Chinese Eight-ball World Championship

The World Chinese Eight-ball Championship (now known as the WPA World Heyball Championship) is a pool tournament in the discipline of Chinese eight-ball. The event has been held annually since 2015, first taking place in Yushan, Jiangxi in China. The tournament is one of the highest-paid pool tournaments in the world.

Results

Below is a list of results from the tournament starting from its inception in 2015.

Men

Year Location Final
Winner Score Runner-up
2015 China Yushan England Darren Appleton 21–19 England Mark Selby
2016 China Shi Hanqing 21–20 England Mick Hill
2017 China Yang Fan 21–19 China Chu Bingjie
2018 China Zheng Yubo 21–19 England Chris Melling
2019 China Zheng Yubo (2) 21–15 China Zhao Ruliang
2024 Slovenia Podčetrtek China Xui Lin 7–3 England Jack Whelan
2025 Australia Brisbane England Gareth Potts 7–4 Iran Sina Valizadeh
2026 India Pune England Gareth Potts 7–4 Wales Jordan Shepherd

Women

Year Location Final
Winner Score Runner-up
2015 China Yushan China Bai Ge 17–13 China Zhang Xiaotong
2016 China Chen Siming 17–11 England Kelly Fisher
2017 China Fu Xiaofang 17–16 China Yu Jinpeng
2018 China Han Yu 17–14 China Liu Shasha
2019 China Chen Siming (2) 17–14 China Wang Ye
2024 Slovenia Podčetrtek Thailand Waratthanun Sukritthanes 6–1 Belgium Diana Khodjaeva
2025 Australia Brisbane England Kelly Fisher 6–5 China Shi Tianqi
2026 India Pune England Kelly Fisher 5–5(5–3) Thailand Waratthanun Sukritthanes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "China Billiard World Championships". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Appleton is the First Chinese 8-Ball World Champion". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sanlig China Billiard World Championship 2016 Mens Division". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Fu and Fan Win Chinese Pool World Championships". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Gareth Potts and Kelly Fisher Crowned 2025 WPA Heyball World Champions". wpapool.com. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bai Ge Crowned World Women Chinese 8-Ball Champion". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Sanlig China Billiard World Championship 2016 Womens Division". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.