IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship
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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
[edit]Men's
[edit]| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship | ||||
| 2015[4] |  St. Petersburg, Russia |  Cheung Ka Wai | Ming Tung Chan | 5–2 |
| 2016[5] |  Mol, Belgium |  Jackson Page | Yun Fung Tam | 5–4 |
| 2017[6] |  Beijing, China |  Naseem Akhtar | Lei Peifan | 5–3 |
| 2018[7] | Jinan, China | He Guoqiang | Lei Peifan | 5–4 |
| 2019[8] | Qingdao, China | Jiang Jun | Gao Yang | 5–2 |
| 2022[9] |  Bucharest, Romania | Liam Davies |  Antoni Kowalski | 4–3 |
| IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship | ||||
| 2023[10] |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Liam Davies | Riley Powell | 4–0 |
| 2024[11] |  Bengaluru, India |  Christian Richter |  Lomnaw Issarangkun | 4–1 |
Women's
[edit]| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015[12] | St. Petersburg, Russia |  Yana Shut | Anastasija Singurindi | 3–0 |
| 2016[13] | Mol, Belgium | Baipat Siripaporn | Mink Nutcharut | 3–1 |
| 2017[14] | Beijing, China | Mink Nutcharut | Baipat Siripaporn | 3–2 |
See also
[edit]- World Snooker Tour
- IBSF World Snooker Championship
- IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship
- World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships
References
[edit]- ^ "Inaugural IBSF Under-18 Snooker championships starts at Saint Petersburg". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Ka Wai Cheung becomes World Under-18 Champion". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Yana Shut wins the World Under-18 Championship". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "IBSF U18 Snooker Championship → Saint Petersburg - Russia 2015". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Jackson wins maiden world title". IBSF. Retrieved 20 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Naseem Akhtar wins his maiden World Championship title". IBSF. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Guo Qiang He becomes 2018 World Under-18 Snooker Champion". IBSF. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "IBSF Snooker Championships U18 - Qingdao / China 2019". IBSF. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "IBSF Snooker Championships U18 - Bucharest / Romania 2022". IBSF. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "IBSF Snooker Championships U17 - Riyadh / Saudi Arabia 2023". IBSF. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "IBSF Snooker Championships U17 - Bengaluru / India 2024". IBSF. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "IBSF U18 Snooker Championship → Saint Petersburg - Russia 2015". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Siripaporn pockets second world title of the year". IBSF. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Nutcharat becomes 2017 IBSF Open Under-18 Women Snooker Champion". IBSF. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
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