IEPF World Eightball Championship
World pool championship, began 1993
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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
| Year | Location | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 |  Manchester | Kevin Wright | 8 : 4 |  Nigel Davis |
| 1994 | Manchester | Rob McKenna (1) | 9 : 3 |  Greg Farren |
| 1995 | Chorley | Daz Ward | 11 : 8 | Jason Twist |
| 1996 | Manchester | Greg Farren | 11 : 10 | Tony Holgate |
| 1997 | Manchester | Rob McKenna (2) | 11 : 9 | Lee Kendall |
| 1998 | Blackpool | Carl Morris | 11 : 5 | Keith Brewer |
| 1999 |  Quinten Hann | 11 : 4 | Terry Hunt | |
| 2000 | Jason Twist (1) | 11 : 10 | Carl Morris | |
| 2001[1] | Chris Melling (1) | 11 : 10 | Rob McKenna | |
| 2002[2] | Jason Twist (2) | 11 : 9 |  Yannick Beaufils | |
| 2003[3] | Chris Melling (2) | 11 : 7 | Jason Twist | |
| 2004[4] | Mick Hill (1) | 11 : 9 | Darren Appleton | |
| 2005[5] | Gareth Potts (1) | 11 : 7 | Chris Melling | |
| 2006[6] | Mark Selby | 11 : 7 | Darren Appleton | |
| 2007 | Gareth Potts (2) | 11 : 5 | Mick Hill | |
| 2008 | Gareth Potts (3) | 11 : 4 | Jason Twist | |
| 2009[7] | Phil Harrison | 11 : 7 | Mick Hill | |
| 2010 | Mick Hill (2) | 11 : 8 | Gareth Potts | |
| 2011[8] | Adam Davis | 11 : 9 | Phil Harrison | |
| 2012[9] | John Roe | 11 : 7 | Lee Kendall | |
| 2013[10] | Tom Cousins (1) | 11 : 10 | Craig Waddingham | |
| 2014[11] | Tom Cousins (2) | 11 : 7 | Giuseppe d’Imperio | |
| 2015[12] | Mick Hill (3) | 11 : 5 | Nigel Clarke | |
| 2016[13] | Shaun Chipperfield | 11 : 4 | Karl Sutton | |
| 2017[14] | Mick Hill (4) | 11 : 6 | Phil Harrison | |
| 2018[15] | Mick Hill (5) | 11 : 8 | Phil Harrison | |
| 2019[16] | Mick Hill (6) | 11 : 6 | Dom Cooney | |
| 2022 | Killarney |  Ronan McCarthy | 11 : 6 | Chris Day |
| 2023 |  Agadir | Clayton Castaldi | 11 : 9 | Josh Kane |
| 2024 | Blackpool | Ronan McCarthy | 11 : 9 | Karl Sutton |
| 2025 | Ennis |
Ranking
| Rank | Winner | Titles | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Hill |
6 | 2 |
| 2 | Gareth Potts |
3 | 1 |
| 3 | Jason Twist |
2 | 3 |
| 4 | Rob McKenna |
2 | 1 |
| Chris Melling |
2 | 1 | |
| 6 | Tom Cousins |
2 | 0 |
| Ronan McCarthy |
2 | 0 | |
| 8 | Phil Harrison |
1 | 3 |
| 9 | Carl Morris |
1 | 1 |
| 10 | Shaun Chipperfield |
1 | 0 |
| Adam Davis |
1 | 0 | |
| Greg Farren |
1 | 0 | |
| Quinten Hann |
1 | 0 | |
| John Roe |
1 | 0 | |
| Mark Selby |
1 | 0 | |
| Daz Ward |
1 | 0 | |
| Kevin Wright |
1 | 0 | |
| Clayton Castaldi |
1 | 0 |
Women's
Source WEPF Roll of Honour[17]
| Year | Location | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Manchester | Linda Moffat (1) | 6:1 | Natalie Froling |
| 1994 | Manchester | Linda Leadbitter (nee Moffat) (2) | 6:3 |  Sue Thompson |
| 1995 | Chorley | Linda Leadbitter (3) | 7:3 | Sue Thompson |
| 1996 | Manchester | Sue Thompson (1) | 7:1 | Rosalia Diliberto |
| 1997 | Manchester | Sue Thompson (2) | 8:5 | Linda Leadbitter |
| 1998 | Blackpool | Linda Leadbitter (4) | 8:6 | Sue Thompson |
| 1999 | Lisa Quick (1) | 8:3 | Linda Leadbitter | |
| 2000[18] | Sue Thompson (3) | 8:5 | Linda Leadbitter | |
| 2001 | Lisa Quick (2) | 8:6 | Linda Leadbitter | |
| 2002[19] | Sue Thompson (4) | 8:3 | Lisa Quick | |
| 2003[20] | Sue Thompson (5) | 8:3 | Lisa Quick | |
| 2004[21] | Sue Thompson (6) | 8:2 | Emma Cunningham | |
| 2005[22] | Emma Cunningham (1) | 8:5 | Sue Thompson | |
| 2006[23] | Sue Thompson (7) | 8:6 | Emma Cunningham | |
| 2007 | Sue Thompson (8) | 8:3 | Emma Cunningham | |
| 2008 | Lynette Horsburgh | 8:6 | Barbara Taylor | |
| 2009 | Sue Thompson (9) | 8:6 | Emma Cunningham | |
| 2010 | Sue Thompson (10) | 8:4 | Emma Cunningham | |
| 2011[24] | Emma Cunningham (2) | 8:2 | Renata Delahunty | |
| 2012[25] | Sue Thompson (11) | 8:3 | Sharon Wright | |
| 2013[26] | Emma Cunningham (3) | 8:4 | Barbara Taylor | |
| 2014[27] | Kirsty Davies | 8:6 | Emma Wilkinson | |
| 2015[28] | Amy Beauchamp (1) | 8:4 | Emma Wilkinson | |
| 2016[29] | Sabrilla Brunet | 8:4 | Amy Beauchamp | |
| 2017[30] | Amy Beauchamp (2) | 8:1 | Kerry Griffiths | |
| 2018[31] | Barbara Taylor | 8:7 | Sharon James | |
| 2019[32] | Amy Beauchamp (3) | 8:5 | Sharon James | |
| 2022 | Killarney | Barbara Taylor (2) | 8:5 | Sarah Coxon |
| 2023 | Agadir | Marion Jude (1) | 8:6 | Harriet Haynes |
| 2024 | Blackpool |  Tasneem Solomons (1) | 8:7 | Kirsty-Lee Davies |
| 2025 | Ennis |
Ranking
| Rank | Winner | Titles | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sue Thompson |
11 | 4 |
| 2 | Linda Leadbitter |
4 | 4 |
| 3 | Emma Cunningham |
3 | 5 |
| 4 | Amy Beauchamp |
3 | 1 |
| 5 | Lisa Quick |
2 | 2 |
| Barbara Taylor |
2 | 2 | |
| 7 | Kirsty Davies |
1 | 1 |
| 8 | Lynette Horsburgh |
1 | 0 |
| Sabrilla Brunet |
1 | 0 | |
| Marion Jude |
1 | 0 | |
| Tasneem Solomons |
1 | 0 |
Junior
(U20 for 2022 due to COVID 19)
| Year | Location | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Manchester | Derek Murphy | Unknown | |
| 1995 | Chorley | Mathew Franceschini | Unknown | |
| 1996 | Manchester | Ben Crawley | Unknown | |
| 1997 | Manchester | Chris Melling | Unknown | |
| 1998 | Blackpool | Kurt Morris | Unknown | |
| 1999 | Tim Singh | Unknown | ||
| 2000 | Gareth Potts | Unknown | ||
| 2001[33] | Darren Matthew | 7:3 | Marcus Phillips | |
| 2002[34] | Darren Matthew | 7:5 | Gary Clark | |
| 2003[35] | Darren Matthew | 7:3 | Thomas Morrow | |
| 2004[36] | Jordan Church | 7:3 | Richard Twomey | |
| 2005[37] | Jordan Church | 7:4 | Stephen Dempsey | |
| 2006[38] | Pat McCarron | 8:4 | Sam Jeffrey | |
| 2007 | Sean Conway | Unknown | ||
| 2008 | Paul McGuire | Unknown | ||
| 2009 | Ben Clark | Unknown | ||
| 2010 | Frank Costello | Unknown | ||
| 2011[39] | Frank Costello | 8:5 | Joe O’Connor | |
| 2012[40] | Joe O’Connor | 8:7 | Callum Singleton | |
| 2013[41] | Carl Martin | 8:7 | Joe O’Connor | |
| 2014[42] | Carl Martin | 8:5 | Adam Maher | |
| 2015[43] | Aaron Davies | 8:4 | Nathan Ellis | |
| 2016[44] | Matthew Curwood | 8:6 |  Scott Muscat | |
| 2017[45] | Cormac Kerr | 8:6 | Ben Doyle | |
| 2018[46] | Luke Gilbert | 8:4 | Karol Galka | |
| 2019 | Danyal Hussain | 8:4 | Lee McCutcheon | |
| 2022 | Killarney | Evan Plummer | 8:2 | Piotr Samulewicz |
| 2023 | Agadir | Toby Clack | 8:5 | Joshua Hands |
| 2024 | Blackpool | Jaden Billingham | 8:2 | Cillian Smyth |
| 2025 | Ennis |
Ranking
| Rank | Winner | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Matthew |
3 |
| 2 | Jordan Church |
2 |
| Frank Costello |
2 | |
| Carl Martin |
2 |
U-23 Juniors
(until 2014 U-21 juniors) (For 2022 U-25 juniors due to COVID 19)
| Year | Location | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011[47] | Blackpool | Ashley Radford | 8:7 | Ryan Fleming |
| 2012[48] | Ryan Davie | 8:6 | Glen Hannibal | |
| 2013[49] | Michael Hope | 8:2 | Giuseppe d’Imperio | |
| 2014[50] | Giuseppe d’Imperio | 8:7 | Amine Amiri | |
| 2015[51] | Ben Fortey | 8:6 | Luke Bowry | |
| 2016[52] | Giuseppe d’Imperio | 8:4 | Aaron Davies | |
| 2017[53] | Callum Singleton | 8:7 | Craig Lauder | |
| 2018[54] | Cormac Kerr | 8:4 | Jack Smithers | |
| 2019 | Luke Gilbert | 8:7 | Jordan Synnott | |
| 2022 | Killarney | Scott Muscat | 8:7 | Luke Gilbert |
| 2023 | Agadir | Luke Gilbert | 8:4 | Jack Schofield |
| 2024 | Blackpool | Joshua Traynor | 8:4 | Luke Cronin |
| 2025 | Ennis |
Ranking
| Rank | Winner | Titles | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe d’Imperio |
2 | 1 |
| Luke Gilbert |
2 | 1 | |
| 3 | Ryan Davie |
1 | 0 |
| Ben Fortey |
1 | 0 | |
| Michael Hope |
1 | 0 | |
| Cormac Kerr |
1 | 0 | |
| Ashley Radford |
1 | 0 | |
| Callum Singleton |
1 | 0 | |
| Scott Muscat |
1 | 0 | |
| Joshua Traynor |
1 | 0 |
Senior's
| Year | Location | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011[55] | Blackpool | Tony Kay | 8:6 | Terry Bond |
| 2012[56] | Keith Brewer | 8:0 | Peter Golding | |
| 2013[57] | Stacey Vine | 8:2 | Don Colbert | |
| 2014[58] | Keith Brewer | 8:3 | Steven Gray | |
| 2015[59] | Steven Gray | 8:6 | Keith Brewer | |
| 2016[60] | Keith Brewer | 8:1 | Marcel Micallef | |
| 2017[61] | Steve Chambers | 8:6 | Shaun Eaton-Lees | |
| 2018[62] | Christ Mills | 8:5 | Pat Ward | |
| 2019 | James Pheely | 8:3 |  Videsh Sabharwal | |
| 2022 | Killarney | Keith Brewer | 8:2 | Pat Ward |
| 2023 | Agadir | Paddy Clarke | 8:4 | Sanjay Patel |
| 2024 | Blackpool | Stacey Vine | 8:5 | Derek Smyth |
| 2025 | Ennis |
Ranking
| Rank | Winner | Titles | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Brewer |
4 | 1 |
| 2 | Stacey Vine |
2 | 0 |
| 3 | Steven Gray |
1 | 1 |
| 4 | Steve Chambers |
1 | 0 |
| Tony Kay |
1 | 0 | |
| Christ Mills |
1 | 0 | |
| James Pheely |
1 | 0 | |
| Paddy Clarke |
1 | 0 |
Wheelchair
| Year | Location | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008[63] | Blackpool | Tony Southern | 5:4 | Frankie Gillen |
| 2009 | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| 2010 | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| 2011 | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| 2012 | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| 2013[64] | Aslam Abubaker | 5:1 | Stephen Pettinato | |
| 2014[65] | Dave Beaumont | 5:0 | Theresa Sheridan | |
| 2015[66] | Dave Beaumont | 5:4 | Ryan Kisten | |
| 2016[67] | Aslam Abubaker | 5:2 | Dave Beaumont | |
| 2017[68] | Aslam Abubaker | 5:1 | Dave Beaumont | |
| 2018[69] | Dave Beaumont | 5:3 | Aslam Abubaker | |
| 2019 | Aslam Abubaker | 5:4 | Dave Beaumont | |
| 2022 | Killarney | Roy Kimberley | 5:4 | Dave Beaumont |
| 2025 | Ennis |
Ranking
| Rank | Winner | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aslam Abubaker |
4 |
| Dave Beaumont |
4 | |
| 2 | Tony Southern |
1 |
| Roy Kimberley |
1 |
Over 60's
Ranking
| Rank | Winner | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Burton |
1 |
| Paul Waterfield |
1 | |
| Will Doidge |
1 |