1974 World Amateur Snooker Championship

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.

1974 World Amateur Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Dates	1 – 16 December 1974
City	Dublin
Country	Ireland
Organisation(s)	Billiards and Snooker Control Council, International Billiards and Snooker Federation
Format	Round-robin and knockout
Highest break	Alwyn Lloyd (WAL), 104
Final
Champion	Ray Edmonds (ENG)
Runner-up	Geoff Thomas (WAL)
Score	11–9
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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.[1]

The tournament was held in Dubin from 1 to 16 December 1974.[2][3] There were two nine-player round-robin groups, with the top four players from each group progressing to the quarter-finals.[2] The quarter-finals onwards were played as a knockout tournament.[1]

Ray Edmonds played Geoff Thomas in the final, which was held on 15 and 16 December,[1][3] 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.[4]

Alwyn Lloyd made the highest break of the tournament, 104, during the group stage.[5][1]

Qualifying groups

The final tables are shown below. Players in bold qualified for the next round.[1]

Group A

Player	MW	FW	FL	Break
Ray Edmonds (WAL)	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	MW	FW	FL	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.[1]

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 15 frames					Final Best of 21 frames
	Ray Edmonds (ENG)		4
	Lou Condo (AUS)		3
						Ray Edmonds (ENG)		8
						Eddie Sinclair (SCO)		4
	Eddie Sinclair (SCO)		4
	Winston Hill (NZL)		2
											Ray Edmonds (ENG)		11
											Geoff Thomas (WAL)		9
	Pascal Burke (IRE)		4
	Muhammad Lafir (LKA)		3
						Pascal Burke (IRE)		2
						Geoff Thomas (WAL)		8
	Geoff Thomas (WAL)		4
	Alwyn Lloyd (WAL)		2

Final

Scores in bold indicate winning frame scores. *Denotes frame won on a respotted black[4]

Final: Best of 21 frames. Dublin, 15–16 December 1974
Ray Edmonds	11–9	Geoff Thomas
15 December (evening): 107–25; 42–68; 56–46; 76–69*; 57–67; 60–37; 64–13; 34–58 16 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

1. Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 150–151. ISBN 0851122302.
2. Everton, Clive (1 November 1974). "Lafir fears only a chilly reception". The Guardian. London. p. 20.
3. Everton, Clive (14 November 1974). "Edmonds again in final". The Guardian. London. p. 27.
4. Everton, Clive (18 November 1974). "Edmonds tested". The Guardian. London. p. 18.
5. Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0851123643.