1963 Amateur Snooker World Championship

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The 1963 Amateur Snooker World Championship was the first ever IBSF World Snooker Championship . It was played from December 27, 1963 to January 4, 1964 at the Great Eastern Hotel in Calcutta , India . After 10 group games, the Welshman Gary Owen became world champion, second place went to the Australian Frank Harris .

Tournament schedule

Five players took part. Three of them were local players from India and Ceylon .

space player G V Frames
1 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Gary Owen 4th 0 24: 7
2 AustraliaAustralia Frank Harris 3 1 21:17
3 CeylonSri Lanka Mohammed Lafir 3 2 19:18
4th IndiaIndia Tony Monteiro 2 3 14:19
5 IndiaIndia Wilson Jones 1 4th 7:26
AustraliaAustralia Frank Harris - IndiaIndia Tony Monteiro 6: 2
AustraliaAustralia Frank Harris - IndiaIndia Wilson Jones 6: 3
AustraliaAustralia Frank Harris - CeylonSri Lanka Mohammed Lafir 6: 5
CeylonSri Lanka Mohammed Lafir - IndiaIndia Tony Monteiro 6: 4
CeylonSri Lanka Mohammed Lafir - IndiaIndia Wilson Jones 6: 2
IndiaIndia Tony Monteiro - IndiaIndia Wilson Jones 6: 1
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Gary Owen - IndiaIndia Tony Monteiro 6: 1
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Gary Owen - AustraliaAustralia Frank Harris 6: 3
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Gary Owen - CeylonSri Lanka Mohammed Lafir 6: 2
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Gary Owen - IndiaIndia Wilson Jones 6: 2

Others

The highest break of the tournament was a '67 break from Gary Owen .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1964 World Amateur Championship - Men. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on June 5, 2018 ; accessed on June 5, 2018 (English).
  2. ↑ Ron Florax: 1964 World Amateur Championship - Men - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on June 5, 2018 ; accessed on June 5, 2018 (English).