Burden and Yee win golds in the 2009 IBSF World Snooker Championships

England's Alfie Burden and Ng On Yee from Hong Kong won gold medals at the 2009 IBSF World Snooker Championships.

Burden beat surprise finalist Igor Figueiredo (Brazil) 10-8 in the men's final while Yee overwhelmed Australia's Kathy Parashis 6-1.

Yu Delu (China) and finished third in the men's event and Bi Zhuqing (China) reached the same position among the ladies.

These were the first world titles for both Burden and Yee. Burden is a former top-32 player on the Main Tour.

Neither of the defending champions competed this year. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (Thaniland) is currently playing on the Main Tour while three-time winner Reanne Evans (England) could not find a sponsor.

The victory means Burden is set to be nominated for a return to the Main Tour in the 2010/2011 season.

The final in the Masters event saw two former pros clash. Darren Morgan (Wales) beat defending champion Dene O'Kane (New Zealand) 6-0. Morgan also won in 2007. Last year he played in the men's event, where he was knocked out in the last 16.

Highest breaks:
Men: Yu delu (China) 142
Women: Ng On Yee (Hong Kong) 77
Masters: Simon Zammit (Malta) 105

The event was held 15-25 November 2009 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre in Hyderabad, India.

See also:

• Results, Men (IBSF)
• Results, Ladies (IBSF)
• Results, Masters (IBSF)
• Introduction (IBSF)
• 2009 IBSF World Snooker Championships (Global Snooker)
• England’s Alfie Burden lifts world snooker title (Daily Mirror)
• Snooker champion Burden aims to get into top-32 (Thaindian News)
• Alfred Burden wins world snooker championship (The Times of India)
• Burden reigns supreme (The Hindu)
• Pots it All About, Alfie? (Snooker Scene Blog)
• Burden bags IBSF crown (Pro Snooker Blog)
• IBSF MM 2009 (Veikko Hannulan Snookerblogi - Finnish)
• Alfred Burden (Wikipedia)
• Past Champions (IBSF)
• IBSF World Championships, Men (Sports123)
• IBSF World Championships, Women (Sports123)

Related posts:

• Maflin and Jans top World Snooker (2006 World Championship)
• Mahitthi and Evans victorious in the IBSF World Snooker Championship (2007 World Championship)
• Un-Nooh and Evans on top in the IBSF Snooker World Championship (2008 World Championship)

Un-Nooh and Evans on top in the IBSF Snooker World Championship

Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and Reanne Evans from England won gold medals at the 2008 IBSF World Snooker Championships.

Un-Nooh beat Ireland's Colm Gilcreest 11-7 in the men's final while Evans bested former champ Wendy Jans (Belgium) 5-3.

Soheil Vahedi (Iran) and Xiao Guodong (China) finished joint third in the men's event. Emma Bonney (England) and Ching Ching Yu (Hong Kong) reached the same positions among the ladies.

This was Un-Nooh's first world title. Evans has won twice before, in 2004 and 2007. She is also a four-time defending champion of the World Ladies Snooker Championship, organized by the World Ladies Snooker & Billiards Association.

The victory means Un-Nooh is set to be nominated for a place on the Main Tour in the 2008/2009 season.

Former pro Dene O'Kane (New Zealand) won the Masters (Over 40s). He beat India's former billiards world champ Geet Sethi 5-1 in the final. The defending champion Darren Morgan from Wales played in the men's event this year, where he was knocked out in the last 16.

All the three champs also secured the highest break in their respective divisions. Un-Nooh had a 143, Evans made a 80 O'Kane managed a 109.

The event was held 27 October - 8 November 2008 in Wels, Austria. Next year the championship will be contested in Hyderabad, India.

See also:

• Results, Men (IBSF)
• Results, Ladies (IBSF)
• Results, Masters (IBSF)
• Photos (IBSF)
• Playing Schedule (IBSF)
• 2008 IBSF World Snooker Championships (Global Snooker Centre)
• A Nooh Star For Thailand (World Snooker)
• Thepchai Un-Nooh corners glory (The Hindu)
• World Snooker Championship (Wendy Jans)
• Thailand's New Snooker Star (Snooker Scene Blog)
• Nooh World Amateur Champion crowned in Austria (Pro Snooker Blog)
• Die Snooker-Woche (Snookerblog - Deutsch)
• IBSF MM 2008 (Veikko Hannulan Snookerblogi - Finnish)
• Thepchaiya Un Nooh ist neuer IBSF Snooker-Weltmeister  (Künstlerbüro Snooker Team - German)
  
• World Ladies Snooker (Global Cue Sports Centre)
• Reanne Evans (Wikipedia)
• Past Champions (IBSF)
• IBSF World Championships, Men (Sports123)
• IBSF World Championships, Women (Sports123)

Related posts:

• Maflin and Jans top World Snooker (2006 World Championship)
• Mahitthi and Evans victorious in the IBSF World Snooker Championship (2007 World Championship)

Mahitthi and Evans victorious in the IBSF World Snooker Championship

Thailand's Atthasit Mahitthi and Reanne Evans from England won gold medals at the IBSF World Snooker Championships.

Mahitthi beat fellow Thai Passakorn Suwannawat 11-7 in the men's final while Evans blanked defending champion Wendy Jans (Belgium) 5-0.

This was Mahitthi's first world title. His previous best was joint third in 2006. Evans has won once before, in 2004. She is also a three-time defending champion of the World Ladies Snooker Championship, organized by the World Ladies Snooker & Billiards Association.

The victory means Mahitthi is set to be nominated for a place on the Main Tour in the 2008/2009 season.

The highest break of the tournament was 140 by Alex Borg (Malta). Evans had a 64 in the Ladies division and Kieran McMahon (Northern Ireland) topped the Masters break table with a 115.

Former pro Darren Morgan won the Masters (Over 40s). He beat Karnchai Wongian from Thailand 5-1 in the final.

The event was held 11-25 November in Sima Thani Hotel, Korat, Thailand.

See also:

• IBSF.org
• 2007 SANGSOM IBSF World Snooker Championships (Global Snooker Centre)
• Thai Triumph (World Snooker)
• Second global crown for Morgan (South Wales Argus)
• World Championship (wendy-jans.com)
• Thailand (Hannah Jones)
• Mahitthi siegt gegen Suwannawat (Snookerblog - Deutsch)
• Mahitthi kehrt zurück (Snookermania - German)
• IBSF WM Thailand: Impressionen (Künstlerbüro Snooker Team)
• IBSF MM 2007 Korat (Nakhon Ratchasima) Thaimaa (Veikko Hannulan Snookerblogi - Finnish)
• World Ladies Snooker (Global Cue Sports Centre)
• Reanne Evans (Wikipedia)
• IBSF World Chhampionships, Men (Sports123)
• IBSF World Championships, Women (Sports123)

Related posts:

• Maflin and Jans top World Snooker (2006)

Maflin and Jans top World Snooker

Kurt Maflin from Norway and Wendy Jans from Belgium came out on top at the IBSF World Snooker Championships.

Maflin beat Daniel Ward (England) 11-8 in the men's final while Jans whitewashed Wan-Ip In (Hong Kong) 5-0. Both winners were undefeated throughout the tournament.

A Main Tour spot was on offer to the winner of the men's event. That means Maflin will compete against the top pros in the 2007/2008 season. This will be his second stint on the world's major snooker tour.

Keith E Boon (Singapore) had the highest break of the tournament with a magnificent 147.

Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf won the title in the Masters (Over 40s) division. He beat Glen Wilkinson from Australia 5-4 in the final.

The event was held 5-15 November in the Regency Palace, Amman, Jordan.

See also:

• Official site (ibsf.org)
• 2006 IBSF World Championships (Global Snooker Centre)
• Jans Storms to Ladies Title (World Snooker)
• Maflin verdensmester i snooker (NRK - Norwegian)
• Wendy Jans Crowned IBSF World Ladies Champion (GSC Blog)
• Yousuf wins World Snooker Championship senior event (The News - International)
• Norsk verdensmester i snooker (Norwegian Billiard Federation - Norwegian)
• Kurt Maflin ist Amateur-Weltmeister (Snookerblog - Deutsch)
• World Championships snooker (wendy-jans.com)
• World Champion 2006 (wendy-jans.com, pictures)
• IBSF Worlds-Jordan (Snooker Talk)
• IBSF Snooker MM (Veikko Hannulan Snookerblogi - Finnish)

Michael White wins IBSF Grand Prix

By winning the IBSF Grand Prix Welshman Michael White has secured a place on the Main Tour.

There's just one problem. He's 14 years old! Last time I checked the age limit on the Tour was 16 years. Maybe they'll let him in once he gets old enough?

In the final he beat Mark Boyle (Scotland) 10-5. The highest break of the match was 102 by the eventual winner.

See also Sporting Life and World Snooker.

Related post: "IBSF Grand Prix"

IBSF Grand Prix

With the cancellation of the IBSF World Championship in Pakistan, the top amateurs lost an opportunity to qualify for the Main Tour. To alleviate this the IBSF Grand Prix is being staged. The winner of this event is awarded a place on the Main Tour. See also IBSF.org.

The group stage has already concluded and the knock out phase has begun. The final is March 3rd.

Related post: "Michael White wins IBSF Grand Prix"