Jim Harrison lifts the Notts Amateur title

Congratulations to Jim Harrison who defeated the defending champion Andrew Diacopoulos 5-3 to win the Notts Amateur Snooker Championship for the first time.

Thanks to Welcome Institute for hosting the final, Peter Ogburn for reffing, Paul Wainwright for scoring and Dave Bolton for providing the food.

It was a great final played in good spirits. Here are the frame scores and breaks in brackets (Andy first):

101 [53] – 1 (Andy leads 1-0)
71 [37] – 1 (Andy leads 2-0)
50 – 58 (Andy leads 2-1)
2 – 65 [26,31] (Scores level 2-2)
65 [22] – 18 (Andy leads 3-2)
26 – 83 [22,46] (Scores level 3-3)
8 – 94 [32, 24] (Jim leads 4-3)
24 – 69 [21,48] (Jim wins 5-3)

Results from Previous Rounds

Semi-Finals

1. Jim Harrison 3-0 Richard Wheelhouse (Jan 3)
2. Andrew Diacopoulos 3-2 Nav Hussain (Dec 29)

Quarter-Finals

1. Chris Winter 1-3 Jim Harrison (Dec 9)
2. Martin Conway 1-3 Nav Hussain (Dec 14)
3. Andrew Diacopoulos 3-0 Cary Davies (Dec 3)
4. Richard Wheelhouse 3-1 Wayne Martin (Dec 9)

Last 16

1. Jim Harrison 3-2 Keith Holgate (Nov 21)
2. Patrick Ashurst 2-3 Chris Winter (Nov 19)
3. John Forbes 0-3 Wayne Martin (Nov 11)
4. Gary Spencer 3-4 Cary Davies (Nov 14)
5. Dan Walker 0-3 Martin Conway (Nov 21)
6. Paul Bean 0-3 Andrew Diacopoulos (Nov 22)
7. Richard Wheelhouse 3-0 Jordan Parnham (Nov 14)
8. Nav Hussain 3-1 Guy Dennis (Nov 10)

Preliminary Round

1. Chris Winter 3-1 Patrick Hort (Oct 21)
2. Patrick Ashurst 3-2 Terry Dowson (Oct 16)
3. Steve D’Arcy 1-3 Wayne Martin (Oct 27)
4. Moe Anyanwu 3-4 Gary Spencer (Oct 19)

Prize Money

Winner: £100
Runner-up: £50
Losing semi-finalists: £15

Previous Recorded Champions

2024: Andrew Diacopoulos
2023: Andrew Diacopoulos
2022: Keith Holgate
2021: NOT HELD
2020: Wayne Martin
2019: Troy Brett
2018: Bash Maqsood
2017: Guy Dennis
2016: Guy Dennis
2015: Troy Brett
2014: Andrew Diacopoulos
2013: Guy Dennis
2012: Steve Judd
2011: Steve Judd
2010: Jason Bettridge
2009: Keith Holgate
2008: NOT HELD
2007: NOT HELD
2006: NOT HELD
2005: NOT HELD
2004: Bash Maqsood
2003: Bash Maqsood
2002: Sean Bowers
2001: Ashley Walker
2000: Keith Holgate
1999: Keith Holgate
1998: Trevor Jones
1997: Trevor Jones
1996: Tony Hart
1995: Tony Hart
1994: James Moore
1993: Bash Maqsood
1992: Brian Rinkert
1991: Julian Goodyear
1990: Anthony Hamilton
1989: Anthony Hamilton
1988: Anthony Hamilton
1987: Gary Wilkinson
1986: Tony Hart
1985: Guy Dennis
1984: Brian Lancashire
1983: Stan Rushby
1982: Tony Jones
1981: Stan Rushby
1980: Malcolm Bradley
1979: Malcolm Bradley
1978: Malcolm Bradley
1977: Alf Burdett
1976: Malcolm Bradley
1975: John Fox
1974: John Fox
1973: R Betts
1972: Brian Lancashire
1971: Alf Burdett
1970: Alf Burdett
1969: John Fox
1968: George White
1967: Paul Deverill
1966: J Williams
1965: Alf Burdett
1964: Alf Burdett
1963: L Holland
1962: Barry Cartwright
1961: Alf Burdett
1960: Barry Cartwright
1959: Dick Revill
1958: Dick Revill
1957: Dick Revill
1956: Dick Revill
1955: Dick Revill
1954: Alf Burdett
1953: Dick Revill
1952: Alf Burdett
1951: Dick Revill
1950: Tom Osborne
1949: Harry Keys
1948: Harry Kingsley
1947: Frank Sheppard
1946: Harry Kingsley
1945: NOT HELD
1944: NOT HELD
1943: NOT HELD
1942: NOT HELD
1941: NOT HELD
1940: NOT HELD
1939: Harry Kingsley
1938: W H Dennis
1937: W H Dennis
1936: N Crawford
1935: S Fischman
1934: W Pinfold
1933: W Taylor
1932: S Fischman
1931: H Shacklock
1930: S Fischman
1929: F Martin