A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
Born | 5 March 1929[1] Tumble, Wales |
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Died | 1995 (aged 65)[2] Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Sport country | Wales |
Professional | 1968–1979 |
Highest ranking | 10 (1976/77) |
Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (x1) |
Gary Owen (5 March 1929 – July 1995) was a Welsh 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 born in Tumble, Carmarthenshire. He was the inaugural British Under-16 champion in 1944[3] 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.[4]
In 1963 he matched the achievement of his brother Marcus, winning the English Amateur Championship.[3] 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.[5]
In 1968 Owen, Spencer and Ray Reardon become the first players in a generation to turn professional.[4] 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[2] by 37 frames to 24. A semi-finalist in 1970, he was defeated in the last eight in 1973 and 1975.[6] In 1970 Owen defeated Ray Reardon 6–4 in the final of the Stratford Professional.[7]
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.[4] He died in Brisbane, Australia.
Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament | 1968/ 69 |
1969/ 70 |
1970/ 71 |
1971/ 72 |
1972/ 73 |
1973/ 74 |
1974/ 75 |
1975/ 76 |
1976/ 77 |
1977/ 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ranking[8] | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Professional Championship | A | A | A | SF | F | F | QF | A | SF | LQ |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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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 |
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World Championship (0–1) |
Other (2–2) |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Reference |
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Winner | 1. | 1968 | Willie Smith Trophy | John Dunning (ENG) | round-robin | [9] |
Runner-up | 1. | 1969 | World Snooker Championship | John Spencer (ENG) | 27–46 | |
Winner | 2. | 1970 | Stratford Professional | Ray Reardon (WAL) | 6–4 | [10] |
Runner-up | 2. | 1972 | Australian Professional Championship | Eddie Charlton (AUS) | 10–19 | [11] |
Runner-up | 3. | 1973 | Australian Professional Championship (2) | Eddie Charlton (AUS) | 10–31 | [11] |
Amateur finals: 4 (3 titles)
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final/Runner-up | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1950 | English Amateur Championship | Alf Nolan (ENG) | 5–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1963 | English Amateur Championship | Ron Gross (ENG) | 11–3 |
Winner | 2. | 1963 | World Amateur Championship | Frank Harris (AUS) (Runner-up) | round-robin |
Winner | 3. | 1966 | World Amateur Championship (2) | John Spencer (ENG) (Runner-up) | round-robin |
References
- ^ Kobylecky, John (2019). The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018. Kobyhadrian Books. p. 186. ISBN 9780993143311.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Gary Owen". The Independent. 4 July 1995. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ a b Everton, Clive (1985). Guinness Snooker: The Records. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0851124488.
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Gary Owen MBE". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. August 1995. p. 10.
- ^ Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987-88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 296–297. ISBN 0356146901.
- ^ Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987-88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 251–253. ISBN 0356146901.
- ^ "Owen defeats title holder". Sport Argus. 5 September 1970. p. 11.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Owen wins Willie Smith trophy". Billiards and Snooker. February 1968. p. 3.
- ^ "Owen defeats title holder". Sport Argus. 5 September 1970. p. 11.
- ^ a b "Australian Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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