2015 IBSF World Snooker Championship

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2015 IBSF World Snooker Championship
Date9 – 21 November
Edition41st
Category Amateur Event
Prize money $40,000
Location Hurghada, Egypt
VenueGrand Crystal Bay
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani
Women's singles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wendy Jans
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The 2015 IBSF World Snooker Championship was an amateur snooker tournament which took place from 9 November to 21 November 2015 in Hurghada, Egypt.

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It will be the 41st edition of the IBSF World Snooker Championship and also doubles as a qualification event for the World Snooker Tour.

The men's tournament was won by Pankaj Advani of India who won his second IBSF World Snooker Championship, defeating 2013 runner-up Zhao Xintong 8–6 in the final. [1]

Wendy Jans won the women's tournament by defeating Anastasia Nechaeva 5–1 in the final. This victory was Jans fourth consecutive tournament win and her fifth overall. [2]

Tournament

The tournament was an event run by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF). The event was originally due to take place in Sharm el-Sheikh, however due to the Metrojet Flight 9268 crash the tournament was relocated to Hurghada. Because of this many competitors withdrew from the competition amid safety fears and this ended up leaving some of the groups featuring as little as four players who would subsequently all qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament regardless of their results in the group stage. The men's event also doubled as a qualification event for the World Snooker Tour.

Singles players

2015 IBSF World Snooker Championship – Men's
2015 IBSF World Snooker Championship – Women's

Seedings

Men's event

SeedPlayerFrames WonFrames LostFrames DifferenceFrame AverageStatus
1 Flag of Thailand.svg Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn 151153.75Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ben Jones [40]
2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Abdul Sattar 121113.67Second round lost to Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Kleckers [63]
3 Flag of Iran.svg Soheil Vahedi 202183.60Fourth round lost to Flag of Malta.svg Alex Borg [19]
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong 162143.50Runner-up, lost to Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani [6]
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Sijun 203173.40Third round loss to Flag of Malta.svg Brian Cini
6 Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 204163.20Champion, won against Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong [4]
7 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohamed Shehab 204163.20Fourth round lost to Flag of Ireland.svg Greg Casey [55]
8 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Sajjad204163.20Fourth round lost to Flag of Iraq.svg Alijalil Ali [57]
9 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee Chun Wai 204163.20Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Qatar.svg Mohsen Bukshaisha [24]
10 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Kuwata 205153.00Second round lost to Flag of Ireland.svg Greg Casey [55]
11 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ahmed Aseeri 206142.80Second round lost to Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Thomson [75]
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymon Fabrie 206142.80Second round lost to Flag of Qatar.svg Bashar Abdulmajeed [76]
13 Flag of Ireland.svg Rodney Goggins 207132.60Third round lost to Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lin Tang Ho [45]
14 Flag of Egypt.svg Basem Eltahhan 207132.60Second round lost to Flag of Egypt.svg Yaser Elsherbiny [78]
15 Flag of Malaysia.svg Keen Hoo Moh 166102.50Third round lost to Flag of Syria.svg Karam Fatima [18]
16 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Asif 208122.40Fourth round lost to Flag of Thailand.svg Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn [1]
17 Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Collumb 16792.25Third round lost to Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Asif [16]
18 Flag of Syria.svg Karam Fatima 209112.20Fourth round lost to Flag of France.svg Lukas Kleckers [63]
19 Flag of Malta.svg Alex Borg 181172.20Quarterfinals lost to Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani [6]
20 Flag of Qatar.svg Ahmed Saif 188102.00Second round lost to Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lin Tang Ho [45]
21 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tomasz Skalski 181171.40Fourth round lost to Flag of Malta.svg Brian Cini [28]
22 Flag of India.svg Dharminder Lilly 181171.40Third round lost to Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Thomson [75]
23 Flag of Thailand.svg Issara Kachaiwong 185132.60Third round lost to Flag of Ireland.svg Greg Casey [55]
24 Flag of Qatar.svg Mohsen Bukshaisha 177102.00Fourth round lost to Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ben Jones [40]
25 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhydian Richards 14682.00Second round lost to Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ben Jones [40]
26 Flag of India.svg Faisal Khan 199102.00Third round lost to Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohamed Shehab [7]
27 Flag of Iran.svg Amir Sarkhosh199102.00Third round lost to Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani [6]
28 Flag of Malta.svg Brian Cini 188102.00Quarterfinals lost to Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong [4]
29 Flag of Qatar.svg Ali Alobaidli 191091.80Second round lost to Flag of Bahrain.svg Ahmed Janahi [36]
30 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Nadir Khan Sultani 191091.80Second round lost to Flag of England.svg Michael Rhodes [35]
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shannon Dixon 191181.60Second round lost to Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Reza Hassan [34]
32 Flag of England.svg Saqib Nasir 191271.40Second round lost to Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Clarke [33]
33 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Clarke 171161.20Third round lost to Flag of Thailand.svg Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn [1]

Women's event

SeedPlayerFrames WonFrames LostFrames DifferenceFrame AverageStatus
1 Flag of India.svg Amee Kamani 120123.00Semifinals lost to Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Nechaeva [5]
2 Flag of India.svg Vidya Pillai 121112.75Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wendy Jans [10]
3 Flag of Thailand.svg Waratthanun Sukritthanes 121112.75Semifinals lost to Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wendy Jans [10]
4 Flag of Thailand.svg Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan 122102.50Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Nechaeva [5]
5 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Nechaeva 154112.20Runner-up, lost to Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wendy Jans [10]
6 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng On Yee 14591.80Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Thailand.svg Waratthanun Sukritthanes [3]
7 Flag of Germany.svg Diana Stateczny 13581.60Second round lost to Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wendy Jans [10]
8 Flag of Latvia.svg Tatjana Vasiljeva 13671.40Second round lost to Flag of India.svg Chitra Magimairaj [9]
9 Flag of India.svg Chitra Magimairaj 10551.25Quarterfinals lost to Flag of India.svg Amee Kamani [1]
10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wendy Jans 9361.50Champion, won against Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Nechaeva [5]
11 Flag of Germany.svg Daria Sirotina 9451.25Second round lost to Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wendy Jans [10]
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Woods 9630.75Second round lost to Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Nechaeva [5]
13 Flag of India.svg Varsha Sanjeev 12751.00First round lost to Flag of Australia (converted).svg Theresa Whitten [20]
14 Flag of India.svg Arantxa Sanchis 12840.80Second round lost to Flag of Thailand.svg Waratthanun Sukritthanes [3]
15 Flag of South Africa.svg Nicola Illse Rossouw 9630.75First round lost to Flag of Germany.svg Jennifer Zehentner [18]
16 Flag of South Africa.svg Amy-Claire King 89–1–0.25Second round lost to Flag of India.svg Amee Kamani [1]

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