Английская Википедия:Gary Owen (snooker player)

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Gary Owen (born 1929 in Tumble, Carmarthenshire, Wales; died 1995 in Brisbane, Australia) was a Welsh–born Australian snooker player. He won the World Amateur Snooker Championship in 1963 and 1966, and was runner-up at the 1969 World Snooker Championship.

Career

Owen was the inaugural British Under-16 champion in 1944[1] and reached the final of the prestigious English Amateur Championship six years later. He then gave up competitive play for a number of years, returning only in the early 1960s.[2]

In 1963 he matched the achievement of his brother Marcus, winning the English Amateur Championship.[1] This qualified him to compete for England at the inaugural World Amateur Championship in Calcutta that year. He won all his matches in a round-robin format and took the title. He became world amateur champion for a second time in 1966, beating future world professional champion John Spencer who was the runner-up.[3]

In 1968 Owen, Spencer and Ray Reardon become the first players in a generation to turn professional.[2] His best performance as a professional came in 1969 when he reached the final of the reconstituted World Professional Snooker Championship, losing to old rival Spencer[4] by 37 frames to 24. A semi-finalist in 1970, he was defeated in the last eight in 1973 and 1975.[5] In 1970 Owen defeated Ray Reardon 6–4 in the final of the Stratford Professional.[6]

Owen emigrated to Australia, taking a job as the resident professional at a snooker club in Sydney, and was runner-up to Eddie Charlton in the 1972 and 1973 Australian Professional championships. After gaining Australian citizenship, he represented his new country at the Snooker World Cup in 1979.[2]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Ranking[7] No ranking system 10 13
Ranking tournaments
World Championship Non-Ranking Event 2R QF 1R A A
Non-ranking tournaments
Stratford Professional Not Held W A A Tournament Not Held
Park Drive 2000 (Spring) Not Held RR A Tournament Not Held
Pot Black QF RR SF A A A A A A A
World Championship F SF RR A QF Ranking Event
World Masters Tournament Not Held RR Not Held
World Matchplay Championship Tournament Not Held QF NH
Шаблон:Nowrap A A A SF F F QF A SF LQ
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament

Career finals

Non-ranking finals: 5 (2 titles)

Legend
World Championship (0–1)
Other (2–2)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Reference
Winner 1. 1968 Willie Smith Trophy Шаблон:Flagathlete round-robin [8]
Runner-up 1. 1969 World Snooker Championship Шаблон:Flagathlete 27–46
Winner 2. 1970 Stratford Professional Шаблон:Flagathlete 6–4 [9]
Runner-up 2. 1972 Australian Professional Championship Шаблон:Flagathlete 10–19 [10]
Runner-up 3. 1973 Australian Professional Championship (2) Шаблон:Flagathlete 10–31 [10]

Amateur finals: 4 (3 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final/Runner-up Score
Runner-up 1. 1950 English Amateur Championship Шаблон:Flagathlete 5–6
Winner 1. 1963 English Amateur Championship Шаблон:Flagathlete 11–3
Winner 2. 1963 World Amateur Championship Шаблон:Flagathlete (Runner-up) round-robin
Winner 3. 1966 World Amateur Championship (2) Шаблон:Flagathlete (Runner-up) round-robin

References

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