The IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship (also known as the World Amateur Under-17 Snooker Championship), in under-18 format until 2022, is a high-ranking non-professional junior snooker tournament.
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The event series is sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation and started from 2015. [1]
The inaugural tournament was won by Ka Wai Cheung who defeated fellow countryman Ming Tung Chan 5–2 in the final. [2] Yana Shut won the inaugural women's championship. [3]
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship | ||||
| 2015 [4] |  St. Petersburg, Russia |  Cheung Ka Wai | Ming Tung Chan | 5–2 |
| 2016 [5] |  Mol, Belgium |  Jackson Page | Yun Fung Tam | 5–4 |
| 2017 [6] |  Beijing, China |  Naseem Akhtar | Lei Peifan | 5–3 |
| 2018 [7] | Jinan, China | He Guoqiang | Lei Peifan | 5–4 |
| 2019 [8] | Qingdao, China | Jiang Jun | Gao Yang | 5–2 |
| 2022 [9] |  Bucharest, Romania | Liam Davies |  Antoni Kowalski | 4–3 |
| IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship | ||||
| 2023 [10] |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Liam Davies | Riley Powell | 4–0 |
| 2024 [11] |  Bengaluru, India |  Christian Richter |  Lomnaw Issarangkun | 4–1 |
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 [12] | St. Petersburg, Russia |  Yana Shut | Anastasija Singurindi | 3–0 |
| 2016 [13] | Mol, Belgium | Baipat Siripaporn | Mink Nutcharut | 3–1 |
| 2017 [14] | Beijing, China | Mink Nutcharut | Baipat Siripaporn | 3–2 |
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