WSF Championship

The WSF Championship, or WSF Open or WSF Open Championship is an annual snooker tournament held by the World Snooker Federation.[1]

The winner is promoted to the World Snooker Tour.[2][3]

History

The inaugural WSF Championship was held from 18 to 24 March 2018 in Qawra, Malta. The two finalists received a Main Tour Card for the 2018/2019 season while the four semi-finalists received an invitation to compete in the 2018 World Snooker Championship. Prize money for the event was €28,300.[4] Luo Honghao won the event beating Adam Stefanów in the final.[5] Kristján Helgason and Kacper Filipiak were the losing semifinalists.[6] There were 10 century breaks made in the event, with Igor Figueiredo making the highest break of 131.[7]

In 2024, Ka Wai Cheung has defeated Gao Yang 5–0 in the final to secure the title and his status as a main tour professional for the first time.[8][9][10]

Results

Sources:[11][12][13]

WSF Championship

Year Host Winner Score Finalist Semifinalists
2018 Malta Qawra China Luo Honghao 6–0 Poland Adam Stefanów Poland Kacper Filipiak
Iceland Kristján Helgason
2020 Malta Ħamrun England Ashley Hugill 5–3 Ukraine Iulian Boiko Wales Dylan Emery
Scotland Ross Muir
2022 England Sheffield China Si Jiahui 5–0 England Lee Stephens Wales Michael White
Wales Daniel Wells
2023 Australia Sydney China Ma Hailong 5–0 England Stan Moody China Gao Yang
Wales Liam Davies
2024 Albania Golem Hong Kong Cheung Ka Wai 5–0 China Gao Yang Ukraine Iulian Boiko
England Daniel Womersley

Juniors

Year Host Winner Score Finalist Semifinalists
2020
Under-17 		Malta Ħamrun China Gao Yang 5–2 England Sean Maddocks China Wu Yize
Republic of Ireland Aaron Hill
2022
Under-18 		England Sheffield Ukraine Anton Kazakov 5–3 England Jake Crofts Wales Liam Davies
Belgium Yorrit Hoes
2023
Under-18 		Australia Sydney England Stan Moody 5–1 England Liam Pullen Ukraine Iulian Boiko
Latvia Filips Kalniņš
2024
Under-19 		Albania Golem Hungary Bulcsú Révész 5–3 China Gong Chenzhi Pakistan Hamza Ilyas
England Oliver Sykes

Seniors (40+)

Year Host Winner Score Finalist Semifinalists
2018 Malta Ħamrun Brazil Igor Figueiredo 5–3 Wales Darren Morgan Republic of Ireland Michael Judge
United Arab Emirates Mohamed Shehab

References

  1. ^ "WSF News". 21 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Hungarian teenager Bulcsú Révész wins tour card". 2 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Hungary for Success! Revesz Wins Junior Title". 2 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Prize Money of the Mixed Gender Championship" (PDF). World Snooker Federation. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Luo Honghao Wins WSF Championship". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 March 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018.
  6. ^ "World Snooker Federation Championships Mixed - Malta / Malta 2018". World Snooker Federation. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  7. ^ "World Snooker Federation Championships Mixed - Malta / Malta 2018 - all breaks". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Cheung Ka Wai captures WSF Championship glory". 12 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Ka Wai Cheung Wins WSF Championship". 11 February 2024.
  10. ^ "WSF Championship Reaches the Last 64 Stage". 9 February 2024.
  11. ^ "WSF Events | WSF | Snooker".
  12. ^ "WSF Championship 2018". 21 January 2018.
  13. ^ "WSF Championships 2019". 4 February 2019.