The 2011 IBSF World Billiards Championships will be held in the Ivy Rooms, Carlow from the 23rd of August to the 1st of September and will see the World’s top billiard cueists battle it out for the title.
The likes of Pankaj Advani, Geet Setti, Peter Gilcrest and Mike Russell are all expected to attend and compete alongside our own players and more for the prestigious title.
We will bring you much more info on the event closer to the date as well as the full line up for the event which will sure to be a fantastic 10 days play in Carlow in both the timed and points versions of the sport.
Below is a list of all the previous IBSF World Billiards Champions and finalists which includes all the players we mentioned.
| Year | Venue | Winner | Country | Runner-up | Country | Score |
| 2010 | India (timed) | Mike Russell | England | Peter Gilchrist | Singapore | 4120-784 |
| 2010 | India (points) | Mike Russell | England | Pankaj Advani | India | 6-0 |
| 2008 | India (timed) | Pankaj Advani | India | Devendra Joshi | India | 2368-2020 |
| 2008 | India (points) | Pankaj Advani | India | Geet Sethi | India | 6-1 (150up) |
| 2007 | Singapore (timed) | Pankaj Advani | India | Dhruv Sitwala | India | 1946-1488 |
| 2007 | Singapore (points) | Rupesh Shah | India | Ashok Shandilya | India | 6-4 (150up) |
| 2005 | Malta | Pankaj Advani | India | Geet Sethi | India | 2242-1717 |
| 2003 | India | Lee Lagan | England | Geet Sethi | India | 6-5 (150up) |
| 2002 | Australia (timed) | Mike Russell | England | Geet Sethi | India | 2438-1499 |
| 2002 | Australia (points) | Ashok Shandilya | India | Praprut Chaithanasakun | Thailand | 11-9 (50up) |
| 2001 | New Zealand | Geet Sethi | India | Ashok Shandilya | India | 3484-1289 |
| 2000 | England | Chris Shutt | England | Roxton Chapman | England | 11-9 (50up) |
| 1999 | Ireland | Praput Chaithanasakun | Thailand | Paul Bennett | England | 3201-1657 |
| 1998 | Australia | Robby Foldvari | Australia | Praprut Chaithanasakun | Thailand | 1869-1439 |
| 1997 | Malta | Joe Grech | Malta | Ashok Shandilya | India | 2895-2836 |
| 1990 | Bangalore | Manoj Kothari | India | Ashok Shandilya | India | 2890-2422 |
| 1987 | Belfast | Geet Sethi | India | Joe Grech | Malta | 4846-3256 |
| 1985 | Dublin | Geet Sethi | India | Robert Marshall | Australia | 3809-2453 |
| 1983 | Malta | Michael Ferreira | India | Subhash Agrawal | India | 3933-2744 |
| 1981 | Delhi | Michael Ferreira | India | Norman Dagley | England | 2725-2631 |
| 1979 | Sri Lanka | Paul Mifsud | Malta | Norman Dagley | England | 2943-2152 |
| 1977 | Melbourne | Michael Ferreira | India | Bob Close | England | 2683-2564 |
| 1975 | Auckland | Norman Dagley | England | Michael Ferreira | India | 3385-2268 |
| 1973 | Bombay | Mohammed Lafir | Sri Lanka | Satish Mohan | India | Round Robin |
| 1971 | Malta | Norman Dagley | England | Mannie Francisco | South Africa | Round Robin |
| 1969 | London | Jack Karnehm | England | Michael Ferreira | India | Round Robin |
| 1967 | Colombo | Leslie Driffield | England | Mohammed J M Lafir | Sri Lanka | Round Robin |
| 1964 | Pukekohe | Wilson Jones | India | Jack Karnehm | England | Round Robin |
| 1962 | Perth | Robert (Bob) Marshall | Australia | Wilson Jones | India | 3623-2891 |
| 1960 | Edinburgh | Herbert Beetham | England | Jim Long | Australia | Round Robin |
| 1958 | Calcutta | Wilson Jones | India | Leslie Driffield | England | Round Robin |
| 1954 | Sydney | Tom Cleary | Australia | Robert (Bob) Marshall | Australia | Round Robin |
| 1952 | Calcutta | Leslie Driffield | England | Robert (Bob) Marshall | Australia | Round Robin |
| 1951 | London | Robert (Bob) Marshall | Australia | Frank Edwards | England | Round Robin |
| 1938 | Melbourne | Robert (Bob) Marshall | Australia | Kingsley Kennerley | England | Round Robin |
| 1936 | Johannesburg | Robert (Bob) Marshall | Australia | Allan Prior | South Africa | Round Robin |
| 1935 | London | Horace Coles | Wales | J McGhie | Scotland | Round Robin |
| 1933 | London | Sydney Lee | England | Tom Jones | Wales | Round Robin |
| 1931 | Sydney | Laurie Steeples | England | Sydney Lee | England | Round Robin |
| 1929 | Johannesburg | Les Hayes | Australia | Allan Prior | South Africa | Round Robin |
| 1927 | London | Allan Prior | South Africa | Horace Coles | Wales | Round Robin |
| 1926 | London | Joe Earlam | England | George Shailer | Australia | Round Robin |
