Warren Simpson
Australian snooker player (1922–1980)
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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.
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Toowoon Bay, Australia
Australia | |
| Born | 28 March 1922 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Career
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] He won the Australian Professional Championship in 1963 and again in 1968; the latter was the only edition from 1965 to 1984 not won by Eddie Charlton.[4]
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.[5] He competed in three further World Championships between 1973 and 1975. He lost to Gary Owen 14-16 in the second round in 1973.[5] In 1974, despite suffering from influenza, he discharged himself from hospital to play in his match against Bernard Bennett, but lost 8–2.[6] In 1975 he lost 11-15 to Ray Reardon in the second round.[5]
He suffered from diabetes[6] for many years and died at Toowoon Bay in 1980, aged 58.[3][5] He was married to Mabs, and had a son, John.[1][5] His obituary in Snooker Scene said that he was a fast player, and "an easy, natural cueist with a deceptively loose style."[5]
Snooker performance timeline
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | won the tournament | F | lost in the final | SF | lost in the semi–finals |
| #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (RR = Round robin) |
N | N = position in round-robin event | A | did not participate in the tournament |
| NH | event was not held | ||||
Career titles (13)
- New South Wales Snooker Championship: 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957[7]
- Australia National Snooker Championship: 1953, 1954, 1957[8]
- Australian Professional Championship: 1963, 1968[9]
- Australian Open: 1954, 1957
