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The '''UK Open Billiards Championship''', formerly known as the '''United Kingdom Professional English Billiards Championship''', is an [[English billiards]] tournament, first contested in 1934. [[Joe Davis]] won the inaugural UK Professional English Billiards Championship title with a 18,745–18,309 defeat of [[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=United Kingdom professional championship of English billiards |magazine=The Billiard Player |publisher= |
The '''UK Open Billiards Championship''', formerly known as the '''United Kingdom Professional English Billiards Championship''', is an [[English billiards]] tournament, first contested in 1934. [[Joe Davis]] won the inaugural UK Professional English Billiards Championship title with a 18,745–18,309 defeat of [[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=United Kingdom professional championship of English billiards |magazine=The Billiard Player |publisher=Billiards Association and Control Council |date=June 1934 |page=15}}</ref><ref name="2015OPEN">{{cite web |title=2015 LITEtask UK Open |url=https://world-billiards.com/2015-litetask-uk-open/ |publisher=World Billiards |access-date=5 January 2021 |archive-date=5 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105145034/https://world-billiards.com/2015-litetask-uk-open/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The tournament was originally organised by the [[Billiards Association and Control Council]] (BA&CC). After a dispute over a world championship challenge match, the Professional Billiard Players Association (PBPA) — which had been re-established in 1968 by reigning world billiards champion [[Rex Williams]] and seven other players – disaffiliated from the BA&CC. The PBPA changed its name to the [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] (WPBSA) in 1970, and declared itself the governing body for the professional games of snooker and English billiards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/1174311.stm |title=WPBSA v TSN |work=BBC Sport |date=16 February 2001 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030101203136/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/1174311.stm |archive-date=1 January 2003 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wpbsa.com/about/history/history-of-the-wpbsa/ |title=History of The WPBSA |website=wpbsa.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810132839/https://www.wpbsa.com/about/history/history-of-the-wpbsa/ |archive-date=10 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Everton|2012|pages=146–147}} |
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After 1934, the UK Championship was the premier event of the billiards season in the UK, in the absence of any contests for the world championships.{{sfn|Everton|1985|pages=110–113}} [[Walter Lindrum]] had won the [[World Billiards Championship (English billiards)|World Professional Championship]] in 1933, and insisted that the competition should be held in Australia for his defence. Lindrum retained the world championship in 1934, and it was not contested again until 1952.{{sfn|Everton|1985|pages=110–113}}{{sfn|Everton|2012|pages=105–107}} The Championship was staged three more times before being in abeyance from 1952 to 1978.<ref name="WB" /> After a further hiatus from 2002, [[World Billiards]], a WPBSA-affiliated organisation, reinstituted the tournament as an [[Open (sport)|open]] event in 2015.<ref name="2015OPEN" /><ref name="WB" /> From 1987, it has sometimes been played as a "short format" event, for example in January 1988 the matches before the final were the best-of-seven games of 150-up (i.e. the first player to reach 150 points won the game), and the final was the best-of-thirteen games of 150-up.{{sfn|Everton|2012|page=174}}<!--There is a typo in the book, which states that Williamson played Foldvari in the final in 1985; this would be out of chronological order in the context of the chapter, and contradicts the dates on the World Billiards site--> |
After 1934, the UK Championship was the premier event of the billiards season in the UK, in the absence of any contests for the world championships.{{sfn|Everton|1985|pages=110–113}} [[Walter Lindrum]] had won the [[World Billiards Championship (English billiards)|World Professional Championship]] in 1933, and insisted that the competition should be held in Australia for his defence. Lindrum retained the world championship in 1934, and it was not contested again until 1952.{{sfn|Everton|1985|pages=110–113}}{{sfn|Everton|2012|pages=105–107}} The Championship was staged three more times before being in abeyance from 1952 to 1978.<ref name="WB" /> After a further hiatus from 2002, [[World Billiards]], a WPBSA-affiliated organisation, reinstituted the tournament as an [[Open (sport)|open]] event in 2015.<ref name="2015OPEN" /><ref name="WB" /> From 1987, it has sometimes been played as a "short format" event, for example in January 1988 the matches before the final were the best-of-seven games of 150-up (i.e. the first player to reach 150 points won the game), and the final was the best-of-thirteen games of 150-up.{{sfn|Everton|2012|page=174}}<!--There is a typo in the book, which states that Williamson played Foldvari in the final in 1985; this would be out of chronological order in the context of the chapter, and contradicts the dates on the World Billiards site--> |
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|+List of UK Professional/Open Billiards Championship finals<ref name="WB">{{cite web |title=UK Championship History |url=https://world-billiards.com/uk-championship-history/ |publisher=World Billiards |access-date=21 April 2023 }}</ref> |
|+List of UK Professional/Open Billiards Championship finals<ref name="WB">{{cite web |title=UK Championship History |url=https://world-billiards.com/uk-championship-history/ |publisher=World Billiards |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=5 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105032437/https://world-billiards.com/uk-championship-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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! scope=row | {{Date table sorting|1934}} |
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| data-sort-value="Davis, Joe"| {{flagathlete|[[Joe Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Newman, Tom"| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]]|ENG}} || align=center |18,745–18,309 || [[Thurston's Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Billiards: United Kingdom Championship |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123261965/billiards-united-kingdom-championship/ |newspaper=The Guardian |date=30 April 1934 |page=4 }}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Davis, Joe"| {{flagathlete|[[Joe Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Newman, Tom"| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]]|ENG}} || align=center |18,745–18,309 || [[Thurston's Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Billiards: United Kingdom Championship |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123261965/billiards-united-kingdom-championship/ |newspaper=The Guardian |date=30 April 1934 |page=4 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421135527/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123261965/billiards-united-kingdom-championship/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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! scope=row | {{Date table sorting|1935}} |
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| data-sort-value="Davis, Joe"| {{flagathlete|[[Joe Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Newman, Tom"| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]]|ENG}} || align=center |21,733–19,910 || [[Thurston's Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Davis retains title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123268084/davis-retains-title/ |newspaper=Evening Despatch |date=8 April 1935 |page=12 }}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Davis, Joe"| {{flagathlete|[[Joe Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Newman, Tom"| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]]|ENG}} || align=center |21,733–19,910 || [[Thurston's Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Davis retains title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123268084/davis-retains-title/ |newspaper=Evening Despatch |date=8 April 1935 |page=12 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421161355/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123268084/davis-retains-title/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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! scope=row | {{Date table sorting|1936}} |
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| data-sort-value="Davis, Joe"| {{flagathlete|[[Joe Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Newman, Tom"| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]]|ENG}} || align=center |21,710–19,791 || [[Thurston's Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=To-day's sports diary |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123268252/to-days-sports-diary/ |newspaper=Daily Herald |date=6 June 1936 |page=18 }}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Davis, Joe"| {{flagathlete|[[Joe Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Newman, Tom"| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]]|ENG}} || align=center |21,710–19,791 || [[Thurston's Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=To-day's sports diary |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123268252/to-days-sports-diary/ |newspaper=Daily Herald |date=6 June 1936 |page=18 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421161354/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123268252/to-days-sports-diary/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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! scope=row | {{Date table sorting|1937}} |
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| data-sort-value="Davis, Joe"| {{flagathlete|[[Joe Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Newman, Tom"| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]]|ENG}} || align=center |22,601–18,321 || [[Thurston's Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Davis champion again |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123262083/davis-champion-again/ |newspaper=The Guardian |date=3 May 1937 |page=3 }}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Davis, Joe"| {{flagathlete|[[Joe Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Newman, Tom"| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]]|ENG}} || align=center |22,601–18,321 || [[Thurston's Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Davis champion again |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123262083/davis-champion-again/ |newspaper=The Guardian |date=3 May 1937 |page=3 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421135530/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123262083/davis-champion-again/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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! scope=row | {{Date table sorting|1938}} |
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| data-sort-value="Davis, Joe"| {{flagathlete|[[Joe Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Newman, Tom"| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]]|ENG}} || align=center |20,933–19,542 || [[Thurston's Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Davis still champion |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123268426/davis-still-champion/ |newspaper=Daily Herald |date=28 February 1938 |page=16 }}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Davis, Joe"| {{flagathlete|[[Joe Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Newman, Tom"| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]]|ENG}} || align=center |20,933–19,542 || [[Thurston's Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Davis still champion |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123268426/davis-still-champion/ |newspaper=Daily Herald |date=28 February 1938 |page=16 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421155852/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123268426/davis-still-champion/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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! scope=row | {{Date table sorting|1939}} |
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| data-sort-value="Davis, Joe"| {{flagathlete|[[Joe Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Newman, Tom"| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]]|ENG}} || align=center |21,601–18,383 || [[Thurston's Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=J. Davis defeats Newman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123262181/j-davis-defeats-newman/ |newspaper=The Guardian |date=15 May 1939 |page=6 }}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Davis, Joe"| {{flagathlete|[[Joe Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Newman, Tom"| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]]|ENG}} || align=center |21,601–18,383 || [[Thurston's Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=J. Davis defeats Newman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123262181/j-davis-defeats-newman/ |newspaper=The Guardian |date=15 May 1939 |page=6 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421135530/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123262181/j-davis-defeats-newman/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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! scope=row | {{Date table sorting|1946}} |
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| data-sort-value="Davis, Joe"| {{flagathlete|[[Joe Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Barrie, John"| {{flagathlete|[[John Barrie (snooker player)|John Barrie]]|ENG}} || colspan=2 align=center|[[walkover]] || <!--B&SCC Handbook 1970 says this was 1947--><ref>{{cite news |title=Davis keeps billiards title |newspaper=Lincolnshire Echo |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123296856/davis-keeps-billiards-title/ |date=12 July 1946 |page= |
| data-sort-value="Davis, Joe"| {{flagathlete|[[Joe Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Barrie, John"| {{flagathlete|[[John Barrie (snooker player)|John Barrie]]|ENG}} || colspan=2 align=center|[[walkover]] || <!--B&SCC Handbook 1970 says this was 1947--><ref>{{cite news |title=Davis keeps billiards title |newspaper=Lincolnshire Echo |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123296856/davis-keeps-billiards-title/ |date=12 July 1946 |page=4 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422012355/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123296856/davis-keeps-billiards-title/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| data-sort-value="Smith, Sidney"| {{flagathlete|[[Sidney Smith (snooker player)|Sidney Smith]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Barrie, John"| {{flagathlete|[[John Barrie (snooker player)|John Barrie]]|ENG}} || align=center |7,002–6,428 || [[Leicester Square Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Billiards |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123269341/billiards/ |newspaper=Derby Evening Telegraph |date=8 May 1948 |page=4}}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Smith, Sidney"| {{flagathlete|[[Sidney Smith (snooker player)|Sidney Smith]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Barrie, John"| {{flagathlete|[[John Barrie (snooker player)|John Barrie]]|ENG}} || align=center |7,002–6,428 || [[Leicester Square Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Billiards |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123269341/billiards/ |newspaper=Derby Evening Telegraph |date=8 May 1948 |page=4 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722134858/https://www.newspapers.com/article/123269341/billiards/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| data-sort-value="Barrie, John"| {{flagathlete|[[John Barrie (snooker player)|John Barrie]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Kennerley, Kingsley"| {{flagathlete|[[Kingsley Kennerley]]|ENG}} || align=center |9,046–5,069 ||[[Burroughes Hall]], London||<ref>{{cite news |title=Barrie again does well |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123262466/barrie-again-does-well/ |newspaper=The Guardian |date=23 February 1950 |page=3 }}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Barrie, John"| {{flagathlete|[[John Barrie (snooker player)|John Barrie]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Kennerley, Kingsley"| {{flagathlete|[[Kingsley Kennerley]]|ENG}} || align=center |9,046–5,069 ||[[Burroughes Hall]], London||<ref>{{cite news |title=Barrie again does well |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123262466/barrie-again-does-well/ |newspaper=The Guardian |date=23 February 1950 |page=3 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421135528/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123262466/barrie-again-does-well/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| data-sort-value="Davis, Fred"| {{flagathlete|[[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Kennerley, Kingsley"| {{flagathlete|[[Kingsley Kennerley]]|ENG}} || align=center |8,120–6,011 || [[Leicester Square Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Double for Fred Davis |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123269478/double-for-fred-davis/ |newspaper=Birmingham Gazette |date=14 May 1951 |page=3}}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Davis, Fred"| {{flagathlete|[[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Kennerley, Kingsley"| {{flagathlete|[[Kingsley Kennerley]]|ENG}} || align=center |8,120–6,011 || [[Leicester Square Hall]], London ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Double for Fred Davis |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123269478/double-for-fred-davis/ |newspaper=Birmingham Gazette |date=14 May 1951 |page=3 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421171142/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123269478/double-for-fred-davis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| data-sort-value="Williams, Rex"| {{flagathlete|[[Rex Williams]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Barrie, John"| {{flagathlete|[[John Barrie (snooker player)|John Barrie]]|ENG}} || align=center |2,952–2,116 || Northern Snooker Centre, [[Leeds]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Thirty years on |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123262580/thirty-years-on/ |newspaper=The Guardian |date=9 January 1979 |page=19 }}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Williams, Rex"| {{flagathlete|[[Rex Williams]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Barrie, John"| {{flagathlete|[[John Barrie (snooker player)|John Barrie]]|ENG}} || align=center |2,952–2,116 || Northern Snooker Centre, [[Leeds]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Thirty years on |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123262580/thirty-years-on/ |newspaper=The Guardian |date=9 January 1979 |page=19 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421135535/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123262580/thirty-years-on/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|data-sort-value="Dagley, Norman"| {{flagathlete|[[Norman Dagley]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Edmonds, Ray"| {{flagathlete|[[Ray Edmonds]]|ENG}} || align=center |3–1{{efn|name=short400|Each game was won by the first player to reach 400 points}} || Romiley Forum, [[Stockport]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Dagley's revenge earns UK title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123272363/dagleys-revenge-earns-uk-title/ |newspaper=The Hinckley Times |date=30 January 1987 |page=43}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Locals take a tilt at Dagley title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123292374/locals-take-a-tilt-at-dagley-title/ |newspaper=Evening Chronicle |
|data-sort-value="Dagley, Norman"| {{flagathlete|[[Norman Dagley]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Edmonds, Ray"| {{flagathlete|[[Ray Edmonds]]|ENG}} || align=center |3–1{{efn|name=short400|Each game was won by the first player to reach 400 points}} || Romiley Forum, [[Stockport]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Dagley's revenge earns UK title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123272363/dagleys-revenge-earns-uk-title/ |newspaper=The Hinckley Times |date=30 January 1987 |page=43 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722134858/https://www.newspapers.com/article/123272363/dagleys-revenge-earns-uk-title/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Locals take a tilt at Dagley title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123292374/locals-take-a-tilt-at-dagley-title/ |newspaper=Evening Chronicle |date=2 January 1988 |page=26 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421223805/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123292374/locals-take-a-tilt-at-dagley-title/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| data-sort-value="Williamson, Ian"| {{flagathlete|[[Ian Williamson]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Foldvari, Robby"| {{flagathlete|[[Robby Foldvari]]|AUS}} || align=center |7–3{{efn|name=short150}} || Marton Hotel and Country Club, [[Middlesbrough]] ||<ref>{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=A big break awaits rediscovery |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123262781/a-big-break-awaits-rediscovery/ |newspaper=The Guardian |date=20 January 1988 |page=19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Terry |title=Finalists told to speed up |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123261748/finalists-told-to-speed-up/ |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=22 January 1988 |page=30}}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Williamson, Ian"| {{flagathlete|[[Ian Williamson]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Foldvari, Robby"| {{flagathlete|[[Robby Foldvari]]|AUS}} || align=center |7–3{{efn|name=short150}} || Marton Hotel and Country Club, [[Middlesbrough]] ||<ref>{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=A big break awaits rediscovery |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123262781/a-big-break-awaits-rediscovery/ |newspaper=The Guardian |date=20 January 1988 |page=19 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421135528/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123262781/a-big-break-awaits-rediscovery/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Terry |title=Finalists told to speed up |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123261748/finalists-told-to-speed-up/ |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=22 January 1988 |page=30 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421135533/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123261748/finalists-told-to-speed-up/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| data-sort-value="Russell, Mike"| {{flagathlete|[[Mike Russell (billiards player)|Mike Russell]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Sethi, Geet"| {{flagathlete|[[Geet Sethi]]|IND}} ||align=center | 1,794–1,538 || Radion Plaza, [[Sheffield]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Round-up: Billiards |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123261541/uk-professional-billiards/ |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=11 March 1991 |page=41}}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Russell, Mike"| {{flagathlete|[[Mike Russell (billiards player)|Mike Russell]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Sethi, Geet"| {{flagathlete|[[Geet Sethi]]|IND}} ||align=center | 1,794–1,538 || Radion Plaza, [[Sheffield]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Round-up: Billiards |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123261541/uk-professional-billiards/ |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=11 March 1991 |page=41 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421135530/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123261541/uk-professional-billiards/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| data-sort-value="Foldvari, Robbie"| {{flagathlete|[[Robby Foldvari]]|AUS}} || data-sort-value="Agarwal, Subhash"| {{flagathlete|[[Subhash Agarwal]]|IND}} || align=center |4–1{{efn|name=short150|Each game was won by the first player to reach 150 points}} || Royal Hampshire Snooker Lodge, [[Aldershot]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Foldvari finds winning show |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123261659/foldvari-finds-winning-show/ |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=16 March 1992 |page=41}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Robby Foldvari takes title |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=April 1992 |page=8 }}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Foldvari, Robbie"| {{flagathlete|[[Robby Foldvari]]|AUS}} || data-sort-value="Agarwal, Subhash"| {{flagathlete|[[Subhash Agarwal]]|IND}} || align=center |4–1{{efn|name=short150|Each game was won by the first player to reach 150 points}} || Royal Hampshire Snooker Lodge, [[Aldershot]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Foldvari finds winning show |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123261659/foldvari-finds-winning-show/ |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=16 March 1992 |page=41 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421135532/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123261659/foldvari-finds-winning-show/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Robby Foldvari takes title |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=April 1992 |page=8 }}</ref> |
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| data-sort-value="Foldvari, Robbie"| {{flagathlete|[[Robby Foldvari]]|AUS}} || data-sort-value="Sethi, Geet"| {{flagathlete|[[Geet Sethi]]|IND}}|| align=center |4–0{{efn|name=short150}} || Radion Plaza, [[Sheffield]] ||<ref>{{cite news |last=Yates |first=Phil |title=Robbie stuns world's best |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123266669/robbie-stuns-worlds-best/ |newspaper=Birmingham Evening Mail |date=3 February 1993 |page=19 }}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Foldvari, Robbie"| {{flagathlete|[[Robby Foldvari]]|AUS}} || data-sort-value="Sethi, Geet"| {{flagathlete|[[Geet Sethi]]|IND}}|| align=center |4–0{{efn|name=short150}} || Radion Plaza, [[Sheffield]] ||<ref>{{cite news |last=Yates |first=Phil |title=Robbie stuns world's best |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123266669/robbie-stuns-worlds-best/ |newspaper=Birmingham Evening Mail |date=3 February 1993 |page=19 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421153151/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123266669/robbie-stuns-worlds-best/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| data-sort-value="Russell, Mike"| {{flagathlete|[[Mike Russell (billiards player)|Mike Russell]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Gilchrist, Peter"| {{flagathlete|[[Peter Gilchrist (billiards player)|Peter Gilchrist]]|ENG}} || align=center |1,073-332 || [[Plymouth Pavilions]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=UK Billiards final at Plymouth |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123266455/uk-billiards-final-at-plymouth/ |newspaper=Herald Express |date=28 March 1994 |page=34 }}</ref><!--Final was at Plymouth; earlier rounds were at the Jimmy White Snooker Lodge, Aldershot--> |
| data-sort-value="Russell, Mike"| {{flagathlete|[[Mike Russell (billiards player)|Mike Russell]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Gilchrist, Peter"| {{flagathlete|[[Peter Gilchrist (billiards player)|Peter Gilchrist]]|ENG}} || align=center |1,073-332 || [[Plymouth Pavilions]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=UK Billiards final at Plymouth |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123266455/uk-billiards-final-at-plymouth/ |newspaper=Herald Express |date=28 March 1994 |page=34 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421153151/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123266455/uk-billiards-final-at-plymouth/ |url-status=live }}</ref><!--Final was at Plymouth; earlier rounds were at the Jimmy White Snooker Lodge, Aldershot--> |
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| data-sort-value="Russell, Mike"| {{flagathlete|[[Mike Russell (billiards player)|Mike Russell]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Sethi, Geet"| {{flagathlete|[[Geet Sethi]]|IND}}|| align=center |2,204–807 || Hospitality Inn, [[Harrogate]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Top players at Harrogate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123294888/top-players-at-harrogate/ |newspaper=Huddersfield Daily Examiner |date=21 November 1998 |page=40}}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Russell, Mike"| {{flagathlete|[[Mike Russell (billiards player)|Mike Russell]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Sethi, Geet"| {{flagathlete|[[Geet Sethi]]|IND}}|| align=center |2,204–807 || Hospitality Inn, [[Harrogate]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Top players at Harrogate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123294888/top-players-at-harrogate/ |newspaper=Huddersfield Daily Examiner |date=21 November 1998 |page=40 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421232523/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123294888/top-players-at-harrogate/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| data-sort-value="Chapman, Roxton"| {{flagathlete|Roxton Chapman|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Causier, David"| {{flagathlete|[[David Causier]]|ENG}} || align=center |1,382–1,293 || Spa Hotel, [[Harrogate]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Liversedge stars |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123294670/liversedge-stars/ |newspaper=Huddersfield Daily Examiner |date=20 November 1999 |page=40}}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Chapman, Roxton"| {{flagathlete|Roxton Chapman|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Causier, David"| {{flagathlete|[[David Causier]]|ENG}} || align=center |1,382–1,293 || Spa Hotel, [[Harrogate]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Liversedge stars |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123294670/liversedge-stars/ |newspaper=Huddersfield Daily Examiner |date=20 November 1999 |page=40 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421232521/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123294670/liversedge-stars/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|data-sort-value="Causier, David"| {{flagathlete|[[David Causier]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Foldvari, Robbie"| {{flagathlete|[[Robby Foldvari]]|AUS}} || align=center |5–1{{efn|name=short50|Each game was won by the first player to reach 50 points}} || [[Bournemouth International Centre]] ||<ref name="FIASCO">{{cite magazine |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=Billiards fiasco |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=January 2001 |page=29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=O'Sullivan pegs back Australian |url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/5406785.osullivan-pegs-back-australian/ |date=30 November 2000 |newspaper=Dorset Echo |access-date=22 April 2023}}</ref><!--Only the final was played in Bournemouth--> |
|data-sort-value="Causier, David"| {{flagathlete|[[David Causier]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Foldvari, Robbie"| {{flagathlete|[[Robby Foldvari]]|AUS}} || align=center |5–1{{efn|name=short50|Each game was won by the first player to reach 50 points}} || [[Bournemouth International Centre]] ||<ref name="FIASCO">{{cite magazine |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=Billiards fiasco |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=January 2001 |page=29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=O'Sullivan pegs back Australian |url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/5406785.osullivan-pegs-back-australian/ |date=30 November 2000 |newspaper=Dorset Echo |access-date=22 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421235209/https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/5406785.osullivan-pegs-back-australian/ |url-status=live }}</ref><!--Only the final was played in Bournemouth--> |
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| data-sort-value="Hall, Robert"| {{flagathlete|Robert Hall|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Chapman, Roxton"| {{flagathlete|Roxton Chapman|ENG}} || align=center |913-427|| Northern Snooker Centre, [[Leeds]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Litetask UK Open |publisher=World Billiards |url=https://wbeventsonline.com/?page_id=57&TID=199 |access-date=21 April 2023}}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Hall, Robert"| {{flagathlete|Robert Hall|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Chapman, Roxton"| {{flagathlete|Roxton Chapman|ENG}} || align=center |913-427|| Northern Snooker Centre, [[Leeds]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Litetask UK Open |publisher=World Billiards |url=https://wbeventsonline.com/?page_id=57&TID=199 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406143017/https://wbeventsonline.com/?page_id=57&TID=199 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|data-sort-value="Russell, Mike"| {{flagathlete|[[Mike Russell (billiards player)|Mike Russell]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Causier, David"| {{flagathlete|[[David Causier]]|ENG}}|| align=center |946-915 || Northern Snooker Centre, [[Leeds]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Litetask 2017 UK Open |publisher=World Billiards |url=https://wbeventsonline.com/?page_id=57&TID=230 |access-date=21 April 2023}}</ref> |
|data-sort-value="Russell, Mike"| {{flagathlete|[[Mike Russell (billiards player)|Mike Russell]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Causier, David"| {{flagathlete|[[David Causier]]|ENG}}|| align=center |946-915 || Northern Snooker Centre, [[Leeds]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Litetask 2017 UK Open |publisher=World Billiards |url=https://wbeventsonline.com/?page_id=57&TID=230 |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702195646/https://wbeventsonline.com/?page_id=57&TID=230 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| data-sort-value="Gilchrist, Peter"| {{flagathlete|[[Peter Gilchrist (billiards player)|Peter Gilchrist]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Hall, Robert"| {{flagathlete|Robert Hall|ENG}} || align=center |796–667 || Northern Snooker Centre, [[Leeds]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 UK Open |url=https://world-billiards.com/2018-uk-open/ |publisher=World Billiards |access-date=21 April 2023 }}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Gilchrist, Peter"| {{flagathlete|[[Peter Gilchrist (billiards player)|Peter Gilchrist]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Hall, Robert"| {{flagathlete|Robert Hall|ENG}} || align=center |796–667 || Northern Snooker Centre, [[Leeds]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 UK Open |url=https://world-billiards.com/2018-uk-open/ |publisher=World Billiards |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421154519/https://world-billiards.com/2018-uk-open/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| data-sort-value="Causier, David"| {{flagathlete|[[David Causier]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Hirst, Mark"| {{flagathlete|Mark Hirst|ENG}} || align=center |632–315 || Northern Snooker Centre, [[Leeds]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 UK Open |url=https://wbeventsonline.com/?page_id=57&TID=301 |publisher=World Billiards |access-date=21 April 2023 }}</ref> |
| data-sort-value="Causier, David"| {{flagathlete|[[David Causier]]|ENG}} || data-sort-value="Hirst, Mark"| {{flagathlete|Mark Hirst|ENG}} || align=center |632–315 || Northern Snooker Centre, [[Leeds]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 UK Open |url=https://wbeventsonline.com/?page_id=57&TID=301 |publisher=World Billiards |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421154518/https://wbeventsonline.com/?page_id=57&TID=301 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Tournament information | |
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Established | 1934 |
Organisation(s) | World Billiards |
Recent edition | 2019 |
Current champion | David Causier (ENG) |
The UK Open Billiards Championship, formerly known as the United Kingdom Professional English Billiards Championship, is an English billiards tournament, first contested in 1934. Joe Davis won the inaugural UK Professional English Billiards Championship title with a 18,745–18,309 defeat of Tom Newman.[1][2] The tournament was originally organised by the Billiards Association and Control Council (BA&CC). After a dispute over a world championship challenge match, the Professional Billiard Players Association (PBPA) — which had been re-established in 1968 by reigning world billiards champion Rex Williams and seven other players – disaffiliated from the BA&CC. The PBPA changed its name to the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) in 1970, and declared itself the governing body for the professional games of snooker and English billiards.[3][4][5]
After 1934, the UK Championship was the premier event of the billiards season in the UK, in the absence of any contests for the world championships.[6] Walter Lindrum had won the World Professional Championship in 1933, and insisted that the competition should be held in Australia for his defence. Lindrum retained the world championship in 1934, and it was not contested again until 1952.[6][7] The Championship was staged three more times before being in abeyance from 1952 to 1978.[8] After a further hiatus from 2002, World Billiards, a WPBSA-affiliated organisation, reinstituted the tournament as an open event in 2015.[2][8] From 1987, it has sometimes been played as a "short format" event, for example in January 1988 the matches before the final were the best-of-seven games of 150-up (i.e. the first player to reach 150 points won the game), and the final was the best-of-thirteen games of 150-up.[9]
David Causier won the 2019 title, with a 632–315 victory over Mark Hirst in the final.[8] The competition was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[10] and, as of April 2023, has not been held since.[8] The tournament has been staged 35 times and produced 17 different champions. Mike Russell has won the title a record eight times, one more than Joe Davis's total. Causier has taken three titles, and the only other players to have won the tournament more than once are two-time champions Williams, Robby Foldvari, and Roxton Chapman.[8]
Finals
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in the final | Venue | Ref. |
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1934 | Joe Davis (ENG) | Tom Newman (ENG) | 18,745–18,309 | Thurston's Hall, London | [12] |
1935 | Joe Davis (ENG) | Tom Newman (ENG) | 21,733–19,910 | Thurston's Hall, London | [13] |
1936 | Joe Davis (ENG) | Tom Newman (ENG) | 21,710–19,791 | Thurston's Hall, London | [14] |
1937 | Joe Davis (ENG) | Tom Newman (ENG) | 22,601–18,321 | Thurston's Hall, London | [15] |
1938 | Joe Davis (ENG) | Tom Newman (ENG) | 20,933–19,542 | Thurston's Hall, London | [16] |
1939 | Joe Davis (ENG) | Tom Newman (ENG) | 21,601–18,383 | Thurston's Hall, London | [17] |
1940–1945 | Not held | [6] | |||
1946 | Joe Davis (ENG) | John Barrie (ENG) | walkover | [18] | |
1947 | Not held | [6] | |||
1948 | Sidney Smith (ENG) | John Barrie (ENG) | 7,002–6,428 | Leicester Square Hall, London | [19] |
1949 | Not held | [6] | |||
1950 | John Barrie (ENG) | Kingsley Kennerley (ENG) | 9,046–5,069 | Burroughes Hall, London | [20] |
1951 | Fred Davis (ENG) | Kingsley Kennerley (ENG) | 8,120–6,011 | Leicester Square Hall, London | [21] |
1952–1978 | Not held | [8] | |||
1979 | Rex Williams (ENG) | John Barrie (ENG) | 2,952–2,116 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [22] |
1980 | Jack Karnehm (ENG) | Rex Williams (ENG) | 2,518–2,423 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [23] |
1981 | Rex Williams (ENG) | Jack Karnehm (ENG) | 1,592–1,112 | Winter Gardens, Margate | [24] |
1982 | Not held | [6] | |||
1983 | Mark Wildman (ENG) | Fred Davis (ENG) | 1,500–1,032 | Victoria Snooker Centre, Southend | [25] |
1984–1986 | Not held | [8] | |||
1987 | Norman Dagley (ENG) | Ray Edmonds (ENG) | 3–1[a] | Romiley Forum, Stockport | [26][27] |
January 1988 | Ian Williamson (ENG) | Robby Foldvari (AUS) | 7–3[b] | Marton Hotel and Country Club, Middlesbrough | [28][29] |
November 1988 | Mike Russell (ENG) | Bob Close (ENG) | 7–0[b] | Marton Hotel and Country Club, Middlesbrough | [30] |
1990 | Mike Russell (ENG) | John Murphy (ENG) | 1,478–1,058 | Marton Hotel and Country Club, Middlesbrough | [31] |
1991 | Mike Russell (ENG) | Geet Sethi (IND) | 1,794–1,538 | Radion Plaza, Sheffield | [32] |
1992 | Robby Foldvari (AUS) | Subhash Agarwal (IND) | 4–1[b] | Royal Hampshire Snooker Lodge, Aldershot | [33][34] |
1993 | Robby Foldvari (AUS) | Geet Sethi (IND) | 4–0[b] | Radion Plaza, Sheffield | [35] |
1994 | Mike Russell (ENG) | Peter Gilchrist (ENG) | 1,073-332 | Plymouth Pavilions | [36] |
1995 | Subhash Agarwal (IND) | Peter Gilchrist (ENG) | 1,240–1,114 | Bellingham Hotel, Wigan | [37] |
1996 | Mike Russell (ENG) | David Causier (ENG) | 1,690–1,277 | Bellingham Hotel, Wigan | [38] |
March 1997 | Mike Russell (ENG) | Sonic Multani (IND) | 2,476–580 | Norwich Sports Village | [39] |
November 1997 | Geet Sethi (IND) | Roxton Chapman (ENG) | 698–293 | Preston Guild Hall | [40] |
1998 | Mike Russell (ENG) | Geet Sethi (IND) | 2,204–807 | Hospitality Inn, Harrogate | [41] |
1999 | Roxton Chapman (ENG) | David Causier (ENG) | 1,382–1,293 | Spa Hotel, Harrogate | [42] |
2000 | David Causier (ENG) | Robby Foldvari (AUS) | 5–1[c] | Bournemouth International Centre | [11][43] |
2001 | David Causier (ENG) | Peter Gilchrist (ENG) | 5–4[d] | Barbican Centre, York | [44] |
2002–2014 | Not held | [8] | |||
2015 | Roxton Chapman (ENG) | David Causier (ENG) | 409–351 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [2] |
2016 | Robert Hall (ENG) | Roxton Chapman (ENG) | 913-427 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [45] |
2017 | Mike Russell (ENG) | David Causier (ENG) | 946-915 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [46] |
2018 | Peter Gilchrist (ENG) | Robert Hall (ENG) | 796–667 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [47] |
2019 | David Causier (ENG) | Mark Hirst (ENG) | 632–315 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [48] |
Multiple champions
Player | Total | Years |
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Mike Russell (ENG) | 8 | 1988 (Nov), 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997 (Mar), 1998, 2017 |
Joe Davis (ENG) | 7 | 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1936, 1939, 1946 |
David Causier (ENG) | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2019 |
Rex Williams (ENG) | 2 | 1979, 1981 |
Robby Foldvari (AUS) | 2 | 1992, 1993 |
Roxton Chapman (ENG) | 2 | 1999, 2015 |
Notes
References
Citations
- ^ "United Kingdom professional championship of English billiards". The Billiard Player. Billiards Association and Control Council. June 1934. p. 15.
- ^ a b c "2015 LITEtask UK Open". World Billiards. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "WPBSA v TSN". BBC Sport. 16 February 2001. Archived from the original on 1 January 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "History of The WPBSA". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ Everton 2012, pp. 146–147.
- ^ a b c d e f Everton 1985, pp. 110–113.
- ^ Everton 2012, pp. 105–107.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "UK Championship History". World Billiards. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ Everton 2012, p. 174.
- ^ "Statement – COVID-19". World Billiards. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ a b Everton, Clive (January 2001). "Billiards fiasco". Snooker Scene. p. 29.
- ^ "Billiards: United Kingdom Championship". The Guardian. 30 April 1934. p. 4. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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