British Junior English Billiards Championship

Walter Donaldson won the inaugural championship

The British Junior English Billiards championship is an English billiards competition for players in the UK. There are three divisions, the "Girls" Championship for all female players under 19 years, the "Boys" championship for players under 16, and the "Junior" championship for players under the age of 19. ^[1] The under-16 competition was organised by the Billiards Association and Control Council from 1922. ^[2]

There were previous championships for young players. A 1905 article in the Darlington-based newspaper The North Star said that "boy billiard matches appear to be good drawing concerns now" and noted that there was an upcoming round-robin tournament at at Burroughes and Watts, London. ^[3] Tom Newman recalled in a 1938 interview in The Billiard Player, that he won a Boys Championship in 1909 at the age of 15 at Burroughes and Watts. ^[4]

Rex Williams, Mark Wildman, Mike Russell, Peter Gilchrist, David Causier, and Chris Shutt all won Junior titles before going to win the World Billiards Championship. World Snooker Championship winners to have recorded wins in the Junior Billiards event are Walter Donaldson, Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis. Fred Davis, champion in 1928, went on to win world professional titles in both billiards and snooker.

In 2022, William Thomson of Southampton, Hampshire (9 years old) became the youngest-ever winner of the Under-16 event. ^[5]

Robin Wilson (Middlesbrough) holds the record for the most wins in the Championship, with 2 wins in the Boys and 5 in the Junior.

The highest Championship breaks recorded in each event are, Hannah Jones (Derby), 43 in the 2011 Girls, Donald Cruikshank (South Shields), 130 in the 1936 Boys and Glen Cromack (Middlesbrough), 150 in the 1989 Junior.

Under-16 Champions

Some of the entrants to the 1922 Boys' Championship, including future champions Willie Leigh (1923, middle of the top row) and Sydney Lee (1925, right of the top row)

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Ref.
1922 Jun	Walter Donaldson	1000-686	H Renaut	[6]
1923 Apr	Willie Leigh	600–482	Frank Edwards	[6]
1924 Apr	Laurie Steeples	750–330	George Cooper	[7]
1925 Apr	Sydney Lee	750-575	George Cooper	[8]
1925 Dec	Reggie Gartland	750–698	Sydney Lee	[9]
1926 Dec	Reggie Gartland	750–282	Robert Bennett	[6]
1928 Apr	Robert Bennett	750–559	Jack Forrester	[6]
1928 Dec	Fred Davis	750–529	Harold Bennett	[6]
1929 Dec	Harold Bennett	750–452	W H Dennis	[6]
1931 Jan	Charles Desbottles	750–623	Terence Steeples	[10]
1931 Dec	Dennis Hawkes	750–298	Willie Swinhoe	[11]
1932 Dec	Jack Wright	750–596	G. Jenkins	[12]
1933 Dec	Willie Swinhoe	750–739	Donald Cruikshank	[6]
1934 May	Ronald Ballard	300–239	G Sparks	[6]
1934 Dec	Donald Cruikshank	750–568	Ronald Ballard	[6]
1935 Dec	Donald Cruikshank	750–618	Harry Stokes	[6]
1936	Donald Cruikshank	750–647	Harry Stokes	[6]
1937	Douglas Curson	750–485	Willie Milburn	[13]
1938	No Contest			[6]
1939	Richie Smith	400–307	Alan Walker	[14]
1940	Barrie Smith [a]	400–307	Walter Cox	[15]
1941–1946	No Contest			[6]
1947 Dec	Rex Williams	400–349	Jack Carney	[16]
1948 Dec	Rex Williams	400–280	Michael Leydon	[17]
1949 Dec	Marcus Owen	400–152	Michael Leydon	[6]
1950 Dec	Emlyn Parry	400–383	Marcus Owen	[6]
1951 Dec	Markham Wildman	400–355	John Burgess	[18]
1953 Jan	Clive Everton	400–197	Jack Lambert	[6]
1954 Jan	Henry Burns	400–300	David Deakes	[6]
1955 Jan	David Deakes	400–331	G Waite	[6]
1955 Dec	Colin Dean	400–360	Alan Gadsden	[6]
1958 Jan	Patrick Morgan	400–260	David Bend	[6]
1959	No Contest			[6]
1960 Jan	Tony Matthews	400–160	R. Tumman	[6]
1960 Dec	Bernard Whitehead	400–205	Keith Richardson	[6]
1961–1967	No Contest			[6]
1968	Christopher Williamson	299–238	David Ross	[6]
1969	Peter Bardsley	398–386	Christopher Boden	[19]
1970	Willie Thorne	310–263	Peter Bardsley	[20]
1971	Peter Bardsley	378–300	Brian Fairall	[21]
1972	Peter Bardsley	365–260	Dennis Rothwell	[6]
1973	Trevor Wells	577–316	Dennis Rothwell	[6]
1974	Peter Allen	340–177	Clint Houlihan	[6]
1975	Steve McNamara	369–306	John Barnes	[6]
1976	David Bonney	291–192	Keith Martin	[6]
1977	David Bonney	263–156	Ged Calvey	[6]
1978	Kevin Walsh	234–142	Danny Adds	[6]
1979	Tony Pyle	200–147	Kevin Walsh	[6]
1980	Kevin Walsh	197–165	Paul Jones	[6]
1981	David Presgrave	197–170	Ian Marks	[6]
1982	Stephen Naisby	307–164	Robert Williamson	[6]
1983	Peter Gilchrist	230–175	Simon Snee	[6]
1984	Chris Rowntree	286–257	Jon Birch	[6]
1985	Mike Russell	464–111	N. Prior	[6]
1986	Lee Connor	290-208	Paul Roulston	[22]
1987	Rod Lawler	342-190	Paul Boden	[23]
1988	Sacha Journett	221–220	Daniel Bewick	[24]
1989	Lee Cuthbert	319–235	David Causier	[6]
1990	Lee Lagan	310-152	D. Lewis	[25]
1991	Michael Westthorp	364-185	Peter Sheehan	[26]
1992	No Contest			[6]
1993	Chris Shutt	501–128	Phil Johnson	[6]
1994	Alan Scott	279–211	Previn Shukle	[6]
1995	Chris Brunskill	274–155	Robin Wilson	[6]
1996	Dean Bavister	213–152	Robin Wilson	[6]
1997	Robin Wilson	313–235	Martin Shutt	[6]
1998	Matthew Sutton	319–196	Robin Wilson	[6]
1999	Robin Wilson	450–175	Allan Taylor	[6]
2000	Peter Gamblin	254–164	Billy Bousfield	[6]
2001	Peter Gamblin	300–163	Danny Beagrie	[6]
2002	Michael Donnelly	406–226	Daniel Dobbs	[6]
2003	Jamie Edwards	253–181	Callum Robinson	[6]
2004	Dominic Mulhall	289–199	Ross McDonald	[6]
2005	Darren Cook	315–277	Ricky Easter	[6]
2006	Darren Cook	435–325	James Halpin	[6]
2007	James Halpin	351–331	Ryan Clark	[6]
2008	Ryan Clark	690–224	Michael Williams	[6]
2009	Aaron Hatton	313–226	Ben Wanley	[27]
2010	Johnathon Snee	261-107	Ryan Jackson	[28]
2011	Luke Christian	226-141	Adam Stewart	[29]
2012	Sam Betts	200–181	Adam Stewart	[30] [31]
2013	James Eyre	196-151	Jack Easter	[6]
2014	Jack Easter	183-136	Callum Lawlor	[6]
2015	Reggie Edwards	232- 97	Jack Easter	[32]
2016	Nathan Boughen	130–88	Merlin Knight	[33]
2017	Finley Brown	162–107	Callum Wilson-West	[5]
2018	Callum Wilson-West	177-141	Finley Brown	[6]
2019	Finley Brown	247–107	William Chambers	[34]
2020	No Contest
2021	Harry Grimmett	208–156	Danny Overson	[35]
2022	William Thomson	200–174	Danny Overson	[36]
2023	William Thomson	279–113	Charlie Sutton	[37]
2024	William Thomson	191-127	William Chambers	[38]

Under-19 Champions

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Ref.
1949	George Toner	500–298	Ron Gross	[39]
1950	Rex Williams	747–322	Jack Carney	[40]
1951	Rex Williams	751–270	Jack Carney	[41]
1952	John Sinclair	442–363	Brian Simpson	[39]
1953	Mark Wildman	529–520	Emlyn Parry	[42]
1954	Mark Wildman	582–497	Donald Scott	[43]
1955	Donald Scott	538–360	Clive Everton	[39]
1956	Clive Everton	429–277	Granville Hampson	[39]
1957	Colin Myers	381–306	Colin Dean	[39]
1958	Christopher Marks	414–351	Colin Dean	[39]
1959	Paddy Morgan	446–321	Peter Shelley	[39]
1960	David Bend	468–408	Colin Davies	[39]
1961	Paddy Morgan	538–357	Tony Matthews	[39]
1962	Tony Matthews	485–395	Dennis Rhodes	[39]
1963	Tony Matthews	572–323	Michael McCann	[39]
1964–67	No Contest			[39]
1968	Dennis Taylor	684–536	Dave Burgess	[44]
1969	Dave Burgess	501–436	John Terry	[39]
1970	John Terry	606–287	William Blake	[45]
1971	Willie Thorne	728–321	Russell Toombes	[46]
1972	Willie Thorne	497–240	Clive Palmer	[39]
1973	Willie Thorne	598–566	Peter Edworthy	[39]
1974	Trevor Wells	414–285	Denis Rothwell	[39]
1975	Eugene Hughes	440–325	Ian Williamson	[39]
1976	Steve Davis	435–259	Ian Williamson	[39]
1977	Ian Williamson	289–133	John Barnes	[39]
1978	Ian Williamson	328–105	John Barnes	[39]
1979	Mick Garvey	237–192	Paul McGowan	[39]
1980	Geoff Charville	216–187	Martin Goodwill	[39]
1981	Shaun Hawkins	264–166	Mark Heller	[39]
1982	Robert Marshall	296–239	Kevin Walsh	[39]
1983	Stephen Naisby	328–228	Stephen Walker	[39]
1984	Stephen Naisby	308–181	Simon Snee	[39]
1985	Stephen Naisby	306–181	Peter Gilchrist	[39]
1986	Mike Russell	428-279	Dave Finbow	[22]
1987	Mike Russell	395-166	Peter Gilchrist	[23]
1988	Mike Stocks	218–203	Nick Hayward	[39]
1989	Glen Cromack	304–202	Michael Leach	[39]
1990	Mike Dunn	363-131	Shaun Golightly	[25]
1991	David Causier	320-285	Lee Lagan	[26]
1993	Michael Westthorpe	417–276	Peter Sheehan	[39]
1994	Lee Lagan	317–225	Michael Westthorpe	[39]
1995	Chris Shutt	417–188	Chris Brunskill	[39]
1996	Chris Shutt	503–208	Chris Brunskill	[39]
1997	Robin Wilson	359–244	Matt Willard	[39]
1998	Robin Wilson	343–223	Matthew Sutton	[39]
1999	Matthew Sutton	293–129	Jimmy Chambers	[39]
2000	Robin Wilson	399–188	Martin Shutt	[39]
2001	Robin Wilson	354–193	Jimmy Chambers	[39]
2002	Robin Wilson	456–158	Peter Gamblin	[39]
2003	Dominic Mulhall	270–210	Jamie Edwards	[39]
2004	Billy Bousfield	399–220	Michael Donnelly	[39]
2005	Dominic Mulhall	353–320	Jamie Edwards	[39]
2006	Dominic Mulhall	666–281	Darren Cook	[39]
2007	Dominic Mulhall	588–361	Steven Kerr	[39]
2008	Ryan Clark	503–264	Bruce Welham	[39]
2009	Darren Cook	464–323	Johnathon Buglass	[27]
2010	Aaron Hatton	230-182	Finley Lang	[39]
2011	Aaron Hatton	211-204	Jonathan Snee	[39]
2012	Aaron Hatton	261–158	Jonathan Snee	[30] [31]
2013	George Pragnall	386-221	Sam Betts	[39]
2014	Mathew Lyon	276-131	Ryan Jackson	[39]
2015	Mathew Lyon	313-163	Jack Easter	[32]
2016	Jack Easter	238–120	Nathan Boughen	[33]
2017	Harry Cobbold	167–110	Nathan Boughen	[47]
2018	Nathan Boughen	150-139	Harley Dyson	[39]
2019	Nathan Boughen	205-158	Harley Dyson	[39]
2020	No Contest
2021	Finley Brown	230-165	Alec Chalmers	[35]
2022	Harry Grimmett	242-123	Matthew Boughen	[36]
2023	Ethan Llewellyn	193-183	Riley Ellis	[37]
2024	William Chambers	157-138	Casey Turner	[38]

Girls

The Girls' championship was first held in 1933. ^[48] The age limit was 16 for the 1933 event, but was raised to 18 the following year. ^[49] The competition was revived in 1950 after a break of more than ten years, this time with an age limit of 17. ^[50]

Hannah Jones (pictured in 2024) won the title four times.

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Ref.
1933	Helen McDougall	200-182	Nancy Fenn	[48]
1934	Helen McDougall	200-195	Jessie Banks	[51]
1935	Jessie Banks	200-196	Helen McDougall	[52]
1951	Maureen Barrett	195-83	Clare Hackett	[53]
1952	Maureen Barrett	uncontested		[54]
1953	Maureen Barrett	uncontested		[55]
2009	Danielle Maud	bt	Bethanie Duke	[56]
2010	Hannah Jones	191-114	Rochy Woods	[56]
2011	Hannah Jones	235-112	Jazmin Cainey	[56]
2012	Hannah Jones	bt	Josie Wright	[30] [31]
2013	Hannah Jones	bt	Rochy Woods	[56]
2014	Rochy Woods	bt	Josie Wright	[33]
2015	Rochy Woods	173-30	Hannah Greeno	[33] [32]
2016	Rochy Woods	175–56	Hannah Greeno	[33]
2017	Rochy Woods	152–48	Brittany Chambers	[47]
2018	Hannah Greeno	109-104	Brittany Chambers	[57]
2019	Hannah Greeno	83-74	Lexie Greeno	[58]
2021	Lexie Greeno	77-34	Bella Hemsley	[35]
2022	Bella Stowell	67-33	Ruby Jeffries	[36]
2023	Lexie Greeno	92-29	Bridie Callaby
2024	Bridie Callaby	uncontested

Notes

1. Later known as John Barrie

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