Welsh Amateur Championship (snooker)

Welsh Amateur Championship
Tournament information
Country	Wales
Established	1928;96 years ago
Organisation(s)	Welsh Billiards & Snooker Association
Format	Amateur event
Recent edition	2023
Current champion	Elfred Evans

Last updated April 20, 2024

The Welsh Amateur Championship is an annual snooker competition played in Wales and is the highest ranking and most prestigious amateur event in Wales.

Winners

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score
Amateur
1928	J. Emrys Harries	T. Atkins	4–0
1929	C. Curtis	H. Martin	5–2
1930	Tom Jones	Unknown	Unknown
1931	Tom Jones	A. Withers	4–1
1932	Tom Jones	Brin Gravenor	4–1
1933	Tom Jones	Brin Gravenor	4–2
1934	Tom Jones	Brin Gravenor	4–3
1935	Tom Jones	Gwyn Howells	4–3
1936	C. Jenners	Gwyn Howells	4–1
1937	Gwyn Howells	R. James	4–2
1938	Brin Gravenor	Tom Jones	4–0
1939	Willie E. James	W. Eastabrook	4–0
1940–1945 No competition due to World War II
1946	Brin Gravenor	W. V. Hayes	4–1
1947	Tom Jones	Richie Smith	Unknown
1948	Richie Smith	John Ford	5–3
1949	John Ford	C. Coles	Unknown
1950	Ray Reardon	John Ford	Unknown
1951	Ray Reardon	Richie Smith	Unknown
1952	Ray Reardon	John Ford	5–3
1953	Ray Reardon	Aubrey Kemp	5–3
1954	Ray Reardon	John Ford	Unknown
1955	Ray Reardon	John Ford	Unknown
1956	Cliff Wilson	V. Wilkins	Unknown
1957	Des Meredith	Noel Williams	5–0
1958	Aubrey Kemp	Des Meredith	Unknown
1959	John R. Price	Mario Berni	Unknown
1960	Len Luker	Aubrey Kemp	Unknown
1961	Terry Parsons	John R. Price	6–2
1962	John Ford	Mario Berni	Unknown
1953	Des Meredith	John Ford	Unknown
1964	Mario Berni	John Ford	Unknown
1965	Terry Parsons	John Ford	6–2
1966	Lynn L. O'Neill	Doug Mountjoy	Unknown
1967	Lynn L. O'Neill	Ken Weed	Unknown
1968	Doug Mountjoy	John Terry	6–5
1969	Terry Parsons	John Prosser	6–1
1970	Des May	Geoff Thomas	Unknown
1971	Des May	Roy Oriel	6–4
1972	Geoff Thomas	Terry Griffiths	6–2
1973	Alwyn Lloyd	Geoff Thomas	8–6
1974	Alwyn Lloyd	Geoff Thomas	8–5
1975	Terry Griffiths	Geoff Thomas	8–7
1976	Doug Mountjoy	Alwyn Lloyd	8–6
1977	Cliff Wilson	Dai Thomas	8–1
1978	Alwyn Lloyd	Steve Newbury	8–4
1979	Cliff Wilson	Geoff Thomas	8–5
1980	Steve Newbury	Alwyn Lloyd	8–6
1981	Colin Roscoe	Elwyn Richards	9–5
1982	Terry Parsons	Mario Berni	9–7
1983	Wayne Jones	Terry Parsons	8–4
1984	Terry Parsons	Wayne Jones	8–7
1985	Mark Bennett	Dilwyn John	8–7
1986	Kerry Jones	John Griffiths	8–2
1987	Darren Morgan	John Herbert	8–4
1988	Paul Dawkins	Ron Jones	8–3
1989	Paul Dawkins	Nick Jones	8–3
1990	Ron Jones	Rob Harrhy	8–3
1991	Dominic Dale	David Bell	8–7
1992	Ron Jones	John Mills	8–6
1993	Andrew Peters	David Bell	8–5
1994	Elfed Evans	Ron Jones	8–4
1995	John Payne	Tim English	8–7
1996	David Bell	Ron Jones	8–5
1997	Milton Davies	Matthew Farrant	7–5
1998	Ryan Day	Ron Jones	8–4
1999	Ian Preece	Milton Davies	8–7
2000	David Mills	Tim English	8–7
2001	David Mills	David John	9–7
2002	Tim English	Elfed Evans	9–7
2003	Elfed Evans	Gavin Lewis	7–2
2004	Tim English	Gavin Pantall	7–4
2005	Andrew Pagett	Michael White	6–4
2006^[1]	Jamie Jones	Philip Williams	9–8
2007	Philip Williams	Anthony Davies	8–3
2008	Jamie Jones	David Donovan	8–2
2009^[2]	Michael White	Darren Morgan	8–2
2010	Andrew Pagett	Gareth Allen	8–0
2011	Daniel Wells	David John	8–4
2012	Duane Jones	Elfed Evans	8–4
2013	David John	Alex Taubman	8–4
2014^[3]^[4]	Jamie Clarke	Lee Walker	8–6
2015^[5]	Darren Morgan	Daniel Wells	8–0
2016	David John	Darren Morgan	8–7
2017	Rhydian Richards	Darren Morgan	8–4
2018	Jackson Page	Ian Sargeant	8–1
2019	Darren Morgan	Gavin Lewis	8–2
2021	Dylan Emery	Paul Davies	8–6
2022	Darren Morgan	Liam Davies	8–2
2023^[6]	Elfed Evans	Alfie Davies	8–4

Stats

Finalists

Rank	Name	Winner	Runner-up	Total
1	Tom Jones	8	1	9
2	Ray Reardon	6	0	6
3	Terry Parsons	5	1	6
4	Darren Morgan	4	3	7
5	Alwyn Lloyd	3	2	5
6	Cliff Wilson	3	0	3
7	John Ford	2	8	10
8	Ron Jones	2	4	6
9	Tim English	2	2	4
10	Des Meredith	2	1	3
10	Elfed Evans	3	2	5
10	Doug Mountjoy	2	1	3
13	Jamie Jones	2	0	2
13	Brin Gravenor	2	0	2
13	David Mills	2	0	2
13	Des May	2	0	2
13	Paul Dawkins	2	0	2
13	Lynn L. O'Neill	2	0	2
13	Andrew Pagett	2	0	2
20	Geoff Thomas	1	5	6
21	David John	1	2	3
21	David Bell	1	2	3
21	Richie Smith	1	2	3
21	Mario Berni	1	2	3
21	Aubrey Kemp	1	2	3
26	Daniel Wells	1	1	2
26	Terry Griffiths	1	1	2
26	Milton Davies	1	1	2
26	Steve Newbury	1	1	2
26	John R. Price	1	1	2
26	Wayne Jones	1	1	2
26	Philip Williams	1	1	2
33	Michael White	1	0	1
33	Ryan Day	1	0	1
33	Len Luker	1	0	1
33	J. Emrys Harries	1	0	1
33	John Payne	1	0	1
33	Jamie Clarke	1	0	1
33	C. Curtis	1	0	1
33	Kerry Jones	1	0	1
33	Ian Preece	1	0	1
33	Gwyn Howells	1	0	1
33	Mark Bennett	1	0	1
33	Andrew Peters	1	0	1
33	Duane Jones	1	0	1
33	Dominic Dale	1	0	1
33	Willie E. James	1	0	1
33	Colin Roscoe	1	0	1
33	Rhydian Richards	1	0	1
50	V. Wilkins	0	1	1
50	Lee Walker	0	1	1
50	Alex Taubman	0	1	1
50	David Donovan	0	1	1
50	H. Martin	0	1	1
50	Rob Harrhy	0	1	1
50	John Mills	0	1	1
50	T. Atkins	0	1	1
50	Matthew Farrant	0	1	1
50	W. V. Hayes	0	1	1
50	C. Coles	0	1	1
50	John Prosser	0	1	1
50	Noel Williams	0	1	1
50	John Terry	0	1	1
50	Elwyn Richards	0	1	1
50	Dai Thomas	0	1	1
50	Ken Weed	0	1	1
50	John Herbert	0	1	1
50	Roy Oriel	0	1	1
50	John Griffiths	0	1	1
50	Nick Jones	0	1	1
50	Dilwyn John	0	1	1
50	Gareth Allen	0	1	1

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[1] "Ice cool Jamie is a champion". walesonline.co.uk/. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[2] "Youth Beats Experience at the Welsh Amateur Championships". welshsports.org.uk/. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[3] "Llanelli's Jamie Clarke crowned amateur snooker champ". Llanelli Star. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[4] "Jamie Clarke crowned Welsh Amateur Champion 2014". Welsh Snooker. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[5] "Darren Morgan wins second Welsh Amateur Championships – 28 years after his first". South Wales Argus. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[6] Halliday, Dylan (10 May 2023). "Pwllheli's Elfed Evans regains Welsh Amateur Snooker title". Cambrian News. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

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