Welsh Amateur Championship (snooker)
Tournament information | |
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Country | Wales |
Established | 1928 |
Organisation(s) | Welsh Billiards & Snooker Association |
Format | Amateur event |
Recent edition | 2023 |
Current champion | ![]() |
The Welsh Amateur Championship is an annual snooker competition played in Wales and is the highest ranking and most prestigious amateur event in Wales.
The competition was first established back in 1928 which was won by J. Emrys Harries. The championship is currently held by Elfred Evans. Tom Jones is the most successful player in the tournaments history winning the championship 8 times over a 17-year period.
Currently former champions Daniel Wells, Duane Jones, Dominic Dale, Michael White, Ryan Day, Jackson Page and Jamie Jones are all playing on the world tour.
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | ||
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Amateur | |||||
1928 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–0 | ||
1929 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–2 | ||
1930 | ![]() | Unknown | Unknown | ||
1931 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–1 | ||
1932 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–1 | ||
1933 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | ||
1934 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–3 | ||
1935 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–3 | ||
1936 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–1 | ||
1937 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | ||
1938 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–0 | ||
1939 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–0 | ||
1940–1945 No competition due to World War II | |||||
1946 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–1 | ||
1947 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1948 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–3 | ||
1949 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1950 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1951 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1952 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–3 | ||
1953 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–3 | ||
1954 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1955 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1956 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1957 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–0 | ||
1958 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1959 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1960 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1961 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2 | ||
1962 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1953 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1964 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1965 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2 | ||
1966 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1967 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1968 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–5 | ||
1969 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1 | ||
1970 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown | ||
1971 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4 | ||
1972 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2 | ||
1973 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–6 | ||
1974 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–5 | ||
1975 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–7 | ||
1976 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–6 | ||
1977 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–1 | ||
1978 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–4 | ||
1979 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–5 | ||
1980 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–6 | ||
1981 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–5 | ||
1982 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–7 | ||
1983 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–4 | ||
1984 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–7 | ||
1985 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–7 | ||
1986 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–2 | ||
1987 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–4 | ||
1988 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–3 | ||
1989 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–3 | ||
1990 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–3 | ||
1991 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–7 | ||
1992 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–6 | ||
1993 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–5 | ||
1994 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–4 | ||
1995 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–7 | ||
1996 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–5 | ||
1997 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5 | ||
1998 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–4 | ||
1999 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–7 | ||
2000 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–7 | ||
2001 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–7 | ||
2002 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–7 | ||
2003 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–2 | ||
2004 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–4 | ||
2005 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4 | ||
2006[1] | ![]() | ![]() | 9–8 | ||
2007 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–3 | ||
2008 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–2 | ||
2009[2] | ![]() | ![]() | 8–2 | ||
2010 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–0 | ||
2011 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–4 | ||
2012 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–4 | ||
2013 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–4 | ||
2014[3][4] | ![]() | ![]() | 8–6 | ||
2015[5] | ![]() | ![]() | 8–0 | ||
2016 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–7 | ||
2017 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–4 | ||
2018 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–1 | ||
2019 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–2 | ||
2021 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–6 | ||
2022 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–2 | ||
2023[6] | ![]() | ![]() | 8–4 |
Stats
[edit]Finalists
[edit]Rank | Name | Winner | Runner-up | Total |
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1 | Tom Jones | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2 | Ray Reardon | 6 | 0 | 6 |
3 | Terry Parsons | 5 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Darren Morgan | 4 | 3 | 7 |
5 | Alwyn Lloyd | 3 | 2 | 5 |
6 | Cliff Wilson | 3 | 0 | 3 |
7 | John Ford | 2 | 8 | 10 |
8 | Ron Jones | 2 | 4 | 6 |
9 | Tim English | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Des Meredith | 2 | 1 | 3 |
10 | Elfed Evans | 3 | 2 | 5 |
10 | Doug Mountjoy | 2 | 1 | 3 |
13 | Jamie Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | Brin Gravenor | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | David Mills | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | Des May | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | Paul Dawkins | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | Lynn L. O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | Andrew Pagett | 2 | 0 | 2 |
20 | Geoff Thomas | 1 | 5 | 6 |
21 | David John | 2 | 2 | 4 |
21 | David Bell | 1 | 2 | 3 |
21 | Richie Smith | 1 | 2 | 3 |
21 | Mario Berni | 1 | 2 | 3 |
21 | Aubrey Kemp | 1 | 2 | 3 |
26 | Daniel Wells | 1 | 1 | 2 |
26 | Terry Griffiths | 1 | 1 | 2 |
26 | Milton Davies | 1 | 1 | 2 |
26 | Steve Newbury | 1 | 1 | 2 |
26 | John R. Price | 1 | 1 | 2 |
26 | Wayne Jones | 1 | 1 | 2 |
26 | Philip Williams | 1 | 1 | 2 |
33 | Michael White | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | Ryan Day | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | Len Luker | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | J. Emrys Harries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | John Payne | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | Jamie Clarke | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | C. Curtis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | Kerry Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | Ian Preece | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | Gwyn Howells | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | Mark Bennett | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | Andrew Peters | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | Duane Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | Dominic Dale | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | Willie E. James | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | Colin Roscoe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
33 | Rhydian Richards | 1 | 0 | 1 |
50 | V. Wilkins | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | Lee Walker | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | Alex Taubman | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | David Donovan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | H. Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | Rob Harrhy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | John Mills | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | T. Atkins | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | Matthew Farrant | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | W. V. Hayes | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | C. Coles | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | John Prosser | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | Noel Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | John Terry | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | Elwyn Richards | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | Dai Thomas | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | Ken Weed | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | John Herbert | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | Roy Oriel | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | John Griffiths | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | Nick Jones | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | Dilwyn John | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 | Gareth Allen | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
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- ^ "Llanelli's Jamie Clarke crowned amateur snooker champ". Llanelli Star. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Jamie Clarke crowned Welsh Amateur Champion 2014". Welsh Snooker. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Darren Morgan wins second Welsh Amateur Championships – 28 years after his first". South Wales Argus. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ Halliday, Dylan (10 May 2023). "Pwllheli's Elfed Evans regains Welsh Amateur Snooker title". Cambrian News. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.