Australian Professional Championship

Australian Professional Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Country	Australia
Established	1963
Format	Non-ranking event
Final year	1988
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

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

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

Notes

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

See also

• Australia portal
• Cue sports portal

• Cue sports in Australia

References

1. "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. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker.