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
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
New South Wales Snooker Championship: 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957[5]
Australia National Snooker Championship: 1953, 1954, 1957[6]
