Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
Interim champion since defeating Alan Ofeyo on 06-06-03 in Bishkek, KGZ; wins unification match.
Yohan Lidon
2009-11-28
Paris, FRA
Declared Champion in Recess in 13.
Raphaël Llodra
2013
Interim champion since defeating Jakub Gazdík on 13-03-09 in La Riche, FRA; status promoted to regular champion in 13; declared Champion in Recess sometime between 14-04 and 14-09.
Francisco Matos
2016-10-29
Nogent-sur-Seine, FRA
Defeats Sofian Seboussi; vacant in 17.
Jimmy Vienot
2017-02-23
Bangkok, THA
Defeats Denpanum Kelacorath for the vacant title; declared Champion in Recess sometime between 17-11 and 18-02.
