| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Liverpool Billiards & Snooker Club George Scott Snooker Club |
| Location | Liverpool |
| Country | England |
| Established | 1993 |
| Organisation(s) | Liverpool Billiards and Snooker |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final year | 2004 |
| Final champion(s) |  Joe Perry |
The Merseyside Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held in England that ran from 1993 to 2004. The final champion was Joe Perry.
The tournament was a highly successful low-budget professional event promoted by referee Peter Williamson. Although the prize money was modest, it attracted a large field mainly drawn from the lower end of the ranking list. [1]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merseyside Professional Championship (non-ranking) | ||||
| 1993 | Dave Harold | Tony Rampello | 5–3 | 1993/1994 |
| 1994 | Dean Reynolds | Jason Ferguson | 5–1 | 1994/1995 |
| 1995 | Rod Lawler | Dean Reynolds | 5–4 | 1995/1996 |
| 1996 | David Gray | Paul Sweeny | 5–2 | 1996/1997 |
| 1997 | Antony Bolsover | Paul Wykes | 5–4 | 1997/1998 |
| 1998 | Peter Lines |  Lee Walker | 5–4 | 1998/1999 |
| 1999 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Pettman | 5–1 | 1999/2000 |
| 2000 | Michael Holt | Rod Lawler | 5–3 | 2000/2001 |
| 2001 | Nick Dyson | Paul Davison | 5–2 | 2001/2002 |
| 2002 | Mark Davis |  Stephen Maguire | 5–2 | 2002/2003 |
| 2003 | Stephen Maguire | Mark Davis | 5–1 | 2003/2004 |
| 2004 | Joe Perry | Stephen Croft | 5–2 | 2004/2005 |
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