1963 World Amateur Snooker Championship

July 2020 World Amateur Snooker Championship Calcutta India Billiards Association and Control Club Round-robin Gary Owen WAL 71 Gary Owen WAL Frank Harris AUS 1966 The 1963 World Amateur Snooker Championship was the first edition of the championship that later became known as the IBSF World Snooker Championship. It was played from 27 December 1963 to 4 January 1964 at the Great Eastern Hotel in Calcutta, India, as a round-robin. Five players participated. Gary Owen won all four of his matches and took the title, with Frank Harris finishing in second place. Gary Owen triumphs in style in first world amateur snooker championship Billiards and Snooker London Billiards Association and Control Club February 1964 3 Owen compiled the highest break of the event, 71. Final standings Hale Janice 1987 Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88 Aylesbury Queen Anne Press 0356146901 296–297 Position Player Won Lost Frames Highest break 1 Gary Owen WAL 4 0 24-7 71 2 Frank Harris AUS 3 1 21–17 52 3 Mohammed Lafir LKA 2 2 19–18 67 4 Tony Monteiro IND 1 3 14–19 56 5 Wilson Jones IND 0 4 7–24 36 Match results Player Score Player Ref. Mohammed Lafir LKA 6–2 Wilson Jones IND Lafir leads in snooker The Age Melbourne 27 December 1963 9Frank Harris AUS 6–3 Tony Monteiro IND Harris' good snooker win The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney 28 December 1963 13 Gary Owen WAL 6–2 Mohammed Lafir LKA The World of Sport The Observer London 29 December 1963 16 Frank Harris AUS 6–3 Wilson Jones IND Snooker win to Australian The Age Melbourne 30 December 1963 13 Gary Owen WAL 6–1 Tony Monteiro IND Another win for Gary Owen The Birmingham Post Melbourne 30 December 1963 9 Frank Harris AUS 6–5 Mohammed Lafir LKA Harris in hard snooker fight The Age Melbourne 1 January 1964 16 Gary Owen WAL 6–1 Wilson Jones IND Win to UK snooker star The Age Melbourne 2 January 1964 13 Tony Monteiro IND 6–1 Wilson Jones IND Sport in brief The Times London 3 January 1964 3 Gary Owen WAL 6–3 Frank Harris AUS World snooker title for Briton The Times London 4 January 1964 4 Mohammed Lafir LKA 6–4 Tony Monteiro IND References Category:IBSF World Snooker Championship Category:1963 in snooker Category:Snooker competitions in India Category:1963 in Indian sport Category:1964 in Indian sport Category:International sports competitions hosted by India Category:Sports competitions in Kolkata