IBSF U18 World Snooker Championship 2017
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U18 World Snooker Championship 2017 | 
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| Venue: | World Snooker Academy,  Beijing , China  | 
| Opening: | July 8, 2017 | 
| Endgame: | 11th July 2017
 
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| Highest Break: | 119 ( Amir Nardeia )
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The IBSF U18 World Snooker Championship 2017 was a snooker tournament that took place from July 8 to 11, 2017 at the World Snooker Academy in the Chinese capital Beijing . It was the third edition of the world championship for U18 juniors organized by the IBSF World Amateur Federation.
The world champion was the Pakistani Muhammad Naseem Akhtar , who defeated the Chinese Lei Peifan in the final after a 1: 3 deficit 5: 3. The defending champion was Welsh Jackson Page , who lost to Amir Nardeia in the quarterfinals . Ka Wai Cheung , the 2015 winner , was also eliminated in the round of eight.
mode
The 48 participants were divided into 12 groups in which they competed against each other in round robin mode . The top two in each group qualified for the final round, which was played in a knockout system , with the top eight players in the group stage receiving a bye.
Final round
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final
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Final: Best of 9 Frames  Referee: Glen Sullivan-Bisset World Snooker Academy, Beijing , China , July 11, 2017  | 
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Muhammad Naseem Akhtar  | 
5 : 3 | 
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| 20: 62 (50), 69 : 68 (Lei: 66), 37: 71 , 19: 57 , 127 : 6 (56), 85 : 40, 61 : 37, 74 : 8 | ||
| 56 | Highest break | 66 | 
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| 1 | 50+ breaks | 2 | 
Century breaks
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Web links
- Official website
 - IBSF U18 World Snooker Championship 2017 at CueTracker
 
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vivek Pathak: Tournament Info: 2017 IBSF World U18 & U21 Championships. In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation , May 8, 2017, accessed July 12, 2017 .
 - ↑ a b Schedule IBSF Snooker Championships - Beijing / China 2017. In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed July 12, 2017 .
 - ↑ IBSF Snooker Championships U18 - Beijing / China 2017 (Groups). In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed July 12, 2017 .
 - ↑ IBSF Snooker Championships U18 - Beijing / China 2017 (Knockout). In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed July 12, 2017 .
 - ↑ IBSF Snooker Championships U18 - Beijing / China 2017 - all breaks. In: ibsf.info. International Billiards & Snooker Federation, accessed July 12, 2017 .