| 1952 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1954 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1955 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1956 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1957 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1958 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1959 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1960 | | London | Semifinalist |
| 1961 | | London | Semifinalist |
| 1962 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1963 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1964 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1965 | | London | 2nd runner-up |
| 1966 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1967 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1968 | | London | Semifinalist |
| 1969 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1970 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1971 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1972 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1973 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1974 | | London | Semifinalist |
| 1975 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1976 | | London | Semifinalist |
| 1977 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1978 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1979 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1980 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1981 | | London | Semifinalist |
| 1982 | | London | Semifinalist |
| 1983 | | London | Semifinalist |
| 1984 | | London | Semifinalist |
| 1985 | | London | Semifinalist |
| 1986 | | London | Semifinalist |
| 1987 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1988 | | London | Unplaced |
| 1989 | | Hong Kong | Semifinalist |
| 1990 | | London | 1st runner-up |
| 1991 | | Atlanta | Unplaced |
| 1992 | | Sun City | Unplaced |
| 1993 | | Sun City | Unplaced |
| 1994 | | Sun City | Unplaced |
| 1995 | | Sun City | Unplaced |
| 1996 | | Bengaluru | Unplaced |
| 1997 | | Baie Lazare | Unplaced |
| 1998 | | Mahé | Unplaced |
| 1999 | | London | Unplaced |
| 2000 | | London | Unplaced |
| 2001 | | Sun City | Unplaced |
| 2002 | | London | Unplaced |
| 2003 | | Sanya | Winner |
| 2004 | | Sanya | Unplaced |
| 2005 | | Sanya | Unplaced |
| 2006 | | Warsaw | Unplaced |
| 2007 | | Sanya | Unplaced |
| 2008 | | Johannesburg | Unplaced |
| 2009 | | Johannesburg | Unplaced |
| 2010 | | Sanya | Finalist |
| 2011 | | London | Unplaced |
| 2012 | | Ordos City | Unplaced |
| 2013 | | South Kuta | Unplaced |
| 2014 | | London | Unplaced |
| 2015 | | Sanya | Unplaced |
| 2016 | | Oxon Hill, Maryland | Unplaced |
| 2017 | | Sanya | Unplaced |
| 2018 | | Sanya | Unplaced |
| 2019 | | London | Unplaced |
| 2021 | | San Juan | Quarterfinalist |
| 2023 | | Mumbai | Unplaced |
| 2025 | | Hyderabad | Quarterfinalist |
