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Australian Professional Championship

Australian Professional Snooker Championship
Tournament information
CountryAustralia
Established1911
FormatNon-ranking event
Final year1988
Final championAustralia John Campbell

The Australian Professional Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament which was open only for Australian or Australian-based players.

History

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The Australian Professional Championship was not held between 1975 and 1984 when the WPBSA offered a subsidy of £1,000 per player to any country holding a national professional championship. This subsidy ended in 1988/1989 after which most national championships were discontinued.[1]

The highest break ever made in the tournament was 130 by Warren King in 1985.[2]

Winners

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Year Winner Runner-up Final score Venue Season Ref
1911 England Tom Reece Australia Frank Smith Jnr 14–7 Alcock's Hall, Sydney
1912 Australia Frank Smith Jnr Australia Harry Power 36–11 Alcock's rooms, Sydney
1963 (Oct) Australia Warren Simpson Australia Newton Gaham 5–3 Bankstown 1963/64 [3]
1963 (Dec) Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren Simpson 46–45 Newcastle 1963/64 [4]
1964 Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren Simpson Round-robin Newcastle 1964/65 [1]
1965 Australia Norman Squire Australia Eddie Charlton Round-robin Sutherland 1965/66 [1]
1966 Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren Simpson 7–4 Harbord 1966/67 [1]
1967 Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren Simpson 7–1 Sydney 1967/68 [1]
1968 Australia Warren Simpson Australia Eddie Charlton 11–10 Sydney 1968/69 [1]
1969 Australia Warren Simpson Australia Eddie Charlton 8–3 Sydney 1968/69 [5]
1969 Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Norman Squire 8–3 Sydney 1969/70 [6]
1970 Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren Simpson Round-robin[note 1] Sydney 1970/71 [7]
1971 Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren Simpson 11–7 Sydney 1971/72 [1]
1972 Australia Eddie Charlton Wales Gary Owen 19–10 Sydney 1972/73 [1]
1973 Australia Eddie Charlton Wales Gary Owen 31–10 Wagga Wagga 1973/74 [1]
1974 Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren Simpson 44–17 Wagga Wagga 1974/75 [1]
1975 Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Dennis Wheelwright 31–10 Wagga Wagga 1975/76 [1]
1976 Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Paddy Morgan Walkover Melbourne 1976/77 [1]
1977 Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Paddy Morgan 25–21 Melbourne 1977/78 [1]
1978 Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Ian Anderson 29–13 Grafton 1978/79 [1]
1984 Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren King 10–3 Dubbo 1984/85 [8]
1985 Australia John Campbell Australia Eddie Charlton 10–7 Sydney 1985/86 [8]
1986 Australia Warren King Australia John Campbell 10–3 Wollongong 1986/87 [8]
1987 Australia Warren King Australia Eddie Charlton 10–7 Sydney 1987/88 [8]
1988 Australia John Campbell Australia Robby Foldvari 9–7 Sydney 1988/89 [8]

Notes

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  1. ^ This was also a qualifying event for the 1971 World Snooker Championship

See also

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  • Cue sports in Australia

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Australian Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ^ Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: Records, Facts and Champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-85112-364-6.
  3. ^ "Snooker won by Simpson". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 1963. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Snooker win to Charlton". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 December 1963. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Snooker". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1969. p. 19.
  6. ^ "Snooker". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1969. p. 19.
  7. ^ Kobylecky, John. The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018. Kobyhadrian Books. ISBN 978-0-9931433-1-1.
  8. ^ a b c d e Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker.


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