Men's Championship
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 1930 | Charles Read | Appointed Champion | |
| 1931 | Don Butcher | Charles Read | 9–6, 9–5, 9–5 9–3, 9–5, 9–3 |
| 1932 | Don Butcher | Charles Arnold | 9–0, 9–0, 9–0 9–3, 9–0, 9–5 |
| 1933 | F.D. Amr Bey | Don Butcher | 9–0, 9–7, 9–1 9–5, 6–9, 9–2, 9–1, 9–4 |
| 1934 | F.D. Amr Bey | No Challenger | |
| 1935 | F.D. Amr Bey | Don Butcher | 9–4, 8–10, 10–8, 9–0 9–6, 6–9, 9–2, 0–9, 9–5 |
| 1936 | F.D. Amr Bey | Jim Dear | 9–3, 6–9, 8–10, 9–2, 9–4 9–4, 9–7, 3–9, 9–7 |
| 1937 | F.D. Amr Bey | Jim Dear | 9–7, 7–9, 9–7, 5–9, 9–6 9–7, 8–10, 9–1, 9–6 |
| 1938 | F.D. Amr Bey | Jim Dear | 10–8, 10–8, 4–9, 1–9, 9–4 9–7, 8–10, 9–6, 9–5 |
| 1939 | Jim Dear | Bert Biddle | 5–9, 9–6, 5–9, 9–6, 9–5 6–9, 9–1, 9–2, 9–6 |
| 1940 | No competition (World War II) | ||
| 1941 | |||
| 1942 | |||
| 1943 | |||
| 1944 | |||
| 1945 | |||
| 1946 | |||
| 1947 | Mahmoud Karim | Jim Dear | 9–4, 9–1, 9–3 5–9, 7–9, 9–8, 9–7, 9–4 |
| 1948 | Mahmoud Karim | Jim Dear | 9–5, 9–3, 5–9, 1–9, 10–8 |
| 1949 | Mahmoud Karim | Brian Phillips | 9–4, 9–2, 9–10, 9–4 |
| 1950 | Mahmoud Karim | Abdul Bari | 9–4, 9–2, 9–7 |
| 1951 | Hashim Khan | Mahmoud Karim | 9–5, 9–0, 9–0 |
| 1952 | Hashim Khan | Mahmoud Karim | 9–5, 9–7, 9–0 |
| 1953 | Hashim Khan | Roy Wilson | 9–2, 8–10, 9–1, 9–0 |
| 1954 | Hashim Khan | Azam Khan | 6–9, 9–6, 9–6, 7–9, 9–5 |
| 1955 | Hashim Khan | Azam Khan | 9–7, 7–9, 9–7, 5–9, 9–7 |
| 1956 | Hashim Khan | Roshan Khan | 9–4, 9–2, 5–9, 9–5 |
| 1957 | Roshan Khan | Hashim Khan | 6–9, 9–5, 9–2, 9–1 |
| 1958 | Hashim Khan | Azam Khan | 9–7, 6–9, 9–6, 9–7 |
| 1959 | Azam Khan | Mo Khan | 9–5, 9–0, 9–1 |
| 1960 | Azam Khan | Roshan Khan | 9–1, 9–0, 9–0 |
| 1961 | Azam Khan | Mo Khan | 6–9, 9–1, 9–4, 0–9, 9–2 |
| 1962 | Azam Khan | Mo Khan | 9–6, 7–9, 10–8, 2–9, 9–4 |
| 1963 | Mo Khan | A.A. AbouTaleb | 9–4, 5–9, 3–9, 10–8, 9–6 |
| 1964 | A.A. AbouTaleb | Mike Oddy | 9–3, 9–7, 9–0 |
| 1965 | A.A. AbouTaleb | Ibrahim Amin | 9–0, 0–9, 9–1, 9–6 |
| 1966 | A.A. AbouTaleb | Aftab Jawaid | 9–6, 5–9, 9–3, 9–1 |
| 1967 | Jonah Barrington | Aftab Jawaid | 9–2, 5–9, 9–2, 9–2 |
| 1968 | Jonah Barrington | A.A. AbouTaleb | 9–6, 9–0, 9–5 |
| 1969 | Geoff Hunt | Cam Nancarrow | 9–5, 9–4, 9–0 |
| 1970 | Jonah Barrington | Geoff Hunt | 9–7, 3–9, 9–4, 9–4 |
| 1971 | Jonah Barrington | Aftab Jawaid | 9–1, 9–2, 9–6 |
| 1972 | Jonah Barrington | Geoff Hunt | 0–9, 9–7, 10–8, 6–9, 9–7 |
| 1973 | Jonah Barrington | Gogi Alauddin | 9–4, 9–3, 9–2 |
| 1974 | Geoff Hunt | Mo Yasin | Walkover |
| 1975 | Qamar Zaman | Gogi Alauddin | 9–7, 9–6, 9–1 |
| 1976 | Geoff Hunt | Mohibullah Khan | 7–9, 9–4, 8–10, 9–2, 9–2 |
| 1977 | Geoff Hunt | Cam Nancarrow | 9–4, 9–4, 8–10, 9–4 |
| 1978 | Geoff Hunt | Qamar Zaman | 7–9, 9–1, 9–1, 9–2 |
| 1979 | Geoff Hunt | Qamar Zaman | 2–9, 9–7, 9–0, 6–9, 9–3 |
| 1980 | Geoff Hunt | Qamar Zaman | 9–3, 9–2, 1–9, 9–1 |
| 1981 | Geoff Hunt | Jahangir Khan | 9–2, 9–7, 5–9, 9–7 |
| 1982 | Jahangir Khan | Hiddy Jahan | 9–2, 10–9, 9–3 |
| 1983 | Jahangir Khan | Gamal Awad | 9–2, 9–5, 9–1 |
| 1984 | Jahangir Khan | Qamar Zaman | 9–0, 9–3, 9–5 |
| 1985 | Jahangir Khan | Chris Dittmar | 9–3, 9–2, 9–5 |
| 1986 | Jahangir Khan | Ross Norman | 9–6, 9–4, 9–6 |
| 1987 | Jahangir Khan | Jansher Khan | 9–6, 9–0, 9–5 |
| 1988 | Jahangir Khan | Rodney Martin | 9–2, 9–10, 9–0, 9–1 |
| 1989 | Jahangir Khan | Rodney Martin | 9–2, 3–9, 9–5, 0–9, 9–2 |
| 1990 | Jahangir Khan | Rodney Martin | 9–6, 10–8, 9–1 |
| 1991 | Jahangir Khan | Jansher Khan | 2–9, 9–4, 9–4, 9–0 |
| 1992 | Jansher Khan | Chris Robertson | 9–7, 10–9, 9–5 |
| 1993 | Jansher Khan | Chris Dittmar | 9–6, 9–5, 6–9, 9–2 |
| 1994 | Jansher Khan | Brett Martin | 9–1, 9–0, 9–10, 9–1 |
| 1995 | Jansher Khan | Peter Marshall | 15–4, 15–4, 15–5 |
| 1996 | Jansher Khan | Rodney Eyles | 15–13, 15–8, 15–10 |
| 1997 | Jansher Khan | Peter Nicol | 17–15, 9–15, 15–12, 8–15, 15–8 |
| 1998 | Peter Nicol | Jansher Khan | 17–16, 15–4, 15–5 |
| 1999 | Jonathon Power | Peter Nicol | 15–17, 15–12, rtd |
| 2000 | David Evans | Paul Price | 15–11, 15–6, 15–10 |
| 2001 | David Palmer | Chris Walker | 12–15, 13–15, 15–2, 15–9, 15–5 |
| 2002 | Peter Nicol | John White | 15–9, 15–8, 15–8 |
| 2003 | David Palmer | Peter Nicol | 15–13, 15–13, 15–8 |
| 2004 | David Palmer | Amr Shabana | 10–11 (4–6), 11–7, 11–10 (3–1), 11–7 |
| 2005 | Anthony Ricketts | James Willstrop | 11–7, 11–9, 11–7 |
| 2006 | Nick Matthew | Thierry Lincou | 11–8, 5–11, 11–4, 9–11, 11–6 |
| 2007 | Grégory Gaultier | Thierry Lincou | 11–4, 10–11 (0–2), 11–6, 11–3 |
| 2008 | David Palmer | James Willstrop | 11–9, 11–9, 8–11, 6–11, 11–10 (3–1) |
| 2009 | Nick Matthew | James Willstrop | 8–11, 11–8, 7–11, 11–3, 12–10 |
| 2010 | No competition | ||
| 2011 | |||
| 2012 | Nick Matthew | Ramy Ashour | 11-9, 11-4, 11-8 |
Note:
1) From 1931 to 1947, the men's championship was decided by a best-of-three-matches contest between the defending champion and a single challenger (the third match was never required, as the ultimate champion won the first two matches on each of the occasions in which the final was played with this format). The championship has been played using a 'knockout' format since 1948.
2) Peter Nicol changed his nationality in 2001.
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