Channel Island Snooker Championship

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]

Channel Island Snooker Championship
Tournament information
CountryJersey / Guernsey
Organisation(s)World Snooker
FormatSingle match
Current champion(s)Gary Britton

List of Channel Island Champions

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] A. Canavan Jersey
2009 M. Desperques Guernsey
2010 A. Canavan Jersey
2011 A. Canavan Jersey
2012 A. Canavan Jersey
2013 A. Canavan Jersey
2014 A. Canavan Jersey
2015 A. Shorto Guernsey
2016 A. Canavan Jersey
2017 A. Canavan Jersey
2018 M. Desperques Guernsey
2019[6] Gary Britton Jersey

References

  1. "Channel Islands Snooker | WSF l World Snooker Federation". worldsnookerfederation.org. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-01-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "The Amateur Angle - 2018 Channel Islands Snooker Championship". thecueview.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. "Local boys ready". Eurosport. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. "BBC SPORT | Other sport... | Snooker | Guernsey triumph in snooker final". BBC. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  6. "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.
  • Homepage of the Jersey Billiards and Snooker Association
  • Homepage of the Guernsey Billiards and Snooker Association
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