1942 Amateur World Series 1942 Amateur World Series The 1942 Amateur World Series was the fifth edition of the tournament, which later was known as the Baseball World Cup. It was contested by five different teams playing twelve games each from September 26 through October 20 in Havana, Cuba, as the host team reclaimed its third championship in five attempts. There was a noticeably lower participation of teams as the effects of World War II started to be felt in the Pacific. The United States withdrew and forfeited their last four games. Therefore, the number of games contested, as opposed to slated, was actually
Irish Amateur Championship (snooker) most noticeably Ken Doherty who won the compition in 1987 and 1989 and would go on to become the only former champion to win the World Snooker Championship in 1997 ending Stephen Hendry's run of 5 consecutive World Championship wins. Currently only former champion Ken Doherty is currently playing on the world tour. Irish Amateur Championship (snooker) The Irish Amateur Championship (occasionally known as the Irish National Championship) is an annual snooker competition played in Ireland and is the highest ranking amateur event in Ireland. The competition was first established back in 1927 which was won by T.H. Fayrey. The