Channel Island Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Country | Jersey / Guernsey |
| Organisation(s) | World Snooker |
| Format | Single match |
| Current champion | Gary Britton |
The Channel Island Snooker Championship (also known as the Channel Island Snooker Final) is a two-player snooker match held almost every April between the current island snooker champion of Jersey and the current island snooker champion of Guernsey. The trophy was originally sponsored by the main newspapers of the respective islands, the Guernsey Evening Press and the Jersey Evening Post. The match takes place in each island in alternate years and consists of the best of 7 frames. Gary Britton is the defending champion, representing Jersey is the current champion, having defeated Adam Shorto in the 2019 final.[1]
List of Channel Island Champions
[edit]Below is a list of previous champions. The match takes place in Jersey during even-numbered years and in Guernsey during odd-numbered years.[2][3][4]
| Date | Winner | Island |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | A. Mantle | Guernsey |
| 1933 | A. Zabiela | Guernsey |
| 1934 | G. L. Borny | Jersey |
| 1935 | G. L. Borny | Jersey |
| 1936 | I. J. Soudain | Jersey |
| 1937 | H. I. Allen | Guernsey |
| 1938 | L. Richmond | Jersey |
| 1939 | B. C. O'Neill | Jersey |
| 1940 | J. J. Spillane | Guernsey |
| 1941-1945 | No competition | No competition |
| 1946 | F. T. Drouin | Jersey |
| 1947 | D. P. Dorleans | Jersey |
| 1948 | L. Richmond | Jersey |
| 1949 | G. L. Borny | Jersey |
| 1950 | N. E. Wale | Guernsey |
| 1951 | N. E. Wale | Guernsey |
| 1952 | L. Richmond | Jersey |
| 1953 | N. E. Wale | Guernsey |
| 1954 | G. Le Blancq | Jersey |
| 1955 | N. E. Wale | Guernsey |
| 1956 | N. E. Wale | Guernsey |
| 1957 | R. Querree | Jersey |
| 1958 | D. P. Dorleans | Jersey |
| 1959 | N. E. Wale | Guernsey |
| 1960 | G. Le Blancq | Jersey |
| 1961 | N. E. Wale | Guernsey |
| 1962 | N. E. Wale | Guernsey |
| 1963 | B. T. Kimber | Guernsey |
| 1964 | D. Poingdestre | Jersey |
| 1965 | R. Newton | Jersey |
| 1966 | G. Le Blancq | Jersey |
| 1967 | R. Newton | Jersey |
| 1968 | D. Poingdestre | Jersey |
| 1969 | R. Brooker | Jersey |
| 1970 | R. Brooker | Jersey |
| 1971 | B. T. Kimber | Guernsey |
| 1972 | O. Le Breton | Jersey |
| 1973 | D. Naidoo | Jersey |
| 1974 | K. Hawthorn | Jersey |
| 1975 | K. Hawthorn | Jersey |
| 1976 | K. Hawthorn | Jersey |
| 1977 | R. Brooker | Jersey |
| 1978 | R. Newton | Jersey |
| 1979 | D. Maguire | Jersey |
| 1980 | G. Le Blancq | Jersey |
| 1981 | D. Naidoo | Jersey |
| 1982 | M. Bees | Jersey |
| 1983 | D. Naidoo | Jersey |
| 1984 | P. Warr | Guernsey |
| 1985 | D. Le Fevre | Guernsey |
| 1986 | D. Lewis | Guernsey |
| 1987 | C. Fulton | Jersey |
| 1988 | D. Maguire | Jersey |
| 1989 | D. Maguire | Jersey |
| 1990 | A. Lihou | Guernsey |
| 1991 | D. Brabiner | Jersey |
| 1992 | A. Trustum | Guernsey |
| 1993 | K. Beadle | Jersey |
| 1994 | K. Beadle | Jersey |
| 1995 | K. Beadle | Jersey |
| 1996 | K. Le Fevre | Jersey |
| 1997 | G. Britton | Jersey |
| 1998 | K. Le Fevre | Jersey |
| 1999 | K. Le Fevre | Jersey |
| 2000 | Gary Britton | Jersey |
| 2001 | Gary Britton | Jersey |
| 2002 | J. Browne | Jersey |
| 2003 | M. Desperques | Guernsey |
| 2004 | A. Holley | Guernsey |
| 2005 | M. Desperques | Guernsey |
| 2006 | A. Shorto | Guernsey |
| 2007 | M. Desperques | Guernsey |
| 2008[5] | Aaron Canavan | Jersey |
| 2009 | M. Desperques | Guernsey |
| 2010 | Aaron Canavan | Jersey |
| 2011 | Aaron Canavan | Jersey |
| 2012 | Aaron Canavan | Jersey |
| 2013 | Aaron Canavan | Jersey |
| 2014 | Aaron Canavan | Jersey |
| 2015 | A. Shorto | Guernsey |
| 2016 | Aaron Canavan | Jersey |
| 2017 | Aaron Canavan | Jersey |
| 2018 | M. Desperques | Guernsey |
| 2019[6] | Gary Britton | Jersey |
References
[edit]- ^ "Channel Islands Snooker | WSF l World Snooker Federation". worldsnookerfederation.org. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Guernsey Billiards & Snooker Association". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "The Amateur Angle - 2018 Channel Islands Snooker Championship". thecueview.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Local boys ready". Eurosport. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "BBC SPORT | Other sport... | Snooker | Guernsey triumph in snooker final". BBC. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Britton Captures Channel Islands Championship". worldsnookerfederation.org. World Snooker Federation. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- [1] Homepage of the Jersey Billiards and Snooker Association
- [2] Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Homepage of the Guernsey Billiards and Snooker Association