ACBS Asian Snooker Championship

The ACBS Asian Snooker Championship is the premier non-professional snooker tournament in Asia. The event series is sanctioned by the Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports and started from 1984.[1][2][3] Mostly, the winner of the tournament qualifies for the next season of the Professional Snooker Tour.

Winners

[1][2][3]

Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score
1984 Thailand Thailand Thailand Sakchai Sim-ngam Thailand Vichien Sangthong 8–5
1985 Singapore Singapore Hong Kong Gary Kwok Thailand Sakchai Sim-ngam 8–5
1986 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Thailand James Wattana Hong Kong Gary Kwok 8–1
1987 Malaysia Malaysia Thailand Udon Khaimuk Thailand James Wattana 8–6
1988 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Thailand James Wattana Hong Kong Kenny Kwok 8–7
1989 India India India Yasin Merchant Thailand Udon Khaimuk 8–6
1990 Indonesia Indonesia Malaysia Sam Chong Hong Kong Stanley Leung 8–1
1991 Pakistan Pakistan Thailand Chuchart Triritanapradit India Yasin Merchant 8–3
1992 Thailand Thailand Thailand Praput Chaithanasakul Thailand Chuchart Triritanapradit 8–7
1993 China China Thailand Praput Chaithanasakul Thailand Chuchart Triritanapradit 8–5
1994 Bangladesh Bangladesh Malaysia Ooi Chin Kay Thailand Samporn Kanthawung 8–7
1995 Thailand Thailand Thailand Anurat Wongjan Thailand Thephachai Woratraiphob 8–7
1996 China China Thailand Anan Terananon Thailand Amnuayorn Chotipong 8–5
1997 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Thailand Anurat Wongjan Philippines Marlon Manalo 8–6
1998 Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan Muhammad Yousaf Thailand Phirom Ritthiprasong 8–7
1999 Thailand Thailand Pakistan Farhan Mirza Thailand Noppadon N 8–2
2000 Hong Kong Hong Kong Philippines Marlon Manalo Pakistan Farhan Mirza 8–7
2001 Pakistan Pakistan India Yasin Merchant China Jin Long 8–4
2002 China China China Ding Junhui Singapore Keith E. Boon 8–4
2004[4] Jordan Aqaba, Jordan India Alok Kumar India Pankaj Advani 8–4
2005 Thailand Thailand China Jin Long China Cai Jianzhong 6–4
2006[5] Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka Thailand Issara Kachaiwong United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab 6–3
2007[6] Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan Thailand Supoj Saenla India Yasin Merchant 7–0
2008[7] United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates China Jin Long India Aditya Mehta 7–3
2009[8] China Tangshan, China Thailand James Wattana China Mei Xiwen 7–3
2010[9] Thailand Chanthaburi, Thailand Thailand Issara Kachaiwong Pakistan Muhammad Sajjad 7–3
2011[10] India Indore, India Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat India Aditya Mehta 6–2
2012[11] Qatar Doha, Qatar India Aditya Mehta India Pankaj Advani 7–5
2013[12] Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan Afghanistan Saleh Mohammad Syria Omar Al Kojah 7–2
2014[13] United Arab Emirates Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong Taiwan Hung Chuang Ming 7–3
2015[14] Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Pakistan Hamza Akbar India Pankaj Advani 7–6
2016[15] Qatar Doha, Qatar Thailand Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn United Arab Emirates Mohamed Shehab 6–2
2017[16] Qatar Doha, Qatar China Lyu Haotian India Pankaj Advani 6–3
2018 Iran Tabriz, Iran Iran Amir Sarkhosh Iran Ali Ghareghouzlo 6–1

Stats

Champions by country

Country Wins Players First title Last title
Thailand Thailand 16 11 1984 2016
India India 4 3 1989 2012
Malaysia Malaysia 3 3 1990 2014
Pakistan Pakistan 3 3 1998 2015
China China 4 3 2002 2017
Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 1 1985 1985
Philippines Philippines 1 1 2000 2000
Afghanistan Afghanistan 1 1 2013 2013
Iran Iran 1 1 2018 2018

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Turner, Chris. "Major Amateur Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Asian Snooker Championship: Roll of Honour". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Asian Snooker Championship Roll of Honour". Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "20th Asian Championships". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 13 October 2004. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "2006 Asian Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 20 July 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "2007 Asian Snooker Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "2008 Asian Snooker Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "25th Asian Snooker Championship 2009". Cue Sports India. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "2010 Asian Snooker Championship". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  10. ↑ "Asian Snooker Championships 2011". Cue Sports India. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  11. ↑ "Asian Championship 2012". Cue Sports India. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  12. ↑ Baig, Mirza Iqbal. "Saleh outclasses Omar in final to lift title". Daily Times. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  13. ↑ "30th Asian Snooker Championships 2014". Cue Sports India. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "Pakistan's Hamza lifts Asian Snooker Championship title". geo.tv. geo.tv. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "32nd Asian Snooker Championships 2016". Cue Sports India. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "33rd Asian Men Snooker Championship → Doha - Qatar 2017". ACBS. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
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