1966 World Amateur Snooker Championship

July 2020 1966 World Amateur Snooker Championship Karachi Pakistan Billiards Association and Control Club Round-robin Gary Owen WAL 118 Gary Owen WAL John Spencer ENG 1963 1968 The 1966 World Amateur Snooker Championship was the second edition of the championship that later became known as the IBSF World Snooker Championship, following the first staging in 1963. It was played in Karachi, Pakistan as a round-robin. Five players participated. Gary Owen won all four of his matches and took the title, with John Spencer finishing in second place. Owen compiled the highest break of the event, 118. Barrie had set a new championship record break of 76 against Demarco. Owen surpassed it with a break of 106, also against Demarco, before making the 118 break in his match against Lafir. 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 5 0 30-7 118 2 John Spencer ENG 4 1 26–14 101 3 Bill Barrie AUS 3 2 23–22 73 4 Mohammed Lafir LKA 2 3 22–20 45 5 L.U. Demarco SCO 1 4 14–28 36 6 Hamid Karim PAK 0 5 6–30 60 Match results Player Score Player Ref. Gary Owen WAL 6–0 Hamid Karim PAK A great record Gary Sports Argus 24 December 1966 3 Bill Barrie AUS 6–3 L.U. Demarco SCO Barrie's big snooker break The Age Melbourne 28 November 1966 24 John Spencer ENG 6–0 Hamid Karim PAK Easy snooker win in titles The Age Melbourne 29 November 1966 27 Gary Owen WAL 6–2 Mohammed Lafir LKA Mohammed Lafir LKA 6–2 L.U. Demarco SCO Snooker loss for Scot The Age Melbourne 30 November 1966 20 John Spencer ENG 6–5 Bill Barrie AUS Barrie beaten in snooker The Age Melbourne 1 December 1966 24 Gary Owen WAL 6–3 L.U. Demarco SCO Record break in snooker The Age Melbourne 2 December 1966 24 Mohammed Lafir LKA 6–0 Hamid Karim PAK Second win in snooker The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney 3 December 1966 24 Bill Barrie AUS 6–5 Mohammed Lafir LKA Barrie wins title snooker The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney 5 December 1966 24 L.U. Demarco SCO 6–4 Hamid Karim PAK Sports shorts The Paducah Sun Paducah, Kentucky 8 December 1966 31 John Spencer ENG 6–0 L.U. Demarco SCO Keeps crown Fort Collins Coloradoan Fort Collins, Colorado 8 December 1966 15 Bill Barrie AUS 6–2 Hamid Karim PAK Barrie has 6–2 snooker win The Age Melbourne 9 December 1966 30 Gary Owen WAL 6–2 John Spencer ENG Snooker champion Fort Collins Coloradoan Fort Collins, Colorado 11 December 1966 31 John Spencer ENG 6–3 Mohammed Lafir LKA Easy win for Spence Birmingham Daily Post Birmingham 9 December 1966 13 Gary Owen WAL 6–0 Bill Barrie AUS Gary Owen still the champion Birmingham Daily Post Birmingham 10 December 1966 11 References Category:IBSF World Snooker Championship Category:International sports competitions hosted by Pakistan Category:1966 in snooker Category:1963 in Pakistani sport Category:Sport in Karachi