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

Women's

Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score
2015[6] Russia St. Petersburg, Russia Belarus Yana Shut Russia Anastasija Singurindi 3–0
2016[7] Belgium Mol, Belgium Thailand Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan Thailand Nutcharat Wongharuthai 3–1

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. "IBSF U18 Snooker Championship → Saint Petersburg - Russia 2015". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. "Siripaporn pockets second world title of the year". IBSF. Retrieved 20 August 2016.


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