IBSF World Billiards Championship
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The IBSF World Billiards Championship (previously known as the World Amateur Billiards Championship) is the premier non-professional tournament for the game of English billiards in the world. The event series (not to be confused with the World Professional Billiards Championship) is today sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation.
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[edit] Champions
| Year | Venue | Winner | Country | Runner-up | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Malta | Pankaj Advani | India | Geet Sethi | India | 2242-1717 |
| 2003 | India | Lee Lagan | England | Geet Sethi | India | 6-5 (150up) |
| 2002 | Australia (timed) | Mike Russell | England | Geet Sethi | India | 2438-1499 |
| 2002 | Australia (points) | Ashok Shandilya | India | Praput Chaithanasakun | Thailand | 11-9 (50up) |
| 2001 | New Zealand | Geet Sethi | India | Ashok Shandilya | India | 3484-1289 |
| 2000 | England | Chris Shutt | England | Roxton Chapman | England | 11-9 (50up) |
| 1999 | Ireland | Praput Chaithanasakun | Thailand | Paul Bennett | England | 3201-1657 |
| 1998 | Australia | Robby Foldvari | Australia | Praput Chaithanasakun | Thailand | 1869-1439 |
| 1997 | Malta | Joe Grech | Malta | Ashok Shandilya | India | 2895-2836 |
| 1990 | Bangalore | Manoj Kothari | India | Ashok Shandilya | India | 2890-2422 |
| 1987 | Belfast | Geet Sethi | India | Joe Grech | Malta | 4846-3256 |
| 1985 | Dublin | Geet Sethi | India | Robert Marshall | Australia | 3809-2453 |
| 1983 | Malta | Michael Ferreira | India | Subhash Agrawal | India | 3933-2744 |
| 1981 | Delhi | Michael Ferreira | India | Norman Dagley | England | 2725-2631 |
| 1979 | Sri Lanka | Paul Mifsud | Malta | Norman Dagley | England | 2943-2152 |
| 1977 | Melbourne | Michael Ferreira | India | Bob Close | England | 2683-2564 |
| 1975 | Auckland | Norman Dagley | England | Michael Ferreira | India | 3385-2268 |
| 1973 | Bombay | Mohammed Lafir | Sri Lanka | Satish Mohan | India | Round Robin |
| 1971 | Malta | Norman Dagley | England | Mannie Francisco | South Africa | Round Robin |
| 1969 | London | Jack Karnehm | England | Michael Ferreira | India | Round Robin |
| 1967 | Colombo | Leslie Driffield | England | Mohammed J M Lafir | Sri Lanka | Round Robin |
| 1964 | Pukekohe | Wilson Jones | India | Jack Karnehm | England | Round Robin |
| 1962 | Perth | Bob Marshall | Australia | Wilson Jones | India | 3623-2891 |
| 1960 | Edinburgh | Herbert Beetham | England | Jim Long | Australia | Round Robin |
| 1958 | Calcutta | Wilson Jones | India | Leslie Driffield | England | Round Robin |
| 1954 | Sydney | Tom Cleary | Australia | Bob Marshall | Australia | Round Robin |
| 1952 | Calcutta | Leslie Driffield | England | Bob Marshall | Australia | Round Robin |
| 1951 | London | Bob Marshall | Australia | Frank Edwards | England | Round Robin |
| 1938 | Melbourne | Bob Marshall | Australia | Kingsley Kennerley | England | Round Robin |
| 1936 | Johannesburg | Bob Marshall | Australia | Allan Prior | South Africa | Round Robin |
| 1935 | London | Horace Coles | Wales | J McGhie | Scotland | Round Robin |
| 1933 | London | Sydney Lee | England | Tom Jones | Wales | Round Robin |
| 1931 | Sydney | Laurie Steeples | England | Sydney Lee | England | Round Robin |
| 1929 | Johannesburg | Les Hayes | Australia | Allan Prior | South Africa | Round Robin |
| 1927 | London | Allan Prior | South Africa | Horace Coles | Wales | Round Robin |
| 1926 | London | Joe Earlam | England | George Shailer | Australia | Round Robin |
