Australian Snooker Championship
The National Australian Snooker Championship ( Australian National Snooker Championship ) is a competition to determine the national champion title in the billiards variant snooker in Australia .
history
While there was a national championship in English Billiards as early as 1906, a title in snooker was not played nationwide until 1953. In the state of South Australia , however, the first snooker championship was held in 1924. A number of players won the title in both disciplines ( Bob Marshall , Max Williams, Robby Foldvari , David Collins, Steve Mifsud , Matthew Bolton ).
Since only amateurs are eligible, some of the best-known Australian players such as Horace Lindrum , Eddie Charlton and Neil Robertson are not represented at all or only with a few titles from their amateur days. The tournament is not to be confused with the Australian Open Snooker Championship and the Australian Professional Championship or the Australian Goldfields Open , which are tournaments with the participation of foreign players or professional players.
Record titleholders are Max Williams and Steve Mifsud, each with 8 championships.
Women have played a national championship since 1975. Kathy Parashis is the most successful participant here: in 1992 she won her 1st and 2012 her 9th title. She made it to the finals 8 times in a row in the 1990s. Fran Lovis was successful 5 times in a row (1975 to 1979) and 6 times in total.
Junior competitions have existed since 1979. After the U-18 competition, other age groups were gradually introduced.
Some titleholders are also family members. James Mifsud first won the men's competition in 2016 after his older brother Steve had been successful 7 times between 2001 and 2013. Stan Gorski won the first title for the Gorski family in 1989, winning three times in total. His wife Margaret even had 5 wins between 1991 and 2009.
Title holder
The following table shows the titleholders from 1953 or from the introduction of the respective class. In the case of multiple winners among women and seniors, the superscript number for the first victory indicates the total number of titles won in this class.
year | Men | Women | Seniors | Juniors | ||||
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winner | Result | opponent | U21 (until 1988: U23) |
U18 | U15 | |||
1953 | Warren Simpson | Group stage | Bob Marshall | not carried out |
not carried out |
not carried out |
not carried out |
not carried out |
1954 | Warren Simpson | unknown | Frank Edwards | |||||
1955 | Ted Pickett | Jack Harris | ||||||
1956 | Bob Marshall | 5: 4 | Warren Simpson | |||||
1957 | Warren Simpson | unknown | Bob Marshall | |||||
1958 | Frank Harris | Warren Simpson | ||||||
1959 | Kevin Burles | Frank Harris | ||||||
1960 | Kevin Burles | Bob Marshall | ||||||
1961 | Max Williams | Len Rahilly | ||||||
1962 | Willie Barrie 1 | Jim Lyons | ||||||
1963 | Frank Harris | 8: 4 | Willie Barrie | |||||
1964 | Willie Barrie | 8: 5 | Frank Harris | |||||
1965 | Willie Barrie | unknown | Arthur Cuffe | |||||
1966 | Max Williams | Ron Atkins | ||||||
1967 | Max Williams | Rex King | ||||||
1968 | Max Williams | Ron Mares | ||||||
1969 | Willie Barrie | Max Williams | ||||||
1970 | Max Williams | Harry Andrews | ||||||
1971 | Max Williams | Geoff Miller | ||||||
1972 | Max Williams | Robert McLass | ||||||
1973 | Max Williams | Robert McLass | ||||||
1974 | Lou Condo | Group stage | John Campbell | |||||
1975 | Ron Atkins | unknown | Fred Thomas | Fran Lovis 6 | ||||
1976 | Ron Atkins | Group stage | Leon Heywood | Fran Lovis | ||||
1977 | Ron Atkins | unknown | Jim Bonner | Fran Lovis | ||||
1978 | Kevin Burles | 4: 2 2 | Ron Atkins | Fran Lovis | ||||
1979 | John Campbell | Group stage 3 | Jim Bonner | Fran Lovis | Greg Jenkins | |||
1980 | Warren King | Group stage | James Giannaros | Lesley McIlrath 2 | Phil Jones | |||
1981 | Warren King | 8: 6 | John Campbell | Lesley McIlrath | Les Higgins | |||
1982 | James Giannaros | 8: 3 | Warren King | Megan Fullerton 3 | Sam Frangie | Robert Leighton | ||
1983 | Gary Lackenby | 8: 4 | Adrian Campbell | Fran Lovis | Greg Jenkins | Nick Vasic | ||
1984 | Glen Wilkinson | 8: 6 | Adrian Campbell | Megan Fullerton | Les Higgins | Than Vinh Tran | ||
1985 | Jim Bonner | 8: 5 | Philip Tarrant | Linda Lucas 5 | Les Higgins | Wayne Turpin | ||
1986 | Geoff Miller | 8: 3 | Peter Hawkes | Diane Dale | Les Higgins | Len Hill | ||
1987 | Peter Hawkes | 8: 7 | Roger Farebrother | Margaret Simmons 2 | Steve Mifsud | Wayne Turpin | ||
1988 | Jim Bonner | 8: 5 | Stan Gorski | Linda Lucas | Steve Mifsud | Stuart Lawler | Steve Balderson | |
1989 | Stan Gorski | 8: 2 | Barry Saxon | Margaret Simmons | Steve Mifsud | Shawn budd | Stuart Lawler | |
1990 | Craig Duffy | 8: 5 | Nick Vasic | Linda Lucas | Steve Mifsud | Shawn budd | Rhys Cochrane | |
1991 | David Collins | 5: 4 | Quinten Hann | Margaret Gorski 5 | Andrew Hicks | Lim Soon Tut | Rhys Cochrane | |
1992 | Stan Gorski | 8: 1 | Peter Hawkes | Kathy Parashis 9 | Stuart Lawler | Stuart Lawler | Joel Younger | |
1993 | Steve Waterer | unknown | Danny Love | Kathy Parashis | Scott Matthews | Rhys Cochrane | Daniel Jones | |
1994 | unknown | Kathy Parashis | Quinten Hann | Rhys Cochrane | James Chappel | |||
1995 | Kathy Parashis | Stuart Lawler | Joel Younger | James Chappel | ||||
1996 | Stan Gorski | 5: 1 | Craig Duffy | not carried out | Aaron Mahoney | Neil Robertson | James Chappel | |
1997 | Shawn budd | 5-0 | Johl Younger | Margaret Gorski | Ian Barber | Neil Robertson | Ben Judge | |
1998 | Shawn budd | 6: 3 | Steve Mifsud | Megan Fullerton | Daniel Jones | Neil Robertson | Justin Campbell | |
1999 | unknown | unknown | Ben Middleton | Neil Robertson | Vinnie Calabrese | |||
2000 | Shawn budd | 5: 2 | Steve Mifsud | Ann Green | Neil Robertson | Shannon Dixon | Michael Lupton | |
2001 | Steve Mifsud | 6: 1 | Neil Robertson | Margaret Gorski | James Delahunty | Ben Judge | Vinnie Calabrese | |
2002 | Steve Mifsud | 6: 3 | Quinten Hann | Margaret Gorski | James Mifsud | Michael Lupton | Adam Grabish | |
2003 | Steve Mifsud | 6: 1 | Johl Younger | Kathy Parashis | Neil Robertson | Michael Lupton | Guy Allan | |
2004 | Steve Mifsud | 6-0 | Shawn budd | Tammy Cantoni | Ben Judge | Vinnie Calabrese | Chris Horne | |
2005 | Vinnie Calabrese | 6: 4 | Roger Farebrother | Kathy Parashis | Adam Kinghorn | Vinnie Calabrese | Kurt Browne | |
2006 | Robby Foldvari | 6: 3 | Matthew Bolton | Linda Lucas | Glen Wilkinson 5 | Vinnie Calabrese | Tom Simmons | Ricky Emery |
2007 | Glen Wilkinson | 6: 5 | Shawn budd | Kathy Parashis | Glen Wilkinson | Vinnie Calabrese | Shaun Dalitz | Kurt Browne |
2008 | Ben Judge | 6: 1 | Aaron Mahoney | Linda Lucas | Robby Foldvari | Vinnie Calabrese | Charlie Chafe | Kurt Browne |
2009 | Glen Wilkinson | 6: 1 | Aaron Mahoney | Margaret Gorski | Glen Wilkinson | Charlie Chafe | Kurt Brown | Ryan Thomerson |
2010 | Steve Mifsud | 6: 3 | Shawn budd | Kathy Parashis | Paul Balzer | Shaun Dalitz | Kurt Brown | Cale Barrett |
2011 | Steve Mifsud | 6: 3 | Joe Minici | Shirley Smith | Joe Minici 2 | Kurt Brown | Kurt Brown | Cale Barrett |
2012 | Johl Younger | 5: 1 | Shawn budd | Kathy Parashis | Joe Minici | Kurt Brown | Ryan Thomerson | Arthur Lin |
2013 | Steve Mifsud | 5: 4 | Johl Younger | Jessica Woods 5 | Glen Wilkinson | Charlie Chafe | Arthur Lin | Arthur Lin |
2014 | Matthew Bolton | 5: 2 | Aaron Mahoney | Jessica Woods | Glen Wilkinson | Charlie Chafe | Cale Barrett | Hayden Goode |
2015 | Aaron Mahoney | 5: 4 | Joe Minici | Jessica Woods | Paul Thomerson 2 | Ryan Thomerson | Alex Pace | Kyle Renton |
2016 | James Mifsud | 6: 1 | Vinnie Calabrese | Jessica Woods | Paul Thomerson | Cale Barrett | Alex Pace | Jake Thompson |
2017 | Adrian Ridley | 6: 3 | Steve Mifsud | Kathy Howden | Peter McCullagh 2 | Cale Barrett | Hayden Goode | Danyal Porter |
2018 | Steve Mifsud | 6: 5 | Charlie Chafe | Jessica Woods | Steve Mifsud | Matt Curwood | Marc Fridman | Harry Mok |
2019 | Matthew Bolton | 6: 2 | James Mifsud | Jessica Woods | Peter McCullagh | Matt Curwood | Kyle Thomson | Xavier Daw |
2020 | August 2020 | July 2020 | May 2020 | April 2020 | Xavier Daw | Joshua Hands |
Ranking of men
space | player | Final participation | ||
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1 | Steve Mifsud | 8th | 3 | 11 |
2 | Max Williams | 8th | 1 | 9 |
3 | Willie Barrie | 4th | 1 | 5 |
4th | Shawn budd | 3 | 4th | 7th |
5 | Ron Atkins | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Warren Simpson | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
7th | Stan Gorski | 3 | 1 | 4th |
8th | Kevin Burles | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Glen Wilkinson | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
10 | Jim Bonner | 2 | 2 | 4th |
Frank Harris | 2 | 2 | 4th | |
12 | Matthew Bolton | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Warren King | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
14th | Aaron Mahoney | 1 | 3 | 4th |
Bob Marshall | 1 | 3 | 4th | |
Johl Younger | 1 | 3 | 4th | |
17th | John Campbell | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Peter Hawkes | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
19th | Vinnie Calabrese | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Craig Duffy | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
James Giannaros | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
James Mifsud | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Geoff Miller | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
24 | David Collins | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Lou Condo | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Robby Foldvari | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Ben Judge | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Gary Lackenby | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Ted Pickett | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Adrian Ridley | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Steve Waterer | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
32 | Adrian Campbell | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Roger Farebrother | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Quinten Hann | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Robert McLass | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Joe Minici | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
37 | Harry Andrews | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Charlie Chafe | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Arthur Cuffe | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Frank Edwards | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Jack Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Leon Heywood | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Rex King | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Danny Love | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Jim Lyons | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ron Mares | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Len Rahilly | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Neil Robertson | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Barry Saxon | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Philip Tarrant | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Fred Thomas | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Nick Vasic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Web links
- Australian Amateur Championship at CueTracker