World Championship History

El World Championship se viene celebrando desde el año 1927, con el inglés Joe Davis, ganando las quince primeras ediciones. A continuación haremos un repaso de la historia del World Championship, con especial atención a la era moderna, en el Teatro Crucible de Sheffield (Inglaterra).

World Championship History

Año	Campeón	Finalista	Marcador	Sede Final
1927	Joe Davis	Tom Dennis	16–7	Camkin’s Hall, Birmingham
1928	Joe Davis	Fred Lawrence	16–13	Camkin’s Hall, Birmingham
1929	Joe Davis	Tom Dennis	17–12	Lounge Hall, Nottingham
1930	Joe Davis	Tom Dennis	25–12	Thurston’s Hall, London
1931	Joe Davis	Tom Dennis	25–21	Lounge Hall, Nottingham
1932	Joe Davis	Clark McConachy	25–18	Thurston’s Hall, London
1933	Joe Davis	Willie Smith	25–18	Joe Davis Centre, Chesterfield
1934	Joe Davis	Tom Newman	25–22	Lounge Hall, Nottingham and Kettering
1935	Joe Davis	Willie Smith	28–21	Thurston’s Hall, London
1936	Joe Davis	Horace Lindrum	34–27	Thurston’s Hall, London
1937	Joe Davis	Horace Lindrum	32–29	Thurston’s Hall, London
1938	Joe Davis	Sidney Smith	37–24	Thurston’s Hall, London
1939	Joe Davis	Sidney Smith	43–30	Thurston’s Hall, London
1940	Joe Davis	Fred Davis	37–36	Thurston’s Hall, London
1946	Joe Davis	Horace Lindrum	78–67	Royal Horticultural Hall, London
1947	Walter Donaldson	Fred Davis	82–63	Leicester Square Hall, London
1948	Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	84–61	Leicester Square Hall, London
1949	Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	80–65	Leicester Square Hall, London
1950	Walter Donaldson	Fred Davis	51–46	Tower Circus, Blackpool
1951	Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	58–39	Tower Circus, Blackpool
1952	Horace Lindrum^[a]	Clark McConachy	94–49	Houldsworth Hall, Manchester
1952	Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	38–35	Tower Circus, Blackpool
1953	Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	37–34	Leicester Square Hall, London
1954	Fred Davis	Walter Donaldson	45–26	Houldsworth Hall, Manchester
1955	Fred Davis	John Pulman	38–35	Tower Circus, Blackpool
1956	Fred Davis	John Pulman	38–35	Tower Circus, Blackpool
1957	John Pulman	Jackie Rea	39–34	St Helier, Jersey
1964	John Pulman	Fred Davis	19–16	Burroughes Hall, London
1964	John Pulman	Rex Williams	40–33	Burroughes Hall, London
1965	John Pulman	Fred Davis	37–36	Burroughes Hall, London
1965	John Pulman	Rex Williams	25–22	South Africa
1965	John Pulman	Fred Van Rensburg	39–12	South Africa
1966	John Pulman	Fred Davis	5–2	St George’s Hall, Liverpool
1968	John Pulman	Eddie Charlton	39–34	Co-operative Hall, Bolton
1969	John Spencer	Gary Owen	37–24	Victoria Hall, London
1970	Ray Reardon	John Pulman	37–33	Victoria Hall, London
1971	John Spencer	Warren Simpson	37–29	Chevron Hotel, Sydney, Australia
1972	Alex Higgins	John Spencer	37–32	Selly Park British Legion, Birmingham
1973	Ray Reardon	Eddie Charlton	38–32	City Exhibition Hall, Manchester
1974	Ray Reardon	Graham Miles	22–12	Belle Vue, Manchester
1975	Ray Reardon	Eddie Charlton	31–30	Nunawading Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Australia
1976	Ray Reardon	Alex Higgins	27–16	Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester
1977	John Spencer	Cliff Thorburn	25–21	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1978	Ray Reardon	Perrie Mans	25–18	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1979	Terry Griffiths	Dennis Taylor	24–16	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1980	Cliff Thorburn	Alex Higgins	18–16	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1981	Steve Davis	Doug Mountjoy	18–12	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1982	Alex Higgins	Ray Reardon	18–15	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1983	Steve Davis	Cliff Thorburn	18–6	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1984	Steve Davis	Jimmy White	18–16	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1985	Dennis Taylor	Steve Davis	18–17	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1986	Joe Johnson	Steve Davis	18–12	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1987	Steve Davis	Joe Johnson	18–14	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1988	Steve Davis	Terry Griffiths	18–11	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1989	Steve Davis	John Parrott	18–3	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1990	Stephen Hendry	Jimmy White	18–12	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1991	John Parrott	Jimmy White	18–11	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1992	Stephen Hendry	Jimmy White	18–14	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1993	Stephen Hendry	Jimmy White	18–5	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1994	Stephen Hendry	Jimmy White	18–17	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1995	Stephen Hendry	Nigel Bond	18–9	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1996	Stephen Hendry	Peter Ebdon	18–12	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1997	Ken Doherty	Stephen Hendry	18–12	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1998	John Higgins	Ken Doherty	18–12	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
1999	Stephen Hendry	Mark Williams	18–11	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2000	Mark Williams	Matthew Stevens	18–16	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2001	Ronnie O’Sullivan	John Higgins	18–14	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2002	Peter Ebdon	Stephen Hendry	18–17	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2003	Mark Williams	Ken Doherty	18–16	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2004	Ronnie O’Sullivan	Graeme Dott	18–8	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2005	Shaun Murphy	Matthew Stevens	18–16	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2006	Graeme Dott	Peter Ebdon	18–14	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2007	John Higgins	Mark Selby	18–13	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2008	Ronnie O’Sullivan	Ali Carter	18–8	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2009	John Higgins	Shaun Murphy	18–9	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2010	Neil Robertson	Graeme Dott	18–13	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2011	John Higgins	Judd Trump	18–15	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2012	Ronnie O’Sullivan	Ali Carter	18–11	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2013	Ronnie O’Sullivan	Barry Hawkins	18–12	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2014	Mark Selby	Ronnie O’Sullivan	18–14	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2015	Stuart Bingham	Shaun Murphy	18–15	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2016	Mark Selby	Ding Junhui	18–14	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2017	Mark Selby	John Higgins	18-15	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2018	Mark Williams	John Higgins	18-16	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2019	Judd Trump	John Higgins	18-9	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

Joe Davis 15 World Championships

Una carrera intachable de 15 títulos de Campeón del Mundo, así como 12 nuevos récords de breaks (incluyendo la primera centena en 1.930 y el primer 147 en competición en 1.955), Davis siempre será recordado como uno de los grandes de todos los tiempos del snooker.

A continuación podréis comprobar el historial de Joe Davis:

http://spainprosnooker.es/joe-davis/

Tras el dominio de Joe Davis, cogió el relevo su hermano, Fred Davis (3 títulos oficiales) y John Pulman (7 títulos oficiales) con 8 coronas de campeón del mundo para cada uno, este último de forma consecutiva.

A continuación podréis comprobar el historial de Fred Davis Y John Pulman:

http://spainprosnooker.es/fred-davis/

http://spainprosnooker.es/john-pulman/

Tras el dominio de John Pulman, llegó el turno del John Spencer, que se hizo con el último título de la década de los sesenta (1969).

Ray Reardon, sería el gran protagonista de la década de los setenta, con seis títulos de campeón del mundo, dos de ellos en el Teatro Crucible de Sheffield.

A continuación podréis comprobar el historial de Ray Reardon:

http://spainprosnooker.es/ray-reardon/