1980 World Amateur Snooker Championship

December 2020 1980 World Amateur Snooker Championship 1980 10 26 1980 11 9 y Albert Hall Launceston, Tasmania Australia Billiards and Snooker Control Council, International Billiards and Snooker Federation Round-robin and knockout Eugene Hughes IRE, 127 Jimmy White ENG Ron Atkins AUS 11–2 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.Everton Clive 1981 The Guinness Book of Snooker Guinness Superlatives Ltd Enfield 0851122302 144–153 The 1980 tournament was held at the Albert Hall in Launceston, TasmaniaNo 1 at 17 The Sydney Morning Herald 27 October 1980 36 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.Everton Clive White's case reviewed The Guardian London 7 October 1980 20 Cliff Wilson, the 1978 champion, had turned professional in 1979.Hale Janice 1987 Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88 Aylesbury Queen Anne Press 0356146901 195–197 Jimmy White, aged 17, was the top seed in the event,Two straight to Campbell The Sydney Morning Herald 29 October 1980 50 and reached the final where he played Ron Atkins. Atkins, president of the Tasmanian snooker association, and a resident of Launceston, had entered the competition as late replacement,Everton Clive Replacement reaches final The Guardian London 7 November 1980 21 filling a place vacated by Chris Cooper from the Isle of Man.Amateur snooker to London youth The Sydney Morning Herald 10 November 1980 35 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.Everton Clive White bows out in style The Guardian London 10 November 1980 21 Eugene Hughes compiled a record World Amateur championship break of 127 against Arvind Savur in the group stage,Lloyd's list longer The Observer London 2 November 1980 24 which remained the highest break of the 1980 tournament.Morrison Ian 1989 Snooker: records, facts and champions Guinness Superlatives Ltd 0851123643 131 Qualifying groups The final tables are shown below. Players in bold qualified for the next round. The top eight seedings are shown in parentheses. Group A Player Matches Won MW Frames Won FW Frames Lost FL Highest Break Break Jimmy White ENG (1) 6 24 9 99 Arvind Savur IND (8) 4 20 11 67 Eugene Hughes IRE 4 21 13 127 Joe Grech MLT 3 19 18 80 Len Adams NZL 3 15 18 54 Loo Yap Long SIN 1 6 23 57 Raymond Burke NIR 0 11 24 50 Group B Player Matches Won MW Frames Won FW Frames Lost FL Highest Break Break James Giannaros AUS 6 24 11 54 Steve Newbury WAL (2) 4 20 14 100 Robert Paquette CAN (7) 4 20 15 90 Dale Meredith NZL 4 20 16 67 Girish Parikh IND 2 17 18 46 Sam Clarke NIR 1 10 22 44 Lau Weng Yew SIN 0 8 24 36 Group C Player Matches Won MW Frames Won FW Frames Lost FL Highest Break Break Paul Mifsud MLT (5) 6 24 3 77 Ron Atkins AUSReplaced Chris Cooper (Isle of Man), who did not arrive for the tournament 4 19 15 67 Jim Bonner AUSReplaced Tom Lee (Canada), who did not arrive for the tournament 4 17 17 53 Warren King AUS 3 19 15 57 Eddie McLaughlin SCO 3 16 16 67 Joe O'Boye ENG (4) 1 14 21 98 Som Padayachi FIJ 0 2 24 40 Group D Player Matches Won MW Frames Won FW Frames Lost FL Highest Break Break Alwyn Lloyd WAL (6) 6 24 4 47 John Campbell AUS (3) 5 22 8 84 Dessie Sheehan IRE 4 17 14 69 Matt Gibson SCO 3 16 20 80 Henry Boteju LKA 2 16 20 45 Peter Reynolds IOM 1 11 23 35 Bill Barrie AUSReplaced John Sue Lum (Fiji), who withdrew 0 7 24 39 Knockout Players in bold denote match winners. Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 15 frames FinalBest of 21 frames 200 Jimmy White ENG 5 Steve Newbury WAL 4 Paul Mifsud MLT 5 John Campbell AUS 3 James Giannaros AUS 3 Ron Atkins AUS 5 Alwyn Lloyd WAL 3 Arvind Savur IND 5 Jimmy White ENG 8 Paul Mifsud MLT 6 Ron Atkins AUS 8 Arvind Savur IND 6 Jimmy White ENG 11 Ron Atkins AUS 2 Final Scores in bold indicate winning frame scores. Final: Best of 21 frames. Jimmy White ENG 11–2 Ron Atkins AUS 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 References Category:IBSF World Snooker Championship Category:International sports competitions hosted by Australia Category:1980 in snooker Category:Sport in Launceston, Tasmania Category:1980 in Australian television