South African Professional Championship
Tournament information | |
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Country | South Africa |
Established | 1948 |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Final year | 1989 |
Final champion | Perrie Mans |
The South African Professional Championship was a professional snooker tournament which was open only for South African players.
History
South Africa held a professional championship beginning in 1948. As with Australia it was originally held as a challenge match until 1984 (the only exception to this was 1979, when five players competed),[1] when the WPBSA offered a subsidy of £1,000 per man to any country holding a national professional championship. This subsidy ended in 1988/1989 after which date most national championships were discontinued, with Perrie Mans winning the final edition of the tournament.[citation needed]
Winners
[2][3]
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Venue | Season |
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Challenge matches | |||||
1948–1950 | Peter Mans | various challenges | n/a | ||
1950–1965 | Fred Van Rensburg | various challenges | |||
1965–1977 | Perrie Mans | various challenges | |||
1978 | Perrie Mans | Silvino Francisco | 9–5 | 1978/79 | |
Knockout tournament | |||||
1979 | Derek Mienie | Jimmy van Rensberg | 9–6 | 1979/80 | |
Challenge matches | |||||
1980–1984 | Perrie Mans | various challenges | n/a | ||
Knockout tournaments | |||||
1984 | Jimmy van Rensberg | Perrie Mans | 10–7 | MOTHS Club, Johannesburg | 1984/85 |
1986 | Silvino Francisco | Francois Ellis | 9–1 | Johannesburg | 1986/87 |
1988 | Francois Ellis | Jimmy van Rensberg | 9–4 | Germiston | 1987/88 |
1989 | Perrie Mans | Robbie Grace | 8–5 | Johannesburg | 1988/89 |
References
- ^ "1979 South African Professional Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "South African Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "New South African Champion". Snooker Scene. January 1985. p. 32.
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