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 amd Emma Cunningham from Northern Ireland have won 4 times whileAmy Beauchamp from England has won the event on three occasions.
History Men's YearLocationWinnerScoreRunner-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 Chris Melling (1) 11 : 10 Rob McKenna 2002 Jason Twist (2) 11 : 9 Yannick Beaufils 2003 Chris Melling (2) 11 : 7 Jason Twist 2004 Mick Hill (1) 11 : 9 Darren Appleton 2005 Gareth Potts (1) 11 : 7 Chris Melling 2006 Mark Selby 11 : 7 Darren Appleton 2007 Gareth Potts (2) 11 : 5 Mick Hill 2008 Gareth Potts (3) 11 : 4 Jason Twist 2009 Phil Harrison 11 : 7 Mick Hill 2010 Mick Hill (2) 11 : 8 Gareth Potts 2011 Adam Davis 11 : 9 Phil Harrison 2012 John Roe 11 : 7 Lee Kendall 2013 Tom Cousins (1) 11 : 10 Craig Waddingham 2014 Tom Cousins (2) 11 : 7 Giuseppe d’Imperio 2015 Mick Hill (3) 11 : 5 Nigel Clarke 2016 Shaun Chipperfield 11 : 4 Karl Sutton 2017 Mick Hill (4) 11 : 6 Phil Harrison 2018 Mick Hill (5) 11 : 8 Phil Harrison 2019 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 Giuseppe D'Imperio 11 : 8 Declan Brennan 2026 Marrakesh Ranking RankWinnerTitlesRunner-up1 Mick Hill622 Gareth Potts313 Jason Twist234 Rob McKenna21 Chris Melling216 Tom Cousins20 Ronan McCarthy208 Phil Harrison139 Carl Morris1110 Shaun Chipperfield10 Adam Davis10 Greg Farren10 Quinten Hann10 John Roe10 Mark Selby10 Daz Ward10 Kevin Wright10 Clayton Castaldi10 Giuseppe D'Imperio10
Women's Source WEPF Roll of Honour YearLocationWinnerScoreRunner-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 Sue Thompson (3) 8:5 Linda Leadbitter 2001 Lisa Quick (2) 8:6 Linda Leadbitter 2002 Sue Thompson (4) 8:3 Lisa Quick 2003 Sue Thompson (5) 8:3 Lisa Quick 2004 Sue Thompson (6) 8:2 Emma Cunningham 2005 Emma Cunningham (1) 8:5 Sue Thompson 2006 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 Emma Cunningham (2) 8:2 Renata Delahunty 2012 Sue Thompson (11) 8:3 Sharon Wright 2013 Emma Cunningham (3) 8:4 Barbara Taylor 2014 Kirsty Davies 8:6 Emma Wilkinson 2015 Amy Beauchamp (1) 8:4 Emma Wilkinson 2016 Sabrilla Brunet 8:4 Amy Beauchamp 2017 Amy Beauchamp (2) 8:1 Kerry Griffiths 2018 Barbara Taylor 8:7 Sharon James 2019 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 Emma Cunningham (4) 8:6 Colette Henrikson 2026 Marrakesh Ranking RankWinnerTitlesRunner-up1 Sue Thompson114 2 Emma Cunningham453 Linda Leadbitter444 Amy Beauchamp315 Lisa Quick22 Barbara Taylor227 Kirsty Davies118 Lynette Horsburgh10 Sabrilla Brunet10 Marion Jude10 Tasneem Solomons10
Junior (U20 for 2022 due to COVID 19) YearLocationWinnerScoreRunner-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 Darren Matthew 7:3 Marcus Phillips 2002 Darren Matthew 7:5 Gary Clark 2003 Darren Matthew 7:3 Thomas Morrow 2004 Jordan Church 7:3 Richard Twomey 2005 Jordan Church 7:4 Stephen Dempsey 2006 Pat McCarron 8:4 Sam Jeffrey 2007 Sean Conway Unknown 2008 Paul McGuire Unknown 2009 Ben Clark Unknown 2010 Frank Costello Unknown 2011 Frank Costello 8:5 Joe O’Connor 2012 Joe O’Connor 8:7 Callum Singleton 2013 Carl Martin 8:7 Joe O’Connor 2014 Carl Martin 8:5 Adam Maher 2015 Aaron Davies 8:4 Nathan Ellis 2016 Matthew Curwood 8:6 Scott Muscat 2017 Cormac Kerr 8:6 Ben Doyle 2018 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 Jaden Billingham 8:4 Cassiem Abrahams 2026 Marrakesh
Ranking RankWinnerTitles1 Darren Matthew32 Jordan Church2 Frank Costello2 Carl Martin2 Jaden Billingham2
U-23 (until 2014 U-21 ) (For 2022 U-25 due to COVID 19) YearLocationWinnerScoreRunner-up 2011 Blackpool Ashley Radford 8:7 Ryan Fleming 2012 Ryan Davie 8:6 Glen Hannibal 2013 Michael Hope 8:2 Giuseppe d’Imperio 2014 Giuseppe d’Imperio 8:7 Amine Amiri 2015 Ben Fortey 8:6 Luke Bowry 2016 Giuseppe d’Imperio 8:4 Aaron Davies 2017 Callum Singleton 8:7 Craig Lauder 2018 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 Sean Walsh 8:6 Sean Dempsey 2026 Marrakesh
Ranking RankWinnerTitlesRunner-up1 Giuseppe d’Imperio21 Luke Gilbert213 Ryan Davie10 Ben Fortey10 Michael Hope10 Cormac Kerr10 Ashley Radford10 Callum Singleton10 Scott Muscat10 Joshua Traynor10 Sean Walsh10
Senior's YearLocationWinnerScoreRunner-up 2011 Blackpool Tony Kay 8:6 Terry Bond 2012 Keith Brewer 8:0 Peter Golding 2013 Stacey Vine 8:2 Don Colbert 2014 Keith Brewer 8:3 Steven Gray 2015 Steven Gray 8:6 Keith Brewer 2016 Keith Brewer 8:1 Marcel Micallef 2017 Steve Chambers 8:6 Shaun Eaton-Lees 2018 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 Eddie Barker 8:5 Lee Kendall 2026 Marrakesh
Ranking RankWinnerTitlesRunner-up1 Keith Brewer412 Stacey Vine203 Steven Gray114 Steve Chambers10 Tony Kay10 Christ Mills10 James Pheely10 Paddy Clarke10 Eddie Barker10
Wheelchair YearLocationWinnerScoreRunner-up 2008 Blackpool Tony Southern 5:4 Frankie Gillen 2009 Unknown Unknown 2010 Unknown Unknown 2011 Unknown Unknown 2012 Unknown Unknown 2013 Aslam Abubaker 5:1 Stephen Pettinato 2014 Dave Beaumont 5:0 Theresa Sheridan 2015 Dave Beaumont 5:4 Ryan Kisten 2016 Aslam Abubaker 5:2 Dave Beaumont 2017 Aslam Abubaker 5:1 Dave Beaumont 2018 Dave Beaumont 5:3 Aslam Abubaker 2019 Aslam Abubaker 5:4 Dave Beaumont 2022 Killarney Roy Kimberley 5:4 Dave Beaumont 2025 Ennis Eddie MaGowan 5:3 Kevin Flynn 2026 Marrakesh
Ranking RankWinnerTitles1 Aslam Abubaker4 Dave Beaumont42 Tony Southern1 Roy Kimberley1 Eddie MaGowan1
Over 60's YearLocationWinnerScoreRunner-up 2022 Killarney Nick Burton 7:5 Michael Fortune 2023 Agadir Paul Waterfield 7:3 Nick Burton 2024 Blackpool Will Doidge 7:5 Derek Tolliday 2025 Ennis Russell Burgess 7:5 Joe Connolly 2026 Marrakesh
Ranking RankWinnerTitles1 Nick Burton1 Paul Waterfield 1 Will Doidge1 Russell Burgess1
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