World Tournament Most Cancelled Ringers Per 1 Game & Most Four Dead Ringers                
  Men's Championship Complete Tournament Most  
  40 Point Game started 1982 Most Cancelled  
      Winner Shoes Winner Winner Opponent Total Cancelled Ringers Most Winner Opponent  
Year Winner Opponent Placed Pitched Score Ringers Ringers Ringers Rgrs. Each Both Pitchers 4-Dead %  % World Location
2023 Alan Francis (OH) Randy Zeiders (PA) 1st. 108 42-34 83 80 163 71 142 20 76.85% 74.07% Lansing, Michigan (*)
2022 Alan Francis (OH) Drew Becker (ONT-CAN) 1st. 104 41-17 94 86 180 81 162 30 90.38% 82.69% West Monroe, Louisiana (*)
2021 Alan Francis (OH) Gary Bearpaw (OK) 1st. 96 41-34 81 79 160 68 136 24 84.38% 82.29% Winnemucca, Nevada (*)
2020 WT Cancelled-Pandemic Covid-19 Virus           0   0        
2019 Dan Watson (AL) Gary Bearpaw (OK) 2nd. 82 40-30 68 66 134 56 112 16 82.93% 80.49% Wichita Falls, Texas (*)
2018 Alan Francis (OH) Brian Simmons (VT) 1st. 108 40-32 95 92 187 81 162 29 87.96% 85.19% Florence, South Carolina (*)
2017 Alan Francis (OH) Tom Williams (MI) 1st. 90 45-12 86 75 161 70 140 29 95.56% 83.33% St. George, Utah (*)
2016 Alan Francis (OH) Dan Watson (AL) 1st. 98 42-11 90 80 170 76 152 31 91.84% 81.63% Montgomery, Alabama, (*)
2015 Alan Francis (OH) Jim Walters (OH) 1st. 94 40-21 84 77 161 71 142 25 89.36% 81.91% Topeka, Kansas (*)
2014 Brian Simmons (VT) Dan Watson (AL) 2nd. 100 41-35 80 79 159 68 136 22 80.00% 79.00% Buffalo, New York (*)
2013 Alan Francis (OH) Walter Ray Williams Jr. (FL) 1st. 84 45-4 79 66 145 65 130 26 94.05% 78.57% St. George, Utah (*)
2012 Alan Francis (OH) Tom Williams (MI) 1st. 84 41-29 70 66 136 57 114 20 83.33% 78.57% Knoxville, Tennessee (*)
2011 Brian Simmons (VT) Alan Francis (OH) 1st. 124 42-39 107 107 214 94 188 33 86.29% 86.29% West Monroe, Louisiana (*)
2010 Alan Francis (OH) Brian Simmons (VT) 1st. 144 42-29 133 128 261 119 238 47 92.36% 88.89% Cedar Rapids, Iowa (*)
2009 Alan Francis (OH) Brian Simmons (VT) 1st. 140 40-37 126 125 251 113 226 44 90.00% 89.29% Springfield, Illinois (*)
2008 Alan Francis (OH) Mike Creek (PA) 1st. 82 41-14 72 63 135 59 118 22 87.80% 76.83% York, Pennsylvania (*)
2007 Mark Mauthe (WI) Rich Pintor (CO) 2nd. 70 40-8 57 45 102 45 90 12 81.43% 64.29% Ardmore, Oklahoma (*)
2006 Rich Pintor (CO) Gale Greene (VT) 9th. 92 44-35 72 70 142 59 118 16 78.26% 76.09% Gillette, Wyoming (*)
2005 Gale Greene (VT) Walter Ray Williams Jr. (CA) 3rd. 80 42-27 61 57 118 49 98 13 76.25% 71.25% Bakersfield, California (*)
2004 Joe McCrink (NJ) Andre Leclerc (PQ-CAN) 2nd. 92 40-30 79 75 154 66 132 25 85.87% 81.52% Pocatello, Idaho (*)
2003 Alan Francis (OH) Kurt Von Kleist (PA) 1st. 112 40-27 95 90 185 83 166 29 84.82% 80.36% Eau Claire, Wisconsin (*)
2002 Brian Simmons (VT) Alan Francis (OH) 1st. 114 42-15 106 98 204 93 186 36 92.98% 85.96% Red Deer, Canada (*)
2001 Alan Francis (OH) Dale Lipovsky (MN) 1st. 114 42-16 104 96 200 91 182 37 91.23% 84.21% Hibbing, Minnesota (*)
2000 Missing Score Sheets                         Bismarck, North Dakota (*)
1999 Brian Simmons (VT) Paul LaCrosse (CO) 3rd. 108 42-36 88 86 174 75 150 26 81.48% 79.63% Greenville, Ohio
1998 Walter Ray Williams Jr. (CA) Stan Leis (ON-CAN) 3rd. 84 40-15 73 65 138 61 122 21 86.90% 77.38% Ainsworth, Nebraska
1997 Alan Francis (OH) Paul LaCrosse (CO) 1st. 100 44-39 82 80 162 68 136 23 82.00% 80.00% Kitchener, Ontario (*)
1996 Art Tyson (NY) Alan Francis (OH) 2nd. 110 42-34 92 89 181 80 160 26 83.64% 80.91% Gillette, Wyoming (*)
1995 Walter Ray Williams Jr. (CA) Tommy Gann NNC) 3rd. 102 40-39 79 80 159 68 136 20 77.45% 78.43% Perry, Georgia (*)
1994 Jim Walters (OH) Alan Francis (OH) 2nd. 108 41-38 91 90 181 77 154 27 84.26% 83.33% Syracuse, New York (*)
1993 Kevin Cone (IA) Paul LaCrosse (CO) 2nd. 92 41-37 69 70 139 58 116 28 75.00% 76.09% Spearfish, South Dakota
1992 Jim Knisley (OH) Walter Ray Williams Jr. (CA) 2nd. 114 40-18 103 93 196 89 178 33 90.35% 81.58% Columbus, Ohio (*)
1991 Missing Score Sheets                         Biloxi, Mississippi (*)
1990 Alan Francis (OH) Kevin Cone (IA) 4th. 104 40-39 84 84 168 72 144 23 80.77% 80.77% Stone Mtn., Georgia (#)
1989 Missing Score Sheets                         Spearfish, South Dakota
1988 Walter Ray Williams Jr. (CA) Dale Lipovsky (MN) 3rd. 128 41-26 114 108 222 101 202 38 89.06% 84.38% Pleasanton. California ( # )
1987 Alvin Perry (VA) Karl Van Sant (IN) 24th. 118 40-39 96 96 192 84 168 28 81.36% 81.36% Eau Claire, Wisconsin (*)
1986 Kevin Cone (IA) Jim Knisley (OH) 2nd. 102 42-35 82 81 163 70 140 22 80.39% 79.41% Ainsworth, Nebraska
1985 Walter Ray Williams Jr. (CA) Dale Lipovsky (MN) 1st. 108 41-21 97 90 187 83 166 30 89.81% 83.33% Lafayette, Indiana ( + )
1984 Missing Score Sheets                         Huntsville, Alabama
1983 Jim Knisley (OH) Charles Killgore (MO) 2nd. 112 40-33 89 89 178 80 160 26 79.46% 79.46% Statesville, North Carolina
1982 Dale Lipowsky (MN)  Glen Henton (IA) 1st. 112 42-36 98 95 193 84 168 29 87.50% 84.82% Huntsville, Alabama
Updated After World 2023
2020 WT Cancelled- Pandemic Covid-19 Virus
(*) Indoor Courts
(#) Overhead Cover
(+) Both
None = Outdoors