IBSF World Snooker Championship
The IBSF World Snooker Championship (also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship) is the premier non-professional snooker tournament in the world. The event series is sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation. A number of IBSF champions have gone on to successful careers in the Pro ranks, notably Jimmy White (1980), James Wattana (1988), Ken Doherty (1989), Stuart Bingham (1996), Marco Fu (1997), Stephen Maguire (2000) and Mark Allen (2004). Both Ken Doherty (in 1997) and Stuart Bingham (in 2015) have gone on to win the professional World Snooker Championship .
History
The IBSF World Snooker Championship tournament was first held in 1963. In the first two tournaments, the title was decided alone on group stages. From 1968 until now, the group stage was followed by a knock-out stage. The tournament has been held annually since 1984.[1]
However, 2005 IBSF World Snooker Championship was cancelled, due to an earthquake in Pakistan where the event was due to be held. Instead in February/March 2006, a new tournament with the name IBSF World Grand Prix was held in Prestatyn, Wales as the qualification for a place on 2006/2007 World Snooker Main Tour, although the winner wasn't called World Champion.[1]
In 2007 an all-Thailand final saw Atthasit Mahitthi defeat Passakorn Suwannawat 11–7. At the 2008 championship in Wels, Austria Thepchaiya Un-Nooh of Thailand defeated Ireland's Colm Gilcreest 11–7. The 2009 event was held in Hyderabad, India, and won by Alfie Burden of England, 10–8 against Igor Figueiredo of Brazil. The 2010 event was held in Damascus, Syria, and won by Dechawat Poomjaeng of Thailand, defeating India's Pankaj Advani. The 2011 Championship was held from November 28 – December 3 in Bangalore, India. The final was won by 17-year-old Iranian Hossein Vafaei, defeating Lee Walker of Wales 10–9.[2] In 2014, fourteen-year-old Yan Bingtao beat Pakistan's Muhammad Sajjad 8–7 to become the youngest ever world champion in snooker.[3]
Winners
Men's Finals
Champions by country
Country | Players | Total | First title | Last title |
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8 | 9 | 1968 | 2009 |
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7 | 8 | 1963 | 2006 |
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7 | 7 | 1988 | 2010 |
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2 | 3 | 1984 | 2015 |
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2 | 2 | 1989 | 1990 |
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2 | 2 | 1994 | 2012 |
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2 | 2 | 2013 | 2014 |
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2 | 2 | 2011 | 2016 |
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1 | 2 | 1985 | 1986 |
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1 | 1 | 1997 | 1997 |
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1 | 1 | 2000 | 2000 |
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1 | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
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1 | 1 | 2004 | 2004 |
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1 | 1 | 2006 | 2006 |
Women's Finals
Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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2012 | ![]() |
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5–1 |
2013 | ![]() |
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5–3 |
2014 | ![]() |
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5–2 |
2015[24] | ![]() |
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5–1 |
2016[25] | ![]() |
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5–0 |
See also
Notes
References
- 1 2 3 Turner, Chris. "Major Amateur Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- 1 2 "Past Champions". IBSF.info. Reims: International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
- 1 2 Pathak, Vivek (29 November 2014). "Yan Bingtao becomes youngest ever World Champion". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "IBSF Roll of Honour". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "1994 World Amateur Championship". Snooker.org. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ "Embassy IBSF World Championship". Snooker.org. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "CML Group IBSF World Championships 1996". Snooker.org. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Shender IBSF World Championship 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "2000 IBSF World Snooker Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 13 October 2004. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "2002 IBSF World Snooker Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "2003 IBSF World Championships". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "2004 IBSF World Championships: Knock Out Draws". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 15 May 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ "2006 IBSF World Grand Prix Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 21 June 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "2006 IBSF World Championships". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "2007 World Snooker Championship". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "2008 World Snooker Championship". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "IBSF World Men's Snooker Championship 2009". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "World Snooker Championship 2010". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "Results IBSF World Mens Snooker Championship 2011". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ "Asif's victory in IBSF World Snooker Championship". The Express Tribune. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ↑ "Zhou Yuelong becomes world champion 2013". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Hurghada / Egypt 2015 - Knockouts". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "Soheil Vahedi wins the 2016 IBSF World Snooker". IBSF. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ↑ "IBSF Snooker Championships Women - Hurghada / Egypt 2015 - Knockout". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "Wendy Jans wins her 5th consecutive World title". IBSF. Retrieved 29 November 2016.