| 2020 |
Melbourne, Australia (postponed to 2023) |
Robert Gunzburg and Marek Szpalski |
| 2019 |
Kyoto, Japan |
Shinichi Konno and Miho Sekiguchi |
| 2018 |
Banff, Canada |
Christy Tomkins-Lane and Thomas Steffen |
| 2017 |
Athens, Greece |
Dino Samartzis and Dimitris Kletsas |
| 2016 |
Singapore |
Robert Gunzburg and Marek Szpalski |
| 2015 |
San Francisco, California, USA |
Serena Hu and Jeffrey Lotz |
| 2014 |
Seoul, Korea |
Hwan-Mo Lee |
| 2013 |
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA |
Chris Colloca |
| 2012 |
Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Spineweek, Barend van Royen and Wilco Peul |
| 2011 |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
Björn Rydevik, Helena Brisby and Tommy Hansson |
| 2010 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Peter Robertson |
| 2009 |
Miami, FL, USA |
Mark Brown |
| 2008 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Spineweek |
| 2007 |
Hong Kong, China |
John Leong and Keith Luk |
| 2006 |
Bergen, Norway |
Jan Skouen and Elisabeth Ljunggren |
| 2005 |
New York, NY, USA |
Margareta Nordin |
| 2004 |
Porto, Portugal |
Jiri Dvorak and Dieter Grob |
| 2003 |
Vancouver, Canada |
Thomas Oxland |
| 2002 |
Cleveland, USA |
Gordon Bell |
| 2001 |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
Richard Porter and Jonathan Johnson |
| 2000 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Robert Fraser |
| 1999 |
Kona, Hawaii |
James Weinstein |
| 1998 |
Brussels, Belgium |
Marek Szpalski and Robert Gunzburg |
| 1997 |
Singapore |
Kamal Bose and Hee Kit Wong |
| 1996 |
Burlington, VT, USA |
John Frymoyer and Rowland Hazard |
| 1995 |
Helsinki, Finland |
Kalevi Osterman and Hilkka Riihimäki |
| 1994 |
Seattle, WA, USA |
Stanley Bigos |
| 1993 |
Marseilles, France |
Rene Louis |
| 1992 |
Chicago, IL, USA |
Gunnar Andersson |
| 1991 |
Heidelberg, Germany |
Fritz Niethard |
| 1990 |
Boston, MA, USA |
Stephen Lipson |
| 1989 |
Kyoto, Japan |
Mitsuo Hasue |
| 1988 |
Miami, FL, USA |
Mark Brown |
| 1987 |
Rome, Italy |
Franco Postacchini |
| 1986 |
Dallas, TX, USA |
David Selby |
| 1985 |
Sydney, Australia |
Ronald Beetham |
| 1984 |
Montreal, Canada |
Harry Farfan |
| 1983 |
Cambridge, England |
Michael Sullivan and Ernest Kirwan |
| 1982 |
Toronto, Canada |
Marvin Tile |
| 1981 |
Paris, France |
Jean Cauchoix and Michel Benoist |
| 1980 |
New Orleans, LA, USA |
Henry LaRocca |
| 1979 |
Goteborg, Sweden |
Alf Nachemson |
| 1978 |
San Francisco, CA, USA |
James Morris |
| 1977 |
Utrecht, The Netherlands |
Henk Verbiest |
| 1976 |
Bermuda |
William Fielding |
| 1975 |
London, UK |
Michael Sullivan |
| 1974 |
Montreal, Canada |
Harry Farfan |
