The 2018 WPA World Junior Nine-ball Championships was the 27th hosting of the Junior World Championship in the pool discipline 9-Ball. The event ran from 31 October to 3 November 2018 Moscow, Russia.
Under 19 world champion was Yip Kin Ling from Hong Kong. In the final against his countryman Robbie Capito he won 11–10 against last year's finalist. In the Under 17 age group was won by Mahkeal Parris who won the final against the Norwegian Emil Andre Gangfløt 9–6. In the junior women, Chen Chia-hua won the event, winning 9–5 victory against the South Korean Seo Seoa in the final.
Defending champion were Sanjin Pehlivanović (U17), Fedor Gorst (U19) and Kristina Tkatsch (Junior). Gorst was the only champion to attempt to defend their title. While Pehlivanović now played in the Under 19 category, Tkatsch was due to age no longer eligible.
Winners
WettbewerbGoldSilberBronzeU17-Junioren Mahkeal Parris Emil Andre Gangfløt Kristián Mrva Christoffer LentzU19-Junioren Yip Kin Ling Robbie Capito Christian Fröhlich Wiktor ZielińskiU19-Juniorinnen Chen Chia-hua Seo Seoa April Larson My Nguyen
Tournament format All three competitions were first held in the Double-elimination tournament with a Single-elimination tournament from the quarter-finals onwards. The events were all played as winner breaks.
Under 17 Junior
Under 19 Men's
Under 19 women's
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