1974 World Amateur Snooker Championship

July 2020 1974 World Amateur Snooker Championship 1974 12 1 1974 12 16 y Dublin Ireland Billiards and Snooker Control Council, International Billiards and Snooker Federation Round-robin and knockout Alwyn Lloyd WAL, 104 Ray Edmonds ENG Geoff Thomas WAL 11–9 1972 1976 The 1974 World Amateur Snooker Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament that later became known as the IBSF World Snooker Championship. The 1974 tournament was played in Dublin from 1 to 16 December 1974. Defending champion Ray Edmonds defeated Geoff Thomas 11–9 in the final to retain the title. Tournament summary The first World Amateur Snooker Championship was held in 1963. Ray Edmonds, who won the title in 1972, was the defending champion for 1974.Everton Clive 1981 The Guinness Book of Snooker Guinness Superlatives Ltd Enfield 0851122302 150–151 The tournament was held in Dubin from 1 to 16 December 1974.Everton Clive Lafir fears only a chilly reception The Guardian London 1 November 1974 20Everton Clive Edmonds again in final The Guardian London 14 November 1974 27 There were two nine-player round-robin groups, with the top four players from each group progressing to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals onwards were played as a knockout tournament. Ray Edmonds played Geoff Thomas in the final, which was held on 15 and 16 December, Edmonds led 5–2 after the first session. In the next session, Thomas took a 7–6 lead before Edmonds levelled the score. In the final session, Edmonds moved into a 9–7 lead before Thomas equalised at 9–9. Edmonds won the next two frames to achieve victory at 11–9. Alwyn Lloyd made the highest break of the tournament, 104, during the group stage.Morrison Ian 1989 Snooker: records, facts and champions Guinness Superlatives Ltd 0851123643 129 Qualifying groups The final tables are shown below. Players in bold qualified for the next round. Group A Player Matches Won MW Frames Won FW Frames Lost FL Highest Break Break Ray Edmonds ENG 7 31 11 66 Muhammad Lafir LKA 6 30 19 77 Eddie Sinclair SCO 6 28 21 67 Geoff Thomas WAL 4 24 22 43 Dessie Sheehan IRE 4 25 24 43 Patrick Donnelly NIR 3 21 28 42 Shyam Shroff IND 3 16 26 44 Norman Stockman NZL 2 18 29 51 John Sklazeski CAN 1 18 31 79 Group B Player Matches Won MW Frames Won FW Frames Lost FL Highest Break Break Alwyn Lloyd WAL 8 32 14 104 Winston Hill NZL 5 26 21 58 Pascal Burke IRE 4 26 20 71 Lou Condo AUS 4 26 21 53 Alfred Borg MLT 4 27 23 37 David Sneddon SCO 4 23 21 54 Arvind Savur IND 4 24 23 50 Roy Cowley IOM 3 16 27 50 N J Rahim LKA 0 2 32 25 Knockout Players in bold denote match winners. Quarter-finalsBest of 7 frames Semi-finalsBest of 15 frames FinalBest of 21 frames Ray Edmonds ENG 4 Lou Condo AUS 3 Eddie Sinclair SCO 4 Winston Hill NZL 2 Pascal Burke IRE 4 Muhammad Lafir LKA 3 Geoff Thomas WAL 4 Alwyn Lloyd WAL 2 Ray Edmonds ENG 8 Eddie Sinclair SCO 4 Pascal Burke IRE 2 Geoff Thomas WAL 8 Ray Edmonds ENG 11 Geoff Thomas WAL 9 Final Scores in bold indicate winning frame scores. *Denotes frame won on a respotted blackEverton Clive Edmonds tested The Guardian London 18 November 1974 18 Final: Best of 21 frames.Dublin, 15–16 December 1974 Ray Edmonds ENG 11–9 Geoff Thomas WAL 15 December (evening): 107–25; 42–68; 56–46; 76–69*; 57–67; 60–37; 64–13; 34–5816 December (afternoon): 34–58; 76–24; 22–83; 13–88; 3–90; 28–64; 67–8; 15 December (evening): 84–10; 72–64; 36–76; 46–56; 66–43; 90–27 References Category:IBSF World Snooker Championship Category:International sports competitions hosted by Ireland Category:1974 in snooker Category:Sports competitions in Dublin (city) Category:1974 in Irish sport