ACBS Asian Snooker Championship

The ACBS Asian Snooker Championship is the premier non-professional snooker tournament in Asia. The event series is sanctioned by the Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports and started from 1984. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Mostly, the winner of the tournament qualifies for the next season of the Professional Snooker Tour.

Winners

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Men's

Year	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1984	Thailand	Sakchai Sim Ngam	Vichien Sangthong	8–5
1985	Singapore	Gary Kwok	Sakchai Sim Ngam	8–5
1986	Sri Lanka	James Wattana	Gary Kwok	8–1
1987	Malaysia	Udon Khaimuk	James Wattana	8–6
1988	Sri Lanka	James Wattana	Kenny Kwok	8–1
1989	India	Yasin Merchant	Udon Khaimuk	8–6
1990	Indonesia	Sam Chong	Stanley Leung	8–1
1991	Pakistan	Chuchart Triritanapradit	Yasin Merchant	8–3
1992	Thailand	Praput Chaithanasakul	Chuchart Triritanapradit	8–7
1993	China	Praput Chaithanasakul	Chuchart Triritanapradit	8–5
1994	Bangladesh	Ooi Chin Kay	Samporn Kanthawung	8–7
1995	Thailand	Anurat Wongjan	Thephachai Woratraiphob	8–7
1996	China	Anan Terananon	Amnuayorn Chotipong	8–5
1997	United Arab Emirates	Anurat Wongjan	Marlon Manalo	8–6
1998	Pakistan	Muhammad Yousaf	Phirom Ritthiprasong	8–7
1999	Thailand	Noppadon Noppachorn	Sam Chong	8–4
2000	Hong Kong	Marlon Manalo	Noppadol Sangnil	8–6
2001	Pakistan	Yasin Merchant	Jin Long	8–4
2002	China	Ding Junhui	Keith E. Boon	8–1
2004 [4]	Aqaba, Jordan	Alok Kumar	Pankaj Advani	6–3
2005	Thailand	Jin Long	Cai Jianzhong	6–4
2006 [5]	Colombo, Sri Lanka	Issara Kachaiwong	Mohammed Shehab	6–3
2007 [6]	Karachi, Pakistan	Supoj Saenla	Yasin Merchant	7–0
2008 [7]	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Jin Long	Aditya Mehta	7–3
2009 [8]	Tangshan, China	James Wattana	Mei Xiwen	7–3
2010 [9]	Chanthaburi, Thailand	Issara Kachaiwong	Muhammad Sajjad	7–3
2011 [10]	Indore, India	Passakorn Suwannawat	Aditya Mehta	6–2
2012 [11]	Doha, Qatar	Aditya Mehta	Pankaj Advani	7–5
2013 [12]	Karachi, Pakistan	Saleh Mohammad	Omar Al Kojah	7–2
2014 [13]	Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates	Thor Chuan Leong	Hung Chuang Ming	7–3
2015 [14]	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hamza Akbar	Pankaj Advani	7–6
2016 [15]	Doha, Qatar	Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn	Mohamed Shehab	6–2
2017 [16]	Doha, Qatar	Lyu Haotian	Pankaj Advani	6–3
2018	Tabriz, Iran	Amir Sarkhosh	Ali Ghareghouzlo	6–1
2019 [17]	Doha, Qatar	Pankaj Advani	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	6–3
2021 [18]	Doha, Qatar	Pankaj Advani	Amir Sarkhosh	6–3
2022 [19]	Doha, Qatar	Amir Sarkhosh	Ishpreet Singh Chadha	5–0
2023	Doha, Qatar	Amir Sarkhosh	Thor Chuan Leong	5–1
2024	Doha, Qatar	Ali Gharahgozlou	Awais Munir	5–2

Women's

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Year	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Score
2017	Chandigarh, India	Ng On Yee	Waratthanun Sukritthanes	3-2
2018	Yangon, Myanmar	Amee Kamani	Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan	3-0
2019	Chandigarh, India	Ng On Yee	Bai Yulu	3-2
2022	Doha, Qatar	Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan	Nutcharut Wongharuthai	3–2
2023	Doha, Qatar	Bai Yulu	Panchaya Channoi	3–0

Winners (6Reds & Team Snooker)

ACBS Asian 6 Reds Snooker Championship: Indian Pankaj Advani claimed the 5th edition ACBS Asian 6 Reds Snooker Championship on in Abu Dhabi. ^{[26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [24]}

1- 2012

2- 2013 - Doha - Qatar

3- 2014 - Karachi - Pakistan 3rd Snooker 6-Red and 2nd Snooker Team Championships

4- 2015 - Kish Island - Iran

5- 2016 - Abu Dhabi - UAE

6- 2017 - Bishkek - Kyrgyzstan

7- 2018 - Doha - Qatar

8- 2019 - Doha - Qatar

Billiards Sports

1st Asian Billiards Sport 2016 was held in 24 September - 2 October 2016 - Al Fujairah - UAE. ^{[33] [34] [35]}

100 up Billiard

17th Asian 100 up Billiards Championship → Yangon - Myanmar 2018 ^[36]

English Billiards Championships

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Hosts

Year	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Score
2001	Thailand
2002	India
2004	Malaysia
2005	Thailand
2006	Iran
2007	Doha, Qatar
2008	Yangon, Myanmar
2009	Pune, India
2010	Indore, India
2011	Kish, Iran	Alok Kumar	Praput Chaithanasukan	6–0
2012	Goa, India	Pankaj Advani	Thawat Sujaritthurakarn	6–3
2013	Indore, India
2014	Chandigarh, India
2015	Beijing, China
2016	Colombo, Sri Lanka
2017	Chandigarh, India
2018	Yangon, Myanmar
2019	Chandigarh, India

ACBS Asian Tour 10 RED

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1st ACBS ASIAN TOUR 10 RED : Doha - Qatar 2018

2nd ACBS ASIAN TOUR 10 RED : Jinan – China 2018

Stats

Champions by country (Men's)

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Thailand  (THA)	17	12	10	39
2	India  (IND)	14	8	7	29
3	Pakistan  (PAK)	9	3	6	18
4	China  (CHN)	4	4	5	13
5	Iran  (IRI)	3	2	5	10
6	Malaysia  (MAS)	3	0	2	5
7	Hong Kong  (HKG)	1	3	5	9
8	Philippines  (PHI)	1	1	1	3
9	Afghanistan  (AFG)	1	0	3	4
10	United Arab Emirates  (UAE)	0	2	1	3
11	Singapore  (SGP)	0	1	1	2
12	Chinese Taipei  (TPE)	0	1	0	1
	Syria  (SYR)	0	1	0	1
14	Sri Lanka  (SRI)	0	0	2	2
15	Bahrain  (BHR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 entries)		53	38	49	140

Champions by country (Women's)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Hong Kong  (HKG)	2	0	1	3
2	Thailand  (THA)	1	3	0	4
3	India  (IND)	1	0	6	7
4	China  (CHN)	0	1	0	1
5	Mongolia  (MGL)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		4	4	8	16

See also

• World Snooker Tour
• IBSF World Billiards Championship
• World Billiards Championship (English billiards)
• Cue sports at the Asian Games

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