Welsh Amateur Championship (snooker)

Welsh Amateur Championship

Tournament information
Country	Wales
Established	1928 (1928)
Organisation(s)	Welsh Billiards & Snooker Association
Format	Amateur event
Recent edition	2017
Current champion(s)	Rhydian Richards

The Welsh Amateur Championship is an annual snooker competition played in Wales and is the highest ranking and most prestigious amateur event in Wales.

The competition was first established back in 1928 which was won by J. Emrys Harries. The championship is currently held by Rhydian Richards. Tom Jones is the most successful player in the tournaments history winning the championship 8 times over a 17-year period.

Currently former champions Daniel Wells, Duane Jones, Dominic Dale, Michael White, Ryan Day and Jamie Jones are all playing on the world tour, with Michael White being the only former champion in the top 16.

Winners

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score
Amateur
1928	J. Emrys Harries	T. Atkins	4–0
1929	C. Curtis	H. Martin	5–2
1930	Tom Jones	Unknown	Unknown
1931	Tom Jones	Unknown	Unknown
1932	Tom Jones	Unknown	Unknown
1933	Tom Jones	Unknown	Unknown
1934	Tom Jones	Unknown	Unknown
1935	Tom Jones	Unknown	Unknown
1936	Tom Jones	Unknown	Unknown
1937	Gwyn Howells	Unknown	Unknown
1938	Brin Gravenor	Tom Jones	4–0
1939	Willie E. James	Unknown	Unknown
1940-1945 No competition due to World War II
1946	Brin Gravenor	W. V. Hayes	Unknown
1947	Tom Jones	Richie Smith	Unknown
1948	Richie Smith	John Ford	Unknown
1949	John Ford	C. Coles	Unknown
1950	Ray Reardon	John Ford	Unknown
1951	Ray Reardon	Richie Smith	Unknown
1952	Ray Reardon	John Ford	5–3
1953	Ray Reardon	Aubrey Kemp	5–3
1954	Ray Reardon	John Ford	Unknown
1955	Ray Reardon	John Ford	Unknown
1956	Cliff Wilson	V. Wilkins	Unknown
1957	Des Meredith	Noel Williams	5–0
1958	Aubrey Kemp	Des Meredith	Unknown
1959	John R. Price	Mario Berni	Unknown
1960	Len Luker	Aubrey Kemp	Unknown
1961	Terry Parsons	John R. Price	Unknown
1962	John Ford	Mario Berni	Unknown
1953	Des Meredith	John Ford	Unknown
1964	Mario Berni	John Ford	Unknown
1965	Terry Parsons	John Ford	Unknown
1966	Lynn L. O'Neill	Doug Mountjoy	Unknown
1967	Lynn L. O'Neill	Ken Weed	Unknown
1968	Doug Mountjoy	John Terry	Unknown
1969	Terry Parsons	John Prosser	6–1
1970	Des May	Geoff Thomas	Unknown
1971	Des May	Roy Oriel	6–4
1972	Geoff Thomas	Terry Griffiths	6–2
1973	Alwyn Lloyd	Geoff Thomas	8–6
1974	Alwyn Lloyd	Geoff Thomas	8–5
1975	Terry Griffiths	Geoff Thomas	8–7
1976	Doug Mountjoy	Alwyn Lloyd	8–6
1977	Cliff Wilson	Dai Thomas	8–1
1978	Alwyn Lloyd	Steve Newbury	8–4
1979	Cliff Wilson	Geoff Thomas	8–5
1980	Steve Newbury	Alwyn Lloyd	Unknown
1981	Colin Roscoe	Elwyn Richards	Unknown
1982	Terry Parsons	Mario Berni	9–7
1983	Wayne Jones	Terry Parsons	8–4
1984	Terry Parsons	Wayne Jones	8–7
1985	Mark Bennett	Dilwyn John	8–7
1986	Kerry Jones	John Griffiths	8–2
1987	Darren Morgan	John Herbert	8–4
1988	Paul Dawkins	Ron Jones	8–3
1989	Paul Dawkins	Nick Jones	8–3
1990	Ron Jones	Rob Harrhy	8–3
1991	Dominic Dale	David Bell	8–7
1992	Ron Jones	John Mills	8–6
1993	Andrew Peters	David Bell	8–5
1994	Elfed Evans	Ron Jones	8–4
1995	John Payne	Tim English	Unknown
1996	David Bell	Ron Jones	Unknown
1997	Milton Davies	Matthew Farrant	7–5
1998	Ryan Day	Ron Jones	8–4
1999	Ian Preece	Milton Davies	8–7
2000	David Mills	Tim English	8–7
2001	David Mills	David John	9–7
2002	Tim English	Elved Evans	9–7
2003	Elfed Evans	Gavin Lewis	7–2
2004	Tim English	Gavin Pantall	7–4
2005	Andrew Pagett	Michael White	6–4
2006[1]	Jamie Jones	Philip Williams	9–8
2007	Philip Williams	Unknown	Unknown
2008	Jamie Jones	David Donovan	8–2
2009[2]	Michael White	Darren Morgan	8–2
2010	Andrew Pagett	Gareth Allen	8–0
2011	Daniel Wells	David John	8–4
2012	Duane Jones	Elfed Evans	8–4
2013	David John	Alex Taubman	8–4
2014[3][4]	Jamie Rhys Clarke	Lee Walker	8–6
2015[5]	Darren Morgan	Daniel Wells	8–0
2016	David John	Darren Morgan	8–7
2017[6]	Rhydian Richards	Darren Morgan	8–4

Stats

Finalists

Rank	Name	Nationality	Winner	Runner-up	Total
1	Jones !Tom Jones	Wales	8	1	9
2	Reardon, RayRay Reardon	Wales	6	0	6
3	Parsons !Terry Parsons	Wales	5	1	6
4	Lloyd !Alwyn Lloyd	Wales	3	2	5
5	Wilson, CliffCliff Wilson	Wales	3	0	3
6	Ford !John Ford	Wales	2	8	10
7	Jones !Ron Jones	Wales	2	4	6
8	English !Tim English	Wales	2	2	4
8	Morgan, DarrenDarren Morgan	Wales	2	2	4
10	Meredith !Des Meredith	Wales	2	1	3
10	Evans !Elfed Evans	Wales	2	1	3
10	Mountjoy, DougDoug Mountjoy	Wales	2	1	3
13	Jones, JamieJamie Jones	Wales	2	0	2
13	Gravenor !Brin Gravenor	Wales	2	0	2
13	Mills !David Mills	Wales	2	0	2
13	May !Des May	Wales	2	0	2
13	Dawkins !Paul Dawkins	Wales	2	0	2
13	O'Neill !Lynn L. O'Neill	Wales	2	0	2
13	Pagett, AndrewAndrew Pagett	Wales	2	0	2
20	Thomas !Geoff Thomas	Wales	1	5	6
21	John !David John	Wales	1	2	3
21	Bell !David Bell	Wales	1	2	3
21	Smith !Richie Smith	Wales	1	2	3
21	Berni !Mario Berni	Wales	1	2	3
21	Kemp !Aubrey Kemp	Wales	1	2	3
26	Wells, DanielDaniel Wells	Wales	1	1	2
26	Griffiths, TerryTerry Griffiths	Wales	1	1	2
26	Davies !Milton Davies	Wales	1	1	2
26	Newbury, SteveSteve Newbury	Wales	1	1	2
26	Price !John R. Price	Wales	1	1	2
26	Jones, WayneWayne Jones	Wales	1	1	2
26	Williams, PhilipPhilip Williams	Wales	1	1	2
33	White, MichaelMichael White	Wales	1	0	1
33	Day, RyanRyan Day	Wales	1	0	1
33	Luker !Len Luker	Wales	1	0	1
33	Harries !J. Emrys Harries	Wales	1	0	1
33	Payne !John Payne	Wales	1	0	1
33	Clarke, Jamie RhysJamie Rhys Clarke	Wales	1	0	1
33	Curtis !C. Curtis	Wales	1	0	1
33	Jones !Kerry Jones	Wales	1	0	1
33	Preece, IanIan Preece	Wales	1	0	1
33	Howells !Gwyn Howells	Wales	1	0	1
33	Bennett, MarkMark Bennett	Wales	1	0	1
33	Peters !Andrew Peters	Wales	1	0	1
33	Jones, DuaneDuane Jones	Wales	1	0	1
33	Dale, DominicDominic Dale	Wales	1	0	1
33	James !Willie E. James	Wales	1	0	1
33	Roscoe, ColinColin Roscoe	Wales	1	0	1
33	Richards !Rhydian Richards	Wales	1	0	1
50	Martin !V. Wilkins	Wales	0	1	1
50	Walker, LeeLee Walker	Wales	0	1	1
50	Taubman !Alex Taubman	Wales	0	1	1
50	Donovan !David Donovan	Wales	0	1	1
50	Martin !H. Martin	Wales	0	1	1
50	Harrhy !Rob Harrhy	Wales	0	1	1
50	Mills !John Mills	Wales	0	1	1
50	Atkins !T. Atkins	Wales	0	1	1
50	Farrant !Matthew Farrant	Wales	0	1	1
50	Hayes !W. V. Hayes	Wales	0	1	1
50	Coles !C. Coles	Wales	0	1	1
50	Prosser !John Prosser	Wales	0	1	1
50	Williams !Noel Williams	Wales	0	1	1
50	Terry !John Terry	Wales	0	1	1
50	Richards !Elwyn Richards	Wales	0	1	1
50	Thomas !Dai Thomas	Wales	0	1	1
50	Weed !Ken Weed	Wales	0	1	1
50	Herbert !John Herbert	Wales	0	1	1
50	Oriel !Roy Oriel	Wales	0	1	1
50	Griffiths !John Griffiths	Wales	0	1	1
50	Jones !Nick Jones	Wales	0	1	1
50	John, DilwynDilwyn John	Wales	0	1	1
50	Allen, GarethGareth Allen	Wales	0	1	1

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