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 Sakchai Sim-ngam Vichien Sangthong 8–5
1985 Singapore Gary Kwok Sakchai Sim-ngam 8–5
1986 Sri Lanka James Wattana Gary Kwok 8–1
1987 Malaysia Udon Khaimuk James Wattana 8–6
1988 Sri Lanka James Wattana Kenny Kwok 8–7
1989 India Yasin Merchant Udon Khaimuk 8–6
1990 Indonesia Sam Chong Stanley Leung 8–1
1991 Pakistan Chuchart Triritanapradit Yasin Merchant 8–3
1992 Thailand Praput Chaithanasakul Chuchart Triritanapradit 8–7
1993 China Praput Chaithanasakul Chuchart Triritanapradit 8–5
1994 Bangladesh Ooi Chin Kay Samporn Kanthawung 8–7
1995 Thailand Anurat Wongjan Thephachai Woratraiphob 8–7
1996 China Anan Terananon Amnuayorn Chotipong 8–5
1997 United Arab Emirates Anurat Wongjan Marlon Manalo 8–6
1998 Pakistan Muhammad Yousaf Phirom Ritthiprasong 8–7
1999 Thailand Farhan Mirza Noppadon N 8–2
2000 Hong Kong Marlon Manalo Farhan Mirza 8–7
2001 Pakistan Yasin Merchant Jin Long 8–4
2002 China Ding Junhui Keith E. Boon 8–4
2004[4] Aqaba, Jordan Alok Kumar Pankaj Advani 8–4
2005 Thailand Jin Long Cai Jianzhong 6–4
2006[5] Colombo, Sri Lanka Issara Kachaiwong Mohammed Shehab 6–3
2007[6] Karachi, Pakistan Supoj Saenla Yasin Merchant 7–0
2008[7] Dubai, United Arab Emirates Jin Long Aditya Mehta 7–3
2009[8] Tangshan, China James Wattana Mei Xiwen 7–3
2010[9] Chanthaburi, Thailand Issara Kachaiwong Muhammad Sajjad 7–3
2011[10] Indore, India Passakorn Suwannawat Aditya Mehta 6–2
2012[11] Doha, Qatar Aditya Mehta Pankaj Advani 7–5
2013[12] Karachi, Pakistan Saleh Mohammad Omar Al Kojah 7–2
2014[13] Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Thor Chuan Leong Hung Chuang Ming 7–3
2015[14] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hamza Akbar Pankaj Advani 7–6
2016[15] Doha, Qatar Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn Mohamed Shehab 6–2
2017[16] Doha, Qatar Lyu Haotian Pankaj Advani 6–3
2018 Tabriz, Iran Amir Sarkhosh Ali Ghareghouzlo 6–1
2019 Doha, Qatar Pankaj Advani Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 6–3

Stats

Champions by country
Country Wins Players First title Last title
 Thailand 16 11 1984 2016
 India 5 4 1989 2019
 Malaysia 3 3 1990 2014
 Pakistan 3 3 1998 2015
 China 4 3 2002 2017
 Hong Kong 1 1 1985 1985
 Philippines 1 1 2000 2000
 Afghanistan 1 1 2013 2013
 Iran 1 1 2018 2018

See also

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