Australian Professional Championship

Australian Professional Snooker Championship
Tournament information
CountryAustralia
Established1963
FormatNon-ranking event
Final year1988
Final champion John Campbell

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

History

From 1963 to 1974 the Australian Professional Championship was held on a challenge basis and dominated by Eddie Charlton who won ten times in that period. It became a knockout tournament in 1975. It was then not held until 1984 when the WPBSA offered a subsidy of £1,000 per man to any country holding a national professional championship. This subsidy ended in 1988/1989 after which most national championships were discontinued.

Eddie Charlton won the tournament on a record 20 occasions.

Winners

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Venue Season Ref
1963 Warren Simpson Newton Gaham 5-3 Bankstown 1963/64 [1]
1964 Eddie Charlton Warren Simpson Round-robin Newcastle 1964/65 [2]
1965 Norman Squire Eddie Charlton Round-robin Sutherland 1965/66 [2]
1966 Eddie Charlton Warren Simpson 7–4 Harbord 1966/67 [2]
1967 Eddie Charlton Warren Simpson 7–1 Sydney 1967/68 [2]
1968 Warren Simpson Eddie Charlton 11–10 Sydney 1968/69 [2]
1969 Warren Simpson Eddie Charlton 8–3 Sydney 1968/69 [3]
1969 Eddie Charlton Norman Squire 8–3 Sydney 1969/70 [4]
1970 Eddie Charlton Warren Simpson Round-robin[note 1] Sydney 1970/71 [5]
1971 Eddie Charlton Warren Simpson 11–7 Sydney 1971/72 [2]
1972 Eddie Charlton Gary Owen 19–10 Sydney 1972/73 [2]
1973 Eddie Charlton Gary Owen 31–10 Wagga Wagga 1973/74 [2]
1974 Eddie Charlton Warren Simpson 44–17 Wagga Wagga 1974/75 [2]
1975 Eddie Charlton Dennis Wheelwright 31–10 Wagga Wagga 1975/76 [2]
1976 Eddie Charlton Paddy Morgan Walkover Melbourne 1976/77 [2]
1977 Eddie Charlton Paddy Morgan 25–21 Melbourne 1977/78 [2]
1978 Eddie Charlton Ian Anderson 29–13 Grafton 1978/79 [2]
1984 Eddie Charlton Warren King 10–3 Dubbo 1984/85 [6]
1985 John Campbell Eddie Charlton 10–7 Sydney 1985/86 [6]
1986 Warren King John Campbell 10–3 Wollongong 1986/87 [6]
1987 Warren King Eddie Charlton 10–7 Sydney 1987/88 [6]
1988 John Campbell Robby Foldvari 9–7 Sydney 1988/89 [6]

Notes

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

See also

  • Cue sports in Australia

References

  1. ^ "Snooker won by Simpson". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 1963. p. 16.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Australian Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Snooker". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1969. p. 19.
  4. ^ "Snooker". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1969. p. 19.
  5. ^ Kobylecky, John. The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018. Kobyhadrian Books. ISBN 978-0-9931433-1-1.
  6. ^ a b c d e Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker.


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