This article is a list of professional world champions in the pocket billiards (pool) cue sport known as eight-ball, and its variations.
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This section lists world champions in the internationally-standardized game of eight-ball, as played by professionals around the world.
The following is a list of PoolMeister Champions.
| Year | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
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| 2010 | Benjamintje Maes | Belgium | Tommeke Pallini | Italy |
The following is a list of WPA World Eight-ball Champions, held in Fujairah, UAE and sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association.
| Year | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
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| 2011 | Dennis Orcollo (1) | Philippines | Niels Feijen | Netherlands |
| 2010 | Karl Boyes (1) | United Kingdom | Niels Feijen | Netherlands |
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| 2008 | Ralf Souquet (1) | Germany | Ronato Alcano | Philippines |
| 2007 | Ronato Alcano (1) | Philippines | Dennis Orcollo | Philippines |
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| 2005 | Wu Chia-ching (1) | Chinese Taipei | Nick van den Berg | Netherlands |
| 2004 | Efren Reyes (1) | Philippines | Marlon Manalo | Philippines |
The following is a list of PBT World Eight-ball Champions.
| Year | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
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| 2000 | Efren Reyes (3) | Philippines | Mika Immonen | Finland |
| 1996 | Efren Reyes (2) | Philippines | Jimmy Wetch | United States |
| 1995 | Efren Reyes (1) | Philippines | Earl Strickland | United States |
This section lists world champions in the recently world-standardized eight-ball variant blackball, and its older competing-standards versions (usually referred to as "eight-ball pool") played at the amateur and semi-professional levels in Commonwealth countries and a few European nations.
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 |
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| 2010 | Limoges, France | Jayson Shaw [1] | Scotland | Sébastien Ramier | France |
| 2008 | Mbabane, Swaziland | Wetsi Morake (1) [2] [3] | South Africa | Yulan Govender | South Africa |
| 2006 | Cork, Ireland | Andy Lucas (1) | England | Simon Ward | Wales |
The following is a list of PPPO World Eight-ball Champions, sanctioned by the EUKPF (European and UK Pool Federation) and PPPO (Professional Pool Players Organization). 2005 was the last time the championship was held, as the EUKPF was then renamed to EBA (European Blackball Association) and amalgamated under the umbrella of the WPA (World Pool-Billiard Association).
| Date | Location | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
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| 2005 | Bridlington, UK | Ben Davies (1) [4] | Wales | Derek Murphy | Scotland |
| 2004 | Bridlington, UK | Andy Lucas (1) [5] [6] | England | Rob Hill | England |
| 2003 | Bridlington, UK | Rob Hill (1) [7] | England | Antz Morrison | Scotland |
| 2002 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands | Steve Sanders (1) [8] | England | Andy Lucas | England |
| 1996 | Morecambe, UK | Pat Holtz (1) [9] | Scotland | Ross McInnes | Scotland |
The following is a list of WEPF Eight-ball Pool World Champions, sanctioned by the World Eight-ball Pool Federation.
| Date | Location | Winner | Runner-up |
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| 2010 (June 30 – July 8) | Blackpool, UK | Mick Hill (2) | Gareth Potts (3) |
| 2009 (June 27 – July 9) | Phil Harrison | Mick Hill | |
| 2008 (June 29 – July 10) | Gareth Potts (3) | Jason Twist | |
| 2007 | Gareth Potts (2) | Mick Hill | |
| 2006 (June 5–June 15) | Mark Selby | Darren Appleton | |
| 2005 (June 2–9) | Gareth Potts | Chris Melling | |
| 2004 (May 27 – June 4) | Mick Hill | Darren Appleton | |
| 2003 (May 23–31) | Chris Melling (2) | Jason Twist | |
| 2002 | Jason Twist (2) | Yannick Beaufils | |
| 2001 | Chris Melling | Rob McKenna | |
| 2000 | Jason Twist | Carl Morris | |
| 1999 | Quinten Hann | Terry Hunt | |
| 1998 | Carl Morris | Keith Brewer | |
| 1997 | Rob McKenna (2) | Lee Kendall | |
| 1996 | Greg Farren | Tony Holgate | |
| 1995 | Daz Ward | Jason Twist | |
| 1994 | Rob McKenna | ||
| 1993 | Kevin Wright | Nigel Davis |
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