IBSF U16 World Snooker Championship 2017

The IBSF U16 World Snooker Championship 2017 was a snooker tournament that took place from October 2 to 8, 2017 in the PLAYPOOL billiards hall in the Russian city ​​of Saint Petersburg . It was the first edition of the world championship for U16 juniors organized by the IBSF .

No player from the German-speaking area took part.

Boys tournament

U16 World Snooker Championship 2017
Venue:	PLAYPOOL, Saint Petersburg , Russia
Opening:	2nd October 2017
Endgame:	October 8, 2017
Winner:	Dylan Emery
Finalist:	Mikhail Terekhov
Highest Break:	110 ( Keishin Kamihashi )
2018 →

Welshman Dylan Emery , who defeated Russian Mikhail Terekhov 4-1 in the final , became world champion in the boys' category . The Japanese Keishin Kamihashi played the highest break with 110 points in his group game against the Latvian Filips Kalniņš .

Prize money

	Prize money
winner	$ 1,200
finalist	$ 600
Semi-finalist	$ 300
Quarter finalist	$ 150
Round of 16	$ 50
Highest break	$ 100
All in all	$ 3,500

mode

The 53 participants were divided into 11 groups in which they competed against each other in round robin mode . The top three in each group qualified for the final round, which was played in the knockout system .

Final round

Round of the last 33

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
1	(33)  Timofey Yanchilenko	31: 31	Vladislav Gradinari  (32)

Round 2 to the final

	round 2					Round of 16					Quarter finals					Semifinals					final
	1	Kreishh Gurbaxani	3
	32	Vladislav Gradinari	0
						1	Kreishh Gurbaxani	3
						16	Maksim Vereshchagin	1
	17th	Andrejs Pripjoks	2
	16	Maksim Vereshchagin	3
											1	Kreishh Gurbaxani	0
											8th	Dylan Emery	4th
	9	Digvijay Kadian	3
	24	Konstantin Klesov	0
						9	Digvijay Kadian	2
						8th	Dylan Emery	3
	25th	Grigorii Pakhomov	0
	8th	Dylan Emery	3
																8th	Dylan Emery	4th
																12	Andrei Karasov	2
	5	Shervin Omidvar	3
	28	Attila Soltani	0
						5	Shervin Omidvar	2
						12	Andrei Karasov	3
	21st	Alexey Shlopak	0
	12	Andrei Karasov	3
											12	Andrei Karasov	4th
											4th	Ranveer Duggal	3
	13	Nikolay Kotelnikov	3
	20th	Pranav Nath	2
						13	Nikolay Kotelnikov	0
						4th	Ranveer Duggal	3
	29	Jonah Mark Antony	0
	4th	Ranveer Duggal	3
																					8th	Dylan Emery	4th
																					14th	Mikhail Terekhov	1
	3	Antoni Kowalski	3
	30th	Kristaps Lēmanis	0
						3	Antoni Kowalski	2
						14th	Mikhail Terekhov	3
	19th	Nikolai Voevodin	0
	14th	Mikhail Terekhov	3
											14th	Mikhail Terekhov	4th
											11	Langyi Ryan Li	0
	11	Langyi Ryan Li	3
	22nd	Andrey Gladyk	0
						11	Langyi Ryan Li	3
						6th	Mehrab Soltani	1
	27	Constantine Makaryan	0
	6th	Mehrab Soltani	3
																14th	Mikhail Terekhov	4th
																10	Poon Ching Chiu	1
	7th	Vladislav Duvalov	0
	26th	Artemijs Žižins	3
						26th	Artemijs Žižins	0
						10	Poon Ching Chiu	3
	23	Artem Istomin	0
	10	Poon Ching Chiu	3
											10	Poon Ching Chiu	4th
											18th	Vasilii Dimitrenko	2
	15th	Andrew Britanchuk	1
	18th	Vasilii Dimitrenko	3
						18th	Vasilii Dimitrenko	3
						2	Keishin Kamihashi	0
	31	Kirill Makaryan	0
	2	Keishin Kamihashi	3

final

Final: Best of 7 Frames Referee: Sergey Titov PLAYPOOL,  Saint Petersburg , Russia , October 8, 2017
Dylan Emery	4 : 1	Mikhail Terekhov
85 : 28, 17: 70 , 58 : 55, 100 : 15, 73 : 5
48	Highest break	-
-	Century breaks	-
-	50+ breaks	-

Century Breaks

During the tournament, three century breaks were played by two players .

Keishin Kamihashi	110
Dylan Emery	101, 100

Girls tournament

U16 World Snooker Championship 2017
Venue:	PLAYPOOL, Saint Petersburg , Russia
Opening:	2nd October 2017
Endgame:	October 8, 2017
Winner:	Anupama Ramachandran
Finalist:	Keerthana Pandian
2018 →

In an Indian final, Anupama Ramachandran won 3-1 against Keerthana Pandian .

Prize money

	Prize money
winner	$ 600
finalist	$ 300
Semi-finalist	$ 150
Quarter finalist	$ 50
Highest break	$ 100
All in all	$ 1,500

mode

The 20 participants were divided into 4 groups, in which they competed against each other in round robin mode . The top three in each group qualified for the final round, which was played in the knockout system .

Final round

Round of the last 12

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
1	(9)  Milena Murga	02 : 02	Aleksandra Solntceva  (8)
2	(5)  Polina Astakhova	02 : 02	Alina Khairulina  (12)
3	(11)  Albina Leschuk	02 : 02	Sophia Beldenko  (6)
4th	(7)  Alexsandra Riabinina	02 : 02	Yuliya Malakhova  (10)

Quarter-finals to finals

	Quarter finals					Semifinals					final
	1	Keerthana Pandian	3
	9	Milena Murga	0
						1	Keerthana Pandian	3
						4th	Aleksandra Bogatyreva	0
	5	Polina Astakhova	2
	4th	Aleksandra Bogatyreva	3
											1	Keerthana Pandian	1
											2	Anupama Ramachandran	3
	3	Ishika Shah	1
	11	Albina Leschuk	3
						11	Albina Leschuk	0
						2	Anupama Ramachandran	3
	7th	Alexsandra Riabinina	0
	2	Anupama Ramachandran	3

final

Final: Best of 5 Frames Referee: Roman Vlasov PLAYPOOL,  Saint Petersburg , Russia , October 8, 2017
Keerthana Pandian	1: 3	Anupama Ramachandran
33: 73 , 35: 51 , 64 : 12, 47: 83
-	Highest break	-
-	Century breaks	-
-	50+ breaks	-

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Vivek Pathak: Tournament Info: World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships (Men and Women). In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation , August 31, 2017, accessed October 2, 2018 .  
2. ↑ ^{a b} U16 Player List. In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed October 2, 2018 .  
3. ↑ ^{a b} U16 Women Player List. In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed October 2, 2018 .  
4. ↑ ^{a b} Vivek Pathak: Dylan, Anupama becomes World Open Under-16 Champions. In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation , October 8, 2017, accessed October 2, 2018 .  
5. ↑ ^{a b} IBSF Snooker Championships U16 - Saint Petersburg / Russia 2017 - all breaks. In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed October 2, 2018 .  
6. ↑ Score sheet. In: ebsa.pl. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed October 2, 2018 .  
7. ↑ IBSF Snooker Championships U16 - Saint Petersburg / Russia 2017 (Groups). In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed October 2, 2018 .  
8. ↑ IBSF Snooker Championships U16 - Saint Petersburg / Russia 2017 (Knockout). In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed October 2, 2018 .  
9. ↑ Score sheet. In: ebsa.pl. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed October 2, 2018 .  
10. ↑ IBSF Snooker Championships U16w - Saint Petersburg / Russia 2017 (Groups). In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed October 2, 2018 .  
11. ↑ IBSF Snooker Championships U16w - Saint Petersburg / Russia 2017 (Knockout). In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed October 2, 2018 .  
12. ↑ Score sheet. In: ebsa.pl. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed October 2, 2018 .  

Web links

• Official website of the boys' tournament
• Official website of the girls' tournament
• 2017 World Under-16 Championship - Men at CueTracker
• 2017 World Under-16 Championship - Women at CueTracker