IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship
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The IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship (also known as the World Amateur Under-17 Snooker Championship) is a non-professional junior snooker tournament. The event series is sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation and started from 2015 as an under-18 tournament.[1][2]
The inaugural tournament was won by Ka Wai Cheung who defeated fellow countryman Ming Tung Chan 5–2 in the final.[3] Yana Shut won the inaugural women's championship.[4] The event was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Winners
Men's
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship | ||||
| 2015[5] |  St. Petersburg, Russia |
 Cheung Ka Wai (HKG) |
Ming Tung Chan (HKG) |
5–2 |
| 2016[6] |  Mol, Belgium |
 Jackson Page (WAL) |
Yun Fung Tam (HKG) |
5–4 |
| 2017[7] |  Beijing, China |
 Muhammad Naseem Akhtar (PAK) |
Lei Peifan (CHN) |
5–3 |
| 2018[8] | Jinan, China |
He Guoqiang (CHN) |
Lei Peifan (CHN) |
5–4 |
| 2019[9] | Qingdao, China |
Jiang Jun (CHN) |
Gao Yang (CHN) |
5–2 |
| 2022[10] |  Bucharest, Romania |
Liam Davies (WAL) |
 Antoni Kowalski (POL) |
4–3 |
| IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship | ||||
| 2023[11] |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Liam Davies (WAL) |
Riley Powell (WAL) |
4–0 |
| 2024[12] |  Bengaluru, India |
 Christian Richter (GER) |
 Lomnaw Issarangkun (THA) |
4–1 |
| 2025[13] |  Manama, Bahrain] |
Muhammad Hasnain Akhtar (PAK) |
Riley Powell (WAL) |
4–0 |
Women's
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015[14] | St. Petersburg, Russia |
 Yana Shut (BLR) |
Anastasija Singurindi (RUS) |
3–0 |
| 2016[15] | Mol, Belgium |
Baipat Siripaporn (THA) |
Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
3–1 |
| 2017[16] | Beijing, China |
Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
Baipat Siripaporn (THA) |
3–2 |
