IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship explained
The IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship (also known as the World Amateur Under-21 Snooker Championship) is the premier non-professional junior snooker tournament in the world. The event series is sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation and started from 1987.
Four winners of this championship subsequently became world professional champion (Ken Doherty, Peter Ebdon, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson)
Results
Men
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| Year | | Venue | | Winner | | Runner-up | | Score |
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1987 | Hastings, England | Jonathan Birch | Stefan Mazrocis | 4–1 |
1988 | Bangkok, Thailand | Brian Morgan | Jason Peplow | 6–1 |
1989 | Reykjavík, Iceland | Ken Doherty | Jason Ferguson | 11–5 |
1990 | Brisbane, Australia | Peter Ebdon | Oliver King | 11–9 |
1991 | Bangalore, India | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Patrick Delsemme | 11–4 |
1992 | | Robin Hull | Patrick Delsemme | 11–7 |
1993 | Reykjavík, Iceland | Kristján Helgason | Indika Dodangoda | 11–7 |
1994 | Helsinki, Finland | Quinten Hann | David Gray | 11–10 |
1995[4] | Singapore | Alan Burnett | Kwan Poomjang | 11–6 |
1996[5] | Johannesburg, South Africa | Chan Kwok Ming | Risto Vayrynen | 11–6 |
1997[6] | Carlow, Ireland | Marco Fu | Bjorn Haneveer | 11–7 |
1998[7] | Rabat, Malta | Luke Simmonds | Robert Murphy | 11–2 |
1999 | Cairo, Egypt | Rodney Goggins | Rolf de Jong | 11–4 |
2000 | Bangalore, India | Luke Fisher | Steven Bennie | 11–5 |
2001 | Stirling, Scotland | Ricky Walden | Sean O'Neill | 11–5 |
2002 | Riga, Latvia | Ding Junhui | David John | 11–9 |
2003[8] | Taupō, New Zealand | Neil Robertson | Liu Song | 11–5 |
2004[9] | Carlow, Ireland | Gary Wilson | Kobkit Palajin | 11–5 |
2005[10] | Manama, Bahrain | Liang Wenbo | Tian Pengfei | 11–9 |
2007[11] | Goa, India | Michael Georgiou | Zhang Anda | 11–6 |
2009[12] | Kish, Iran | Noppon Saengkham | Soheil Vahedi | 9–8 |
2010[13] | Letterkenny, Ireland | Sam Craigie | Li Hang | 9–8 |
2011[14] | Montreal, Canada | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Noppon Saengkham | 9–3 |
2012[15] | Wuxi, China | Lyu Haotian | Zhu Yinghui | 9–6 |
2013[16] | Beijing, China | Lu Ning | Zhou Yuelong | 9–4 |
2014[17] | Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates | Hossein Vafaei | Josh Boileau | 8–3 |
2015 | Bucharest, Romania | Boonyarit Keattikun | Jamie Clarke | 8–7 |
2016[18] | Mol, Belgium | Xu Si | Alexander Ursenbacher | 6–5 |
2017 | Beijing, China | Fan Zhengyi | Luo Honghao | 7–6 |
2018[19] | Jinan, China | Wu Yize | Pongsakorn Chongjairak | 6–4 |
2019[20] | Qingdao, China | Zhao Jianbo | Pang Junxu | 6–1 |
2021[21] | Doha, Qatar | Florian Nüßle | Taweesap Kongkitchertchoo | 6–5 |
2022 | Bucharest, Romania | Liam Davies | Antoni Kowalski | 5–1 |
2023[22] | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Liam Davies | Alexander Widau | 5–2 | |
Women
Medals
Women (2007-2022)
See also
Notes and References
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- Web site: IBSF Roll of Honour. Global Snooker Centre. 6 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20081224165042/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/IBSF_Roll_of_Honour.htm. 24 December 2008.
- Web site: Guinness IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship. Snooker.org. 2 March 2014.
- Web site: IBSF World Under-21 Championship 1996. Snooker.org. 2 March 2014.
- Web site: Tougher Oil/Dolmen Hotel IBSF World Under-21 Championship 1997. Snooker.org. 2 March 2014.
- Web site: 1998 IBSF World Under 21 Championship. Global Snooker Centre. 6 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20070817204341/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/1990s/98ibsfu21.htm. 17 August 2007.
- Web site: 2003 IBSF World Under-21 Championship. Global Snooker Centre. 6 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20070815174212/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/EBSA/2003WldU21knockout.htm. 15 August 2007.
- Web site: 2004 IBSF World Under-21 Championship. Global Snooker Centre. 6 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20041207043522/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04ibsfu21ko.htm. 7 December 2004.
- Web site: WENBO WINS THE WORLD. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 21 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20051120114924/http://www.ibsf.org:80/news/newsline.php?subaction=showfull&id=1125119980&archive=1125501025&cnshow=headlines&start_from=&ucat=1&. 20 November 2005.
- Web site: World Under 21 Snooker Championship 2007. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 6 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20100802001814/http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=1. 2 August 2010.
- Web site: World Under 21 Snooker Championship 2009. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 6 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20100619204630/http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=14. 19 June 2010.
- Web site: World Under 21 Snooker Championship 2010. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 6 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20101130042251/http://ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=18. 30 November 2010.
- Web site: World Under 21 Snooker Championship 2011. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 6 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120329100551/http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=24. 29 March 2012.
- Web site: World Under 21 Snooker Championship 2012. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 9 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130127125306/http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=28. 27 January 2013.
- Web site: Lu Ning crowned World Under-21 Champ. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 24 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221835/http://ibsfnews.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=84:lu-ning-crowned-world-under-21-champ&Itemid=181. 2 December 2013. 26 July 2013. dead.
- Web site: Pathak. Vivek. Second world title for Hossein Vafaei. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 18 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205156/http://ibsfnews.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=242%3Asecond-world-title-for-hossein-vafaei&Itemid=181. 18 May 2014. 18 May 2014. dead.
- Web site: Xu Si is 2016 IBSF World Under-21 boys champion. IBSF. 25 August 2016.
- Web site: Wu Yize wins World Under-21 Snooker Championship . IBSF . 11 July 2018.
- Web site: Zhao Jianbo and Yulu Bai are World Under-21 Champions. IBSF . 13 July 2019.
- Web site: Wendy Jans wins her 8th World title; Florian claims his maiden world championship title . IBSF . 6 March 2022.
- Web site: 2023 World Snooker Championships U21 - Men's . IBSF . 16 July 2023 .
- Web site: 2023 World Snooker Championships U21 - Women's. IBSF . 16 July 2023 .