2015 IBSF World Snooker Championship – Men's

The 2015 IBSF World Snooker Championship is an amateur snooker tournament that took place from 9 November to 21 November 2015 in Hurghada, Egypt. It was the 41st edition of the IBSF World Snooker Championship and also doubled as a qualification event for the World Snooker Tour.

IBSF World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates9–21 November 2015 (2015-11-09 – 2015-11-21)
CityHurghada
CountryEgypt
OrganisationIBSF
Total prize fund$16,000
Highest breakIndia Pankaj Advani (141)
Final
ChampionIndia Pankaj Advani
Runner-upChina Zhao Xintong
Score8–6
2014
2016

The event was originally due to take place in Sharm el-Sheikh, however due to the Metrojet Flight 9268 crash the tournament was relocated to Hurghada. Because of this many competitors withdrew from the competition amid safety fears, Including the entire Libyan, Russian, South Korean and Sri Lankan teams. This ended up leaving some of the groups featuring as little as four players who would subsequently all qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament regardless of their results in the group stage.

The final would go on to feature a contest between 2003 IBSF World Snooker Champion Pankaj Advani and Chinese player Zhao Xintong who had previously reached the 2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship final before losing 8–4 to fellow country man Zhou Yuelong.[1]

Number 6 seed Advani would eventually go on to win the championship defeating Xintong 8–6 in the final. Following the tournaments result Advani was offered a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 seasons.[2][3] Advani had previously played on World Snooker Tour up until September 2014, when he announced that he was relinquishing his snooker tour card in order to concentrate on his billiards career and spend more time with his family.[4]

Results

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Group Round

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Group A

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 21   Tomasz Skalski 5 4 18 11 7
2 35   Michael Rhodes 5 4 17 10 7
3 47   Habib Subah 5 3 18 11 7
4 68   Mohamed Khairy 5 3 15 12 3
5   Mohammed Alshamsi 5 1 11 18 –7
6   Mohamed Abdelmoniem 5 0 3 20 –17

Group B

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 13   Rodney Goggins 5 5 20 7 13
2 30   Nadir Khan Sultani 5 4 19 10 9
3 50   Ryan Thomerson 5 3 18 12 6
4 76   Bashar Abdulmajeed 5 2 11 16 –5
5   Mohamed Abdel Hakim 5 1 11 16 –5
6   Khaled Farouk 5 0 2 20 –18

Group C

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 12   Raymon Fabrie 5 5 20 16 14
2 31   Shannon Dixon 5 4 19 11 8
3 51   Ang Boon Chin 5 3 15 10 5
4 77   Mohamed Ibrahim 5 2 13 12 1
5   Thomas Janzso 5 1 5 18 –13
6   Mutaz Alsalaymeh 5 0 5 20 –15

Group D

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 22   Dharminder Lilly 5 4 18 11 7
2 32   Saqib Nasir 5 4 19 12 7
3 45   Lin Tang Ho 5 3 17 11 6
4 78   Yaser Elsherbiny 5 3 16 17 –1
5   Lukas Krenek 5 1 10 16 –6
6   Abdullah Alshammari 5 0 7 20 –13

Group E

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 14   Basem Eltahhan 5 5 20 7 13
2 28   Brian Cini 5 4 18 8 10
3 57   Alijalil Ali 5 3 13 12 1
4 75   Gary Thomson 5 2 14 16 –2
5   Abdulraouf Saigh 5 1 13 18 –5
6   Zargouni Zine El Abidine 5 0 3 20 –17

Group F

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 17   Michael Collumb 4 4 16 7 9
2 43   David Cassidy 4 2 13 10 3
3 58   Karim Elabd 4 2 12 10 2
4 72   Keishin Kamihashi 4 2 9 10 –1
5   Haitham Al Hammadi 4 0 3 16 –13

Group G

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 18   Karam Fatima 5 5 20 9 11
2 41   Richard Halliday 5 3 17 12 5
3 61   Mohamed Youssef 5 3 15 16 –1
4 71   Ahmed Aly Elsayed 5 2 15 15 0
5   Haitham Shikh Khalil 5 1 10 17 –7
6   Daniel Mily 5 1 10 18 –8

Group H

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 11   Ahmed Aseeri 5 5 20 6 14
2 44   James Mifsud 5 3 17 13 4
3 65   Antti Mannila 5 3 15 12 3
4 83   Abdelrahman Abdelhamid 5 2 14 12 2
5   Yazan Alhadad 5 2 9 13 –4
6   Harzallah Oussema 5 0 1 10 –19

Group J

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 2   Abdul Sattar 3 3 12 1 11
2 36   Ahmed Janahi 3 2 9 7 2
3 64   Mostafa Dorgham 3 1 6 9 –3
4 81   Jérôme Liedtke 3 0 2 12 –10

Group K

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 4   Zhao Xintong 4 4 16 2 14
2 38   Mohammad Rais Senzahi 4 3 13 8 5
3 63   Lukas Kleckers 4 2 9 9 0
4 85   Lim Chun Kiat 4 1 6 13 –7
5   Abdelrahman Shahin 4 0 4 16 –12

Group L

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 6   Pankaj Advani 5 5 20 4 16
2 24   Mohsen Bukshaisha 5 4 17 7 10
3 60   John Kennish 5 3 13 12 1
4 73   Hesham Shawky 5 2 15 16 –1
5   Chee Keong Chan 5 1 8 16 –8
6   Stayros Xatzihtooulou 5 0 2 20 –18

Group M

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 15   Keen Hoo Moh 4 4 16 6 10
2 25   Rhydian Richards 4 3 14 6 8
3 65   Khaled Farag 4 2 9 11 –2
4 87   Omar Alajlani 4 1 7 15 –8
5   Victor Sarkis 4 0 8 16 –8

Group N

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 8   Muhammad Sajjad 5 5 20 4 16
2 23   Issara Kachaiwong 5 4 18 5 13
3 59   Tymour Hussien 5 3 14 12 2
4 82   Alaa Elsaed 5 1 8 17 –9
5   Derek Martin 5 1 9 19 –10
6   Ahmed Haitham 5 1 7 19 –12

Group P

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 1   Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn 4 4 16 1 15
2 39   Kok Leong Lim 4 3 12 9 3
3 67   Tamer Waheed 4 1 10 13 –3
4 74   Mostafa Gebely 4 1 10 15 –5
5   Talal Ali 4 1 10 15 –10

Group Q

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 5   Yuan Sijun 5 5 20 3 17
2 27   Amir Sarkhosh 5 4 19 9 10
3 55   Greg Casey 5 3 14 9 5
4 84   Khaled Alastal 5 2 11 13 –2
5   Ibrahem Mahmoud 5 1 6 16 –10
6   Epaminondas Pouris 5 0 0 20 –20

Group R

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 19   Alex Borg 5 4 18 11 7
2 29   Ali Alobaidli 5 4 19 10 9
3 48   Khalid Kamali 5 3 16 11 5
4 70   Peter Bullen 5 3 13 12 1
5   Mohamed Hammouda 5 1 9 17 –8
6   Akdi Soulaimane 5 0 2 20 –18

Group S

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 10   Tetsuya Kuwata 5 5 20 5 15
2 40   Ben Jones 5 3 17 11 6
3 52   Adrian Ridley 5 3 14 11 3
4 79   Ahmed Samir 5 2 11 15 –4
5   Ahmed Galal 5 2 10 17 –7
6   Reza Rezvani 5 0 7 20 –13

Group T

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 9   Lee Chun Wai 5 5 20 4 16
2 42   Shahram Changezi 5 3 16 10 6
3 62   Ryan Causton 5 3 13 13 0
4 80   Mohamed Hemdan 5 2 11 12 –1
5   Thadeu Giannattasio Nobres 5 2 11 14 –3
6   Ahmed Saloomi 5 0 2 20 –18

Group U

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 3   Soheil Vahedi 5 5 20 2 18
2 37   Varun Madan 5 4 15 16 1
3 49   Alex Taubman 5 3 16 12 4
4 86   Antti Tolvanen 5 1 12 18 –6
5   Cader Mohamed 5 1 9 16 –7
6   Nansen Sin Man Wan 5 1 9 19 –10

Group V

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 16   Muhammad Asif 5 5 20 8 12
2 26   Faisal Khan 5 4 19 9 10
3 46   Aaron Busuttil 5 3 17 11 6
4 88   Abdul Mutalieb Allie 5 2 11 13 –2
5   Omar Ali 5 1 7 17 –10
6   Moneam Neffati 5 0 4 20 –16

Group W

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 7   Mohamed Shehab 5 5 20 4 16
2 33   Jamie Clarke 5 4 17 11 6
3 53   Saeed Abooyesani 5 3 13 11 2
4 66   Chau Hon Man 5 2 12 12 0
5   Muhammad Faaris Kahn 5 1 10 16 –6
6   Elaziz Oussama 5 0 2 20 –18

Group X

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Place Seed Team Matches Matches won Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 20   Ahmed Saif 5 4 18 8 10
2 34   Mohd Reza Hassan 5 4 18 11 7
3 54   Dominik Scherübl 5 3 16 11 5
4 69   Ali Hussein 5 3 15 13 2
5   Moez Chaouachi 5 1 11 19 –8
6   Marios Kleitou 5 0 4 20 –16

Knockout rounds

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Round 1

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Best of 7 frames

Round 2

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Best of 7 frames

Finals

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Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-Finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-Finals
Best of 13 frames
Final
Best of 15 frames
               
1   Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn 5
33   Jamie Clarke 1
1   Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn 5
16   Muhammad Asif 4
17   Michael Collumb 3
16   Muhammad Asif 5
1   Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn 4
40   Ben Jones 6
9   Lee Chun Wai 0
24   Mohsen Bukshaisha 5
24   Mohsen Bukshaisha 1
40   Ben Jones 5
40   Ben Jones 5
57   Alijalil Ali 1
40   Ben Jones 1
4   Zhao Xintong 7
5   Yuan Sijun 3
28   Brian Cini 5
28   Brian Cini 5
21   Tomasz Skalski 2
21   Tomasz Skalski 5
76   Bashar Abdulmajeed 2
28   Brian Cini 2
4   Zhao Xintong 6
13   Rodney Goggins 4
45   Lin Tang Ho 5
45   Lin Tang Ho 0
4   Zhao Xintong 5
36   Belan Sharif 2
4   Zhao Xintong 5
4   Zhao Xintong 6
6   Pankaj Advani 8
3   Soheil Vahedi 5
35   Michael Rhodes 4
3   Soheil Vahedi 4
19   Alex Borg 5
19   Alex Borg 5
78   Yaser Elsherbiny 2
19   Alex Borg 0
6   Pankaj Advani 6
75   Gary Thomson 5
22   Dharminder Lilly 4
75   Gary Thomson 1
6   Pankaj Advani 5
27   Amir Sarkhosh 2
6   Pankaj Advani 5
6   Pankaj Advani 7
63   Lukas Kleckers 5
7   Mohamed Shehab 5
26   Faisal Khan 3
7   Mohamed Shehab 2
55   Greg Casey 5
23   Issara Kachaiwong 3
55   Greg Casey 5
55   Greg Casey 4
63   Lukas Kleckers 6
15   Keen Hoo Moh 4
18   Karam Fatima 5
18   Karam Fatima 1
63   Lukas Kleckers 5
34   Mohd Reza Hassan 2
63   Lukas Kleckers 5

Century breaks

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References

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  1. ^ "Zhao reaches the final". IBSF. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Pankaj crowned with World Snooker title". IBSF. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Pankaj Advani pockets 15th world title". The Times of India. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Advani Gives Up Tour Card". World Snooker. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  5. ^ "IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Hurghada / Egypt 2015 - Groups". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  6. ^ "IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Hurghada / Egypt 2015 - Knockouts". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2015.