Northern Ireland Amateur Championship
The Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (often referred to as the Northern Ireland Championship) is an annual snooker competition played in Northern Ireland and is the highest ranking and most prestigious amateur event in Northern Ireland.
Tournament information | |
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Venue | 147 Snooker Club |
Location | Antrim |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Established | 1927 |
Organisation(s) | NIBSA |
Format | Amateur event |
Recent edition | 2019 |
Current champion(s) |
History
The first year of the championship was 1927 when G. Barron defeated G.R. Duff. The competition has since been held every year, disturbed only by World War II in 1940, 1942, 1943 and 1944.[1]
Many players who have appeared in the final of the tournament have gone on to be professional, including two-time World Snooker Champion Alex Higgins, three-time ranking event winner Mark Allen, 25-time Irish Professional Champion Jackie Rea, and World Championship semi-finalists Joe Swail and Patrick Wallace (the latter of whom has won the competition a record eight times).
Other players who have gone on to be professional include Tommy Murphy, Jack McLaughlin, Martin O’Neill, Michael Duffy, Declan Hughes, Julian Logue, Joe Meara, Sean O'Neill, Dermot McGlinchey and Jordan Brown. Currently Mark Allen and Jordan Brown are playing on the World Snooker Tour.
The current champion is Declan Lavery, who defeated Darren Dornan in the 2019 edition.
Winners
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | ||
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Amateur | |||||
1927[2] | 381–331[nb 1] | ||||
1928[3] | 414–327[nb 1] | ||||
1929[4] | 282–276[nb 2] | ||||
1930[5] | 351–285[nb 1] | ||||
1931[6] | 288–273[nb 2] | ||||
1932[7] | 266–207[nb 2] | ||||
1933[8] | 281–218[nb 2] | ||||
1934 | 329–199[nb 2] | ||||
1935 | 281–227[nb 2] | ||||
1936[9] | 326–228[nb 2] | ||||
1937 | 4–0 | ||||
1938 | 4–3 | ||||
1939 | 4–3 | ||||
1940 | No competition due to World War II | ||||
1941 | 4–2 | ||||
1942–1944 | No competition due to World War II | ||||
1945 | 4–0 | ||||
1946 | 4–3 | ||||
1947 | 4–2 | ||||
1948 | 4–1 | ||||
1949 | 4–2 | ||||
1950 | 4–2 | ||||
1951 | 4–1 | ||||
1952 | 4–1 | ||||
1953 | 4–1 | ||||
1954 | 4–2 | ||||
1955 | 4–1 | ||||
1956 | 4–3 | ||||
1957 | 4–1 | ||||
1958 | 4–3 | ||||
1959 | 4–3 | ||||
1960 | 4–3 | ||||
1961 | 4–1 | ||||
1962 | 4–2 | ||||
1963 | 4–2 | ||||
1964 | 4–2 | ||||
1965 | 4–1 | ||||
1966 | 4–3 | ||||
1967 | 4–1 | ||||
1968 | 4–1 | ||||
1969 | 4–0 | ||||
1970 | 4–3 | ||||
1971 | 4–2 | ||||
1972[10] | No competition due to the Northern Ireland conflict | ||||
1973 | unknown | ||||
1974 | 4–1 | ||||
1975 | 4–1 | ||||
1976 | 4–1 | ||||
1977 | 4–0 | ||||
1978 | 4–2 | ||||
1979 | 4–3 | ||||
1980 | 4–3 | ||||
1981 | 4–3 | ||||
1982 | 9–8 | ||||
1983 | 10–4 | ||||
1984 | 10–3 | ||||
1985[11] | 10–9 | ||||
1986 | 10–4 | ||||
1987 | 10–4 | ||||
1988 | 10–7 | ||||
1989 | 10–5 | ||||
1990 | 10–9 | ||||
1991 | 10–9 | ||||
1992 | 10–8 | ||||
1993 | 10–8 | ||||
1994 | 10–6 | ||||
1995 | 10–4 | ||||
1996 | 10–6 | ||||
1997 | 10–5 | ||||
1998 | 10–8 | ||||
1999 | 10–2 | ||||
2000 | 10–2 | ||||
2001 | 10–5 | ||||
2002 | 10–7 | ||||
2003 | 10–4 | ||||
2004 | 10–9 | ||||
2005 | 10–1 | ||||
2006 | 10–9 | ||||
2007[12] | 10–5 | ||||
2008[13] | 10–9 | ||||
2009[14] | 10–4 | ||||
2010[15] | 10–8 | ||||
2011[16] | 10–5 | ||||
2012 | 10–4 | ||||
2013 | 10–4 | ||||
2014 | 10–4 | ||||
2015[17] | 10–2 | ||||
2016[18] | 10–8 | ||||
2017 | 10–8 | ||||
2018 | 10–5 | ||||
2019[19] | 10–5 |
- Aggregate score over 7 frames.
- Aggregate score over 5 frames.
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- "Ulster Snooker Final". News Letter. 5 March 1932. p. 11.
- "Ulster Championships: French beats Chambers". The Belfast Telegraph. 27 February 1933. p. 11.
- "Snooker Title Final: W. Lowe beats S.R. Brooks". The Belfast Telegraph. 12 February 1936. p. 6.
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