EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship

The EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships is an amateur junior snooker tournament. The event series is sanctioned by the European Billiards and Snooker Association and started from 2016.

The inaugural tournament was won by Tyler Rees who defeated fellow countryman Jackson Page 5–2 in the final.[1] The winner of the tournament is awarded with a place in the qualifying rounds of the World Snooker Championship. The 2017 tournament was won by the 2016 runner-up and 2016 World Under-18 Snooker Champion Page who defeated the number 8 seed Amir Nardeia 5–3 in the final.[2][3]

Winners edit

Men's edit

Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score
2016[4]   Wrocław, Poland   Tyler Rees   Jackson Page 5–2
2017[5]   Nicosia, Cyprus   Jackson Page   Amir Nardeia 5–3
2018[6]   Sofia, Bulgaria   Jackson Page   Florian Nüßle 5–3
2019[7]   Eilat, Israel   Aaron Hill   Dylan Emery 4–3
2020[8]   Albufeira, Portugal   Aaron Hill   Sean Maddocks 4–1
2021[9]   Albufeira, Portugal   Ben Mertens   Julien Leclercq 4–3
2022[10]   Shengjin, Albania   Liam Davies   Leone Crowley 4–1
2023[11]   St. Paul's Bay, Malta   Bulcsú Révész   Liam Pullen 4–3
2024[12]   Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina   Bulcsú Révész   Vladislav Gradinari 4–0

Statistics edit

Champions by country edit

Country Titles Players First title Last title By player (Titles)
  Wales 4 3 2016 2022 Jackson Page (2)
Tyler Rees (1)
Liam Davies (1)
  Ireland 2 1 2019 2020 Aaron Hill (2)
  Hungary 2 1 2023 2024 Bulcsú Révész (2)
  Belgium 1 1 2021 2021 Ben Mertens (1)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Marathon Man Rees King Of Europe". European Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Wales' Jackson Page, 15, wins European Under-18 title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Jackson Page wins European under-18 title". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ "EBSA Snooker Championships U18 → Wrocław / Poland 2016". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. ^ "European Snooker Championships U18 - Nicosia / Cyprus 2017". EBSA. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  6. ^ "European Snooker Championships U18 - Sofia / Bulgaria 2018". EBSA. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  7. ^ "European Snooker Championships U18 - Eilat / Israel 2019". EBSA. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  8. ^ "European Snooker Championships U18 - Albufeira / Portugal 2020". EBSA. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  9. ^ "European Snooker Championships U18 - Albufeira / Portugal 2021". EBSA. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  10. ^ "European Snooker Championships U18 - Shengjin / Albania 2022". EBSA.
  11. ^ "European Snooker Championships U18 - St. Paul's Bay / Malta 2023".
  12. ^ "European Snooker Championships U18 - Sarajevo / Bosnia Herzegovina 2024".