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 professional 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 Doherty (in 1997) and 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.
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.
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 to December 3 in Bangalore, India. The final was won by 17-year-old Iranian Hossein Vafaei, defeating Lee Walker of Wales 10–9. In 2014, fourteen-year-old Yan Bingtao beat Pakistan's Muhammad Sajjad 8–7 to become the youngest ever world champion in snooker.
Results Men Sources:
#YearVenueWinnerRunner-upScore 1 1963 Kolkata, India Gary Owen Frank Harris –Title decided alone on group stage2 1966 Karachi, Pakistan Gary Owen John Spencer –3 1968 Sydney, Australia David Taylor Max Williams 8–74 1970 Edinburgh, Scotland Jonathan Barron Sid Hood 11–75 1972 Cardiff, Wales Ray Edmonds Manuel Francisco 11–106 1974 Dublin, Ireland Ray Edmonds Geoff Thomas 11–97 1976 Johannesburg, South Africa Doug Mountjoy Paul Mifsud 11–18 1978 Rabat, Malta Cliff Wilson Joe Johnson 11–59 1980 Launceston, Australia Jimmy White Ron Atkins 11–210 1982 Calgary, Canada Terry Parsons Jim Bear 11–811 1984 Dublin, Ireland Omprakesh Agrawal Terry Parsons 11–712 1985 Blackpool, England Paul Mifsud Dilwyn John 11–613 1986 Invercargill, New Zealand Paul Mifsud Kerry Jones 11–914 1987 Bangalore, India Darren Morgan Joe Grech 11–415 1988 Sydney, Australia James Wattana Barry Pinches 11–816 1989 Singapore Ken Doherty Jon Birch 11–2171990 Colombo, Sri Lanka Stephen O'Connor Steve Lemmens11–8181991 Bangkok, Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn Dominic Dale11–8191992 Malta Neil Mosley Leonardo Andam11–2201993 Karachi, Pakistan Chuchart Triritanapradit Praput Chaithanasakun11–6211994 Johannesburg, South Africa Mohammed Yousuf Johannes R. Johannesson11–9221995 Bristol, England Sakchai Sim-Ngam David Lilley11–7231996 New Plymouth, New Zealand Stuart Bingham Stan Gorski11–5241997 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Marco Fu Stuart Bingham11–10251998 Guangzhou, China Luke Simmonds Ryan Day11–10261999 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Ian Preece David Lilley11–8272000 Changchun, China Stephen Maguire Luke Fisher11–5282002 Cairo, Egypt Steve Mifsud Tim English11–6292003 Jiangmen, China Pankaj Advani Saleh Mohammad11–5302004 Veldhoven, Netherlands Mark Allen Steve Mifsud11–6 –2006 Prestatyn, Wales Michael White Mark Boyle11–5312006 Amman, Jordan Kurt Maflin Daniel Ward11–8322007 Korat, Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi Passakorn Suwannawat11–7332008 Wels, Austria Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Colm Gilcreest11–7342009 Hyderabad, India Alfie Burden Igor Figueiredo10–8352010 Damascus, Syria Dechawat Poomjaeng Pankaj Advani10–7362011 Bangalore, India Hossein Vafaei Lee Walker10–9 372012 Sofia, Bulgaria Muhammad Asif Gary Wilson10–8382013 Daugavpils, Latvia Zhou Yuelong Zhao Xintong8–4392014 Bangalore, India Yan Bingtao Muhammad Sajjad8–7402015 Hurghada, Egypt Pankaj Advani Zhao Xintong8–641 2016 Doha, Qatar Soheil Vahedi Andrew Pagett8–142 2017 Doha, Qatar Pankaj Advani Amir Sarkhosh8–243 2018 Yangon, Myanmar Chang Bingyu He Guoqiang8–344 2019 Antalya, Turkey Muhammad Asif Jefrey Roda8–545 2021 Doha, Qatar Ahsan Ramzan Amir Sarkhosh6–546 2022 Antalya, Turkey Lim Kok Leong Amir Sarkhosh5–047 2023 Doha, Qatar Ali Alobaidli Cheung Ka Wai6–148 2024 Doha, Qatar Muhammad Asif Ali Gharahgozlou5–3 49 2025 Doha, Qatar Michał Szubarczyk Ali Alobaidli5–2
Women Source: #YearVenueWinnerRunner-upScore 12003 Jiangmen, China Kelly Fisher Wendy Jans 5–222004 Veldhoven, Netherlands Reanne Evans Wendy Jans 5–132006 Amman, Jordan Wendy Jans Jaique Ip 5–042007 Korat, Thailand Reanne Evans Wendy Jans 5–052008 Wels, Austria Reanne Evans Wendy Jans 5–362009 Hyderabad, India Ng On-yee Kathy Parashis 5–1 72010 Damascus, Syria Ng On-yee Jaique Ip 5–082012 Sofia, Bulgaria Wendy Jans Ng On-yee 5–192013 Daugavpils, Latvia Wendy Jans Shi Chunxia 5–3102014 Bangalore, India Wendy Jans Anastasia Nechaeva 5–2112015 Hurghada, Egypt Wendy Jans Anastasia Nechaeva 5–1122016 Doha, Qatar Wendy Jans Amee Kamani 5–0132017 Doha, Qatar Wendy Jans Waratthanun Sukritthanes 5–2142018 Yangon, Myanmar Waratthanun Sukritthanes Wendy Jans 5–2152019 Antalya, Turkey Ng On-yee Nutcharut Wongharuthai 5–2162021 Doha, Qatar Wendy Jans Nutcharut Wongharuthai 4–117 2022 Antalya, Turkey Wendy Jans Vidya Pillai 4–318 2023 Doha, Qatar Bai Yulu Ng On-yee 4–0 19 2024 Doha, Qatar Ploychompoo Laokiatphong Ng On-yee 3–2 20 2025 Doha, Qatar Anupama Ramachandran Ng On-yee 3–2
See also IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship IBSF World Under-16 Snooker Championship WSF Championship World Snooker Tour World Snooker Championship World Women's Snooker Championship World Cup (snooker) Six-red World Championship
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