Results
Men
Women
Source: [33]
| IBSF World Snooker Championship | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Sports Event |
| Date(s) | Midyear |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Inaugurated | 1963 (M) / 2003 (W) |
| Most recent | 2023 |
| Organised by | IBSF |
The IBSF World Snooker Championship (also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship) is the premier non-professional snooker tournament in the world. The event series is sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation. A number of IBSF champions have gone on to successful careers in the professional ranks, notably Jimmy White (1980), James Wattana (1988), Ken Doherty (1989), Stuart Bingham (1996), Marco Fu (1997), Stephen Maguire (2000) and Mark Allen (2004). Both Doherty (in 1997) and Bingham (in 2015) have gone on to win the professional World Snooker Championship.
The IBSF World Snooker Championship tournament was first held in 1963. In the first two tournaments, the title was decided alone on group stages. From 1968 until now, the group stage was followed by a knock-out stage. The tournament has been held annually since 1984. [1]
However, 2005 IBSF World Snooker Championship was cancelled, due to an earthquake in Pakistan where the event was due to be held. Instead in February/March 2006, a new tournament with the name IBSF World Grand Prix was held in Prestatyn, Wales as the qualification for a place on 2006/2007 World Snooker Main Tour, although the winner wasn't called World Champion. [1]
In 2007 an all-Thailand final saw Atthasit Mahitthi defeat Passakorn Suwannawat 11–7. At the 2008 championship in Wels, Austria, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh of Thailand defeated Ireland's Colm Gilcreest 11–7. The 2009 event was held in Hyderabad, India, and won by Alfie Burden of England, 10–8 against Igor Figueiredo of Brazil. The 2010 event was held in Damascus, Syria, and won by Dechawat Poomjaeng of Thailand, defeating India's Pankaj Advani. The 2011 Championship was held from November 28 to December 3 in Bangalore, India. The final was won by 17-year-old Iranian Hossein Vafaei, defeating Lee Walker of Wales 10–9. [2] In 2014, fourteen-year-old Yan Bingtao beat Pakistan's Muhammad Sajjad 8–7 to become the youngest ever world champion in snooker. [3]
Source: [33]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England (ENG) | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 |
| 2 |  Wales (WAL) | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 |  Thailand (THA) | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 |  India (IND) | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 |  Iran (IRI) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 |  Malta (MLT) | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 9 |  Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Northern Ireland (NIR) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
 Scotland (SCO) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 14 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 21 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 |  Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 26 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bahrain (BHR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (30 entries) | 48 | 48 | 96 | 192 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium (BEL) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | India (IND) | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 7 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 19 | 19 | 38 | 76 | |
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