1968 Amateur Snooker World Championship

The 1968 Amateur Snooker World Championship was the third edition of the World Amateur Snooker Championship . It took place in November 1968 in Sydney , Australia . The Englishman David Taylor became world champion with an 8: 7 win in the final against the Australian Max Williams .

mode

The ten participating players were divided into two groups in which they competed against each other in round robin mode . The top two in both groups qualified for the final round, which was played out in the knockout system .

Preliminary round

Group 1

space	player	G	V	Frames
1	David Taylor	4th	0	30:13
2	Jimmy van Rensberg	3	1	22:14
3	Harry Andrews	2	2	17:16
4th	Tony Monteiro	1	3	17:22
5	Lance Napper	0	4th	09:30

Harry Andrews	-	Lance Napper	6: 1
Harry Andrews	-	Tony Monteiro	6: 3
Tony Monteiro	-	Lance Napper	6: 4
David Taylor	-	Lance Napper	6: 2
David Taylor	-	Harry Andrews	6: 3
David Taylor	-	Tony Monteiro	6: 4
David Taylor	-	Jimmy van Rensberg	6: 4
Jimmy van Rensberg	-	Harry Andrews	6: 2
Jimmy van Rensberg	-	Lance Napper	6: 2
Jimmy van Rensberg	-	Tony Monteiro	6: 4

Group 2

space	player	G	V	Frames
1	Max Williams	3	1	22:14
2	Paddy Morgan	3	1	19:14
3	Mohammed Lafir	2	2	19:16
4th	Shyam Shroff	2	2	20:19
5	Robert Flutey	0	4th	07:30

Mohammed Lafir	-	Paddy Morgan	6: 1
Mohammed Lafir	-	Robert Flutey	6: 3
Paddy Morgan	-	Robert Flutey	6-0
Paddy Morgan	-	Shyam Shroff	6: 4
Paddy Morgan	-	Max Williams	6: 4
Shyam Shroff	-	Mohammed Lafir	6: 3
Shyam Shroff	-	Robert Flutey	6: 4
Max Williams	-	Robert Flutey	6-0
Max Williams	-	Shyam Shroff	6: 4
Max Williams	-	Mohammed Lafir	6: 4

Final round

	Semifinals				final
	David Taylor	8th
	Paddy Morgan	3
					David Taylor	8th
					Max Williams	7th
	Max Williams	8th
	Jimmy van Rensberg	7th

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 1968 World Amateur Championship - Men. Cuetracker.net, accessed August 22, 2015 .