ABSC All Africa Snooker Championships
Snooker tournament
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The ABSC All Africa Snooker Championship is an annual snooker competition and is the highest ranking amateur event in Africa. The event series is sanctioned by the African Billiards & Snooker Confederation. Established back in 1993 as the ABSF African Snooker Championship, the winner of the event often becomes the African nomination for the World Snooker Tour. Throughout the tournament's early history the championship was dominated by South African players, however at the turn of the millennium Egyptian players became the dominant force in the championship, winning 11 of 15 championships since the year 2000.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1993 |
| Organisation(s) | African Billiards & Snooker Confederation |
| Format | Amateur event |
| Recent edition | 2026 |
| Current champion |  Mina Awad (EGY) |
The championship is currently held by Mina Awad who defeated Charl Jonck 6–5 in the 2026 final.
Men's finals
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Unknown |  Ismael Teeluck |
Unknown | |
| 1994 | Port Louis, Mauritius |
 Bernie Jones |
Schalk Mouton |
11–10 |
| 1995 |  Durban, South Africa |
Warren Horsley |
Bernie Jones |
11–8 |
| 1996[2] | South Africa |
Hitesh Naran |
Warren Horsley |
11–8 |
| 1997–1998 | Unknown | |||
| 1999[3] | Cairo, Egypt |
Warren Horsley |
Munier Cassim |
6–5 |
| 2000[4] |  Casablanca, Morocco |
Mohamed El Hamy |
Sherif Senna |
5–4 |
| 2001 | Unknown | |||
| 2002 | Cairo, Egypt |
Hesham Abbas |
Wael Talaat |
5–2 |
| 2003–2006 | Unknown | |||
| 2007[5] | Casablanca, Morocco |
Wael Talaat |
Mohamed Samy Elkhayat |
5–4 |
| 2008[6] |  Tripoli, Libya |
Mohamed El Hamy |
Mohamed Samy Elkhayat |
6–2 |
| 2009[7] | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Wael Talaat |
Mohamed Samy Elkhayat |
6–0 |
| 2010 | Cairo, Egypt |
Mohamed Samy Elkhayat |
Wael Talaat |
6–1 |
| 2011[8] | Cairo, Egypt |
Wael Talaat |
Mohamed El Hamy |
6–4 |
| 2012[9] | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Peter Francisco |
Mohamed Khairy |
6–2 |
| 2013[10] | Marrakesh, Morocco |
Peter Francisco |
 Khaled Belaid Abumdas |
6–2 |
| 2014 | Unknown | |||
| 2015[11] |  Tunis, Tunisia |
Hatem Yassen |
Mohamed Khairy |
6–5 |
| 2016 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt |
Peter Francisco |
Wael Talaat |
6–1 |
| 2017 | Hammamet, Tunisia |
Basem Eltahhan |
Wael Talaat |
6–5 |
| 2018[12] | Cairo, Egypt |
Mohamed Ibrahim |
Mostafa Dorgham |
6–1 |
| 2019[13] | Rabat, Morocco |
Amine Amiri |
Abdelhamid Abdelrahman |
5–4 |
| 2022[14] | Casablanca, Morocco |
Mohamed Ibrahim |
Hesham Shawky |
5–4 |
| 2023[15] | Casablanca, Morocco |
Mostafa Dorgham |
Mohamed Khairy |
5–2 |
| 2024[16] | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Hatem Yassen |
Abdel Shaheen |
6–5 |
| 2025[17] | Saïdia, Morocco |
Mahmoud El Hareedy |
Yassine Bellamine |
6–1 |
| 2026[18] | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Mina Awad |
Charl Jonck |
6–5 |
Champions by country
| Country | Players | Total | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
10 | 15 | 2000 | 2026 |
| South Africa |
4 | 7 | 1994 | 2016 |
| Mauritius |
1 | 1 | 1993 | 1993 |
| Morocco |
1 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 |
Women's finals
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tunis, Tunisia | Jeanne Young (ZA) |
Round-robin | [19] | |
| 2022 | Casablanca, Morocco | Yousra Matine (MAR) |
Zineb Likaimi (MAR) |
3–0 | [20] |
| 2023 | Casablanca, Morocco | Bennani Hind (MAR) |
Yasmine Yathrib (MAR) |
3–0 | [15] |
| 2024 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Chantelle Perry (ZA) |
Amy-Claire King (ZA) |
3–1 | [16] |
| 2025 | Saïdia, Morocco | Yousra Matine (MAR) |
Lazim Loubna (MAR) |
4–3 | [17] |
| 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Michelle Rabe (ZA) |
Nishami Surajlall (ZA) |
3–1 | [21] |
Champions by country
| Country | Players | Total | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco |
2 | 3 | 2022 | 2025 |
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 2015 | 2026 |
