IBSF World Snooker Championship 2017
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IBSF World Snooker Championship 2017 | 
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| Venue: | Al-Arabi Sports Club , Doha , Qatar | 
| Opening: | 18th November 2017 | 
| Endgame: | November 27, 2017
 
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| Highest Break: | 138 ( Pankaj Advani )
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The 2017 IBSF World Snooker Championship was the 42nd edition of the World Amateur Snooker Championship . It took place from November 18-27, 2017 at the Al-Arabi Sports Club in the Qatari capital Doha .
World champion became the Indian Pankaj Advani , who won the final against the Iranian Amir Sarkhosh . He also scored the highest break of the tournament with 138 points in the group game against the Brazilian Victor Sarkis .
After disputes between the professional association WPBSA and the amateur association IBSF , the winner of the IBSF World Snooker Championship is no longer qualified for the Snooker Main Tour . Therefore, as the reigning IBSF world champion, Pankaj Advani is not eligible to play in the 2018/19 Main Tour season .
mode
The 88 participants were divided into 16 groups in which they competed against each other in round robin mode . 64 players qualified for the final round, which was played in the knockout system from November 23rd to 27th .
Final round
final
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Final: Best of 15 Frames  Referee: Wang Wei Al-Arabi Sports Club , Doha , Qatar , November 27, 2017  | 
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Pankaj Advani  | 
8 : 2 | 
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| 19: 71 , 79 : 53, 98 : 23, 69 : 62 (PA 51), 60 : 5, 0: 134 (134), 75 : 7, 103 : 4, 77 : 13 (77), 67 : 47 | ||
| 77 | Highest break | 134 | 
| - | Century breaks | 1 | 
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 1 | 
Century breaks
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Web links
- Official website
 - IBSF Snooker World Championship 2017 at CueTracker
 
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Schedule IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Doha / Qatar 2017. In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation , accessed November 24, 2017 .
 - ↑ Tournament Info: 2017 IBSF World Snooker Championships (Men, Women and Masters). In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation , accessed November 24, 2017 .
 - ↑ WPBSA Statement - WPBSA will be distancing itself completely from the IBSF. Retrieved July 14, 2018 .
 - ↑ WPBSA - Tour Players 2018/19. Retrieved July 14, 2018 .
 - ↑ IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Doha / Qatar 2017 - Groups. In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed November 24, 2017 .
 - ↑ IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Doha / Qatar 2017 - Knockout. In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed November 24, 2017 .
 - ↑ IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Doha / Qatar 2017 - all breaks. In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed November 24, 2017 .