WCOOP 2002 – 2021: Year by year
The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has run every year since 2002. Here are the headline stats from each renewal of the series, including total entries, prize pools, winners’ countries and multiple champions.
OVERALL 2002-2021
Tournaments: 1,738
Entries: 6,623,850
Prize pools: $1,095,234,201
First place prizes: $167,471,184
Notes:
Rebuys are not counted; re-entries are.
First-place prizes include bounty payments and/or totals adjusted after player-negotiated deals, if applicable.
Countries leader board:
Here’s where the titles have headed over the years:
193 titles – Russia
171 – Brazil, UK
136 – USA
129 – Canada
95 – Germany
87 – Netherlands
66 – Sweden
57 – Austria
56 – Finland
48 – Norway
45 – Mexico
44 – Poland
35 – Hungary
33 – Ukraine
27 – Romania
21 – Bulgaria, Lithuania
20 – Denmark
18 – Belarus
17 – Argentina
15 – Belgium, Czech Republic
14 – Ireland, Latvia
13 – Australia, Greece
12 – Malta
10 – Costa Rica
9 – Uruguay
8 – Chile, Croatia, Estonia
7 – Cyprus, Japan, Peru, Switzerland
6 – France
5 – Georgia, Slovakia, Taiwan
4 – China, Lebanon
3 – Luxembourg, Moldova, Morocco, Panama, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand
2 – Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Ecuador, Israel, Macau, Moldova, Serbia
1 – Andorra, Azerbaijan, Colombia, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Monaco, New Zealand, Philippines, San Marino, Turkey, Turkmenistan, UAE, Uzbekistan.
Notes:
“Country” is defined as the country where a winning player’s account was registered at the time of the victory, rather than the nationality of the player themselves.
Players from the United States were eligible until 2010. Players from Australia, Spain, France and Portugal also no longer play on .com site.
Winners have come from 73 countries.
2002
Tournaments: 9
Total entries: 2,452
Total prize pools: $799,150
Total first place prizes: $222,066
Countries leader board:
5 titles — USA
2 — Sweden
1 — Canada, France
Winners from four countries.
2003
Tournaments: 11
Total entries: 6,796
Total prize pools: $2,716,100
Total first place prizes: $684,700
Countries leader board:
9 titles — USA
1 — Netherlands, Sweden
Winners from three countries.
2004
Tournaments: 12
Total entries: 10,085
Total prize pools: $5,999,300
Total first place prizes: $1,059,807
Countries leader board:
9 titles — USA
1 — France, Norway, Sweden
Winners from four countries.
2005
Tournaments: 15
Total entries: 19,727
Total prize pools: $12,783,900
Total first place prizes: $2,296,614
Countries leader board:
12 titles — USA
2 — Canada
1 — Denmark
Winners from three countries.
2006
Tournaments: 18
Total entries: 27,398
Total prize pools: $18,674,300
Total first place prizes: $2,962,562
Countries leader board:
11 titles — USA
2 — Canada, Sweden
1 — Finland, Germany, Hungary
Winners from six countries.
Double champion: Kyle “kwob20” Bowker (USA)
2007
Tournaments: 23
Total entries: 40,280
Total prize pools: $22,897,123
Total first place prizes: $4,273,248
Countries leader board:
10 titles — USA
4 — Sweden
2 — Austria, Denmark
1 — Canada, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway
Winners from nine countries.
2008
Tournaments: 33
Total entries: 55,686
Total prize pools: $39,958,200
Total first place prizes: $5,929,103
Countries leader board:
22 titles — USA
3 — Canada
2 — Norway, Sweden
1 — Australia, Israel, Netherlands, UK
Winners from eight countries.
2009
Tournaments: 45
Total entries: 112,739
Total prize pools: $51,571,800
Total first place prizes: $8,401,707
Countries leader board:
25 titles — USA
3 — France, Germany
2 — Canada, Finland, Spain, Sweden, UK
1 — Brazil, Greece, Netherlands, Slovakia
Winners from 12 countries.
Double champions:
Dan “djk123” Kelly (USA)
Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier (France)
Ryan “g0lfa” D’Angelo (USA)
2010
Tournaments: 62
Total entries: 140,790
Total prize pools: $62,717,400
Total first place prizes: $10,455,464
Countries leader board:
33 titles — USA
4 — Australia, Russia
3 — Germany, Netherlands
2 — Austria, Brazil, Norway, UK
1 — Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Luxembourg, Ukraine, Uruguay
Winners from 16 countries.
Double champion:
Jamie “Xaston” Kaplan (USA)
2011
Tournaments: 62
Total entries: 119,832
Total prize pools: $47,121,157
Total first place prizes: $7,804,392
Countries leader board:
10 — Russia
8 — UK
7 — Netherlands
6 — Canada
4 — Poland
3 — Denmark, Norway
2 — Australia, Brazil, Finland, Sweden
1 — Austria, Belgium, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Romania, Spain, UAE
Winners from 24 countries
Double champion:
Quentin “MiPwnYa” Lae (Brazil)
2012
Tournaments: 65
Total entries: 126,050
Total prize pools: $52,153,962
Total first place prizes: $8,107,823
Countries leader board:
14 — Canada
8 — Russia
5 – Germany, Mexico, Norway, UK
2 — Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Sweden
1 — Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Ukraine
Winners from 25 countries
Double champions:
Mikal “mikal12345” Blomlie (Norway)
Gleb “Ti0373” Tremzin (Russia)
2013
Tournaments: 66
Total entries: 144,935
Total prize pools: $63,242,622
Total first place prizes: $8,853,119
Countries leader board:
12 — Russia
11 — Canada
9 — UK
3 — Germany, Norway
2 — Australia, Netherlands, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine
1 — Austria, Belarus, Brazil, Estonia, Faroe Islands, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Turkey, Uruguay
Winners from 28 countries
Double champion:
“Yoo4” (Russia)
2014
Tournaments: 66
Total entries: 138,514
Total prize pools: $61,935,186
Total first place prizes: $8,654,375
Countries leader board:
9 — Russia
8 — Canada
6 — Mexico, UK
5 — Finland
4 — Norway
3 — Argentina, Germany, Netherlands, Poland
2 — Brazil, Sweden
1 — Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Estonia, Moldova, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine
Winners from 24 countries
Double champions:
Scott “Aggro Santos” Margereson (UK)
“Assad91” (Norway)
“WhatIfGod” (Sweden)
2015
Tournaments: 70
Total entries: 109,904
Total prize pools: $66,245,305
Total first place prizes: $9,850,376
Countries leader board:
8 — Russia
7 — Canada
6 — Sweden, UK
4 — Germany, Mexico
3 — Brazil, Finland, Hungary, Poland
2 — Belgium, Czech Republic, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
1 — Australia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine
Winners from 28 countries
2016
Tournaments: 82
Total entries: 122,310
Total prize pools: $68,569,327
Total first place prizes: $11,255,526
Countries leader board:
11 — Canada
9 — Russia
8 — Mexico
6 — Germany
5 — Hungary, UK
3 — Argentina, Denmark, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden
2 — Australia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Finland
1 — Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Uruguay
Winners from 30 countries
Double champions:
Denis “aDrENalin710” Strebkov (Russia)
bob43155 (Mexico)
2017
Tournaments: 164
Total entries: 662,529
Total prize pools: $91,433,722
Total first place prizes: $12,712,347
Countries leader board:
21 — Brazil, Russia
17 — UK
14 — Germany
12 — Canada
10 — Netherlands
9 — Austria, Ukraine
5 — Poland
4 — Finland, Romania, Sweden
3 — Hungary, Lithuania
2 — Bulgaria, Chile, Cyprus, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Uruguay
1 — Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Japan, Malta, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkmenistan
Winners from 35 countries
Double champions:
BustiJauli (Morocco)
Jens “Fresh_oO_D” Lakemeier (Germany)
OverTheTop43 (Austria)
plspaythxbye (Ukraine)
thehushpuppy (UK)
2018
Events: 62
Tournaments: 185
Total entries: 1,062,910
Total prize pools: $99,559,391
Total first place prizes: $15,330,585
Countries leader board:
23 — Brazil
22 — UK
14 — Russia
13 — Germany
12 — Canada
10 — Austria, Finland
9 — Sweden
7 — Mexico, Netherlands
4 — Belarus, Hungary, Lithuania
3 — Belgium, Ireland, Latvia, Poland, Romania
2 — Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Norway, Switzerland
1 — Argentina, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Japan, Macau, Peru, Slovakia, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, Uruguay
Winners from 41 countries
Multiple champions:
5 titles:
Denis “aDrENalin710” Strebkov (Russia)
2 titles:
Dzmitry “colisea” Urbanovich (Latvia)
Gillian “Gstronda” Conrado (Brazil)
murvi (Sweden)
nilsef (Germany)
Diogo “phounderAA” Veiga (Poland)
Andrei “Premove”Skortsov (Russia)
Tobias “Senkel92” Leknes (Norway)
Shaun “shaundeeb” Deeb (USA)
2019
Events: 73
Tournaments: 219
Total entries: 1,172,858
Total prize pools: $104,735,858
Total first place prizes: $15,765,055
Countries leader board:
28 — Russia, UK
23 — Brazil
14 — Netherlands
13 — Canada, Germany
10 — Finland
7 — Austria, Romania
6 — Mexico, Norway
5 — Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine
4 — Belgium, Hungary, Malta
3 — Czech Republic, Denmark
2 — Argentina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, Lebanon
1 — Armenia, Chile, Georgia, Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macau, Moldova, Serbia, Taiwan, Thailand, Uruguay
Winners from 39 countries
Multiple champions:
3 titles:
Joao “Naza114” Vieira (UK/Netherlands)
Felipe “Zagazaur” Oliveira (Netherlands)
2 titles:
geokrinikali (UK)
kimokh (Lebanon)
Michael “merla888” Gathy (Belgium)
Naoya “nkeyno” Kihara (Japan)
“rickv17” (UK)
Thomas “Sandman201” Taylor (UK)
Shaun “shaundeeb” Deeb (Mexico)
“xnrobix” (Hungary)
2020
Events: 75
Tournaments: 225
Total entries: 1,119,186
Total prize pools: $99,780,230
Total first place prizes: $14,333,228
Countries leader board:
35 – Brazil
33 – Russia, UK
18 – Germany
12 – Netherlands
9 – Canada
8 – Norway
7 – Finland
6 – Bulgaria
5 – Austria, Latvia, Poland, Ukraine
4 – Hungary
3 – Argentina, Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Sweden
2 – Belarus, Ireland, Malta, Peru
1 – Bosnia & Herzegovina, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Georgia, Greece, Japan, Jersey, Luxembourg, Monaco, Serbia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Thailand, Uruguay
Winners from 39 countries
Multiple champions:
3 titles
Yuri “theNERDguy” Martins (Brazil)
Tobias “Senkel92” Leknes
Double champions
Adrian “Amadi_017” Mateos (UK)
Jussi “calvin7v” Nevanlinna (Finland)
Dante “dantegoyaF” Goya (Brazil)
“deivid29” (UK)
Noah “Exclusive” Boeken (Netherlands)
Niklas “Lena900” Astedt (Sweden)
Markku “markovitsus” Koplimaa (Estonia)
Murilo “Muka82” Figuiredo (Brazil)
Viktor “papan9_p$” Ustimov (Russia)
Andras “probirs” Nemeth (Hungary)
Rafael “pycadasgalax” Furlanetto (Brazil)
“Roche9797” (UK)
Ricardo “RRagazzo” Ragazzo (Brazil)
“The_Truht” (Ukraine)
“Wall131TCI-I” (Germany)
Rinat “Zapahzamazki” Lyapin (Russia)
2021
Events: 102
Tournaments: 306
Total entries: 1,428,869
Total prize pools: $122,340,165
Total first place prizes: $18,342,344
Countries leader board:
57 titles — Brazil
37 — Russia
27 — UK
20 – Netherlands
16 — Austria
15 — Canada
14 — Sweden
11 — Poland
9 — Hungary
8 — Finland, Germany
7 — Belarus, Norway
6 — Mexico, Ukraine
5 — Czech Republic, Latvia, Romania
4 — Argentina, Lithuania, Peru
3 — Bulgaria
2 — Costa Rica, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Moldova
1 — Andorra, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, New Zealand, Panama, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Uzbekistan.
Winners from 42 countries
Multiple champions:
3 titles
Yuri “theNERDguy” Martins (Brazil)
Talal “raidalot” Shakerchi (UK)
2 titles:
_sennj_ (Norway)
Eduardo “Eduardo850” Silva (Brazil)
Elliott “elliottpet” Peterman (Costa Rica)
FAL1st (Russia)
Fisherman FV (Netherlands)
kurzatvvarz (Poland)
Lauriê “LaliTournier” Tournier-Moraes (Brazil)
Dinesh “NastyMinder” Alt (Austria)
Joao “Naza114” Vieira (Netherlands)
Pablo “Pablos701” Wesley (Brazil)
Patrick “pads1161” Leonard (UK)
Belarmino “PaGaOVelhinho” de Souza (Brazil)
Jerry “Perrymejsen” Odeen (Finland)
