The All-Star World Championship: Results
The people have voted, selecting their 16 favourite first-round matches; eight second-round matches; four quarter finals; two semi-finals; and a final. Ties were settled by using my 'Top 125 matches of all-time' list. This is the final line-up, with eight matches from the '80s; four from the '90s; 10 from the '00s; and nine from the '10s.
First round:
1984: Neal Foulds 10-9 Alex Higgins
1985: Steve Davis 10-8 Neal Foulds
1987: Joe Johnson 10-9 Eugene Hughes
1989: Stephen Hendry 10-9 Gary Wilkinson
1994: Nigel Bond 10-9 Cliff Thorburn
1999: Stephen Hendry 10-8 Paul Hunter
2000: David Gray 10-9 Ronnie O'Sullivan
2001: Joe Swail 10-9 Shaun Storey
2003: Ken Doherty 10-9 Shaun Murphy
2005: Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-9 Stephen Maguire
2006: Nigel Bond 10-9 Stephen Hendry
2010: Stephen Hendry 10-9 Zhang Anda
2011: Judd Trump 10-8 Neil Robertson
2013: Dechawat Poomjaeng 10-9 Stephen Maguire
2017: Marco Fu 10-9 Luca Brecel
2019: James Cahill 10-8 Ronnie O'Sullivan
Second round:
1983: Cliff Thorburn 13-12 Terry Griffiths
1983: Tony Knowles 13-12 Ray Reardon
1988: Jimmy White 13-12 Stephen Hendry
2001: Joe Swail 13-12 Mark Williams
2003: Ken Doherty 13-12 Graeme Dott
2010: Steve Davis 13-11 John Higgins
2010: Neil Robertson 13-12 Martin Gould
2016: Barry Hawkins 13-12 Ronnie O'Sullivan
Quarter-finals:
1996: Ronnie O’Sullivan 13-12 John Higgins
2002: Stephen Hendry 13-12 Ken Doherty
2009: John Higgins 13-12 Mark Selby
2018: John Higgins 13-12 Judd Trump
Semi-finals:
1999: Stephen Hendry 17-13 Ronnie O’Sullivan
2003: Ken Doherty 17-16 Paul Hunter
Final:
1985: Dennis Taylor 18-17 Steve Davis
First round:
1984: Neal Foulds 10-9 Alex Higgins
1985: Steve Davis 10-8 Neal Foulds
1987: Joe Johnson 10-9 Eugene Hughes
1989: Stephen Hendry 10-9 Gary Wilkinson
1994: Nigel Bond 10-9 Cliff Thorburn
1999: Stephen Hendry 10-8 Paul Hunter
2000: David Gray 10-9 Ronnie O'Sullivan
2001: Joe Swail 10-9 Shaun Storey
2003: Ken Doherty 10-9 Shaun Murphy
2005: Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-9 Stephen Maguire
2006: Nigel Bond 10-9 Stephen Hendry
2010: Stephen Hendry 10-9 Zhang Anda
2011: Judd Trump 10-8 Neil Robertson
2013: Dechawat Poomjaeng 10-9 Stephen Maguire
2017: Marco Fu 10-9 Luca Brecel
2019: James Cahill 10-8 Ronnie O'Sullivan
Second round:
1983: Cliff Thorburn 13-12 Terry Griffiths
1983: Tony Knowles 13-12 Ray Reardon
1988: Jimmy White 13-12 Stephen Hendry
2001: Joe Swail 13-12 Mark Williams
2003: Ken Doherty 13-12 Graeme Dott
2010: Steve Davis 13-11 John Higgins
2010: Neil Robertson 13-12 Martin Gould
2016: Barry Hawkins 13-12 Ronnie O'Sullivan
Quarter-finals:
1996: Ronnie O’Sullivan 13-12 John Higgins
2002: Stephen Hendry 13-12 Ken Doherty
2009: John Higgins 13-12 Mark Selby
2018: John Higgins 13-12 Judd Trump
Semi-finals:
1999: Stephen Hendry 17-13 Ronnie O’Sullivan
2003: Ken Doherty 17-16 Paul Hunter
Final:
1985: Dennis Taylor 18-17 Steve Davis
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