# IBSF World Snooker Championship

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:
| # | Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| 1 | 1963 | Kolkata, India | Gary Owen | Frank Harris | – |
| 2 | 1966 | Karachi, Pakistan | Gary Owen | John Spencer | – |
| 3 | 1968 | Sydney, Australia | David Taylor | Max Williams | 8–7 |
| 4 | 1970 | Edinburgh, Scotland | Jonathan Barron | Sid Hood | 11–7 |
| 5 | 1972 | Cardiff, Wales | Ray Edmonds | Manuel Francisco | 11–10 |
| 6 | 1974 | Dublin, Ireland | Ray Edmonds | Geoff Thomas | 11–9 |
| 7 | 1976 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Doug Mountjoy | Paul Mifsud | 11–1 |
| 8 | 1978 | Rabat, Malta | Cliff Wilson | Joe Johnson | 11–5 |
| 9 | 1980 | Launceston, Australia | Jimmy White | Ron Atkins | 11–2 |
| 10 | 1982 | Calgary, Canada | Terry Parsons | Jim Bear | 11–8 |
| 11 | 1984 | Dublin, Ireland | Omprakesh Agrawal | Terry Parsons | 11–7 |
| 12 | 1985 | Blackpool, England | Paul Mifsud | Dilwyn John | 11–6 |
| 13 | 1986 | Invercargill, New Zealand | Paul Mifsud | Kerry Jones | 11–9 |
| 14 | 1987 | Bangalore, India | Darren Morgan | Joe Grech | 11–4 |
| 15 | 1988 | Sydney, Australia | James Wattana | Barry Pinches | 11–8 |
| 16 | 1989 | Singapore | Ken Doherty | Jon Birch | 11–2 |
| 17 | 1990 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Stephen O'Connor | Steve Lemmens | 11–8 |
| 18 | 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Noppadon Noppachorn | Dominic Dale | 11–8 |
| 19 | 1992 | Malta | Neil Mosley | Leonardo Andam | 11–2 |
| 20 | 1993 | Karachi, Pakistan | Chuchart Triritanapradit | Praput Chaithanasakun | 11–6 |
| 21 | 1994 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Mohammed Yousuf | Johannes R. Johannesson | 11–9 |
| 22 | 1995 | Bristol, England | Sakchai Sim-Ngam | David Lilley | 11–7 |
| 23 | 1996 | New Plymouth, New Zealand | Stuart Bingham | Stan Gorski | 11–5 |
| 24 | 1997 | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Marco Fu | Stuart Bingham | 11–10 |
| 25 | 1998 | Guangzhou, China | Luke Simmonds | Ryan Day | 11–10 |
| 26 | 1999 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | Ian Preece | David Lilley | 11–8 |
| 27 | 2000 | Changchun, China | Stephen Maguire | Luke Fisher | 11–5 |
| 28 | 2002 | Cairo, Egypt | Steve Mifsud | Tim English | 11–6 |
| 29 | 2003 | Jiangmen, China | Pankaj Advani | Saleh Mohammad | 11–5 |
| 30 | 2004 | Veldhoven, Netherlands | Mark Allen | Steve Mifsud | 11–6 |
| – | 2006 | Prestatyn, Wales | Michael White | Mark Boyle | 11–5 |
| 31 | 2006 | Amman, Jordan | Kurt Maflin | Daniel Ward | 11–8 |
| 32 | 2007 | Korat, Thailand | Atthasit Mahitthi | Passakorn Suwannawat | 11–7 |
| 33 | 2008 | Wels, Austria | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Colm Gilcreest | 11–7 |
| 34 | 2009 | Hyderabad, India | Alfie Burden | Igor Figueiredo | 10–8 |
| 35 | 2010 | Damascus, Syria | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Pankaj Advani | 10–7 |
| 36 | 2011 | Bangalore, India | Hossein Vafaei | Lee Walker | 10–9 |
| 37 | 2012 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Muhammad Asif | Gary Wilson | 10–8 |
| 38 | 2013 | Daugavpils, Latvia | Zhou Yuelong | Zhao Xintong | 8–4 |
| 39 | 2014 | Bangalore, India | Yan Bingtao | Muhammad Sajjad | 8–7 |
| 40 | 2015 | Hurghada, Egypt | Pankaj Advani | Zhao Xintong | 8–6 |
| 41 | 2016 | Doha, Qatar | Soheil Vahedi | Andrew Pagett | 8–1 |
| 42 | 2017 | Doha, Qatar | Pankaj Advani | Amir Sarkhosh | 8–2 |
| 43 | 2018 | Yangon, Myanmar | Chang Bingyu | He Guoqiang | 8–3 |
| 44 | 2019 | Antalya, Turkey | Muhammad Asif | Jefrey Roda | 8–5 |
| 45 | 2021 | Doha, Qatar | Ahsan Ramzan | Amir Sarkhosh | 6–5 |
| 46 | 2022 | Antalya, Turkey | Lim Kok Leong | Amir Sarkhosh | 5–0 |
| 47 | 2023 | Doha, Qatar | Ali Alobaidli | Cheung Ka Wai | 6–1 |
| 48 | 2024 | Doha, Qatar | Muhammad Asif | Ali Gharahgozlou | 5–3 |

### Women

Source:
| # | Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| 1 | 2003 | Jiangmen, China | Kelly Fisher | Wendy Jans | 5–2 |
| 2 | 2004 | Veldhoven, Netherlands | Reanne Evans | Wendy Jans | 5–1 |
| 3 | 2006 | Amman, Jordan | Wendy Jans | Jaique Ip | 5–0 |
| 4 | 2007 | Korat, Thailand | Reanne Evans | Wendy Jans | 5–0 |
| 5 | 2008 | Wels, Austria | Reanne Evans | Wendy Jans | 5–3 |
| 6 | 2009 | Hyderabad, India | Ng On-yee | Kathy Parashis | 5–1 |
| 7 | 2010 | Damascus, Syria | Ng On-yee | Jaique Ip | 5–0 |
| 8 | 2012 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Wendy Jans | Ng On-yee | 5–1 |
| 9 | 2013 | Daugavpils, Latvia | Wendy Jans | Shi Chunxia | 5–3 |
| 10 | 2014 | Bangalore, India | Wendy Jans | Anastasia Nechaeva | 5–2 |
| 11 | 2015 | Hurghada, Egypt | Wendy Jans | Anastasia Nechaeva | 5–1 |
| 12 | 2016 | Doha, Qatar | Wendy Jans | Amee Kamani | 5–0 |
| 13 | 2017 | Doha, Qatar | Wendy Jans | Waratthanun Sukritthanes | 5–2 |
| 14 | 2018 | Yangon, Myanmar | Waratthanun Sukritthanes | Wendy Jans | 5–2 |
| 15 | 2019 | Antalya, Turkey | Ng On-yee | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | 5–2 |
| 16 | 2021 | Doha, Qatar | Wendy Jans | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | 4–1 |
| 17 | 2022 | Antalya, Turkey | Wendy Jans | Vidya Pillai | 4–3 |
| 18 | 2023 | Doha, Qatar | Bai Yulu | Ng On-yee | 4–0 |
| 19 | 2024 | Doha, Qatar | Ploychompoo Laokiatphong | Ng On-yee | 3–2 |

## Medals
### Men (1963–2024)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | England (ENG) | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 |
| 2 | Wales (WAL) | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Thailand (THA) | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Pakistan (PAK) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | India (IND) | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | China (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | Iran (IRI) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Malta (MLT) | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Northern Ireland (NIR) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Scotland (SCO) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 14 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Bahrain (BHR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (30 entries) | Totals (30 entries) | 48 | 48 | 96 | 192 |

### Women (2003–2024)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Belgium (BEL) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | India (IND) | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 19 | 19 | 38 | 76 |