Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season 
1927  Joe Davis  Tom Dennis 20–11 n/a 
1928  Joe Davis  Fred Lawrence 16–13 n/a 
1929  Joe Davis  Tom Dennis 19–14 n/a 
1930  Joe Davis  Tom Dennis 25–12 n/a 
1931  Joe Davis  Tom Dennis 25–21 n/a 
1932  Joe Davis  Clark McConachy 30–19 n/a 
1933  Joe Davis  Willie Smith 25–18 n/a 
1934  Joe Davis  Tom Newman 25–23 n/a 
1935  Joe Davis  Willie Smith 25–20 n/a 
1936  Joe Davis  Horace Lindrum 34–27 n/a 
1937  Joe Davis  Horace Lindrum 32–29 n/a 
1938  Joe Davis  Sidney Smith 37–24 n/a 
1939  Joe Davis  Sidney Smith 43–30 n/a 
1940  Joe Davis  Fred Davis 37–36 n/a 
1941–1945 no tournament held 
1946  Joe Davis  Horace Lindrum 78–67 n/a 
1947  Walter Donaldson  Fred Davis 82–63 n/a 
1948  Fred Davis  Walter Donaldson 84–61 n/a 
1949  Fred Davis  Walter Donaldson 80–65 n/a 
1950  Walter Donaldson  Fred Davis 51–46 n/a 
1951  Fred Davis  Walter Donaldson 58–39 n/a 
1952  Horace Lindrum  Clark McConachy 94–49 n/a 
Challenge Matches 
1964  John Pulman  Fred Davis 19–16 n/a 
1964  John Pulman  Rex Williams 40–33 n/a 
1965  John Pulman  Fred Davis 37–36 n/a 
1965  John Pulman  Rex Williams 25–22 n/a 
1965  John Pulman  Fred Van Rensburg 39–12 n/a 
1966  John Pulman  Fred Davis 5–2 (matches) n/a 
1968  John Pulman  Eddie Charlton 39–34 n/a 
Knockout tournaments 
1969  John Spencer  Gary Owen 37–24 n/a 
1970  Ray Reardon  John Pulman 37–33 n/a 
1971  John Spencer  Warren Simpson 37–29 n/a 
1972  Alex Higgins  John Spencer 37–32 n/a 
1973  Ray Reardon  Eddie Charlton 38–32 n/a 
1974  Ray Reardon  Graham Miles 22–12 1973/74 
1975  Ray Reardon  Eddie Charlton 31–30 1974/75 
1976  Ray Reardon  Alex Higgins 27–16 1975/76 
The Crucible 
1977  John Spencer  Cliff Thorburn 25–21 1976/77 
1978  Ray Reardon  Perrie Mans 25–18 1977/78 
1979  Terry Griffiths  Dennis Taylor 24–16 1978/79 
1980  Cliff Thorburn  Alex Higgins 18–16 1979/80 
1981  Steve Davis  Doug Mountjoy 18–12 1980/81 
1982  Alex Higgins  Ray Reardon 18–15 1981/82 
1983  Steve Davis  Cliff Thorburn 18–6 1982/83 
1984  Steve Davis  Jimmy White 18–16 1983/84 
1985  Dennis Taylor  Steve Davis 18–17 1984/85 
1986  Joe Johnson  Steve Davis 18–12 1985/86 
1987  Steve Davis  Joe Johnson 18–14 1986/87 
1988  Steve Davis  Terry Griffiths 18–11 1987/88 
1989  Steve Davis  John Parrott 18–3 1988/89 
1990  Stephen Hendry[1]  Jimmy White 18–12 1989/90 
1991  John Parrott  Jimmy White 18–11 1990/91 
1992  Stephen Hendry  Jimmy White 18–14 1991/92 
1993  Stephen Hendry  Jimmy White 18–5 1992/93 
1994  Stephen Hendry  Jimmy White 18–17 1993/94 
1995  Stephen Hendry  Nigel Bond 18–9 1994/95 
1996  Stephen Hendry  Peter Ebdon 18–12 1995/96 
1997  Ken Doherty  Stephen Hendry 18–12 1996/97 
1998  John Higgins  Ken Doherty 18–12 1997/98 
1999  Stephen Hendry  Mark Williams 18–11 1998/99 
2000  Mark Williams  Matthew Stevens 18–16 1999/00 
2001  Ronnie O'Sullivan  John Higgins 18–14 2000/01 
2002  Peter Ebdon  Stephen Hendry 18–17 2001/02 
2003  Mark Williams  Ken Doherty 18–16 2002/03 
2004  Ronnie O'Sullivan  Graeme Dott 18–8 2003/04 
2005  Shaun Murphy  Matthew Stevens 18–16 2004/05 
2006  Graeme Dott  Peter Ebdon 18–14[2] 2005/06 
alle WK finales ooit 
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