2015 IBSF World Snooker Championship – Men's explained
The 2015 IBSF World Snooker Championship is an amateur snooker tournament that took place from 9 November to 21 November 2015 in Hurghada, Egypt. It was the 41st edition of the IBSF World Snooker Championship and also doubled as a qualification event for the World Snooker Tour.
The event was originally due to take place in Sharm el-Sheikh, however due to the Metrojet Flight 9268 crash the tournament was relocated to Hurghada. Because of this many competitors withdrew from the competition amid safety fears, Including the entire Libyan, Russian, South Korean and Sri Lankan teams. This ended up leaving some of the groups featuring as little as four players who would subsequently all qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament regardless of their results in the group stage.
The final would go on to feature a contest between 2003 IBSF World Snooker Champion Pankaj Advani and Chinese player Zhao Xintong who had previously reached the 2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship final before losing 8–4 to fellow country man Zhou Yuelong.[1]
Number 6 seed Advani would eventually go on to win the championship defeating Xintong 8–6 in the final. Following the tournaments result Advani was offered a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 seasons.[2] [3] Advani had previously played on World Snooker Tour up until September 2014, when he announced that he was relinquishing his snooker tour card in order to concentrate on his billiards career and spend more time with his family.[4]
Results
Group Round
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Group A
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| 1 | 21 | | 5 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 2 | 35 | | 5 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | 47 |  Habib Subah | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 4 | 68 | | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 11 | 18 | –7 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | –17 | |
Group B
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| 1 | 13 | | 5 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | 30 | | 5 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | 50 | | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | 76 | | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16 | –5 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | –5 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | –18 | |
Group C
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| 1 | 12 | | 5 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
| 2 | 31 | | 5 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| 3 | 51 | | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 4 | 77 | | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | –13 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | –15 | |
Group D
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| 1 | 22 | | 5 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 2 | 32 | | 5 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| 3 | 45 | | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | 78 | | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | –1 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 | –6 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 0 | 7 | 20 | –13 | |
Group E
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| 1 | 14 | | 5 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | 28 | | 5 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | 57 | | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| 4 | 75 | Gary Thomson | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | –2 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 13 | 18 | –5 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | –17 | |
Group F
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| 1 | 17 | | 4 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | 43 | | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | 58 | | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | 72 | | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | –1 |
| 5 | | | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | –13 | |
Group G
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| 1 | 18 | | 5 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| 2 | 41 | | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 3 | 61 | | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | –1 |
| 4 | 71 | | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17 | –7 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | –8 | |
Group H
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| 1 | 11 | | 5 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | 44 | | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 3 | 65 | | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | 83 | | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | –4 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | –19 | |
Group J
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| 1 | 2 | | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 36 | | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | 64 | | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | –3 |
| 4 | 81 | | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | –10 | |
Group K
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| 1 | 4 | | 4 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | 38 | | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | 63 | | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | 85 | | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | –7 |
| 5 | | | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | –12 | |
Group L
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| 1 | 6 | | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | 24 | | 5 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | 60 | | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| 4 | 73 | | 5 | 2 | 15 | 16 | –1 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | –8 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | –18 | |
Group M
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| 1 | 15 | | 4 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | 25 | | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | 65 | | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | –2 |
| 4 | 87 | | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | –8 |
| 5 | | | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | –8 | |
Group N
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| 1 | 8 |  Muhammad Sajjad | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | 23 | | 5 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | 59 | | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 4 | 82 | | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | –9 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | –10 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | –12 | |
Group P
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| 1 | 1 | | 4 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 39 | | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | 67 | | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | –3 |
| 4 | 74 | | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | –5 |
| 5 | | | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | –10 | |
Group Q
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| 1 | 5 | | 5 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | 27 |  Amir Sarkhosh | 5 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | 55 | | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 4 | 84 | | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | –2 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | –10 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | –20 | |
Group R
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| 1 | 19 | | 5 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 2 | 29 | | 5 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | 48 | | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 4 | 70 | | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | –8 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | –18 | |
Group S
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| 1 | 10 | | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | 40 | Ben Jones | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 3 | 52 | | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | 79 | | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 | –4 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | –7 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 0 | 7 | 20 | –13 | |
Group T
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| 1 | 9 | | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | 42 | | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | 62 | | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | 80 | | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | –1 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14 | –3 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | –18 | |
Group U
| width=20 | Place | width=20 | Seed | width=200 | Team | width=20 | Matches | width=20 | Matches won | width=20 | Frames won | width=20 | Frames lost | width=20 | Difference |
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| 1 | 3 | | 5 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | 37 | | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 1 |
| 3 | 49 | | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 86 | | 5 | 1 | 12 | 18 | –6 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | –7 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | –10 | |
Group V
| width=20 | Place | width=20 | Seed | width=200 | Team | width=20 | Matches | width=20 | Matches won | width=20 | Frames won | width=20 | Frames lost | width=20 | Difference |
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| 1 | 16 | | 5 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | 26 | | 5 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | 46 | | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | 88 | | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | –2 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | –10 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | –16 | |
Group W
| width=20 | Place | width=20 | Seed | width=200 | Team | width=20 | Matches | width=20 | Matches won | width=20 | Frames won | width=20 | Frames lost | width=20 | Difference |
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| 1 | 7 | | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | 33 | | 5 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 3 | 53 | | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 4 | 66 | | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 | –6 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | –18 | |
Group X
| width=20 | Place | width=20 | Seed | width=200 | Team | width=20 | Matches | width=20 | Matches won | width=20 | Frames won | width=20 | Frames lost | width=20 | Difference |
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| 1 | 20 | | 5 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | 34 | | 5 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 3 | 54 | | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 4 | 69 | | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 11 | 19 | –8 |
| 6 | | | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | –16 | |
Knockout rounds
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Round 1
Best of 7 frames
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| 65 |  Khaled Farag | 4–1 | 64 | Mostafa Dorgham |
| 81 | | 2–4 | 48 | Khalid Kamali |
| 49 | Alex Taubman | 4–2 | 80 | Mohamed Hemdan |
| 73 | | 2–4 | 56 |  Antti Mannila |
| 41 |  Richard Halliday | 4–2 | 88 | Abdul Mutalieb Allie |
| 57 | Alijalil Ali | 4–1 | 72 |  Keishin Kamihashi |
| 69 |  Ali Hussein | 3–4 | 60 | John Kennish |
| 85 | Lim Chun Kiat | 4–1 | 44 |  James Mifsud |
| 53 | | 1–4 | 76 |  Bashar Abdulmajeed |
| 77 | | 1–4 | 52 | Adrian Ridley |
| 45 |  Lin Tang Ho | 4–1 | 84 | Khaled Alastal |
| 61 | | 1–4 | 68 | Mohamed Khairy | |
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| 67 | Tamer Waheed | 0–4 | 62 | Ryan Causton |
| 83 | | 1–4 | 46 |  Aaron Busuttil |
| 51 | | 2–4 | 76 | Yaser Elsherbiny |
| 75 | Gary Thomson | 4–3 | 54 |  Dominik Scherübl |
| 43 | | 3–4 | 86 | Antti Tolvanen |
| 59 | | 1–4 | 70 |  Peter Bullen |
| 71 | | 3–4 | 58 | Karim Elabd |
| 87 | | 4–2 | 42 | Shahram Changezi |
| 55 |  Greg Casey | 4–2 | 74 | Mostafa Gebely |
| 79 | | 0–4 | 50 | Ryan Thomerson |
| 47 | Habib Subah | 4–1 | 82 | Alaa Elsaed |
| 63 | Lukas Kleckers | 4–1 | 66 | Chau Hon Man | |
Round 2
Best of 7 frames
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| 1 |  Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn | 4–0 | 65 | Khaled Farag |
| 33 | Jamie Clarke | 4–1 | 32 | Saqib Nasir |
| 17 | Michael Collumb | 4–1 | 48 | Khalid Kamali |
| 49 | | 1–4 | 16 | Muhammad Asif |
| 9 | Lee Chun Wai | 4–1 | 56 | Antti Mannila |
| 41 | | 0–4 | 24 | Mohsen Bukshaisha |
| 25 | | 1–4 | 40 | Ben Jones |
| 57 | Alijalil Ali | 4–0 | 8 | Muhammad Sajjad |
| 5 |  Yuan Sijun | 4–0 | 60 | John Kennish |
| 37 | | 3–4 | 28 | Brian Cini |
| 21 | Tomasz Skalski | 4–3 | 44 | Lim Chun Kiat |
| 76 | Bashar Abdulmajeed | 4–1 | 12 | Raymon Fabrie |
| 13 | Rodney Goggins | 4–2 | 52 | Adrian Ridley |
| 45 | Lin Tang Ho | 4–3 | 20 | Ahmed Saif |
| 29 | | 3–4 | 36 | Belan Sharif |
| 68 | | 0–4 | 4 | Zhao Xintong | |
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| 3 | Soheil Vahedi | 4–1 | 62 | Ryan Causton |
| 35 | Michael Rhodes | 4–2 | 30 |  Nadir Khan Sultani |
| 19 | Alex Borg | 4–2 | 46 | Aaron Busuttil |
| 78 | Yaser Elsherbiny | 4–2 | 14 | Basem Eltahhan |
| 11 | | 3–4 | 75 | Gary Thomson |
| 86 | | 1–4 | 22 |  Dharminder Lilly |
| 27 | Amir Sarkhosh | 4–2 | 38 | Mohammad Rais Senzahi |
| 70 | | 0–4 | 6 | Pankaj Advani |
| 7 | Mohamed Shehab | 4–1 | 58 | Karim Elabd |
| 39 | | 3–4 | 26 | Faisal Khan |
| 23 | Issara Kachaiwong | 4–0 | 87 | Omar Alajlani |
| 55 | Greg Casey | 4–1 | 10 | Tetsuya Kuwata |
| 15 | Keen Hoo Moh | 4–2 | 50 | Ryan Thomerson |
| 47 | Habib Subah | 1–4 | 18 | Karam Fatima |
| 31 | | 3–4 | 34 | Mohd Reza Hassan |
| 63 | Lukas Kleckers | 4–0 | 2 | Abdul Sattar | |
Finals
Century breaks
- 141, 109, 108, 106, 105 Pankaj Advani
- 136, 108 Brian Cini
- 130, 102 Issara Kachaiwong
- 127 Basem Eltahhan
- 126, 119, 116, 108, 105 Zhao Xintong
- 126 Saqib Nasir
- 122 Mohd Reza Hassan
- 122 Shahram Changezi
- 122 Alex Borg
- 120 Alex Taubman
Notes and References
- Web site: Zhao reaches the final. 20 November 2015. IBSF. 20 November 2015.
- Web site: Pankaj crowned with World Snooker title. 21 November 2015. IBSF. 21 November 2015.
- News: Pankaj Advani pockets 15th world title. The Times of India. 21 November 2015. 21 November 2015.
- Web site: Advani Gives Up Tour Card . . 5 September 2014.
- Web site: IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Hurghada / Egypt 2015 - Groups. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 22 November 2015.
- Web site: IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Hurghada / Egypt 2015 - Knockouts. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 22 November 2015.
