Format Amateur event Current champion Darren Morgan | Recent edition 2015 Country Wales | |
Established 1928; 89 years ago (1928) Organisation(s) Welsh Billiards & Snooker Association | ||
The Welsh Amateur Championship is an annual snooker competition played in Wales and is the highest ranking and most prestigious amateur event in Wales.
The competition was first established back in 1928 which was won by J. Emrys Harries. The championship is currently held by Darren Morgan who won his second championship in 2015, 28 years after his first. Tom Jones is the most successful player in the tournaments history winning the championship 8 times over a 17-year period.
Currently former champions Daniel Wells, Duane Jones, Dominic Dale, Michael White, Ryan Day and Jamie Jones are all playing on the world tour, with Michael White being the only former champion in the top 16.
References
Welsh Amateur Championship (snooker) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA