The English Under-16 Championship is the national snooker championship for players aged under 16 and has been won by several future professionals during its history.

2019 English Under-16 champion Paul Deaville
Key Facts (2019/20)
- The opening stage of these tournaments will consist of three qualifying events (North, Midlands, South).
- Entry fee £10
- Players may enter whichever region they choose, regardless of their location.
- These qualifiers will generate the last 16 of each tournament. Each venue will have at least five qualifiers for the last 16, although the venue with the most entries will gain an additional spot (6,5,5). Should venues have equal number of entries, the EPSB will determine at the time which venue should be allocated the additional qualifying spot.
- Qualifying events will initially be played in round robin groups (best of three frames) with qualification into a subsequent knockout phase (best of three frames).
- When determining qualification places for the national last 16, where players don’t qualify ‘outright’ through a knockout phase, the ‘next best’ qualifiers will be determined by their Frame Average in the preceding groups phase. Frame Average (FA) is Frames Won (FW) –Frames Lost (FL) / Matches Played (MP).
- The national last 16 will be played at one venue in the second half of the season (in 2020). The last 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals will be completed there. Qualifying event winners will be seeded in the national last 16.
- The formats for this is – seeded with the three regional event winners. Remaining 13 qualifiers drawn at random. Straight knock-out best-of-5s. Play up to final – finalists go through to Finals Weekend
- The national final will be the best of 11 frames.
Prize Money
Winner £300
Runner-up £150
Semi-finalist £75
Quarter-finalist £40
Highest Break £50 (Shared if equal high breaks are made. If a player makes the same high break more than once, each break will count towards an individual share of the prize)
Previous Winners
2019 – Paul Deaville
2018 – Ryan Davies
2017 – Hamim Hussain
2016 – Taylor Fish
2015 – Mark Lloyd
2014 – Lewis Gillen
2013 – Nico Elton
2012 – Shane Castle
2011 – Liam Clark
2010 – Joel Walker
2009 – Sam Craigie
2008 – Sam Craigie
2007 – Jack Lisowski
2002 – Gary Wilson