The ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship is the premier non-professional junior snooker tournament in Asia. The event series is sanctioned by the Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports and started from 1993. [1] [2] [3] In most of the seasons, the winner of the tournament qualifies for the next season of the Professional Snooker Tour.
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Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Myanmar | Amee Kamani | Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan | 3–0 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
2 | Thailand (THA) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
3 | Pakistan (PAK) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
4 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Myanmar (MYA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
8 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Totals (8 entries) | 22 | 21 | 32 | 75 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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