scotland Sue Thompson (5)8:3England Lisa Quick
2004Scotland Sue Thompson (6)8:2Northern Ireland Emma Cunningham
2005Northern Ireland Emma Cunningham (1)8:5Scotland Sue Thompson
2006Scotland Sue Thompson (7)8:6Northern Ireland Emma Cunningham
2007Scotland Sue Thompson (8)8:3Northern Ireland Emma Cunningham
2008Scotland Lynette Horsburgh8:6England Barbara Taylor
2009Scotland Sue Thompson (9)8:6Northern Ireland Emma Cunningham
2010Scotland Sue Thompson (10)8:4Northern Ireland Emma Cunningham
2011Northern Ireland Emma Cunningham (2)8:2Australia Renata Delahunty
2012Scotland Sue Thompson (11)8:3England Sharon Wright
2013Northern Ireland Emma Cunningham (3)8:4England Barbara Taylor
2014Wales Kirsty Davies8:6England Emma Wilkinson
2015England Amy Beauchamp (1)8:4England Emma Wilkinson
2016France Sabrilla Brunet8:4England Amy Beauchamp
2017England Amy Beauchamp (2)8:1England Kerry Griffiths
2018England Barbara Taylor8:7England Sharon James
2019England Amy Beauchamp (3)8:5England Sharon James
2022Ireland KillarneyEngland Barbara Taylor (2)8:5Wales Sarah Coxon
2023Morocco AgadirFrance Marion Jude (1)8:6England Harriet Haynes
2024England BlackpoolSouth Africa Tasneem Solomons (1)8:7Wales Kirsty-Lee Davies
2025Ireland Ennis

Ranking

RankWinnerTitlesRunner-up
1Scotland Sue Thompson114
2England Linda Leadbitter44
3Northern Ireland Emma Cunningham35
4England Amy Beauchamp31
5England Lisa Quick22
England Barbara Taylor22
7Wales Kirsty Davies11
8Scotland Lynette Horsburgh10
France Sabrilla Brunet10
France Marion Jude10
South Africa Tasneem Solomons10

Junior

(U20 for 2022 due to COVID 19)

YearLocationWinnerScoreRunner-up
1994England ManchesterScotland Derek MurphyUnknown
1995England ChorleyAustralia Mathew FranceschiniUnknown
1996England ManchesterAustralia Ben CrawleyUnknown
1997England ManchesterEngland Chris MellingUnknown
1998England BlackpoolEngland Kurt MorrisUnknown
1999England Tim SinghUnknown
2000England Gareth PottsUnknown
2001Scotland Darren Matthew7:3Wales Marcus Phillips
2002Scotland Darren Matthew7:5Northern Ireland Gary Clark
2003Scotland Darren Matthew7:3Northern Ireland Thomas Morrow
2004England Jordan Church7:3England Richard Twomey
2005England Jordan Church7:4Republic of Ireland Stephen Dempsey
2006Scotland Pat McCarron8:4England Sam Jeffrey
2007Republic of Ireland Sean ConwayUnknown
2008England Paul McGuireUnknown
2009England Ben ClarkUnknown
2010England Frank CostelloUnknown
2011England Frank Costello8:5England Joe O’Connor
2012England Joe O’Connor8:7England Callum Singleton
2013Northern Ireland Carl Martin8:7England Joe O’Connor
2014Northern Ireland Carl Martin8:5Republic of Ireland Adam Maher
2015England Aaron Davies8:4England Nathan Ellis
2016Australia Matthew Curwood8:6Malta Scott Muscat
2017Republic of Ireland Cormac Kerr8:6Republic of Ireland Ben Doyle
2018England Luke Gilbert8:4Northern Ireland Karol Galka
2019England Danyal Hussain8:4Northern Ireland Lee McCutcheon
2022Ireland KillarneyEngland Evan Plummer8:2Northern Ireland Piotr Samulewicz
2023Morocco AgadirAustralia Toby Clack8:5Australia Joshua Hands
2024England BlackpoolEngland Jaden Billingham8:2Ireland Cillian Smyth
2025Ireland Ennis

Ranking

RankWinnerTitles
1Scotland Darren Matthew3
2England Jordan Church2
England Frank Costello2
Northern Ireland Carl Martin2

U-23 Juniors

(until 2014 U-21 juniors) (For 2022 U-25 juniors due to COVID 19)

YearLocationWinnerScoreRunner-up
2011England BlackpoolEngland Ashley Radford8:7Scotland Ryan Fleming
2012Scotland Ryan Davie8:6England Glen Hannibal
2013England Michael Hope8:2England Giuseppe d’Imperio
2014England Giuseppe d’Imperio8:7Morocco Amine Amiri
2015Wales Ben Fortey8:6England Luke Bowry
2016England Giuseppe d’Imperio8:4England Aaron Davies
2017England Callum Singleton8:7England Craig Lauder
2018Republic of Ireland Cormac Kerr8:4England Jack Smithers
2019England Luke Gilbert8:7Ireland Jordan Synnott
2022Ireland KillarneyMalta Scott Muscat8:7England Luke Gilbert
2023Morocco AgadirEngland Luke Gilbert8:4England Jack Schofield
2024England BlackpoolEngland Joshua Traynor8:4England Luke Cronin
2025Ireland Ennis

Ranking

RankWinnerTitlesRunner-up
1England Giuseppe d’Imperio21
England Luke Gilbert21
3Scotland Ryan Davie10
Wales Ben Fortey10
England Michael Hope10
Republic of Ireland Cormac Kerr10
England Ashley Radford10
England Callum Singleton10
Malta Scott Muscat10
England Joshua Traynor10

Senior's

YearLocationWinnerScoreRunner-up
2011England BlackpoolEngland Tony Kay8:6Australia Terry Bond
2012England Keith Brewer8:0England Peter Golding
2013Australia Stacey Vine8:2Australia Don Colbert
2014England Keith Brewer8:3Australia Steven Gray
2015Australia Steven Gray8:6England Keith Brewer
2016England Keith Brewer8:1Malta Marcel Micallef
2017England Steve Chambers8:6England Shaun Eaton-Lees
2018Malta Christ Mills8:5England Pat Ward
2019Scotland James Pheely8:3India Videsh Sabharwal
2022Ireland KillarneyEngland Keith Brewer8:2England Pat Ward
2023Morocco AgadirNorthern Ireland Paddy Clarke8:4India Sanjay Patel
2024England BlackpoolAustralia Stacey Vine8:5Ireland Derek Smyth
2025Ireland Ennis

Ranking

RankWinnerTitlesRunner-up
1England Keith Brewer41
2Australia Stacey Vine20
3Australia Steven Gray11
4England Steve Chambers10
England Tony Kay10
Malta Christ Mills10
Scotland James Pheely10
Northern Ireland Paddy Clarke10

Wheelchair

YearLocationWinnerScoreRunner-up
2008England BlackpoolEngland Tony Southern5:4England Frankie Gillen
2009UnknownUnknown
2010UnknownUnknown
2011UnknownUnknown
2012UnknownUnknown
2013India Aslam Abubaker5:1Australia Stephen Pettinato
2014England Dave Beaumont5:0England Theresa Sheridan
2015England Dave Beaumont5:4South Africa Ryan Kisten
2016India Aslam Abubaker5:2England Dave Beaumont
2017India Aslam Abubaker5:1England Dave Beaumont
2018England Dave Beaumont5:3India Aslam Abubaker
2019India Aslam Abubaker5:4England Dave Beaumont
2022Ireland KillarneyEngland Roy Kimberley5:4England Dave Beaumont
2025Ireland Ennis

Ranking

RankWinnerTitles
1India Aslam Abubaker4
England Dave Beaumont4
2England Tony Southern1
England Roy Kimberley1

Over 60's

YearLocationWinnerScoreRunner-up
2022Ireland KillarneyEngland Nick Burton7:5Ireland Michael Fortune
2023Morocco AgadirEngland Paul Waterfield7:3England Nick Burton
2024England BlackpoolEngland Will Doidge7:5England Derek Tolliday
2025Ireland Ennis

Ranking

RankWinnerTitles
1England Nick Burton1
England Paul Waterfield1
England Will Doidge1

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