# Artistic Billiards World Championship

The Artistic Billiards World Championship is a carom billiards tournament in the discipline of artistic billiards, organized by the Confédération International de Billard Artistique.
Raymond Steylaerts of Belgium won the tournament six times, more than any other player.

## List of champions

The winners have mainly been European, and more commonly Belgian.
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1937 | Paris | August Tiedtke | Richard Kron | René Vingerhoedt |
| 1939 | Marseille | René Vingerhoedt | M. van de Kerckhove | Richard Kron |
| 1957 | Murcia | Joaquín Domingo | Roger de Becker | Francisco Munte |
| 1963 | Lyon | Joaquín Domingo | Raymond Steylaerts | Francisco Munte |
| 1966 | Madrid | Joaquín Domingo | Carlos Tosi | Raymond Steylaerts |
| 1970 | La Plata | Raymond Steylaerts | Carlos Tosi | Ricardo Fernández |
| 1972 | Deurne | Léo Corin | Claudio Nadal | Raymond Steylaerts |
| 1973 | Lyon | Léo Corin | Ricardo Fernández | Raymond Steylaerts |
| 1974 | Sint-Niklaas | Ricardo Fernández | Florent de Jonghe | Léo Corin |
| 1975 | Mol | Léo Corin | Valentín Almerich | Joaquín Domingo |
| 1979 | Den Haag | Raymond Steylaerts | Ricardo Fernández | Léo Corin |
| 1980 | Maubeuge | Raymond Steylaerts | Léo Corin | Cees van Oosterhout |
| 1983 | Paris | Léo Corin | Ricardo Fernández | Roberto Rojas |
| 1984 | Heeswijk-Dinther | Raymond Steylaerts | Jean Bessems | Léo Corin |
| 1985 | Sluis | Jean Bessems | Francis Connesson | Maurice Coyret |
| 1986 | Acapulco | Raymond Steylaerts | Tadashi Mashida | Frans Belderbos |
| 1987 | Mönchengladbach | Raymond Steylaerts | Jean Reverchon | Jean Bessems |
| 1988 | Stockerau | Jean Bessems | Léo Corin | Jan Brunnekreef |
| 1990 | Barcelona | Jean Reverchon | Roberto Rojas | Xavier Fonellosa |
| 1991 | Bad Bergzabern | Frans Belderbos | Madou Touré | Andreas Horvath |
| 1992 | Épernay | Jean Reverchon | Xavier Fonellosa | Andreas Horvath |
| 1993 | Grubbenvorst | Xavier Fonellosa | Thomas Ahrens | Jean Reverchon |
| 1995 | Zaragoza | Xavier Fonellosa | Jean Reverchon | Raymond Steylaerts |
| 1996 | Pithiviers | Jean Reverchon | Xavier Fonellosa | Ger Holka |
| 2002 | Faches-Thumesnil | Roberto Rojas | Thomas Ahrens | Xavier Fonellosa |
| 2002 | Faches-Thumesnil | Roberto Rojas | Thomas Ahrens | Jaume Norberto |
| 2006 | Amsterdam | Sander Jonen | Walter Bax | Madou Touré |
| 2006 | Amsterdam | Sander Jonen | Walter Bax | Thomas Ahrens |
| 2008 | Schelle | Hacı Arap Yaman | Xavier Fonellosa | Ruud de Vos |
| 2008 | Schelle | Hacı Arap Yaman | Xavier Fonellosa | Serdar Gümüş |
| 2009 | Kastamonu | Eric Daelman | Hacı Arap Yaman | Walter Bax |
| 2009 | Kastamonu | Eric Daelman | Hacı Arap Yaman | Martin van Rhee |
| 2011 | Florange | Sander Jonen | Bernd Singer | Nobuyasu Sakai |
| 2011 | Florange | Sander Jonen | Bernd Singer | Walter Bax |
| 2012 | Samsun | Serdar Gümüş | Erik Vijverberg | Hacı Arap Yaman |
| 2012 | Samsun | Serdar Gümüş | Erik Vijverberg | Eric Daelman |
| 2023 | Ankara | David González | Kevin Tran | Barış Çin |
| 2023 | Ankara | David González | Kevin Tran | Thomas Ahrens |
| 2024 | Ankara | Hacı Arap Yaman | Barış Çin | Serdar Gümüş |
| 2024 | Ankara | Hacı Arap Yaman | Barış Çin | Héctor Cuadrado |