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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YearVenueWinnerRunner-upScore
1987 Hastings, England Jonathan Birch Stefan Mazrocis4–1
1988 Bangkok, Thailand Brian Morgan Jason Peplow6–1
1989 Reykjavík, Iceland Ken Doherty Jason Ferguson11–5
1990 Brisbane, Australia Peter Ebdon Oliver King11–9
1991 Bangalore, India Ronnie O'Sullivan Patrick Delsemme11–4
1992 Robin Hull Patrick Delsemme11–7
1993 Reykjavík, Iceland Kristján Helgason Indika Dodangoda11–7
1994 Helsinki, Finland Quinten Hann David Gray11–10
1995[4] Singapore Alan Burnett Kwan Poomjang11–6
1996[5] Johannesburg, South Africa Chan Kwok Ming Risto Vayrynen11–6
1997[6] Carlow, Ireland Marco Fu Bjorn Haneveer11–7
1998[7] Rabat, Malta Luke Simmonds Robert Murphy11–2
1999 Cairo, Egypt Rodney Goggins Rolf de Jong11–4
2000 Bangalore, India Luke Fisher Steven Bennie11–5
2001 Stirling, Scotland Ricky Walden Sean O'Neill11–5
2002 Riga, Latvia Ding Junhui David John11–9
2003[8] Taupō, New Zealand Neil Robertson Liu Song11–5
2004[9] Carlow, Ireland Gary Wilson Kobkit Palajin11–5
2005[10] Manama, Bahrain Liang Wenbo Tian Pengfei11–9
2007[11] Goa, India Michael Georgiou Zhang Anda11–6
2009[12] Kish, Iran Noppon Saengkham Soheil Vahedi9–8
2010[13] Letterkenny, Ireland Sam Craigie Li Hang9–8
2011[14] Montreal, Canada Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon Noppon Saengkham9–3
2012[15] Wuxi, China Lyu Haotian Zhu Yinghui9–6
2013[16] Beijing, China Lu Ning Zhou Yuelong9–4
2014[17] Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Hossein Vafaei Josh Boileau8–3
2015 Bucharest, Romania Boonyarit Keattikun Jamie Clarke8–7
2016[18] Mol, Belgium Xu Si Alexander Ursenbacher6–5
2017 Beijing, China Fan Zhengyi Luo Honghao7–6
2018[19] Jinan, China Wu Yize Pongsakorn Chongjairak6–4
2019[20] Qingdao, China Zhao Jianbo Pang Junxu6–1
2021[21] Doha, Qatar Florian Nüßle Taweesap Kongkitchertchoo6–5
2022 Bucharest, Romania Liam Davies Antoni Kowalski5–1
2023[22] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Liam Davies Alexander Widau5–2

Women

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2007 India Bi Zhu Qing Ng On Yee4–2
2014 Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Jessica Woods Amornrat Uamduang4–3
2015 Bucharest, Romania Baipat Siripaporn Mink Nutcharut5–2
2016 Mol, Belgium Mink Nutcharut Baipat Siripaporn5–4
2017 Beijing, China Mink Nutcharut Xia Yuying5–3
2018 Jinan, China Mink Nutcharut Bai Yulu4–2
2019 Qingdao, China Bai Yulu Mink Nutcharut4–0
2022 Bucharest, Romania Panchaya Channoi Anupama Ramachandran4–1
2023[23] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Keerthana Pandian Anupama Ramachandran3–2

Medals

Women (2007-2022)

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Turner. Chris. Major Amateur Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20120512004350/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Amateur.html. 12 May 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 12 May 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: Guinness IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship. Snooker.org. 2 March 2014.
  5. Web site: IBSF World Under-21 Championship 1996. Snooker.org. 2 March 2014.
  6. Web site: Tougher Oil/Dolmen Hotel IBSF World Under-21 Championship 1997. Snooker.org. 2 March 2014.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. Web site: Xu Si is 2016 IBSF World Under-21 boys champion. IBSF. 25 August 2016.
  19. Web site: Wu Yize wins World Under-21 Snooker Championship . IBSF . 11 July 2018.
  20. Web site: Zhao Jianbo and Yulu Bai are World Under-21 Champions. IBSF . 13 July 2019.
  21. Web site: Wendy Jans wins her 8th World title; Florian claims his maiden world championship title . IBSF . 6 March 2022.
  22. Web site: 2023 World Snooker Championships U21 - Men's . IBSF . 16 July 2023 .
  23. Web site: 2023 World Snooker Championships U21 - Women's. IBSF . 16 July 2023 .