South African Professional Championship

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South African Professional Championship
Tournament information
Country South Africa
Established1948
FormatNon-ranking event
Final year1989
Final champion Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Perrie Mans

The South African Professional Championship was a professional snooker tournament which was open only for South African players.

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History

South Africa held a professional championship beginning in 1948. As with Australia it was originally held as a challenge match until 1984 (the only exception to this was 1979, when five players competed), [1] 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, with Perrie Mans winning the final edition of the tournament.[ citation needed ]

Winners

[2] [3]

YearWinnerRunner-upFinal scoreVenueSeason
Challenge matches
1948–1950 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Peter Mans various challengesn/a
1950–1965 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Fred Van Rensburg various challenges
1965–1977 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Perrie Mans various challenges
1978 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Perrie Mans Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Silvino Francisco 9–5 1978/79
Knockout tournament
1979 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Derek Mienie Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jimmy van Rensberg 9–6 1979/80
Challenge matches
1980–1984 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Perrie Mans various challengesn/a
Knockout tournaments
1984 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Jimmy van Rensberg Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Perrie Mans 10–7MOTHS Club, Johannesburg 1984/85
1986 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Silvino Francisco Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Francois Ellis9–1 Johannesburg 1986/87
1988 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Francois Ellis Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Jimmy van Rensberg 9–4 Germiston 1987/88
1989 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Perrie Mans Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Robbie Grace8–5 Johannesburg 1988/89

References

  1. "1979 South African Professional Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. "South African Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. "New South African Champion". Snooker Scene. January 1985. p. 32.