# IBSF World Billiards Championship

The IBSF World Billiards Championship (previously known as the World Amateur Billiards Championship) is the premier, international, non-professional tournament for the game of English billiards. Dating to some form to 1951, the event has been sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation since 1973.

## History

Prior to 1951, when the first "world amateur" championship was held under the auspices of the Billiards Association and Control Council (based in London), this event was called the [British] Empire Billiards Championship.
In 1971, after many years' discussion, the World Billiards & Snooker Council was formed, changing its name in 1973 to the International Billiards & Snooker Federation. The name change came about because of the disquiet of many overseas national associations that the same body should oversee both the English domestic game and the game at international level. Consequently, the IBSF took control of the organisation of the non-professional championships of both snooker and billiards. The first winner from outside the British Commonwealth did not occur until 1999.
From 2012 to 2015, the IBSF World Billiards Championship was merged with the World Professional Billiards Championship. Under the name World Billiards Championship, tournaments were held in both points and timed format.

## Champions

Finals are listed below.

### Men

| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| 2022 | Doha (150-Up) | Pankaj Advani | Sourav Kothari | 5–0 |
| 2023 | Doha (Long-Up) | Pankaj Advani | Sourav Kothari | 1000–416 |
| 2022 | Kuala Lumpur (150-Up) | Pankaj Advani | Sourav Kothari | 4–0 |
| 2019 | Mandalay (150-Up) | Pankaj Advani | Nay Thway Oo | 6–2 |
| 2019 | Mandalay (Long-Up) | Peter Gilchrist | Praprut Chaithanasakun | 1000–732 |
| 2018 | Yangon (150-Up) | Pankaj Advani | Nay Thway Oo | 6–2 |
| 2018 | Yangon (Long-Up) | Pankaj Advani | Bhaskar Balachandra | 1500–299 |
| 2017 | Doha (150-Up) | Pankaj Advani | Mike Russell | 6–2 |
| 2017 | Doha (Long-Up) | Mike Russell | Robert Hall | 1500–1284 |
| 2016 | India (150-Up) | Pankaj Advani | Peter Gilchrist | 6–3 |
| 2016 | India (Long-Up) | Peter Gilchrist | Sourav Kothari | 1500–617 |
| 2015 | Adelaide (timed) | Pankaj Advani | Peter Gilchrist | 2408–1240 |
| 2015 | Adelaide (150-Up) | Peter Gilchrist | Pankaj Advani | 6–4 |
| 2014 | England (timed) | Pankaj Advani | Rob Hall | 1928–893 |
| 2014 | England (150-up) | Pankaj Advani | Peter Gilchrist | 6–2 |
| 2013 | England (Long-Up) | Peter Gilchrist | David Causier | 1500–1085 |
| 2013 | England (150-Up) | David Causier | Alok Kumar | 6–1 |
| 2012 | England (timed) | Pankaj Advani | Mike Russell | 1895–1216 |
| 2012 | England (points) | Rupesh Shah | Matthew Bolton | 6–2 |
| 2011 | Carlow (timed) | Mike Russell | Matthew Bolton | 3001–519 |
| 2011 | Carlow (points) | Mike Russell | Pankaj Advani | 6–3 (150up) |
| 2010 | Maharashtra (timed) | Mike Russell | Peter Gilchrist | 4120–784 |
| 2010 | Maharashtra (points) | Mike Russell | Pankaj Advani | 6–0 (150up) |
| 2008 | Bangalore (timed) | Pankaj Advani | Devendra Joshi | 2368–2020 |
| 2008 | Bangalore (points) | Pankaj Advani | Geet Sethi | 6–1 (150up) |
| 2007 | Singapore (timed) | Pankaj Advani | Dhruv Sitwala | 1946–1488 |
| 2007 | Singapore (points) | Rupesh Shah | Ashok Shandilya | 6–4 (150up) |
| 2005 | Malta (timed) | Pankaj Advani | Geet Sethi | 2242–1717 |
| 2005 | Malta (points) | Pankaj Advani | Devendra Joshi | 6–2 (150up) |
| 2003 | India | Lee Lagan | Geet Sethi | 6–5 (150up) |
| 2002 | Australia (timed) | Mike Russell | Geet Sethi | 2438–1499 |
| 2002 | Australia (points) | Ashok Shandilya | Praput Chaithanasakun | 11–9 (50up) |
| 2001 | New Zealand | Geet Sethi | Ashok Shandilya | 3484–1289 |
| 2000 | England | Chris Shutt | Roxton Chapman | 11–9 (50up) |
| 1999 | Ireland | Praput Chaithanasakun | Paul Bennett | 3201–1657 |
| 1998 | Australia | Robby Foldvari | Praput Chaithanasakun | 1869–1439 |
| 1997 | Malta | Joe Grech | Ashok Shandilya | 2895–2836 |
| 1990 | Bangalore | Manoj Kothari | Ashok Shandilya | 2890–2422 |
| 1987 | Belfast | Geet Sethi | Joe Grech | 4846–3256 |
| 1985 | Dublin | Geet Sethi | Bob Marshall | 3809–2453 |
| 1983 | Malta | Michael Ferreira | Subhash Agarwal | 3933–2744 |
| 1981 | Delhi | Michael Ferreira | Norman Dagley | 2725–2631 |
| 1979 | Sri Lanka | Paul Mifsud | Norman Dagley | 2943–2152 |
| 1977 | Melbourne | Michael Ferreira | Bob Close | 2683–2564 |
| 1975 | Auckland | Norman Dagley | Michael Ferreira | 3385–2268 |
| 1973 | Bombay | Muhammad Lafir | Satish Mohan | Round Robin |
| 1971 | Malta | Norman Dagley | Mannie Francisco | Round Robin |
| 1969 | London | Jack Karnehm | Michael Ferreira | Round Robin |
| 1967 | Colombo | Leslie Driffield | Muhammad Lafir | Round Robin |
| 1964 | Pukekohe | Wilson Jones | Jack Karnehm | Round Robin |
| 1962 | Perth | Bob Marshall | Wilson Jones | 3623–2891 |
| 1960 | Edinburgh | Herbert Beetham | Jim Long | Round Robin |
| 1958 | Calcutta | Wilson Jones | Leslie Driffield | Round Robin |
| 1954 | Sydney | Tom Cleary | Bob Marshall | Round Robin |
| 1952 | Calcutta | Leslie Driffield | Bob Marshall | Round Robin |
| 1951 | London | Bob Marshall | Frank Edwards | Round Robin |
| 1938 | Melbourne | Bob Marshall | Kingsley Kennerley | Round Robin |
| 1936 | Johannesburg | Bob Marshall | Allan Prior | Round Robin |
| 1935 | London | Horace Coles | J McGhie | Round Robin |
| 1933 | London | Sydney Lee | Tom Jones | Round Robin |
| 1931 | Sydney | Laurie Steeples | Sydney Lee | Round Robin |
| 1929 | Johannesburg | Les Hayes | Allan Prior | Round Robin |
| 1927 | London | Allan Prior | Horace Coles | Round Robin |
| 1926 | London | Joe Earlam | George Shailer | Round Robin |

### Women

* 2015 Australia:
Arantxa Sanchis India - R. Umadevi India 414-255

### Juniors Men

* 2015 Australia:
S. Shrikrishna India - Ishpreet Chadha India 731-525

### Juniors Women

Not held.

## Summary
### Men

| Country | Titles |
| India | 27 |
| England | 18 |
| Australia | 7 |
| Singapore | 4 |
| Malta | 2 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 |
| Thailand | 1 |
| Wales | 1 |