1968 World Amateur Snooker Championship

July 2020 1968 World Amateur Snooker Championship 1968 09 16 1968 10 4 y Sydney Australia Billiards Association and Control Club Round-robin and knockout David Taylor ENG 96 David Taylor ENG Max Williams AUS 8–7 1966 1970 The 1968 World Amateur Snooker Championship was the third edition of the championship that later became known as the IBSF World Snooker Championship, the first event having been held in 1963. The 1968 tournament was played in Australia with two round-robin groups, one held in Adelaide and one on Melbourne, and the semi-finals and final being played at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney. Snooker 'greats' gather for title The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney 10 September 1968 21 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-greats/184197265/ Newspapers.com David Taylor of England defeated Max Williams of Australia 8–7 in the final to win the title. Taylor also made the highest break, 96.Morrison Ian 1989 Snooker: records, facts and champions Guinness Superlatives Ltd 0851123643 129 Qualifying groups Matches in the qualifying groups were all played between 16 and 20 September. Group A,Hale Janice 1987 Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88 Aylesbury Queen Anne Press 0356146901 296–297 played at the Albert Park table tennis stadium, Melbourne. Taylor shows form at snooker The Age Melbourne 16 September 1968 22 Position Player Won Lost Frames Highest break 1 David Taylor ENG 4 0 24–13 96 2 Jimmy van Rensberg RSA 1928 3 1 22–14 3 Harry Andrews AUS 2 2 17–16 4 Tony Monteiro IND 1 3 17–22 5 Lance Napper NZL 0 4 9–24 Group B, played at Australia Hall, Adelaide. Upset win in amateur snooker title The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney 20 September 1968 20 Position Player Won Lost Frames Highest break 1 Max Williams AUS 3 1 22–14 2 Paddy Morgan AUS 3 1 19–14 88 3 Mohammed Lafir LKA 2 2 19–16 4 Shyam Shroff IND 2 2 20–19 5 Dick Flutey NZL 0 4 7–24 Knockout The semi-final between Williams and van Renberg was played on 29 and 30 September; the semi-final between Taylor and Morgan was played on 1 and 2 October; the final was played on 3 and 4 October. Semi-finalsBest of 15 frames FinalBest of 15 frames 170 25 David Taylor ENG 8 Paddy Morgan AUS 3 Max Williams AUS 8 Jimmy van Rensberg RSA 1928 7 David Taylor ENG 8 Max Williams AUS 7 References 1968 Category:International sports competitions hosted by Australia Category:1968 in snooker Category:International sports competitions in Sydney Category:1968 in sport in Sydney