The OBSF Oceanian Snooker Championship (also known as the Oceania Snooker Championship) is the amateur snooker tournament in Oceania.
History It has been held since 1994 and is organised by the Oceania Billiards & Snooker Federation (OBSF).
The tournament features players from Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific nations. In recent years, the winner has typically received a nomination for a place on the professional main tour, although not all champions have taken up the opportunity.
The championship usually includes multiple categories such as men's, women's and junior events, with the men's competition being the main event.
Finals and winners Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score 1994 Pukekohe, New Zealand Steve Robertson Les Higgins 5–2 1995 Gosford, Australia Les Higgins Stuart Lawler 6–4 1996 Taupo, New Zealand Steve Robertson Shawn Budd 5–4 1997 Papua New Guinea Shawn Budd Craig Duffy 6–3 1998 Melbourne, Australia Steve Mifsud Shawn Budd 8–5 1999 ? ? ? ? 2000 Auckland, New Zealand Neil Robertson Robby Foldvari 8–1 2001 Sydney, Australia Johl Younger Glen Wilkinson 5–3 2002 Australia Ian Barber Alastair Davidson 3–1 2003 ? Aaron Mahoney John Younger 2004 ? Shawn Budd Aaron Mahoney 2005 ? Dene O'Kane Glen Wilkinson 2006 Auckland, New Zealand Dene O'Kane Aaron Mahoney 6–5 2007 Queensland, Australia Dene O'Kane Daniel Haenga 6–5 2008 New South Wales, Australia Glen Wilkinson Chris McBreen 6–4 2009 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Glen Wilkinson Daniel Thorp 6–1 2010 Mt Pritchard, Australia Shawn Budd Glen Wilkinson 6–2 2011 Auckland, New Zealand Joe Minici Steve Mifsud 6–4 2012 Carnegie, Australia Ben Judge James Mifsud 6–2 2013 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Vinnie Calabrese Matthew Bolton 6–5 2014 Albury, Australia Steve Mifsud Charlie Chafe 6–2 2015 Auckland, New Zealand Vinnie Calabrese Matthew Bolton 6–3 2016 Mt Pritchard, Australia Kurt Dunham James Mifsud 6–5 2017 Albury, Australia Matthew Bolton Ben Judge 6–3 2018 Mt Pritchard, Australia Adrian Ridley Dennis Paul 6–4 2019 Mt Pritchard, Australia Steve Mifsud Kurt Dunham 6–4 2020 Mt Pritchard, Australia Cale Barrett Shaun Dalitz 6–1
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