John Campbell (snooker player)

John Campbell
birthday	10th April 1953 (age 67)
nationality	Australia
professional	1982 - 1994
Prize money	£ 145,591
Highest break	132 (2 ×)
Century Breaks	13
World rankings
Highest WRL place	18 ( 1986/87 )
Best results
Ranked tournaments	1 × quarter-finals ( Professional Players Tournament 1983 )
Other professional tournaments	2 × winners ( Australian Professional Championship )
Amateur tournaments	1 × Australian champion (1979)

John Campbell (born April 10, 1953 ) is a former Australian snooker player who, after winning the Australian Snooker Championship in 1979, was active as a professional player for a total of twelve years between 1982 and 1994, including twice the Australian Professional Championship and ranked 18th in the world .

Career

Beginnings as an amateur

Originally from New South Wales , Campbell first attracted attention when he took part in the Australian Snooker Championship in 1974 and was runner-up behind Lou Condo . In 1979 he finally took part in the tournament again and was finally ahead of Jim Bonner, against whom he recorded his only defeat in round mode, Australian champion. A year later, Campbell took part in the Amateur World Cup taking place in Australia , in which with only one loss to Alwyn Lloyd survived the group stage, but had to admit defeat in the quarterfinals Paul Mifsud . Shortly afterwards he reached the final again in the Australian snooker championship, which was now played in the knockout system , but lost it 6: 8 against Warren King . A short time later, in 1982, Campbell finally became a professional player.

First professional years

During his first professional season, the 1982/83 season , Campbell only took part in a single tournament, the World Snooker Championship or its qualification, defeating Mike Watterson and Jim Donnelly , so that he reached the main round of the World Snooker Championship as a debutant at the end of his first professional season and in this 5:10 against the Canadian Cliff Thorburn lost. On the world rankings for the following season, Campbell was therefore ranked 39th.

With the next season Campbell increased the number of his tournament participation significantly, but also lost his opening game in three tournaments including the snooker world championship . In contrast, he defeated Graham Cripsey and Fred Davis in the Classic and lost in the round of 32 to Jimmy White , although he had already reached the quarter-finals of the tournament in the Professional Players Tournament with wins over Doug Mountjoy , Graham Miles and Dave Martin - this result remained his best result in a ranking tournament of his career - and there was defeated by Tony Knowles 3: 5 . As a result, he was moved eleven places to 28th place in the world rankings.

The 1984/85 season was a bit more mixed for Campbell , when Campbell lost his opening game in three tournaments and was eliminated in all other tournaments in the second round for him. He lost in the round of 32 at the International Open against Steve Davis , at the Grand Prix against Cliff Thorburn, at the UK Championship against Jimmy White and after a successful qualification with a 10: 9 win over Mario Morra at the Snooker World Championship against Eddie Charlton . As a result, he lost three places on the world rankings.

Years in the extended world elite

The 1985/86 season was in contrast to the previous season for Campbell much more successful. He defeated several leading players at the Australian Masters and only lost 7-2 to Tony Meo in the final of the tournament , before defeating Robby Foldvari , Warren King and Eddie Charlton at the Australian Professional Championship , winning a professional tournament for the first time. With regard to the ranking tournaments, he was eliminated once in the round of 32, but reached the round of 16 in all other tournaments, including the World Snooker Championship , where he was eliminated. Due to these results, he was able to place himself on rank 18 in the world rankings, which remained his best world rankings for the rest of his career.

The following season was somewhat worse , in which King lost four opening games, but again reached the final of the Australian Professional Championship , which he lost 3:10 to Warren King. Apart from that, he was eliminated from the ranking tournaments in the round of 32 - including the World Snooker Championship - so that he only reached the round of 16 in the Classic with wins over Paddy Browne and John Spencer, where Terry Griffiths had to admit defeat. As a result, he lost four places in the world rankings and was now placed 22nd.

Also in the 1987/88 season Campbell lost four opening games, where he did not even reach the final of the Australian Professional Championship due to a 6-8 semi-final defeat against Eddie Charlton . However, he moved into the final of the World Cup together with Warren King , which he lost 7: 9 against the English team. However, he moved into the round of 32 at the British Open and the World Snooker Championships , where he was eliminated by Joe O'Boye and Jimmy White , while he reached the round of 16 for the only time during the season at the UK Championship and there was Cliff Thorburn had to admit defeat. In the world rankings, however, he slipped out of the top 32 for the first time in five years, as he was only ranked 33th in the following season.

Years in the world rankings 40s

With the 1988/89 season Campbell's form deteriorated again when he de facto lost his opening game in five tournaments and was eliminated in four more in the second round. In contrast, he defeated Ian Anderson , Eddie Charlton and Robby Foldvari at the Australian Professional Championship and thus won the tournament for the second time. He also won over Paul Watchorn , Peter Francisco and Mark Bennett at the European Open , before losing to John Parrott in the round of 16 via white wash . On the world rankings, he slipped nine places down to 42nd place.

Also in the 1989/90 season Campbell lost five opening games and eliminated three other tournaments in the second round. For this he reached the last sixteen at the first WPBSA non-ranking event and was defeated by Danny Fowler , while he was eliminated from the ranking tournaments at both the Dubai Classic and the Classic in the round of 32. His best result of the season he achieved again at the European Open , when he reached the round of 16 with victories over Brady Gollan , Cliff Wilson and Alain Robidoux and lost 4: 5 against Nigel Bond . Nevertheless, he lost five other places on the world rankings.

While he again lost four opening games in the 1990/91 season and was eliminated in three tournaments in the second round, he reached the round of 32 at both the Grand Prix and the Classic and also won the Benson & Hedges Satellite Championship with two wins Round of 16. In the ranking tournaments, however, he reached the round of 16 again only in one case, when he reached that very round at the Asian Open with wins over Rod Lawler , Terry Griffiths and Murdo MacLeod and lost in this to Mark Bennett. However, this helped him move up four places to 43rd place in the world rankings.

Last professional years

In the 1991/92 season , however, Campbell's performance collapsed significantly when he lost his opening game nine times in eleven tournaments. Only at the British Open against Graham Cripsey and in qualifying for the World Snooker Championship against Leigh Griffin was he able to win that game before he was eliminated from these two tournaments against Martin Clark and Andy Hicks , so that he was 17 places on the world rankings 60 slipped.

Even if he was able to win a few more opening games in the 1992/93 season , he almost never got past the second round. Only at the Asian Open did he defeat Anthony Bolsover and Eddie Charlton before he was eliminated in the round of 32 against Stephen Lee . At the end of the season he defeated Brian Rowswell in qualifying for the World Snooker Championship before losing to John Giles with 3:10 . This game was Campbell's last professional game, because even if he had only crashed to 65th place, he didn't play a professional game as a result until he ended his professional career after twelve years at the end of the next season .

successes

output	year	competition	Final opponent	Result
Amateur tournaments
Second	1974	Australian Snooker Championship	Group stage
winner	1979	Australian Snooker Championship
Second	1981	Australian Snooker Championship	Warren King	6: 8
Professional tournaments
Second	1985	Australian Masters	Tony Meo	2: 7
winner	1985	Australian Professional Championship	Eddie Charlton	10: 7
Second	1986	Australian Professional Championship	Warren King	3:10
Second	1987	World Cup (with Eddie Charlton Warren King )	Steve Davis Jimmy White Neal Foulds	7: 9
winner	1988	Australian Professional Championship	Robby Foldvari	9: 7

Web links

• Profile of John Campbell (snooker player) on CueTracker
• John Campbell (snooker player) in the Snooker Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Ron Florax: Career Total Statistics For John Campbell - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .  
2. ↑ Ron Florax: John Campbell - Season 1974-1975 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .  
3. ↑ Ron Florax: John Campbell - Season 1979-1980 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .  
4. ↑ Ron Florax: John Campbell - Season 1980-1981 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .  
5. ↑ Past Champions. Australian Billiards and Snooker Council , accessed December 21, 2019 .  
6. ↑ Ron Florax: John Campbell - Season 1982-1983 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .  
7. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Ron Florax: Ranking History For John Campbell. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .  
8. ↑ Ron Florax: John Campbell - Season 1983-1984 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .  
9. ↑ Ron Florax: John Campbell - Season 1984-1985 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .  
10. ↑ Ron Florax: John Campbell - Season 1985-1986 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .  
11. ↑ Ron Florax: John Campbell - Season 1986-1987 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .  
12. ↑ ^{a b} Ron Florax: John Campbell - Season 1987-1988 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .  
13. ↑ Chris Turner: World Cup / World Team Classic / Nations Cup - Team Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2011, archived from the original on August 1, 2013 ; accessed on December 21, 2019 (English).  
14. ↑ Ron Florax: John Campbell - Season 1988-1989 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .  
15. ↑ Ron Florax: John Campbell - Season 1989-1990 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .  
16. ↑ Ron Florax: John Campbell - Season 1990-1991 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .  
17. ↑ Ron Florax: John Campbell - Season 1991-1992 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .  
18. ↑ Ron Florax: John Campbell - Season 1992-1993 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed December 21, 2019 .