1970 World Amateur Snooker Championship

July 2020 1970 World Amateur Snooker Championship 1970 10 19 1970 11 7 y Meadowbank Stadium Edinburgh Scotland Billiards Association and Control Club Round-robin and final Jack Rogers IRE Jonathan Barron ENG Sid Hood ENG 11–7 1968 1972 The 1970 World Amateur Snooker Championship was the fourth edition of the championship that later became known as the IBSF World Snooker Championship, the first event having been held in 1963.Everton Clive 1981 The Guinness Book of Snooker Guinness Superlatives Ltd Enfield 0851122302 150 The 1970 tournament was played at the Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland from 19 October to 7 November 1970, with two round-robin groups each producing one player to contest the final.October 1970 Rogers completes fine entry Billiards and Snooker Billiards Association and Control Council Enfield 0851122302 3–8Haseldine Norman December 1970 Barron wins, world standards rise Billiards and Snooker Billiards Association and Control Council Enfield 0851122302 3–8 Both finalists were from England. Jonathan Barron defeated Sid Hood 11–7 to win the title.Barron takes snooker title The Sydney Morning Herald 10 November 1970 29 Jack Rogers made the highest break of the tournament, 65.Morrison Ian 1989 Snooker: records, facts and champions Guinness Superlatives Ltd 0851123643 129 Qualifying groups The final tables are shown below. Player Matches Won MW Frames Won FW Frames Lost FL Highest Break Break Sid Hood ENG 5 20 9 50 Paul Mifsud MLT 4 22 11 61 MJM Lafir LKA 4 20 16 50 John Phillips SCO 4 19 18 62 David Sneddon SCO 2 17 17 38 Laurie Glozier NZL 2 10 21 34 Jim Clint NIR 0 8 24 46 Player Matches Won MW Frames Won FW Frames Lost FL Highest Break Break Jonathan Barron ENG 5 21 13 51 Des May WAL 4 22 18 64 Shyam Shroff IND 3 18 14 47 Eddie Sinclair SCO 3 16 16 49 Jack Rogers IRE 3 16 19 65 Bert Demarco SCO 2 15 19 32 Harry Andrews AUS 1 13 22 35 Final Scores in bold indicate winning frame scores. Final: Best of 21 frames.Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh. 6–7 November 1970 Jonathan Barron ENG 11–7 Sid Hood First day: 61–40; 53–33; 62–26; 59–55; 31–69; 71–20; 68–26; 44–54; 57–45; 60–51; 24–64; 35–63; 26–95; 31–60;Second day: 75–48; 54–45; 35–58; 60–48 27 Highest break 45 References Category:IBSF World Snooker Championship Category:International sports competitions hosted by Scotland World Amateur Snooker Championship Category:International sports competitions in Edinburgh World Amateur Snooker Championship World Amateur Snooker Championship, 1970 World Amateur Snooker Championship World Amateur Snooker Championship