IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship

The IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship (also known as the World Amateur Under-18 Snooker Championship) is a high-ranking non-professional junior snooker tournament. 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
2015[4] Russia St. Petersburg, Russia Hong Kong Ka Wai Cheung Hong Kong Ming Tung Chan 5–2
2016[5] Belgium Mol, Belgium Wales Jackson Page Hong Kong Yun Fung Tam 5–4
2017[6] China Beijing, China Pakistan Muhammad Naseem Akhtar China Lei Peifan 5–3

Women's

Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score
2015[7] Russia St. Petersburg, Russia Belarus Yana Shut Russia Anastasija Singurindi 3–0
2016[8] Belgium Mol, Belgium Thailand Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan Thailand Nutcharat Wongharuthai 3–1
2017[9] China Beijing, China Thailand Nutcharat Wongharuthai Thailand Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan 3–2

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Inaugural IBSF Under-18 Snooker championships starts at Saint Petersburg". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ka Wai Cheung becomes World Under-18 Champion". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Yana Shut wins the World Under-18 Championship". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. 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.
  6. ↑ "Naseem Akhtar wins his maiden World Championship title". IBSF. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "IBSF U18 Snooker Championship → Saint Petersburg - Russia 2015". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Siripaporn pockets second world title of the year". IBSF. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Nutcharat becomes 2017 IBSF Open Under-18 Women Snooker Champion". IBSF. Retrieved 13 July 2017.


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