IBSF World Snooker Championship


The IBSF World 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 Pro ranks, notably Jimmy White, James Wattana, Ken Doherty, Stuart Bingham, Marco Fu, Stephen Maguire and Mark Allen. Both Ken Doherty and Stuart Bingham 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 – 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.

Men's finals

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upScore
1963 Kolkata, India Gary Owen Frank Harris–
1966 Karachi, Pakistan Gary Owen John Spencer–
1968 Sydney, Australia David Taylor Max Williams8–7
1970 Edinburgh, Scotland Jonathon Barron Sid Hood11–7
1972 Cardiff, Wales Ray Edmonds Manuel Francisco11–10
1974 Dublin, Ireland Ray Edmonds Geoff Thomas11–9
1976 Johannesburg, South Africa Doug Mountjoy Paul Mifsud11–1
1978 Rabat, Malta Cliff Wilson Joe Johnson11–5
1980 Launceston, Australia Jimmy White Ron Atkins11–2
1982 Calgary, Canada Terry Parsons Jim Bear11–8
1984 Dublin, Ireland Omprakesh Agrawal Terry Parsons11–7
1985 Blackpool, England Paul Mifsud Dilwyn John11–6
1986 Invercargill, New Zealand Paul Mifsud Kerry Jones11–9
1987 Bangalore, India Darren Morgan Joe Grech11–4
1988 Sydney, Australia James Wattana Barry Pinches11–8
1989 Singapore Ken Doherty Jon Birch11–2
1990 Colombo, Sri Lanka Stephen O'Connor Steve Lemmens11–8
1991 Bangkok, Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn Dominic Dale11–8
1992 Malta Neil Mosley Leonardo Andam11–2
1993 Karachi, Pakistan Chuchart Triritanapradit Praput Chaithanasakun11–6
1994 Johannesburg, South Africa Mohammed Yousuf Johannes R. Johannesson11–9
1995 Bristol, England Sakchai Sim-Ngam David Lilley11–7
1996 New Plymouth, New Zealand Stuart Bingham Stan Gorski11–5
1997 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Marco Fu Stuart Bingham11–10
1998 Guangzhou, China Luke Simmonds Ryan Day11–10
1999 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Ian Preece David Lilley11–8
2000 Changchun, China Stephen Maguire Luke Fisher11–5
2002 Cairo, Egypt Steve Mifsud Tim English11–6
2003 Jiangmen, China Pankaj Advani Saleh Mohammad11–5
2004 Veldhoven, Netherlands Mark Allen Steve Mifsud11–6
2006 Prestatyn, Wales Michael White Mark Boyle11–5
2006 Amman, Jordan Kurt Maflin Daniel Ward11–8
2007 Korat, Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi Passakorn Suwannawat11–7
2008 Wels, Austria Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Colm Gilcreest11–7
2009 Hyderabad, India Alfie Burden Igor Figueiredo10–8
2010 Damascus, Syria Dechawat Poomjaeng Pankaj Advani10–7
2011 Bangalore, India Hossein Vafaei Lee Walker10–9
2012 Sofia, Bulgaria Mohammad Asif Gary Wilson10–8
2013 Daugavpils, Latvia Zhou Yuelong Zhao Xintong8–4
2014 Bangalore, India Yan Bingtao Muhammad Sajjad8–7
2015 Hurghada, Egypt Pankaj Advani Zhao Xintong8–6
2016 Doha, Qatar Soheil Vahedi Andrew Pagett8–1
2017 Doha, Qatar Pankaj Advani Amir Sarkhosh8–2
2018 Yangon, Myanmar Chang Bingyu He Guoqiang8–3
2019 Antalya, Turkey Muhammad Asif Jefrey Roda8–5

Champions by country

Women's finals

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upScore
2003 Jiangmen, China Kelly Fisher Wendy Jans5–2
2004 Veldhoven, Netherlands Reanne Evans Wendy Jans5–1
2006 Amman, Jordan Wendy Jans Jaique Ip5–0
2007 Korat, Thailand Reanne Evans Wendy Jans5–0
2008 Wels, Austria Reanne Evans Wendy Jans5–3
2009 Hyderabad, India Ng On-yee Kathy Parashis5–1
2010 Damascus, Syria Ng On-yee Jaique Ip5–0
2012 Sofia, Bulgaria Wendy Jans Ng On-yee5–1
2013 Daugavpils, Latvia Wendy Jans Shi Chunxia5–3
2014 Bangalore, India Wendy Jans Anastasia Nechaeva5–2
2015 Hurghada, Egypt Wendy Jans Anastasia Nechaeva5–1
2016 Doha, Qatar Wendy Jans Amee Kamani5–0
2017 Doha, Qatar Wendy Jans Waratthanun Sukritthanes5–2
2018 Yangon, Myanmar Waratthanun Sukritthanes Wendy Jans5–2
2019 Antalya, Turkey Ng On-yee Nutcharut Wongharuthai5–2