Northern Ireland Amateur Championship


The Northern Ireland Amateur Championship is an annual snooker competition played in Northern Ireland and is the highest ranking and most prestigious amateur event in Northern Ireland.

History

The first year of the championship was 1927 when G. Barron defeated G.R. Duff. The competition has since been held every year, disturbed only by World War II in 1940, 1942, 1943 and 1944.
Many players who have appeared in the final of the tournament have gone on to be professional, including two-time World Snooker Champion Alex Higgins, three-time ranking event winner Mark Allen, 25-time Irish Professional Champion Jackie Rea, and World Championship semi-finalists Joe Swail and Patrick Wallace.
Other players who have gone on to be professional include Tommy Murphy, Jack McLaughlin, Martin O’Neill, Michael Duffy, Declan Hughes, Julian Logue, Joe Meara, Sean O'Neill, Dermot McGlinchey and Jordan Brown. Currently Mark Allen and Jordan Brown are playing on the World Snooker Tour.
The current champion is Declan Lavery, who defeated Darren Dornan in the 2019 edition.

Winners