1970 World Amateur Snooker Championship information
1970 World Amateur Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates
19 October – 7 November 1970 (1970-10-19 – 1970-11-07)
Venue
Meadowbank Stadium
City
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Organisation
Billiards Association and Control Club
Format
Round-robin and final
Highest break
Jack Rogers (IRE)
Final
Champion
Jonathan Barron (ENG)
Runner-up
Sid Hood (ENG)
Score
11–7
← 1968
1972 →
Snooker tournament
The 1970 World Amateur Snooker Championship was the fourth edition of the championship that later became known as the IBSF World Snooker Championship, the first event having been held in 1963.[1] The 1970 tournament was played at the Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland from 19 October to 7 November 1970, with two round-robin groups each producing one player to contest the final.[2][3] Both finalists were from England. Jonathan Barron defeated Sid Hood 11–7 to win the title.[4]
Jack Rogers made the highest break of the tournament, 65.[5]
^Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 150. ISBN 0851122302.
^"Rogers completes fine entry". Billiards and Snooker. Enfield: Billiards Association and Control Council. October 1970. pp. 3–8. ISBN 0851122302.
^Haseldine, Norman (December 1970). "Barron wins, world standards rise". Billiards and Snooker. Enfield: Billiards Association and Control Council. pp. 3–8. ISBN 0851122302.
^"Barron takes snooker title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 November 1970. p. 29.
^Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0851123643.
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Jack Rogers (IRE)
Jonathan Barron (ENG)