Roy Andrewartha

Career Born in 1938, Andrewartha lost in the 1976 final of the English Amateur Championship to Chris Ross. He played in the World Amateur Snooker Championship in Johannesburg later in 1976, representing England, finishing third in his qualifying group and then losing an elimination match 0–4 against Terry Griffiths. As an amateur he had played against Ray Reardon in the 1976 Canadian Club Masters; Reardon won 3–2.

He turned professional in the 1976–77 snooker season. In qualifying for the 1977 World Championship, Andrewartha faced John Virgo, but lost 1–11. At the 1978 tournament, he whitewashed Jack Karnehm 9–0 before being defeated 3–9 by Doug Mountjoy in the last 24.

At the 1980 UK Championship, he defeated Tony Knowles 9–8 and John Pulman 9–6, but lost 3–9 to Reardon in the last 16. He played in the Welsh Professional Championship from 1981 to 1984, but never won a match in the event, losing to Cliff Wilson in 1981, Mountjoy in 1982, Reardon in 1984, and Griffiths in 1984.

He died on 15 October 2020, aged 82.