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| 1976<ref name="HAMLYN">{{cite book |last=Morrison |first=Ian |date=1986 |title=The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker |location=Twickenham |publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group |isbn=0600501922 |page=100}}</ref> |
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| style="text-align: center" | 7–3 |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Jason Ferguson (snooker player)|Jason Ferguson]]|ENG}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Jonathan Birch (snooker player)|Jonathan Birch]]|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–2 |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–4 |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–1 |
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| {{flagathlete|[[John Read (snooker player)|John Read]]|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–2 |
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| [[Snooker season 1991/1992|1991/92]] |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Nick Walker (snooker player)|Nick Walker]]|ENG}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Anthony Harris (snooker player)|Anthony Harris]]|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–3 |
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| [[Snooker season 1992/1993|1992/93]] |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Peter Lines]]|ENG}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Andrew Hannah (snooker player)|Andrew Hannah]]|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–1 |
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| [[Snooker season 1993/1994|1993/94]] |
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| {{flagathlete|[[John Read (snooker player)|John Read]]|ENG}} |
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| {{flagathlete|Craig Edwards|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–2 |
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| [[Snooker season 1994/1995|1994/95]] |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Graeme Dott]]|SCO}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–1 |
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| [[Snooker season 1995/1996|1995/96]] |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Matthew Couch]]|ENG}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Gary Ponting]]|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–4 |
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| {{ |
| {{flagathlete|[[James McGouran]]|SCO}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Matthew Couch]]|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–3 |
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| [[Snooker season 1997/1998|1997/98]] |
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| {{ |
| {{flagathlete|[[Matthew Couch]]|ENG}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Brian Salmon]]|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–1 |
| style="text-align: center" | 5–1 |
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| [[Snooker season 1998/1999|1998/99]] |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Craig Butler (snooker player)|Craig Butler]]|ENG}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Matthew Farrant]]|WAL}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–4 |
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| [[Snooker season 1999/2000|1999/00]] |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Kuldesh Johal]]|ENG}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Colin Morton (snooker player)|Colin Morton]]|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–3 |
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| [[Snooker season 2000/2001|2000/01]] |
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| {{flagathlete|Sean O'Neill|NIR}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Rodney Goggins]]|IRL}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–1 |
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| [[Snooker season 2001/2002|2001/02]] |
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| {{ |
| {{flagathlete|[[Tim English (snooker player)|Tim English]]|WAL}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Brendan O'Donoghue]]|IRL}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–4 |
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| [[Snooker season 2002/2003|2002/03]] |
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| 2003 |
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| {{ |
| {{flagathlete|[[Mark King (snooker player)|Mark King]]|ENG}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Craig Butler (snooker player)|Craig Butler]]|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–4 |
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| [[Snooker season 2003/2004|2003/04]] |
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| {{ |
| {{flagathlete|[[Stuart Bingham]]|ENG}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]]|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 4–2 |
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| [[Snooker season 2004/2005|2004/05]] |
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| {{ |
| {{flagathlete|[[Joe Swail]]|NIR}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Dave Harold]]|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–3 |
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| [[Snooker season 2005/2006|2005/06]] |
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| {{ |
| {{flagathlete|[[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]]|WAL}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Jamie Cope]]|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–2 |
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| [[Snooker season 2006/2007|2006/07]] |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Jamie Cope]]|ENG}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Lee Page]]|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–0 |
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| [[Snooker season 2007/2008|2007/08]] |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Craig Steadman]]|ENG}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Leo Fernandez]]|IRL}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–0 |
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| [[Snooker season 2008/2009|2008/09]] |
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| {{ |
| {{flagathlete|[[Michael Georgiou]]|CYP}} |
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| {{flagathlete|David Donovan|WAL}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–2 |
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| [[Snooker season 2009/2010|2009/10]] |
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| {{ |
| {{flagathlete|[[Rob James (snooker player)|Rob James]]|ENG}} |
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| {{flagathlete|[[Michael Holt (snooker player)|Michael Holt]]|ENG}} |
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| style="text-align: center" | 5–4 |
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| [[Snooker season 2010/2011|2010/11]] |
| [[Snooker season 2010/2011|2010/11]] |
Revision as of 14:53, 31 December 2023
Tournament information | |
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Venue | Pontins |
Location | Prestatyn |
Country | Wales |
Established | 1974 |
Format | Pro–am event |
Final year | 2011 |
The Pontins Open events were a series of pro–am snooker tournaments which ran from 1974 until 2011.[1]
History
From the early 1970s, top professionals had supplemented their income entertaining and coaching holiday makers on the holiday camp circuit and at Pontin's in particular. That organisation organised several Snooker Festivals at which ordinary members of the public could join with top amateurs and the best professionals in open tournaments.
The first of these events was held in 1974 and eight top professionals were invited to take part in the Pontins Professional (which ended in 2000) while many others joined them in the Open event where up to 1000 hopefuls would set out with the chance to meet one of their idols in the later rounds. The most important of these festivals was the Pontins Spring Open held at Prestatyn, Wales. A similar Open event, the Pontins Autumn Open was held later in the year and attracted almost as many top names as the spring event.
The professionals had to concede up to 25 points per frame to the amateurs (this figure varied over the years) and this format meant that many of the star names fell to good amateurs. In the earlier years nearly all the top players took part but as the number of tour events increased very few entered in later years.
The Autumn Open ended in 2009 and the Spring Open ended in 2011 and the festival in later years also hosted the final Challenge Tour event where players battle for places on the main tour in the following season.
A later event which began in 2006, the Pontins World Series consisted of six qualifying events, open to amateurs and main tour professionals and was played in the summer and autumn. Points were awarded for each event with the best five results counting towards a merit table. The leading 64 players qualified to play in the series final. This tournament ran for four editions ending in 2009.[1]
Finals
Pontins Spring Open
Pontins Autumn Open
Pontins World Series
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Season |
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2006 | Ken Doherty | Ricky Walden | 4–2 | 2006/07 |
2007 | Joe Perry | Ricky Walden | 4–2 | 2007/08 |
2008 | Jamie Cope | Craig Steadman | 4–1 | 2008/09 |
2009 | Stuart Bingham | Ken Doherty | 3–1 | 2009/10 |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Morrison, Ian (1986). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. p. 100. ISBN 0600501922.