2016 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship

IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Dates	20–25 August 2016 (2016-08-20 – 2016-08-25)
City	Mol
Country	Belgium
Organisation	IBSF
Highest break	Xu Si (135)
Final
Champion	Xu Si
Runner-up	Alexander Ursenbacher
Score	6–5
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The 2016 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship was an amateur snooker tournament that took place from 20 August to 25 August 2016 in Mol, Belgium. It was the 28th edition of the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship and also doubles as a qualification event for the World Snooker Tour.

The tournament was won by 25th seed Xu Si who defeated former world number 102 Alexander Ursenbacher 6–5 in the final. As a result, Xu Si was given a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 seasons.^[1]

Results[]

^[2]

Round 1[]

Best of 7 frames

65 2–4 64 57 Eklent Kaçi 2–4 72 69 4–0 60 61 4–1 68 Ben Mertens

67 Louis Heathcote 4–0 62 59 4–0 70 71 0–4 46 63 Ka Wai Cheung 4–2 66

Round 2[]

Best of 7 frames

1 Ratchayothin Yotharuck 4–1 64 33 4–3 32 17 4–0 48 49 4–3 16 Ashley Carty 9 Kacper Filipiak 4–0 56 41 2–4 24 Peter Devlin 25 Xu Si 4–0 40 72 1–4 8 Joe O'Connor 5 Yuan Sijun 4–0 69 37 4–2 28 21 4–1 44 53 4–2 12 Simon Lichtenberg 13 Lukas Kleckers 4–2 52 45 0–4 20 29 4–3 36 61 1–4 4

3 0–4 67 Louis Heathcote 35 4–3 30 Florian Nüßle 19 4–0 46 51 4–0 14 11 0–4 54 43 1–4 22 27 4–2 38 59 1–4 6 Alexander Ursenbacher 7 Tyler Rees 4–2 58 39 2–4 26 23 3–4 42 55 3–4 10 Chris Totten 15 Jackson Page 4–2 50 47 4–2 18 31 0–4 34 63 Cheung Ka-wai 4–1 2

	Round 2 Best of 9 frames					Round 3 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-Finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-Finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 11 frames
	1	R. Yotharuck	5
	33		3
						1	R. Yotharuck	4
						49		5
	17		3
	49		5
											49		1
											25	Xu	5
	9	K. Filipiak	5
	24	P. Devlin	3
						9	K. Filipiak	3
						25	Xu	5
	25	Xu S.	5
	8	J. O'Connor	2
																25	Xu	5
																13	L. Kleckers	2
	5	Yuan S.	5
	37		1
						5	Yuan	5
						53		0
	21		1
	53		5
											5	Yuan	4
											13	L. Kleckers	5
	13	L. Kleckers	5
	20		4
						13	L. Kleckers	5
						4		2
	29		2
	4		5
																					25	Xu Si	6
																					6	A. Ursenbacher	5
	67	L. Heathcote	1
	35		5
						35		5
						19		2
	19		5
	51		4
											35		3
											6	A. Ursenbacher	5
	54		5
	22		0
						54		1
						6	A. Ursenbacher	5
	27		4
	6	A. Ursenbacher	5
																6	A. Ursenbacher	5
																63	Cheung	3
	7	T. Rees	5
	26		2
						7	T. Rees	2
						10	C. Totten	5
	42		2
	10	C. Totten	5
											10	C. Totten	2
											63	Cheung	5
	15	J. Page	4
	47		5
						47		1
						63	Cheung	5
	34		4
	63	Cheung K.W.	5

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