IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship

The IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship (also known as the World Amateur Under-17 Snooker Championship) is a non-professional junior snooker tournament. The event series is sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation and started from 2015 as an under-18 tournament.[1][2]

The inaugural tournament was won by Ka Wai Cheung who defeated fellow countryman Ming Tung Chan 5–2 in the final.[3] Yana Shut won the inaugural women's championship.[4] The event was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Winners

Men's

Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score
IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship
2015[5] St. Petersburg, Russia  Cheung Ka Wai (HKG)  Ming Tung Chan (HKG) 5–2
2016[6] Mol, Belgium  Jackson Page (WAL)  Yun Fung Tam (HKG) 5–4
2017[7] Beijing, China  Muhammad Naseem Akhtar (PAK)  Lei Peifan (CHN) 5–3
2018[8] Jinan, China  He Guoqiang (CHN)  Lei Peifan (CHN) 5–4
2019[9] Qingdao, China  Jiang Jun (CHN)  Gao Yang (CHN) 5–2
2022[10] Bucharest, Romania  Liam Davies (WAL)  Antoni Kowalski (POL) 4–3
IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship
2023[11] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Liam Davies (WAL)  Riley Powell (WAL) 4–0
2024[12] Bengaluru, India  Christian Richter (GER)  Lomnaw Issarangkun (THA) 4–1
2025[13] Manama, Bahrain]  Muhammad Hasnain (PAK)  Riley Powell (WAL) 4–0

Women's

Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score
2015[14] St. Petersburg, Russia  Yana Shut (BLR)  Anastasija Singurindi (RUS) 3–0
2016[15] Mol, Belgium  Baipat Siripaporn (THA)  Mink Nutcharut (THA) 3–1
2017[16] Beijing, China  Mink Nutcharut (THA)  Baipat Siripaporn (THA) 3–2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Inaugural IBSF Under-18 Snooker championships starts at Saint Petersburg". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "World U17 Men Snooker". IBSF. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Ka Wai Cheung becomes World Under-18 Champion". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Yana Shut wins the World Under-18 Championship". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  5. ^ "IBSF U18 Snooker Championship → Saint Petersburg - Russia 2015". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Jackson wins maiden world title". IBSF. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Naseem Akhtar wins his maiden World Championship title". IBSF. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Guo Qiang He becomes 2018 World Under-18 Snooker Champion". IBSF. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  9. ^ "IBSF Snooker Championships U18 - Qingdao / China 2019". IBSF. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  10. ^ "IBSF Snooker Championships U18 - Bucharest / Romania 2022". IBSF. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  11. ^ "IBSF Snooker Championships U17 - Riyadh / Saudi Arabia 2023". IBSF. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  12. ^ Pathak, Vivek (27 August 2024). "Christian Richter wins the 2024 IBSF World U17 Men Snooker Champion". IBSF. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  13. ^ "WORLD Snooker Championships U17 - Manama / Bahrain 20252023". IBSF. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  14. ^ "IBSF U18 Snooker Championship → Saint Petersburg - Russia 2015". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Siripaporn pockets second world title of the year". IBSF. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  16. ^ "Nutcharat becomes 2017 IBSF Open Under-18 Women Snooker Champion". IBSF. Retrieved 13 July 2017.


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