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
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 Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan Thailand Nutcharut Wongharuthai 3–1
2017[13] Beijing, China Thailand Nutcharut 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. "Guo Qiang He becomes 2018 World Under-18 Snooker Champion". IBSF. 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. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  13. "Nutcharat becomes 2017 IBSF Open Under-18 Women Snooker Champion". IBSF. Retrieved 13 July 2017.


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