1980 World Amateur Snooker Championship

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1980 World Amateur Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates26 October – 9 November 1980 (1980-10-26 – 1980-11-09)
VenueAlbert Hall
CityLaunceston, Tasmania
CountryAustralia
OrganisationBilliards and Snooker Control Council, International Billiards and Snooker Federation
FormatRound-robin and knockout
Highest breakFile:Flag of Ireland.svg Eugene Hughes (IRE), 127
Final
ChampionFile:Flag of England.svg Jimmy White (ENG)
Runner-upFile:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Atkins (AUS)
Score11–2
← 1978
1982 →

The 1980 World Amateur Snooker Championship was the ninth edition of the tournament also known as the IBSF World Snooker Championship. The 1980 tournament was played in Launceston, Tasmania from 26 October to 9 November 1980. Jimmy White defeated Ron Atkins 11–2 in the final to win the title.

Tournament summary

The first World Amateur Snooker Championship was held in 1963, and, after the second event in 1966, had been played every two years since.[1] The 1980 tournament was held at the Albert Hall in Launceston, Tasmania[2] from 26 October to 9 November 1980, with 28 participants playing in four seven-player round-robin groups followed by a knockout to determine the champion.[3][1] Cliff Wilson, the 1978 champion, had turned professional in 1979.[4] Jimmy White, aged 17, was the top seed in the event,[5] and reached the final where he played Ron Atkins.[1] Atkins, president of the Tasmanian snooker association, and a resident of Launceston, had entered the competition as late replacement,[6] filling a place vacated by Chris Cooper from the Isle of Man.[7] White led 9–1 after the first session and won the match 11–2, becoming the youngest player to win the World Amateur Championship. His application to turn professional after the tournament had previously been accepted by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.[8] Eugene Hughes compiled a record World Amateur championship break of 127 against Arvind Savur in the group stage,[9] which remained the highest break of the 1980 tournament.[10]

Qualifying groups

The final tables are shown below. Players in bold qualified for the next round.[1] The top eight seedings are shown in parentheses.[5] Group A

Player MW FW FL Break
File:Flag of England.svg Jimmy White (ENG) (1) 6 24 9 99
File:Flag of India.svg Arvind Savur (IND) (8) 4 20 11 67
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Eugene Hughes (IRE) 4 21 13 127
File:Flag of Malta.svg Joe Grech (MLT) 3 19 18 80
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Len Adams (NZL) 3 15 18 54
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Loo Yap Long (SIN) 1 6 23 57
File:Ulster Banner.svg Raymond Burke (NIR) 0 11 24 50

Group B

Player MW FW FL Break
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Giannaros (AUS) 6 24 11 54
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Steve Newbury (WAL) (2) 4 20 14 100
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Paquette (CAN) (7) 4 20 15 90
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Dale Meredith (NZL) 4 20 16 67
File:Flag of India.svg Girish Parikh (IND) 2 17 18 46
File:Ulster Banner.svg Sam Clarke (NIR) 1 10 22 44
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Lau Weng Yew (SIN) 0 8 24 36

Group C

Player MW FW FL Break
File:Flag of Malta.svg Paul Mifsud (MLT) (5) 6 24 3 77
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Atkins (AUS)[lower-alpha 1] 4 19 15 67
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Bonner (AUS)[lower-alpha 2] 4 17 17 53
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren King (AUS) 3 19 15 57
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Eddie McLaughlin (SCO) 3 16 16 67
File:Flag of England.svg Joe O'Boye (ENG) (4) 1 14 21 98
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Som Padayachi (FIJ) 0 2 24 40

Group D

Player MW FW FL Break
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Alwyn Lloyd (WAL) (6) 6 24 4 47
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Campbell (AUS) (3) 5 22 8 84
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Dessie Sheehan (IRE) 4 17 14 69
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Matt Gibson (SCO) 3 16 20 80
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Henry Boteju (LKA) 2 16 20 45
File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Peter Reynolds (IOM) 1 11 23 35
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Barrie (AUS)[lower-alpha 3] 0 7 24 39

Knockout

Players in bold denote match winners.[1]

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 15 frames 		Final
Best of 21 frames
         
File:Flag of England.svg Jimmy White (ENG) 5
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Steve Newbury (WAL) 4
File:Flag of England.svg Jimmy White (ENG) 8
File:Flag of Malta.svg Paul Mifsud (MLT) 6
File:Flag of Malta.svg Paul Mifsud (MLT) 5
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Campbell (AUS) 3
File:Flag of England.svg Jimmy White (ENG) 11
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Atkins (AUS) 2
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Giannaros (AUS) 3
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Atkins (AUS) 5
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Atkins (AUS) 8
File:Flag of India.svg Arvind Savur (IND) 6
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Alwyn Lloyd (WAL) 3
File:Flag of India.svg Arvind Savur (IND) 5

Final

Scores in bold indicate winning frame scores.[7]

Final: Best of 21 frames.
Jimmy White
England 		11–2 Ron Atkins
Australia
59–51; 86–47; 56–42; 103–13; 63–67; 118–13; 72–64; 107–7; 86–38; 70–30; 76–13; 29–47; 70–50

Notes

  1. ↑ Replaced Chris Cooper (Isle of Man), who did not arrive for the tournament
  2. ↑ Replaced Tom Lee (Canada), who did not arrive for the tournament
  3. ↑ Replaced John Sue Lum (Fiji), who withdrew

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 144–153. ISBN 0851122302.
  2. ↑ "No 1 at 17". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 October 1980. p. 36.
  3. ↑ Everton, Clive (7 October 1980). "White's case reviewed". The Guardian. London. p. 20.
  4. ↑ Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 195–197. ISBN 0356146901.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Two straight to Campbell". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 October 1980. p. 50.
  6. ↑ Everton, Clive (7 November 1980). "Replacement reaches final". The Guardian. London. p. 21.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Amateur snooker to London youth". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 November 1980. p. 35.
  8. ↑ Everton, Clive (10 November 1980). "White bows out in style". The Guardian. London. p. 21.
  9. ↑ "Lloyd's list longer". The Observer. London. 2 November 1980. p. 24.
  10. ↑ Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 131. ISBN 0851123643.
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