John Campbell (born 10 April 1953) is a former

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n professional

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player. During a career which lasted from 1982 to 1993, he was a quarter-finalist in the 1983 Professional Players Tournament, and won the

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and

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Career

Campbell was born on 10 April 1953 in

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, and turned professional as a snooker player in 1982. Playing in only one tournament during the 1982/1983 season - the 1983 World Championship, he defeated

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10–6 in the first qualifying round and Jim Donnelly 10–2 in the second, to reach the main stages at the

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. There, he was drawn against former World Champion

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but lost 5–10. Beginning the

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with a world ranking of 39th, Campbell played in five events. At the 1983 Professional Players Tournament, where he overcame

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and Dave Martin to reach the quarter-finals. In his quarter-final match against Tony Knowles, he was defeated 3–5. In his attempt to qualify again for the World Championship, he lost 7–10 to Thorburn's compatriot

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. In the 1984–85 season heralded better form still, Campbell reached the last-32 stage of four tournaments and made his second appearance at the Crucible; in the latter tournament, he defeated another Canadian,

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, 10–9, before being eliminated 3–10 by his fellow Australian

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. Campbell defeated Charlton, who had held the title since 1968, in the final of the

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, and during 1985/1986 recorded progress to the last-16 at four events. At the

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, where he eliminated

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in qualifying, following this with a 10–8 victory over six-time World Champion

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in the first round; however, in the next,

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beat him 9–13. He reached the final of the

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, but lost 3–10 to Warren King, and won the event for the second time in 1988, overcoming

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9–7. He reached the last 16 at the 1990 Asian Open, losing 4–5 to Mark Bennett. Following a 3–10 loss to John Giles in qualifying for the 1993 World Championship, he did not play competitive snooker after the 1992–93 season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, John Australian snooker players 1953 births Living people Sportspeople from Brisbane