British National Championships
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2000 to 2006 2017 & 2018 |
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2000 to 2011 (with IRL) 2017 & 2018 |
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2000 to 2006 2017 & 2018 |
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2000 to 2006 2017 & 2018 |
National Championship tournaments were held annually in the United Kingdom from 1995 through to 2011, then again in 2017 and 2018.[1][2] The winner of these events was named National Champion and headed the national team at that years' World Championship.
The organisation of Nationals in the UK went through a number of changes throughout their existence. The first two years were a joint competition with the Republic of Ireland. A few years later the United Kingdom Nationals were split further with individual competitions for England, Scotland and Wales. In 2007 these were re-amalgamated into one again, this time under the name Great Britian. The introduction of the World Magic Cup system in 2012 split things up again, this time adding a separate Northern Irish tournament as well.
National Championships (1995 to 1999)
National team members for the World Championships, where known, are in marked in bold.
- Between 1997 and 2000, and in 2007, teams had 4 players.[3]
- Between 2001 and 2006, and 2008 to 2011, teams consisted of three players. The two losing semi-finalists would play off for 3rd place. 4th place still received an invitation as an Alternate. (Italicised)
Invitations could be formally declined and would be offered in turn to the next player in the standings.
United Kingdom & Eire
The first Nationals in the United Kingdom were held in 1995, in a combined event with the Republic of Ireland.
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United Kingdom
Separate Irish Nationals were held from 1997, and a formal system of regional qualifiers was established for the UK.
| “ | The road to the World Championships is a somewhat convoluted one if you live in the UK. First you have to get in the top 15-20% of an English Regionals Qualifier. That gets you to the English Championships. There, you have to make top 50% to qualify for the UK Nationals. Once you make that, you have to make Top 64 on day one to get to day two. If you make day two you must finish in the top 8, and finally must win your quarterfinal to make top 4 and go to the Worlds. | ” |
—Scott Wills (1998 UK team member)[12] | ||
From 1998 through to 2003, the Top 8 players from each European country's Nationals would receive invitations for that year's European Championship.
Location: Warwick, England
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National Championships (2000 to 2006)
From 2000 the UK Nationals was split into three individual competitions: English, Scottish and Welsh Nationals. It was decided that Northern Ireland didn't have the player base for its own Nationals, instead residents of Ulster could choose between participating in the English Nationals, or travel to the Republic of Ireland for the Irish Nationals.[21]
England
Location: Guildford, England
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Location: Birmingham
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Scotland
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Location: Livingston, Scotland
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Wales
Location: Swansea, Wales
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Location: Cardiff, Wales
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Location: Cardiff, Wales
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Location: Newport, Wales
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Location: Newport, Wales
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Location: Newport, Wales
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National Championships (2007 to 2011)
Great Britain
Between 2007 and 2011 individual Championships were discontinued for the Home Nations. Instead players competed under the Great Britain banner.[57]
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Location: Brighton
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Location: London, England
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World Magic Cup (2012 to 2016)
With the introduction of the World Magic Cup system, the individual Nationals were also reinstated. Additionally, Northern Ireland players received their own dedicated competition for the first time.
England
| Year | Pro Points Champion | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 3 | Event pages |
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| 2012 | Richard Bland[73] | Marco Orsini Jones[73] | Carrie Oliver[73] | Manveer Samra[73] | 2012 World Magic Cup |
| 2013 | Eduardo Sajgalik[74] | Roy Raftery[74] | Carrie Oliver[74] | Andrew Devine[74] | 2013 World Magic Cup |
| 2014 | Fabrizio Anteri[75] | David Inglis[75] | Francesco Giorgio[75] | Riccardo Reale[75] | 2014 World Magic Cup |
| 2015 | Fabrizio Anteri[76] | Tom Law[76] | Kayure Patel[76] | Raoul Zimmermann[76] | 2015 World Magic Cup |
| 2016 | Eduardo Sajgalik[77] | Pete Ward[77] | Graeme Mcintyre[77] | Aaron Burns Lees[77] | 2016 World Magic Cup |
Northern Ireland
| Year | Pro Points Champion | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 3 | Event pages |
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| 2012 | Alan Warnock[73] | Ryan Creaney[73] | Chris Kane[73] | Samuel Bunting[73] | 2012 World Magic Cup |
| 2013 | Alan Warnock[74] | Conor Holmes[74] | Dean Convery[74] | Gavin McLeese[74] | 2013 World Magic Cup |
| 2014 | Alan Warnock[75] | Dean Convery[75] | Ryan Creaney[75] | Stephen Madden[75] | 2014 World Magic Cup |
| 2015 | Stephen Madden[76] | Conor Kerr[76] | Chris Black[76] | Richard Thompson[76] | 2015 World Magic Cup |
| 2016 | Stephen Madden[77] | Rene Verheesen[77] | Thomas McKiernan[77] | Krzysztof Dominiak[77] | 2016 World Magic Cup |
Scotland
| Year | Pro Points Champion | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 3 | Event pages |
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| 2012 | Andrew Morrison[73] | Bradley Barclay[73] | Chris Davie[73] | Stephen Murray[73] | 2012 World Magic Cup |
| 2013 | Stephen Murray[74] | Jamie Ross[74] | Alan Hutton[74] | Bradley Barclay[74] | 2013 World Magic Cup |
| 2014 | Bradley Barclay[75] | Liam Friel[75] | Stuart Ravenshear[75] | Thomas Robinson[75] | 2014 World Magic Cup |
| 2015 | Stephen Murray[76] | Ray Doyle[76] | Grant Hislop[76] | Martin Clement[76] | 2015 World Magic Cup |
| 2016 | Stephen Murray[77] | Kevin Pass[77] | Marc Ferguson[77] | Brandon Balfour[77] | 2016 World Magic Cup |
Wales
| Year | Pro Points Champion | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 3 | Event pages |
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| 2012 | Lewis Mcleod[73] | Peter Bannister[73] | Aaron Boyhan[73] | James Sawyer[73] | 2012 World Magic Cup |
| 2013 | Philip Griffiths[74] | Mark Kelly[74] | Ben Kinsey[74] | Philip Brett[74] | 2013 World Magic Cup |
| 2014 | Philip Griffiths[75] | Mark Turney[75] | Daniel Godfrey[75] | Tan-tai Nguyen[75] | 2014 World Magic Cup |
| 2015 | Philip Griffiths[76] | Tan-tai Nguyen[76] | Mark Kelly[76] | Ben Jones[76] | 2015 World Magic Cup |
| 2016 | Ben Jones[77] | Davie Whyte[77] | Aaron Boyhan[77] | James Sawyer[77] | 2016 World Magic Cup |
National Championships (2017 and 2018)
With the reintroduction of National Championships the four National teams remained.
England
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Northern Ireland
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Scotland
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Wales
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