# List of WPA World Nine-ball champions

The World Nine-ball Championships are held annually, and are sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association. Events have been held for boys and women, and for the main world championships since this time, with a girl's tournament being created in 2004. In 2013, the men's championship was changed from being inclusive for all to a men's only event. From 2021, the main tournament became all inclusive once again, while the women's event was discontinued. In 1999, two men's tournaments were held, with one being run by the World Pool Association, held in Spain, and the other not recognised, held in Wales and known as the 1999 World Pool Championship. However, both events were later recognised as official world championships for the year of 1999.

## Men's champions

List of WPA World Nine-ball Men's Championship winners :
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Location |
| 1990 | Earl Strickland (USA) | Jeff Carter (USA) | 3–1 | Bergheim, Germany |
| 1991 | Earl Strickland (USA) | Nick Varner (USA) | 9–7 | Las Vegas, United States |
| 1992 | Johnny Archer (USA) | Bobby Hunter (USA) | 13–12 | Taipei, Taiwan |
| 1993 | Chao Fong-pang (TPE) | Thomas Hasch (GER) | 2–0 | Königswinter, Germany |
| 1994 | Takeshi Okumura (JPN) | Yasunari Itsuzaki (JPN) | 9–6 | Chicago, United States |
| 1995 | Oliver Ortmann (GER) | Dallas West (USA) | 11–9 | Taipei, Taiwan |
| 1996 | Ralf Souquet (GER) | Tom Storm (SWE) | 11–1 | Borlänge, Sweden |
| 1997 | Johnny Archer (USA) | Lee Kun-fang (TPE) | 9–3 | Chicago, United States |
| 1998 | Kunihiko Takahashi (JPN) | Johnny Archer (USA) | 13–3 | Taipei, Taiwan |
| 1999 | Efren Reyes (PHI) | Chang Hao-ping (TPE) | 17–8 | Cardiff, Wales |
| 1999 | Nick Varner (USA) | Jeremy Jones (USA) | 13–8 | Alicante, Spain |
| 2000 | Chao Fong-pang (TPE) | Ismael Paez (MEX) | 17–6 | Cardiff, Wales |
| 2001 | Mika Immonen (FIN) | Ralf Souquet (GER) | 17–10 | Cardiff, Wales |
| 2002 | Earl Strickland (USA) | Francisco Bustamante (PHI) | 17–15 | Cardiff, Wales |
| 2003 | Thorsten Hohmann (GER) | Alex Pagulayan (PHI) | 17–10 | Cardiff, Wales |
| 2004 | Alex Pagulayan (PHI) | Chang Pei-wei (TPE) | 17–13 | Taipei, Taiwan |
| 2005 | Wu Jia-qing (TPE) | Kuo Po-cheng (TPE) | 17–16 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| 2006 | Ronnie Alcano (PHI) | Ralf Souquet (GER) | 17–11 | Pasay, Philippines |
| 2007 | Daryl Peach (GBR) | Roberto Gomez (PHI) | 17–15 | Quezon City, Philippines |
| 2008–2009: No tournament |||||
| 2010 | Francisco Bustamante (PHI) | Kuo Po-cheng (TPE) | 13–7 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2011 | Yukio Akakariyama (JPN) | Ronnie Alcano (PHI) | 13–11 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2012 | Darren Appleton (GBR) | Li Hewen (CHN) | 13–12 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2013 | Thorsten Hohmann (GER) | Antonio Gabica (PHI) | 13–7 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2014 | Niels Feijen (NED) | Albin Ouschan (AUT) | 13–10 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2015 | Ko Pin-yi (TPE) | Shane Van Boening (USA) | 13–11 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2016 | Albin Ouschan (AUT) | Shane Van Boening (USA) | 13–6 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2017 | Carlo Biado (PHI) | Roland Garcia (PHI) | 13–5 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2018 | Joshua Filler (GER) | Carlo Biado (PHI) | 13–10 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2019 | Fedor Gorst (RUS) | Chang Jung-lin (TPE) | 13–11 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2020: No tournament |||||
| 2021 | Albin Ouschan (AUT) | Omar Al-Shaheen (KWT) | 13–9 | Milton Keynes, England |
| 2022 | Shane Van Boening (USA) | Albin Ouschan (AUT) | 13–6 | Milton Keynes, England |
| 2023 | Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (ESP) | Mohammad Soufi (SYR) | 13–10 | Kielce, Poland |
| 2024 | Fedor Gorst (USA) | Eklent Kaçi (ALB) | 15–14 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |

## Women's champions

| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Location |
| 1990 | Robin Bell | LoreeJon Ogonowski-Brown | Bergheim, Germany |
| 1991 | Robin Bell (2) | JoAnn Mason | Las Vegas, United States |
| 1992 | Franziska Stark | Vivian Villarreal | Taipei, Taiwan |
| 1993 | LoreeJon Ogonowski-Brown | Jeanette Lee | Königswinter, Germany |
| 1994 | Ewa Laurance | Jeanette Lee | Chicago, United States |
| 1995 | Gerda Hofstatter | Vivian Villarreal | Taipei, Taiwan |
| 1996 | Allison Fisher | Jeanette Lee | Borlänge, Sweden |
| 1997 | Allison Fisher (2) | Jennifer Chen | Chicago, United States |
| 1998 | Allison Fisher (3) | Franziska Stark | Taipei, Taiwan |
| 1999 | Liu Shin-mei | Allison Fisher | Alicante, Spain |
| 2000 | Julie Kelly | Karen Corr | Quebec City, Canada |
| 2001 | Allison Fisher (4) | Karen Corr | Amagasaki, Japan |
| 2002 | Liu Shin-mei (2) | Karen Corr | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| 2004 | Kim Ga-young | Liu Shin-mei | Rankweil, Austria |
| 2006 | Kim Ga-young (2) | Liu Shin-mei | Taipei, Taiwan |
| 2007 | Pan Xiaoting | Rubilen Amit | Taoyuan, Taiwan |
| 2008 | Lin Yuan-chun | Kim Ga-young | Taipei, Taiwan |
| 2009 | Liu Shasha | Karen Corr | Shenyang, China |
| 2010 | Fu Xiaofang | Allison Fisher | Shenyang, China |
| 2011 | Bi Zhu Qing | Chen Siming | Shenyang, China |
| 2012 | Kelly Fisher | Fu Xiaofang | Shenyang, China |
| 2013 | Han Yu | Lin Yuan-chun | Shenyang, China |
| 2014 | Liu Shasha (2) | Chen Siming | Guilin, China |
| 2015 | Liu Shasha (3) | Jasmin Ouschan | Guilin, China |
| 2016 | Han Yu (2) | Chihiro Kawahara | Emeishan City, China |
| 2017 | Chen Siming | Pan Xiaoting | Chengmai County, China |
| 2018 | Han Yu (3) | Wang Xiaotong | Sanya, China |
| 2019 | Kelly Fisher (2) | Jasmin Ouschan | Sanya, China |
| 2023 | Chou Chieh-yu | Allison Fisher | New Jersey, United States |
| 2024 | Rubilen Amit | Chen Siming | Hamilton, New Zealand |

## Junior champions

The first Junior Championships played since 1992 for boys, and a girls' division played since 2004.

### Under-19
#### Boys

| Year | Dates | Location | Winner | Runner-up |
| 1992 | April 1-5 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hsia Hui-kai | Michael Coltrain |
| 1993 | December 7-12 | Königswinter, Germany | Hsia Hui-kai (2) | Hsieh-Chun wang |
| 1994 | November 2-6 | Chicago, United States | Jørn Kjølaas | Andreas Rindler |
| 1995 | November 15-19 | Taipei, Taiwan | Huang Kung-chang | Alexander Dremsizis |
| 1996 | October 23-27 | Borlänge, Sweden | Huang Kung-chang (2) | Andreas Rindler |
| 1997 | October 1–5 | Chicago, United States | Christian Goteman | Chi Hsiang-chuang |
| 1998 | November 11–15 | Taipei, Taiwan | Lu Hui-chan | Atthasit Mahitthi |
| 1999 | December 5–12 | Alicante, Spain | Lu Hui-chan (2) | John Vassalos |
| 2000 | November 14–19 | Quebec City, Canada | Dimitri Jungo | Brian Naithani |
| 2001 | November 17–19 | Amagasaki, Japan | Brian Naithani | Chang Jung-lin |
| 2002 | July 3–7 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Chen Ying-chieh | Shane Hennen |
| 2003 | November 18–23 | Willingen, Germany | Vilmos Földes | Chang Jung-lin |
| 2004 | November 1–5 | Adelaide, Australia | Wu Yu-lun | Wu Jiaqing |
| 2005 | September 20–25 | Velden, Austria | Wu Yu-lun (2) | Hayato Hijikata |
| 2006 | November 13–17 | Sydney, Australia | Wu Yu-lun (3) | Ko Pin-yi |
| 2007 | December 12-15 | Willingen, Germany | Ko Pin-yi | Wu Yu-lun |
| 2008 | December 1–3 | Reno, United States | Ko Pin-yi (2) | Jerico Banares |
| 2009 | November 16–22 | Shenyang, China | Ruslan Chinakhov | Phil Burford |
| 2010 | Nov. 29 – Dec 1 | Reno, United States | Francisco Sanchez Ruiz | Jesse Engel |
| 2011 | September 1-3 | Kielce, Poland | Marek Kudlik | Konrad Piekarski |
| 2012 | December 5-7 | Willingen, Germany | Liu Cheng-chieh | Tobias Bongers |
| 2013 | December 9–12 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Ko Ping-chung | Sebastian Batkowski |
| 2014 | November 15–18 | Shanghai, China | Aloysius Yapp | Hsu Jui-an |
| 2015 | November 14–17 | Shanghai, China | Long Zehuang | Maksim Dudanets |
| 2016 | November 17–20 | Shanghai, China | Zheng Xiaohuai | Enkhbold Temuujin |
| 2017 | Oct. 30 – Nov 2 | Moscow, Russia | Fedor Gorst | Enkhbold Temuujin |
| 2018 | Oct. 31 – Nov 3 | Moscow, Russia | Yip Kin-ling | Robbie Capito |
| 2019 | November 21–23 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Jonas Souto | Sanjin Pehlivanovic |
| 2021 | October 4–10 | Klagenfurt, Austria | Moritz Neuhausen | Szymon Kural |
| 2022 | October 19–21 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Szymon Kural | Yuma Dörner |
| 2023 | October 19–22 | Klagenfurt, Austria | Yannick Pongers | Mika van Berkel |
| 2024 | September 5-8 | Hamilton, New Zealand | Mika van Berkel | Adrian Prasad |

#### Girls

| Year | Dates | Location | Winner | Runner-up |
| 2004 | November 1–5 | Adelaide, Australia | Zhou Meng-meng | Wu Ching |
| 2005 | September 20–25 | Velden, Austria | Jasmin Ouschan | Helen Athanasiou |
| 2006 | November 13–17 | Sydney, Australia | Mary Rakin | Anna Kostanian |
| 2007 | December 3–7 | Willingen, Germany | Mary Rakin (2) | Tina Bühnen |
| 2008 | December 1–3 | Reno, United States | Brittany Bryant | Konischi Samia |
| 2009 | November 4–7 | Managua, Nicaragua | Keng Chun-lin | Anja Wagner |
| 2010 | Nov. 29 – Dec 1 | Reno, United States | Brittany Bryant (2) | Briana Miller |
| 2011 | Aug. 31 – Sep 4 | Kielce, Poland | Oliwia Zalewska | Anastasia Nechaeva |
| 2012 | December 4–7 | Willingen, Germany | Kamila Khodjaeva | Oliwia Zalewska |
| 2013 | December 9–12 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Natasha Seroshtan | Yuki Hiraguchi |
| 2014 | November 15–18 | Shanghai, China | Liu Yu Chen | Kamila Khodjaeva |
| 2015 | November 14–17 | Shanghai, China | Chezka Centeno | Xia Yu Ying |
| 2016 | November 17–20 | Shanghai, China | Chen Chia-hua | Tsai Pei-chun |
| 2017 | Oct. 30 – Nov 2 | Moscow, Russia | Kristina Tkach | Lee Woo-jin |
| 2018 | Oct. 31 – Nov 3 | Moscow, Russia | Chen Chia-hua (2) | Seo Seoa |
| 2019 | November 21–23 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Lu Yi-hsuan | Tamami Okuda |
| 2021 | October 4–10 | Klagenfurt, Austria | Lena Primus | Kim Hye-rim |
| 2022 | October 19–21 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Xin Yu-Hong | Kim Hye-rim |
| 2023 | October 19–22 | Klagenfurt, Austria | Xin Yu-Hong (2) | Sofia Mast |
| 2024 | September 5-8 | Hamilton, New Zealand | Sofia Mast | Savannah Easton |

### Under-17
#### Boys

| Year | Dates | Location | Winner | Runner-up |
| 2014 | November 15–18 | Shanghai, China | De Jing Kong | Jeffrey Roda |
| 2015 | November 14–17 | Shanghai, China | Daniel Macioł | Zheng Xiaohuai |
| 2016 | November 17–20 | Shanghai, China | Zheng Xiaohuai | Temuujin Enkhbold |
| 2017 | Oct. 30 – Nov 2 | Moscow, Russia | Sanjin Pehlivanovic | Robbie Capito |
| 2018 | Oct. 31 – Nov 3 | Moscow, Russia | Mahkeal Parris | Emil Andre Gangflot |
| 2019 | November 21–23 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Moritz Neuhausen | Fu Huan |
| 2021 | October 4–10 | Klagenfurt, Austria | Dominik Jastrząb | Yannick Pongers |
| 2022 | October 19–21 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Karl Gnadeberg | Lang Yi Li |
| 2023 | October 19–22 | Klagenfurt, Austria | Derin Asaku Sitorus | Adrian Prasad |
| 2024 | September 5–8 | Hamilton, New Zealand | Revo Maimre | Walter Laikre |

## Wheelchair champions

| Year | Winner |
| 1999 | Bob Calderon |
| 2000 | Fred Dinsmore |
| 2002 | Jouni Tähti |
| 2003 | Henrik Larsson |
| 2004 | Chu Shou-Wei |
| 2005 | Emil Schranz |
| 2007 | Henrik Larsson (2) |
| 2008 | Aaron Aragon |
| 2009 | Jouni Tähti (2) |
| 2010 | Jouni Tähti (3) |
| 2011 | Jouni Tähti (4) |
| 2012 | Henrik Larsson (3) |
| 2013 | Jouni Tähti (5) |
| 2014 | Henrik Larsson (4) |
| 2016 | Henrik Larsson (5) |
| 2017 | Fred Dinsmore (2) |