1966 World Amateur Snooker Championship

1966 World Amateur Snooker Championship

Tournament information
City	Karachi
Country	Pakistan
Organisation	Billiards Association and Control Club
Format	Round-robin
Highest break	Gary Owen (WAL) 118
Final
Champion	Gary Owen (WAL)
Runner-up	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.[1] 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.[2]

Final standings

[1]

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)	[3]
Bill Barrie (AUS)	6–3	L.U. Demarco (SCO)	[4]
John Spencer (ENG)	6–0	Hamid Karim (PAK)	[5]
Gary Owen (WAL)	6–2	Mohammed Lafir (LKA)	[3]
Mohammed Lafir (LKA)	6–2	L.U. Demarco (SCO)	[6]
John Spencer (ENG)	6–5	Bill Barrie (AUS)	[7]
Gary Owen (WAL)	6–3	L.U. Demarco (SCO)	[2]
Mohammed Lafir (LKA)	6–0	Hamid Karim (PAK)	[8]
Bill Barrie (AUS)	6–5	Mohammed Lafir (LKA)	[9]
L.U. Demarco (SCO)	6–4	Hamid Karim (PAK)	[10]
John Spencer (ENG)	6–0	L.U. Demarco (SCO)	[11]
Bill Barrie (AUS)	6–2	Hamid Karim (PAK)	[12]
Gary Owen (WAL)	6–2	John Spencer (ENG)	[13]
John Spencer (ENG)	6–3	Mohammed Lafir (LKA)	[14]
Gary Owen (WAL)	6–0	Bill Barrie (AUS)	[15]

References

1. Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 296–297. ISBN 0356146901.
2. "Record break in snooker". The Age. Melbourne. 2 December 1966. p. 24.
3. "A great record Gary". Sports Argus. 24 December 1966. p. 3.
4. "Barrie's big snooker break". The Age. Melbourne. 28 November 1966. p. 24.
5. "Easy snooker win in titles". The Age. Melbourne. 29 November 1966. p. 27.
6. "Snooker loss for Scot". The Age. Melbourne. 30 November 1966. p. 20.
7. "Barrie beaten in snooker". The Age. Melbourne. 1 December 1966. p. 24.
8. "Second win in snooker". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. 3 December 1966. p. 24.
9. "Barrie wins title snooker". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. 5 December 1966. p. 24.
10. "Sports shorts". The Paducah Sun. Paducah, Kentucky. 8 December 1966. p. 31.
11. "Keeps crown". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins, Colorado. 8 December 1966. p. 15.
12. "Barrie has 6–2 snooker win". The Age. Melbourne. 9 December 1966. p. 30.
13. "Snooker champion". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins, Colorado. 11 December 1966. p. 31.
14. "Easy win for Spence". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 9 December 1966. p. 13.
15. "Gary Owen still the champion". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 10 December 1966. p. 11.