| Year
| Winner
| Runner-Up
| Score |
| 2008
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (England)
| Ali Carter (England)
| 18-8 |
| 2007
| John Higgins (Scotland)
| Mark Selby (England)
| 18-13 |
| 2006
| Graeme Dott (Scotland)
| Peter Ebdon (England)
| 18-14 |
| 2005
| Shaun Murphy (England)
| Matthew Stevens (Wales)
| 18-16 |
| 2004
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (England)
| Graeme Dott (Scotland)
| 18-8 |
| 2003
| Mark Williams (Wales)
| Ken Doherty (Rep of Ireland)
| 18-16 |
| 2002
| Peter Ebdon (England)
| Stephen Hendry (Scotland)
| 18-17 |
| 2001
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (England)
| John Higgins (Scotland)
| 18-14 |
| 2000
| Mark Williams (Wales)
| Matthew Stevens (Wales)
| 18-16 |
| 1999
| Stephen Hendry (Scotland)
| Mark Williams (Wales)
| 18-11 |
| 1998
| John Higgins (Scotland)
| Ken Doherty (Rep of Ireland)
| 18-12 |
| 1997
| Ken Doherty (Rep of Ireland)
| Stephen Hendry (Scotland)
| 18-12 |
| 1996
| Stephen Hendry (Scotland)
| Peter Ebdon (England)
| 18-12 |
| 1995
| Stephen Hendry (Scotland)
| Nigel Bond (England)
| 18-9 |
| 1994
| Stephen Hendry (Scotland)
| Jimmy White (England)
| 18-17 |
| 1993
| Stephen Hendry (Scotland)
| Jimmy White (England)
| 18-5 |
| 1992
| Stephen Hendry (Scotland)
| Jimmy White (England)
| 18-14 |
| 1991
| John Parrott (England)
| Jimmy White (England)
| 18-11 |
| 1990
| Stephen Hendry (Scotland)
| Jimmy White (England)
| 18-12 |
| 1989
| Steve Davis (England)
| John Parrott (England)
| 18-3 |
| 1988
| Steve Davis (England)
| Terry Griffiths (Wales)
| 18-11 |
| 1987
| Steve Davis (England)
| Joe Johnson (England)
| 18-14 |
| 1986
| Joe Johnson (England)
| Steve Davis (England)
| 18-12 |
| 1985
| Steve Davis (England)
| Dennis Taylor (Northern Ireland)
| 18-17 |
| 1984
| Steve Davis (England)
| Jimmy White (England)
| 18-16 |
| 1983
| Steve Davis (England)
| Cliff Thorburn (Canada)
| 18-6 |
| 1982
| Alex Higgins (Northern Ireland)
| Ray Reardon (Wales)
| 18-15 |
| 1981
| Steve Davis (England)
| Doug Mountjoy (Wales)
| 18-12 |
| 1980
| Cliff Thorburn (Canada)
| Alex Higgins (Northern Ireland)
| 18-16 |
| 1979
| Terry Griffiths (Wales)
| Dennis Taylor (Northern Ireland)
| 24-16 |
| 1978
| Ray Reardon (Wales)
| Perrie Mans (South Africa)
| 25-18 |
| 1977
| John Spencer (England)
| Cliff Thorburn (Canada)
| 25-12 |
| 1976
| Ray Reardon (Wales)
| Alex Higgins (Northern Ireland)
| 27-16 |
| 1975
| Ray Reardon (Wales)
| Eddie Charlton (Australia)
| 31-30 |
| 1974
| Ray Reardon (Wales)
| Graham Miles (England)
| 22-12 |
| 1973
| Ray Reardon (Wales)
| Eddie Charlton (Australia)
| 38-32 |
| 1972
| Alex Higgins (Northern Ireland)
| John Spencer (England)
| 37-32 |
| 1971
| John Spencer (England)
| Warren Simpson (Australia)
| 37-29 |
| 1970
| Ray Reardon (Wales)
| John Pulman (England)
| 37-33 |
| 1969
| John Spencer (England)
| Gary Owen (Wales)
| 37-24 |