ABSF African Snooker Championships
Tournament information | |
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Established | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) |
Organisation(s) | African Billiards & Snooker Confederation |
Format | Amateur event |
Recent edition | 2023 |
Current champion | ![]() |
The ABSC African Snooker Championship is an annual snooker competition and is the highest ranking and most prestigious amateur event in Africa. The event series is sanctioned by the African Billiards & Snooker Confederation. established back in 1993, the winner of the event often becomes the African nomination for the World Snooker Tour. Throughout the tournament’s early history the championship was dominated by South African players, however at the turn of the millennium Egyptian players became the dominant force in the championship, winning 11 of 15 championships since the year 2000.
The championship is currently held by Mostafa Dorgham who defeated Mohamed Khairy 5–2 in the final of the 2023 All-Africa Snooker & 6-Red Championship.
Men's finals
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Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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1993 | Unknown | ![]() | Unknown | |
1994 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 11–10 |
1995 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 11–8 |
1996[2] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 11–8 |
1997–1998 | Unknown | |||
1999[3] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 6–5 |
2000[4] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 5–4 |
2001 | Unknown | |||
2002 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 5–2 |
2003–2006 | Unknown | |||
2007[5] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 5–4 |
2008[6] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2 |
2009[7] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 6–0 |
2010 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1 |
2011[8] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4 |
2012[9] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2 |
2013[10] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2 |
2014 | Unknown | |||
2015[11] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 6–5 |
2016 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1 |
2017 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 6–5 |
2018[12] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1 |
2019[13] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 5–4 |
2022 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 5–4 |
2023[14] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 5–2 |
Champions by country
Country | Players | Total | First title | Last title |
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![]() | 8 | 12 | 2000 | 2023 |
![]() | 4 | 7 | 1994 | 2016 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 1993 | 1993 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 |
Women's finals
Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
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2015 | Tunis, Tunisia | ![]() | Round-robin | [15] | |
2022 | Casablanca, Morocco | ![]() | Zineb Likaimi | 3–0 | [16] |
2023 | Casablanca, Morocco | ![]() | ![]() | 3–0 | [14] |
See also
References
- ^ "African Billiards & Snooker Confederation". African Billiards & Snooker Confederation. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Africa Billiards & Snooker Confederation". African Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "1999 ALL AFRICA SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). African Billiards & Snooker Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "2000 African Snooker Championship" (PDF). African Billiards & Snooker Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "The African Snooker Championship - Morocco 2007". African Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 26 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The African Snooker Championship - Libya 2008". African Billiards & Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 24 January 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "The 2009 All Africa Snooker Championship". African Billiards & Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "The African Snooker Championship 2011". African Billiards & Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "2012 ALL AFRICA SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA". African Billiards & Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "The African Snooker Championship - Marrakech 2013". African Billiards & Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "AMATEUR SNOOKER - 2015 African Snooker Championships". thecueview.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ Snooker Scene, June 2018, page 39
- ^ African Games
- ^ a b "Dorgham beats Khairy to Aftican Title". World Snooker Tour. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Stead, Marcus (July 2015). "Tournament winners". Around the world. Snooker Scene. p. 41.
- ^ "Snooker african championship (women) - The Final Yousra Matine vs Zineb Likaimi". L’Association Nationale des Sports de Billard et de Snooker (Maroc). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
External links
- Africa Billiards & Snooker Confederation
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