IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship

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

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Men

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Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score
1987 Hastings, England England Jonathan Birch England Stefan Mazrocis 4–1
1988 Bangkok, Thailand England Brian Morgan Malta Jason Peplow 6–1
1989 Reykjavík, Iceland Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty England Jason Ferguson 11–5
1990 Brisbane, Australia England Peter Ebdon England Oliver King 11–9
1991 Bangalore, India England Ronnie O'Sullivan Belgium Patrick Delsemme 11–4
1992  Brunei Finland Robin Hull Belgium Patrick Delsemme 11–7
1993 Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland Kristján Helgason Sri Lanka Indika Dodangoda 11–7
1994 Helsinki, Finland Australia Quinten Hann England David Gray 11–10
1995[4]  Singapore Scotland Alan Burnett Thailand Kwan Poomjang 11–6
1996[5] Johannesburg, South Africa Hong Kong Chan Kwok Ming Finland Risto Vayrynen 11–6
1997[6] Carlow, Ireland Hong Kong Marco Fu Belgium Bjorn Haneveer 11–7
1998[7] Rabat, Malta England Luke Simmonds Republic of Ireland Robert Murphy 11–2
1999 Cairo, Egypt Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins Netherlands Rolf de Jong 11–4
2000 Bangalore, India England Luke Fisher Scotland Steven Bennie 11–5
2001 Stirling, Scotland England Ricky Walden Northern Ireland Sean O'Neill 11–5
2002 Riga, Latvia China Ding Junhui Wales David John 11–9
2003[8] Taupō, New Zealand Australia Neil Robertson China Liu Song 11–5
2004[9] Carlow, Ireland England Gary Wilson Thailand Kobkit Palajin 11–5
2005[10] Manama, Bahrain China Liang Wenbo China Tian Pengfei 11–9
2007[11] Goa, India England Michael Georgiou China Zhang Anda 11–6
2009[12] Kish, Iran Thailand Noppon Saengkham Iran Soheil Vahedi 9–8
2010[13] Letterkenny, Ireland England Sam Craigie China Li Hang 9–8
2011[14] Montreal, Canada Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon Thailand Noppon Saengkham 9–3
2012[15] Wuxi, China China Lyu Haotian China Zhu Yinghui 9–6
2013[16] Beijing, China China Lu Ning China Zhou Yuelong 9–4
2014[17] Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Iran Hossein Vafaei Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau 8–3
2015 Bucharest, Romania Thailand Boonyarit Keattikun Wales Jamie Clarke 8–7
2016[18] Mol, Belgium China Xu Si Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 6–5
2017 Beijing, China China Fan Zhengyi China Luo Honghao 7–6
2018[19] Jinan, China China Wu Yize Thailand Pongsakorn Chongjairak 6–4
2019[20] Qingdao, China China Zhao Jianbo China Pang Junxu 6–1
2021[21] Doha, Qatar Austria Florian Nüßle Thailand Taweesap Kongkitchertchoo 6–5
2022 Bucharest, Romania Wales Liam Davies Poland Antoni Kowalski 5–1
2023[22] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Wales Liam Davies Germany Alexander Widau 5–2
2024[23] Bangalore, India Poland Michał Szubarczyk Germany Alexander Widau 5–1

Women

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Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score
2007  India China Bi Zhu Qing Hong Kong Ng On-yee 4–2
2014 United Arab Emirates Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Australia Jessica Woods Thailand Amornrat Uamduang 4–3
2015 Romania Bucharest, Romania Thailand Baipat Siripaporn Thailand Mink Nutcharut 5–2
2016 Belgium Mol, Belgium Thailand Mink Nutcharut Thailand Baipat Siripaporn 5–4
2017 China Beijing, China Thailand Mink Nutcharut China Xia Yuying 5–3
2018 China Jinan, China Thailand Mink Nutcharut China Bai Yulu 4–2
2019 Qingdao, China China Bai Yulu Thailand Mink Nutcharut 4–0
2022 Bucharest, Romania Thailand Panchaya Channoi India Anupama Ramachandran 4–1
2023[24] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia India Keerthana Pandian India Anupama Ramachandran 3–2
2024[25] Bangalore, India India Natasha Chethan Thailand Narucha Phoemphul 3–2

Medals

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Men (1987-2022)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England (ENG)1041226
2 China (CHN)881531
3 Thailand (THA)35210
4 Ireland (IRL)2259
5 Australia (AUS)2046
6 Hong Kong (HKG)2013
7 Wales (WAL)1236
8 Scotland (SCO)1146
9 Finland (FIN)1102
 Iran (IRI)1102
11 Iceland (ISL)1023
12 Austria (AUT)1012
13 Belgium (BEL)0314
14 Northern Ireland (NIR)0134
15 Sri Lanka (SRI)0123
16 Netherlands (NED)0112
 Poland (POL)0112
18 Malta (MLT)0101
 Switzerland (SUI)0101
20 India (IND)0044
21 Germany (GER)0022
22 Hungary (HUN)0011
 New Zealand (NZL)0011
 Philippines (PHI)0011
Totals (24 entries)333366132

Women (2007-2024)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Thailand (THA)55616
2 India (IND)22610
3 China (CHN)2226
4 Australia (AUS)1001
5 Hong Kong (HKG)0123
6 Belgium (BEL)0011
 Bulgaria (BUL)0011
 New Zealand (NZL)0011
 Russia (RUS)0011
Totals (9 entries)10102040

See also

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References

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