The IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship (also known as the World Amateur Under-17 Snooker Championship), in under-18 format until 2022, is a high-ranking non-professional junior snooker tournament.

History

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The event series is sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation and started from 2015.[1]

The inaugural tournament was won by Ka Wai Cheung who defeated fellow countryman Ming Tung Chan 5–2 in the final.[2] Yana Shut won the inaugural women's championship.[3]

Winners

Men's

Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score
IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship
2015[4] St. Petersburg, Russia Hong Kong Cheung Ka Wai Hong Kong Ming Tung Chan 5–2
2016[5] Mol, Belgium Wales Jackson Page Hong Kong Yun Fung Tam 5–4
2017[6] Beijing, China Pakistan Muhammad Naseem Akhtar China Lei Peifan 5–3
2018[7] Jinan, China China He Guoqiang China Lei Peifan 5–4
2019[8] Qingdao, China China Jiang Jun China Gao Yang 5–2
2022[9] Bucharest, Romania Wales Liam Davies Poland Antoni Kowalski 4–3
IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship
2023[10] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Wales Liam Davies Wales Riley Powell 4–0

Women's

Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score
2015[11] St. Petersburg, Russia Belarus Yana Shut Russia Anastasija Singurindi 3–0
2016[12] Mol, Belgium Thailand Baipat Siripaporn Thailand Mink Nutcharut 3–1
2017[13] Beijing, China Thailand Mink Nutcharut Thailand Baipat Siripaporn 3–2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Inaugural IBSF Under-18 Snooker championships starts at Saint Petersburg". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Ka Wai Cheung becomes World Under-18 Champion". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Yana Shut wins the World Under-18 Championship". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ^ "IBSF U18 Snooker Championship → Saint Petersburg - Russia 2015". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Jackson wins maiden world title". IBSF. Retrieved 20 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Naseem Akhtar wins his maiden World Championship title". IBSF. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Guo Qiang He becomes 2018 World Under-18 Snooker Champion". IBSF. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  8. ^ "IBSF Snooker Championships U18 - Qingdao / China 2019". IBSF. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  9. ^ "IBSF Snooker Championships U18 - Bucharest / Romania 2022". IBSF. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  10. ^ "IBSF Snooker Championships U17 - Riyadh / Saudi Arabia 2023". IBSF. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  11. ^ "IBSF U18 Snooker Championship → Saint Petersburg - Russia 2015". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Siripaporn pockets second world title of the year". IBSF. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Nutcharat becomes 2017 IBSF Open Under-18 Women Snooker Champion". IBSF. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.


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