The Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (often referred to as the Northern Ireland Championship) is an annual snooker competition. It is the most prestigious amateur event in Northern Ireland.
The first year of the championship was 1927, when G. Barron defeated G.R. Duff. It was not held in the years 1940 and 1942–44 due to World War II and in 1972 and 1973 because of the N. Ireland Troubles.[1]
Other players who have gone on to be professional include Tommy Murphy, Jack McLaughlin, Martin O’Neill, Michael Duffy, Declan Hughes, Julian Logue, Joe Meara, Sean O'Neill and Dermot McGlinchey. Currently Allen and Brown are playing on the World Snooker Tour.
The current champion is Robbie McGuigan, who defeated Raymond Fry 10–8 in the 2023 final to win the national title for a third consecutive year.
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The Northern Ireland Amateur Championship often referred to as the Northern Ireland Championship is an annual snooker competition It is the most prestigious amateur event in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Amateur ChampionshipTournament informationCountryNorthern IrelandEstablished1927 97 years ago 1927 Organisation s NIBSAFormatAmateur eventRecent edition2023Current championRobbie McGuiganHistory editThe first year of the championship was 1927 when G Barron defeated G R Duff It was not held in the years 1940 and 1942 44 due to World War II and in 1972 and 1973 because of the N Ireland Troubles 1 Many players who have appeared in the final of the tournament have gone on to be professional most notably including two time World Snooker Champion Alex Higgins six time ranking event winner Mark Allen 25 time Irish Professional Champion Jackie Rea World Championship semi finalist Joe Swail World Championship quarter finalist Patrick Wallace who has won the competition a record eight times and most recently ranking event winner Jordan Brown Other players who have gone on to be professional include Tommy Murphy Jack McLaughlin Martin O Neill Michael Duffy Declan Hughes Julian Logue Joe Meara Sean O Neill and Dermot McGlinchey Currently Allen and Brown are playing on the World Snooker Tour The current champion is Robbie McGuigan who defeated Raymond Fry 10 8 in the 2023 final to win the national title for a third consecutive year Winners editYear Winner Runner up Final scoreAmateur1927 2 nbsp Gibson Barron nbsp Robert Duff 381 331 nb 1 1928 3 nbsp J Perry nbsp J Blackburn 414 327 nb 1 1929 4 nbsp W Little nbsp Capt John Ross 282 276 nb 2 1930 5 nbsp J Luney nbsp Gibson Barron 351 285 nb 1 1931 6 nbsp Jack McNally nbsp W R Mills 288 273 nb 2 1932 7 nbsp Capt John Ross nbsp W R Mills 266 207 nb 2 1933 8 nbsp J French nbsp J Chambers 281 218 nb 2 1934 nbsp Capt John Ross nbsp W Price 329 199 nb 2 1935 nbsp Billy Agnew nbsp Capt John Ross 281 227 nb 2 1936 9 nbsp W Lowe nbsp Sam Brooks 326 228 nb 2 1937 nbsp J Chambers nbsp J Blackburn 4 01938 nbsp Jack McNally nbsp Billy Sanlon 4 31939 nbsp Jack McNally nbsp Sam Brooks 4 31940 No competition due to World War II1941 nbsp Jack McNally nbsp A Heron 4 21942 1944 No competition due to World War II1945 nbsp Jack McNally nbsp Charles Downey 4 01946 nbsp Jack McNally nbsp Jackie Rea 4 31947 nbsp Jackie Rea nbsp Jack Bates 4 21948 nbsp Jack Bates nbsp Ted Haslam 4 11949 nbsp Jack Bates nbsp Jim Stevenson 4 21950 nbsp Jack Bates nbsp John Dickinson 4 21951 nbsp Jim Stevenson nbsp Ted Haslam 4 11952 nbsp Jim Stevenson nbsp Dan Turley 4 11953 nbsp Jim Stevenson nbsp Joe Thompson 4 11954 nbsp Billy Seeds nbsp Jim Stevenson 4 21955 nbsp Jim Stevenson nbsp Maurice Gill 4 11956 nbsp Sam Brooks nbsp George Lyttle 4 31957 nbsp Maurice Gill nbsp Dessie Anderson 4 11958 nbsp Billy Agnew nbsp Billy Hanna 4 31959 nbsp Billy Hanna nbsp Billy Seeds 4 31960 nbsp Maurice Gill nbsp Dessie Anderson 4 31961 nbsp Dessie Anderson nbsp Maurice Gill 4 11962 nbsp Sean McMahon nbsp Dessie Anderson 4 21963 nbsp Dessie Anderson nbsp Jimmy Clint 4 21964 nbsp Paddy Morgan nbsp Maurice Gill 4 21965 nbsp Maurice Gill nbsp Sammy Crothers 4 11966 nbsp Sammy Crothers nbsp Billy Caughey 4 31967 nbsp Dessie Anderson nbsp Sammy Crothers 4 11968 nbsp Alex Higgins nbsp Maurice Gill 4 11969 nbsp Dessie Anderson nbsp Alex Higgins 4 01970 nbsp Jimmy Clint nbsp Noel McCann 4 31971 nbsp Sammy Crothers nbsp Dessie Anderson 4 21972 10 No competition due to the Northern Ireland conflict1973 11 1974 nbsp Paddy Donnelly nbsp Sammy Pavis 4 11975 nbsp Jimmy Clint nbsp Sean McMahon 4 11976 nbsp Eddie Swaffield nbsp Donal McVeigh 4 11977 nbsp Donal McVeigh nbsp George Maxwell 4 01978 nbsp Donal McVeigh nbsp Liam McCann 4 21979 nbsp Raymond Burke nbsp Jim Begley 4 31980 nbsp Sammy Clarke nbsp Donal McVeigh 4 31981 nbsp Tommy Murphy nbsp Billy Mills 4 31982 nbsp Sammy Pavis nbsp Kieran Erwin 9 81983 nbsp Jack McLaughlin nbsp John McIntyre 10 41984 nbsp Jack McLaughlin nbsp Harry Morgan 10 31985 12 nbsp Sammy Pavis nbsp Kieran Erwin 10 91986 nbsp Colin Sewell nbsp Gordon Campbell 10 41987 nbsp Seamus McClarey nbsp Gordon Campbell 10 41988 nbsp Paul Doran nbsp Joe Swail 10 71989 nbsp Harry Morgan nbsp Martin O Neill 10 51990 nbsp Kieran McAlinden nbsp Martin O Neill 10 91991 nbsp Michael Duffy nbsp Joe Swail 10 91992 nbsp Declan Hughes nbsp Andy Sharpe 10 81993 nbsp Patrick Wallace nbsp Kieran Erwin 10 81994 nbsp Kieran McAlinden nbsp Michael Duffy 10 61995 nbsp Julian Logue nbsp Colin Bingham 10 41996 nbsp Joe Meara nbsp Paul King 10 61997 nbsp Jonathan Nelson nbsp Paddy Doherty 10 51998 nbsp Martin O Neill nbsp Jonathan Nelson 10 81999 nbsp Michael Duffy nbsp Kieran McMahon 10 22000 nbsp Patrick Wallace nbsp Barry McNamee 10 22001 nbsp Sean O Neill nbsp Julian Logue 10 52002 nbsp Joe Meara nbsp Jonathan Nelson 10 72003 nbsp Mark Allen nbsp Colin Bingham 10 42004 nbsp Colin Bingham nbsp Joe Meara 10 92005 nbsp Mark Allen nbsp Kieran McMahon 10 12006 nbsp Dermot McGlinchey nbsp Kieran McMahon 10 92007 13 nbsp Patrick Wallace nbsp Joe Meara 10 52008 14 nbsp Jordan Brown nbsp Julian Logue 10 92009 15 nbsp Jordan Brown nbsp Dermot McGlinchey 10 42010 16 nbsp Dermot McGlinchey nbsp Kieran McMahon 10 82011 17 nbsp Kieran McMahon nbsp Brian Milne 10 52012 nbsp Patrick Wallace nbsp Dermot McGlinchey 10 42013 nbsp Patrick Wallace nbsp Jordan Brown 10 42014 nbsp Patrick Wallace nbsp Raymond McAllister 10 42015 18 nbsp Patrick Wallace nbsp Jordan Brown 10 22016 19 nbsp Patrick Wallace nbsp Jordan Brown 10 82017 nbsp Jordan Brown nbsp Dermot McGlinchey 10 82018 nbsp Jordan Brown nbsp Patrick Wallace 10 52019 20 nbsp Declan Lavery nbsp Darren Dornan 10 52020 nbsp Declan Lavery nbsp Robbie McGuigan 10 92021 21 nbsp Robbie McGuigan nbsp Rab McCullagh 10 42022 22 nbsp Robbie McGuigan nbsp Rab McCullagh 10 62023 23 nbsp Robbie McGuigan nbsp Raymond Fry 10 8 a b c Aggregate score over 7 frames a b c d e f g Aggregate score over 5 frames References edit Global Snooker Countries Northern Ireland Global Snooker Centre Archived from the original on 23 December 2008 Retrieved 17 June 2017 G Barron Wins Snooker Title The Belfast Telegraph 5 April 1927 p 11 Ulster Snooker Championship The Belfast Telegraph 18 April 1928 p 11 Northern Snooker Championship Northern Whig 9 May 1929 p 2 Final of Ulster Snooker Championship Northern Whig 25 April 1930 p 5 Ulster Snooker Final News Letter 20 March 1931 p 2 Ulster Snooker Final News Letter 5 March 1932 p 11 Ulster Championships French beats Chambers The Belfast Telegraph 27 February 1933 p 11 Snooker Title Final W Lowe beats S R Brooks The Belfast Telegraph 12 February 1936 p 6 Snooker Scene July 1972 p 7 name Billiards back https www britishnewspaperarchive co uk search results 1970 01 01 1979 12 31 basicsearch billiards amp somesearch billiards amp retrievecountrycounts false amp sortorder score amp newspapertitle belfast 2Btelegraph amp page 1 Snooker Scene August 1985 p 21 Patrick s Day Snooker Scene 25 June 2007 Retrieved 19 July 2018 Jordan s Top of the Pots Johnston Press Archived from the original on 8 March 2017 Retrieved 15 June 2018 Right On Cue Jordan Brown s story Eurosport 3 June 2009 Retrieved 15 June 2018 Castlederg s Dermot McGlinchey wins the Northern Ireland Championship for a second time Archived from the original on 8 March 2017 Retrieved 15 June 2018 McQuillan shines in St Patricks Cup Retrieved 15 November 2018 2015 Northern Irish National Snooker Championship The Cue View Retrieved 1 December 2018 Dungannon ace Patrick Wallace wins Northern Ireland title for an amazing eighth time Tyrone Times Archived from the original on 27 March 2018 Retrieved 15 May 2018 Lavery Claims Northern Ireland Title WPBSA 16 April 2019 Retrieved 7 July 2019 McGuigan Becomes Youngest Champion World Snooker 19 July 2021 Archived from the original on 20 July 2021 Retrieved 21 July 2021 McGuigan Defends Northern Irish Title WPBSA 29 March 2022 retrieved 15 August 2022 Magic McGuigan Makes it Three in a Row in Northern Ireland WPBSA 23 May 2023 Archived from the original on 23 May 2023 Retrieved 24 August 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Northern Ireland Amateur Championship amp oldid 1189581362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,