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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