EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship
The EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships is an amateur junior snooker tournament. The event series is sanctioned by the European Billiards and Snooker Association and started from 2016.
The inaugural tournament was won by Tyler Rees who defeated fellow countryman Jackson Page 5–2 in the final.{{cite web|title=Marathon Man Rees King Of Europe|url=http://www.ebsa.tv/index.php/k2/item/749-marathon-man-rees-king-of-europe|publisher=European Billiards and Snooker Association|accessdate=12 February 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213215828/http://www.ebsa.tv/index.php/k2/item/749-marathon-man-rees-king-of-europe|archivedate=13 February 2016}} The winner of the tournament is awarded with a place in the qualifying rounds of the World Snooker Championship. The 2017 tournament was won by the 2016 runner-up and 2016 World Under-18 Snooker Champion Page who defeated the number 8 seed Amir Nardeia 5–3 in the final.{{cite web|title=Wales' Jackson Page, 15, wins European Under-18 title|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/39215424|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=11 March 2017}}{{cite web|title=Jackson Page wins European under-18 title|url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/15145719.Baize_boy_Page_becomes_European_under_18_champion/|publisher=South Wales Argus|accessdate=11 March 2017}}
Winners
= Men's =
| class="wikitable"
! width=80 | Year ! width=250 | Venue ! width=200 | Winner ! width=200 | Runner-up ! width=50 | Score ! width=50 | Ref |
| align="center" | 2016
| {{flagicon|POL}} Wrocław, Poland | {{flagicon|WAL}} Tyler Rees | {{flagicon|WAL}} Jackson Page | align = "center" | 5–2 |
| align = "center" | 2017
| {{flagicon|CYP}} Nicosia, Cyprus | {{flagicon|WAL}} Jackson Page | {{flagicon|ISR}} Amir Nardeia | align = "center" | 5–3 |
| align = "center" | 2018
| {{flagicon|BUL}} Sofia, Bulgaria | {{flagicon|WAL}} Jackson Page | {{flagicon|AUT}} Florian Nüßle | align = "center" | 5–3 |
| align = "center" | 2019
| {{flagicon|ISR}} Eilat, Israel | {{flagicon|IRL}} Aaron Hill | {{flagicon|WAL}} Dylan Emery | align = "center" | 4–3 |
| align = "center" | 2020
| {{flagicon|POR}} Albufeira, Portugal | {{flagicon|IRL}} Aaron Hill | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Maddocks | align="center" | 4–1 |
| align = "center" | 2021
| {{flagicon|POR}} Albufeira, Portugal | {{flagicon|BEL}} Ben Mertens | {{flagicon|BEL}} Julien Leclercq | align="center" | 4–3 |
| align = "center" | 2022
| {{flagdeco|ALB}} Shengjin, Albania | {{flagicon|WAL}} Liam Davies | {{flagicon|IRL}} Leone Crowley | align="center" | 4–1 |
| align = "center" | 2023
| {{flagdeco|MLT}} St. Paul's Bay, Malta | {{flagicon|HUN}} Bulcsú Révész | {{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Pullen | align="center" | 4–3 |
| align = "center" | 2024
| {{flagdeco|BIH}} Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina | {{flagicon|HUN}} Bulcsú Révész | {{flagicon|MLD}} Vladislav Gradinari | align="center" | 4–0 |
| align = "center" | 2025
| {{flagdeco|TUR}} Antalya, Turkey | {{flagicon|POL}} Michał Szubarczyk | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ethan Llewellyn | align="center" | 4–1 |
Statistics
=Champions by country=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| Country
! scope=col|Titles ! scope=col|Players ! scope=col|First title ! scope=col|Last title ! scope=col|By player (Titles) |
|---|
| align="left" rowspan="3" | {{flag|Wales}}
| rowspan="3" | 4 | rowspan="3" | 3 | rowspan="3" | 2016 | rowspan="3" | 2022 | align="left" |Jackson Page ({{tooltip|2|2017, 2018}}) |
| align="left" |Tyler Rees ({{tooltip|1|2016}}) |
| align="left" |Liam Davies ({{tooltip|1|2022}}) |
| align="left" | {{flagcountry|Republic of Ireland}}
| 2 | 1 | 2019 | 2020 | align="left" | Aaron Hill ({{tooltip|2|2019, 2020}}) |
| align="left" | {{flagcountry|Hungary}}
| 2 | 1 | 2023 | 2024 | align="left" | Bulcsú Révész ({{tooltip|2|2023, 2024}}) |
| align="left" | {{flagcountry|Belgium}}
| 1 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | align="left" | Ben Mertens ({{tooltip|1|2021}}) |
See also
References
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{{International amateur snooker championships}}
Category:Youth snooker competitions
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2016
Category:2016 establishments in Europe
Category:Under-18 sports competitions
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