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1970 World Amateur Snooker Championship

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1970 World Amateur Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates19 October – 7 November 1970 (1970-10-19 – 1970-11-07)
VenueMeadowbank Stadium
CityEdinburgh
CountryScotland
OrganisationBilliards Association and Control Club
FormatRound-robin and final
Highest break Jack Rogers (IRE)
Final
Champion Jonathan Barron (ENG)
Runner-up Sid Hood (ENG)
Score11–7
1968
1972

The 1970 World Amateur Snooker Championship was the fourth edition of the championship that later became known as the IBSF World Snooker Championship, the first event having been held in 1963.[1] The 1970 tournament was played at the Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland from 19 October to 7 November 1970, with two round-robin groups each producing one player to contest the final.[2][3] Both finalists were from England. Jonathan Barron defeated Sid Hood 11–7 to win the title.[4]

Jack Rogers made the highest break of the tournament, 65.[5]

Qualifying groups

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The final tables are shown below.[1]

Player MW FW FL Break
 Sid Hood (ENG) 5 20 9 50
 Paul Mifsud (MLT) 4 22 11 61
 MJM Lafir (LKA) 4 20 16 50
 John Phillips (SCO) 4 19 18 62
 David Sneddon (SCO) 2 17 17 38
 Laurie Glozier (NZL) 2 10 21 34
 Jim Clint (NIR) 0 8 24 46
Player MW FW FL Break
 Jonathan Barron (ENG) 5 21 13 51
 Des May (WAL) 4 22 18 64
 Shyam Shroff (IND) 3 18 14 47
 Eddie Sinclair (SCO) 3 16 16 49
 Jack Rogers (IRE) 3 16 19 65
 Bert Demarco (SCO) 2 15 19 32
 Harry Andrews (AUS) 1 13 22 35

Final

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Scores in bold indicate winning frame scores.[3]

Final: Best of 21 frames.
Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh. 6–7 November 1970
Jonathan Barron
England
11–7 Sid Hood
 England
First day: 61–40; 53–33; 62–26; 59–55; 31–69; 71–20; 68–26; 44–54; 57–45; 60–51; 24–64; 35–63; 26–95; 31–60;
Second day: 75–48; 54–45; 35–58; 60–48
27 Highest break 45

References

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  1. ^ a b Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 150. ISBN 0851122302.
  2. ^ "Rogers completes fine entry". Billiards and Snooker. Enfield: Billiards Association and Control Council. October 1970. pp. 3–8. ISBN 0851122302.
  3. ^ a b Haseldine, Norman (December 1970). "Barron wins, world standards rise". Billiards and Snooker. Enfield: Billiards Association and Control Council. pp. 3–8. ISBN 0851122302.
  4. ^ "Barron takes snooker title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 November 1970. p. 29.
  5. ^ Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0851123643.