ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship

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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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Winners

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Boys

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upScore
1993Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Flag of Thailand.svg Anan Terananon Flag of Pakistan.svg Farhan Mirza 8–6
1994Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Flag of Thailand.svg Phaitoon Phonbun Flag of Pakistan.svg Farhan Mirza 6–4
2001Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg Supoj Saenla Flag of India.svg Manan Chandra 6–0
2002Flag of India.svg India Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui Flag of Thailand.svg Pramual Janthad 6–2
2004Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Flag of Thailand.svg Pramual Janthad Flag of Malaysia.svg Moh Keen Ho 6–4
2005Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Flag of Malaysia.svg Moh Keen Ho Flag of Thailand.svg Kobkit Palajin 6–3
2006Flag of Iran.svg Iran Flag of Thailand.svg Passakorn Suwannawat Flag of Thailand.svg Kobkit Palajin 6–4
2007 [4] Flag of Qatar.svg Doha, Qatar Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong Flag of Thailand.svg Chinnakrit Yoawansiri 6–2
2008 [5] Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Yangon, Myanmar Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Yuan 6–1
2009 [6] Flag of India.svg Pune, India Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Anda Flag of Thailand.svg Noppon Saengkham 5–1
2010 [7] Flag of India.svg Indore, India Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Chuang Flag of Thailand.svg Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 6–5
2011 [8] Flag of Iran.svg Kish, Iran Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Yupeng Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Vafaei 7–3
2012 [9] Flag of India.svg Goa, India Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Vafaei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Anda 6–2
2013 [10] Flag of India.svg Indore, India Flag of Thailand.svg Noppon Saengkham Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohammad Majid Ali 6–5
2014 [11] Flag of India.svg Chandigarh, India Flag of Thailand.svg Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon Flag of Iran.svg Siyavosh Mozayani 6–1
2015 [12] [13] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China Flag of Thailand.svg Sunny Akani Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Sijun 6–4
2016 [14] Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Colombo, Sri Lanka Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yuchen Flag of Thailand.svg Ratchayothin Yotharuck 6–5
2017 [15] Flag of India.svg Chandigarh, India Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Sijun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhengyi 6–2
2018 [16] Flag of Myanmar.svg Yangon, Myanmar Flag of Myanmar.svg Aung Phyo Flag of Pakistan.svg Haris Tahir 6–4
2019 [17] Flag of India.svg Chandigarh, India Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Jianbo Flag of Hong Kong.svg Cheung Ka Wai 6–3
2023 [18] Flag of Iran.svg Tehran, Iran Flag of Pakistan.svg Ahsan Ramzan Flag of Iran.svg Milad Pourali Darehchi 5–2

Girls

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upScore
2018Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Flag of India.svg Amee Kamani Flag of Thailand.svg Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan 3–0

Stats

Champions by country (Men's)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)94720
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)871025
3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan  (PAK)1438
4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)1225
5Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)1124
6Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar  (MYA)1001
7Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)0167
8Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)0123
Totals (8 entries)21203273

Champions by country (Women's)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)1012
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)0101
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)0011
Totals (3 entries)1124

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