Warren Simpson
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| Born | 28 March 1922 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Died | 28 June 1980 (aged 58) Toowoon Bay, Australia |
| Sport country |  Australia |
| Professional | 1970–1980 |
| Highest ranking | 20 (1976/1977) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (x1) |
Warren Alwyn Simpson (28 March 1922 – 28 June 1980)[1] was an Australian snooker player. He was world amateur champion before turning professional in the early 1960s.
Career
[edit]Simpson won amateur championships at state and national level before becoming world amateur champion in 1954.[2] He played an exhibition against world professional champion Fred Davis in 1960 and later turned professional.[3] Simpson reached the final of the 1971 World Snooker Championship, losing 37–29 to John Spencer in a match played in Sydney, Australia in November 1970.
Simpson competed in three further World Championships between 1973 and 1975. In 1974, despite suffering from influenza, he discharged himself from hospital to play in his match against Bernard Bennett, but lost 8–2.[4]
He suffered from diabetes[4] for many years and died in 1980, aged 58.[3] He was married and had a son.[1]
Career titles
[edit]- New South Wales Snooker Championship: 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957[5]
- Australia National Snooker Championship: 1953, 1954, 1957[6]
- Australian Professional Championship: 1963, 1968,[7] 1969
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Death of Warren Simpson". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 June 1980. p. 75.
- ^ 'Snooker Title to Warren Simpson'. Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate, 8 October 1954, retrieved 25 July 2023
- ^ a b Wheeler, Les (11 July 1980). "A famous five". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ a b "Valiant Try". The Age. AAP-Reuter. 18 April 1974.
- ^ "NSW Snooker Championship". Billiards & Snooker Association of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Past Champions". Australian Billiards & Snooker Council. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Other National Professional Championships". Chris Turner. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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