Australian Professional Championship

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Australian Professional Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Country Australia
Established1963
FormatNon-ranking event
Final year1988
Final champion Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Campbell

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

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History

From 1963 to 1974 the Australian Professional Championship was held on a challenge basis[ citation needed ] 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 date most national championships were discontinued.

Eddie Charlton won the tournament on a record 20 occasions.

Winners

YearWinnerRunner-upFinal scoreVenueSeasonRef
1963 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Simpson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Newton Gaham5-3 Bankstown 1963/64 [1]
1964 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Simpson Round-robin Newcastle 1964/65 [2]
1965 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Norman Squire Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton Round-robin Sutherland 1965/66 [2]
1966 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Simpson 7–4 Harbord 1966/67 [2]
1967 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Simpson 7–1 Sydney 1967/68 [2]
1968 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Simpson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton 11–10 Sydney 1968/69 [2]
1969 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Simpson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton 8–3 Sydney 1968/69 [2]
1969 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Norman Squire 8–3 Sydney 1969/70 [3]
1970 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Simpson Round-robin [note 1] Sydney 1970/71 [4]
1971 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Simpson 11–7 Sydney 1971/72 [2]
1972 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gary Owen 19–10 Sydney 1972/73 [2]
1973 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gary Owen 31–10 Wagga Wagga 1973/74 [2]
1974 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Simpson 44–17 Wagga Wagga 1974/75 [2]
1975 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dennis Wheelwright31–10 Wagga Wagga 1975/76 [2]
1976 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paddy Morgan Walkover Melbourne 1976/77 [2]
1977 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paddy Morgan 25–21 Melbourne 1977/78 [2]
1978 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Anderson 29–13 Grafton 1978/79 [2]
1984 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren King 10–3 Dubbo 1984/85 [5]
1985 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Campbell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton 10–7 Sydney 1985/86 [5]
1986 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren King Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Campbell 10–3 Wollongong 1986/87 [5]
1987 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren King Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton 10–7 Sydney 1987/88 [5]
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Campbell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robby Foldvari 9–7 Sydney 1988/89 [5]

Notes

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

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Snooker won by Simpson". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 1963. p. 16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "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. ↑ Kobylecky, John. The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018. Kobyhadrian Books. ISBN   978-0-9931433-1-1.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker.


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