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.
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.
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 Aaron Canavan Jersey 2009 M. Desperques Guernsey 2010 Aaron Canavan Jersey 2011 Aaron Canavan Jersey 2012 Aaron Canavan Jersey 2013 Aaron Canavan Jersey 2014 Aaron Canavan Jersey 2015 A. Shorto Guernsey 2016 Aaron Canavan Jersey 2017 Aaron Canavan Jersey 2018 M. Desperques Guernsey 2019 Gary Britton Jersey
References
External links Homepage of the Jersey Billiards and Snooker Association Homepage of the Guernsey Billiards and Snooker Association