South African Professional Championship

The South African Professional Championship was a professional snooker tournament which was open only for South African players.

History South Africa held a professional championship beginning in 1948. As with Australia it was originally held as a challenge match until 1984 (the only exception to this was 1979, when five players competed), when the WPBSA offered a subsidy of £1,000 per man to any country holding a national professional championship. This subsidy ended in 1988/1989 after which date most national championships were discontinued, with Perrie Mans winning the final edition of the tournament.

Winners

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Venue Season Challenge matches 1948–1950 Peter Mans various challenges n/a 1950–1965 Fred Van Rensburg various challenges 1965–1977 Perrie Mans various challenges 1978 Perrie Mans Silvino Francisco 9–5 1978/79 Knockout tournament 1979 Derek Mienie Jimmy van Rensberg 9–6 1979/80 Challenge matches 1980–1984 Perrie Mans various challenges n/a Knockout tournaments 1984 Jimmy van Rensberg Perrie Mans 10–7 MOTHS Club, Johannesburg 1984/85 1986 Silvino Francisco Francois Ellis 9–1 Johannesburg 1986/87 1988 Francois Ellis Jimmy van Rensberg 9–4 Germiston 1987/88 1989 Perrie Mans Robbie Grace 8–5 Johannesburg 1988/89

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