Snooker tournament
IBSF World Snooker Championship Status Active Genre Sports Event Date Midyear Frequency Annual Inaugurated 1963 (M) /2003 (W)Most recent 2025 Organised by IBSF
TheIBSF World Snooker Championship (also known as theWorld Amateur Snooker Championship ) is the premier non-professionalsnooker tournament in the world. The event series is sanctioned by theInternational Billiards and Snooker Federation . A number of IBSF champions have gone on to successful careers in the professional ranks, notablyJimmy White (1980),James Wattana (1988),Ken Doherty (1989),Stuart Bingham (1996 ),Marco Fu (1997),Stephen Maguire (2000) andMark Allen (2004). Both Doherty (in1997 ) and Bingham (in2015 ) have gone on to win the professionalWorld Snooker Championship .
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 aknock-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 nameIBSF World Grand Prix was held inPrestatyn , Wales as the qualification for a place on2006/2007 World Snooker Main Tour , although the winner wasn't called World Champion.[ 1]
In 2007 an all-Thailand final sawAtthasit Mahitthi defeatPassakorn Suwannawat 11–7. At the 2008 championship inWels , Austria,Thepchaiya Un-Nooh of Thailand defeated Ireland'sColm Gilcreest 11–7. The 2009 event was held inHyderabad , India, and won byAlfie Burden of England, 10–8 againstIgor Figueiredo of Brazil. The 2010 event was held inDamascus , Syria, and won byDechawat Poomjaeng of Thailand, defeating India'sPankaj Advani . The 2011 Championship was held from November 28 to December 3 inBangalore , India. The final was won by 17-year-old IranianHossein Vafaei , defeatingLee Walker of Wales 10–9.[ 2] Yan Bingtao beat Pakistan's Muhammad Sajjad 8–7 to become the youngest ever world champion in snooker.[ 3]
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# Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 1 1963 Kolkata , IndiaGary Owen –[ n 1] 2 1966 Karachi , PakistanGary Owen John Spencer –[ n 1] 3 1968 Sydney , AustraliaDavid Taylor 8–7 4 1970 Edinburgh , ScotlandJonathan Barron Sid Hood 11–7 5 1972 Cardiff , WalesRay Edmonds Manuel Francisco 11–10 6 1974 Dublin , IrelandRay Edmonds 11–9 7 1976 Johannesburg , South AfricaDoug Mountjoy Paul Mifsud 11–1 8 1978 Rabat , MaltaCliff Wilson Joe Johnson 11–5 9 1980 Launceston , AustraliaJimmy White 11–2 10 1982 Calgary , CanadaTerry Parsons 11–8 11 1984 Dublin , IrelandOmprakesh Agrawal Terry Parsons 11–7 12 1985 Blackpool , EnglandPaul Mifsud Dilwyn John 11–6 13 1986 Invercargill , New ZealandPaul Mifsud 11–9 14 1987 Bangalore , IndiaDarren Morgan Joe Grech 11–4 15 1988 Sydney , AustraliaJames Wattana Barry Pinches 11–8 16 1989 Singapore Ken Doherty Jon Birch 11–2 17 1990 Colombo , Sri LankaSteve Lemmens 11–8 18 1991 Bangkok , ThailandNoppadon Noppachorn Dominic Dale 11–8 19 1992 Malta Leonardo Andam 11–2 20 1993 Karachi , PakistanChuchart Triritanapradit 11–6 21 1994 Johannesburg , South AfricaMohammed Yousuf 11–9 [ 6] 22 1995 Bristol , EnglandSakchai Sim-Ngam David Lilley 11–7 [ 7] 23 1996 New Plymouth , New ZealandStuart Bingham 11–5 [ 8] 24 1997 Bulawayo , ZimbabweMarco Fu Stuart Bingham 11–10 25 1998 Guangzhou , ChinaLuke Simmonds Ryan Day 11–10 [ 9] 26 1999 Port Moresby , Papua New GuineaIan Preece David Lilley 11–8 27 2000 Changchun , ChinaStephen Maguire 11–5 [ 10] 28 2002 Cairo , EgyptSteve Mifsud 11–6 [ 11] 29 2003 Jiangmen , ChinaPankaj Advani Saleh Mohammad 11–5 [ 12] 30 2004 Veldhoven , NetherlandsMark Allen Steve Mifsud 11–6 [ 13] – 2006 Prestatyn , WalesMichael White Mark Boyle 11–5 [ 14] 31 2006 Amman , JordanKurt Maflin 11–8 [ 15] 32 2007 Korat , ThailandAtthasit Mahitthi Passakorn Suwannawat 11–7 [ 16] 33 2008 Wels , AustriaThepchaiya Un-Nooh Colm Gilcreest 11–7 [ 17] 34 2009 Hyderabad , IndiaAlfie Burden Igor Figueiredo 10–8 [ 18] 35 2010 Damascus , SyriaDechawat Poomjaeng Pankaj Advani 10–7 [ 19] 36 2011 Bangalore , IndiaHossein Vafaei Lee Walker 10–9 [ 20] 37 2012 Sofia , BulgariaMuhammad Asif Gary Wilson 10–8 [ 21] 38 2013 Daugavpils , LatviaZhou Yuelong Zhao Xintong 8–4 [ 22] 39 2014 Bangalore , IndiaYan Bingtao 8–7 [ 23] 40 2015 Hurghada , EgyptPankaj Advani Zhao Xintong 8–6 [ 24] 41 2016 Doha , QatarSoheil Vahedi Andrew Pagett 8–1 [ 25] 42 2017 Doha , QatarPankaj Advani Amir Sarkhosh 8–2 [ 26] 43 2018 Yangon , MyanmarChang Bingyu He Guoqiang 8–3 [ 27] 44 2019 Antalya , TurkeyMuhammad Asif 8–5 [ 28] 45 2021 Doha , QatarAhsan Ramzan Amir Sarkhosh 6–5 [ 29] 46 2022 Antalya , TurkeyLim Kok Leong Amir Sarkhosh 5–0 [ 30] 47 2023 Doha , QatarAli Alobaidli Cheung Ka Wai 6–1 [ 31] 48 2024 Doha , QatarMuhammad Asif Ali Gharahgozlou 5–3 [ 32] 49 2025 Doha , QatarMichał Szubarczyk Ali Alobaidli 5–2 [ 33]
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# Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 1 2003 Jiangmen , ChinaKelly Fisher Wendy Jans 5–2 2 2004 Veldhoven , NetherlandsReanne Evans Wendy Jans 5–1 3 2006 Amman , JordanWendy Jans Jaique Ip 5–0 4 2007 Korat , ThailandReanne Evans Wendy Jans 5–0 5 2008 Wels , AustriaReanne Evans Wendy Jans 5–3 6 2009 Hyderabad , IndiaNg On-yee Kathy Parashis 5–1 [ 35] 7 2010 Damascus , SyriaNg On-yee Jaique Ip 5–0 8 2012 Sofia , BulgariaWendy Jans Ng On-yee 5–1 9 2013 Daugavpils , LatviaWendy Jans Shi Chunxia 5–3 10 2014 Bangalore , IndiaWendy Jans Anastasia Nechaeva 5–2 11 2015 Hurghada , EgyptWendy Jans Anastasia Nechaeva 5–1 [ 36] 12 2016 Doha , QatarWendy Jans Amee Kamani 5–0 [ 37] 13 2017 Doha , QatarWendy Jans Waratthanun Sukritthanes 5–2 [ 26] 14 2018 Yangon , MyanmarWaratthanun Sukritthanes Wendy Jans 5–2 [ 27] 15 2019 Antalya , TurkeyNg On-yee Nutcharut Wongharuthai 5–2 [ 28] 16 2021 Doha , QatarWendy Jans Nutcharut Wongharuthai 4–1 [ 38] 17 2022 Antalya , TurkeyWendy Jans Vidya Pillai 4–3 [ 30] 18 2023 Doha , QatarBai Yulu Ng On-yee 4–0 [ 39] 19 2024 Doha , QatarPloychompoo Laokiatphong Ng On-yee 3–2 [ 40] 20 2025 Doha , QatarAnupama Ramachandran Ng On-yee 3–2 [ 41]
^a b Title decided alone on group stage
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