The Gap Open -- History

The Gap Open was staged annually from 1980 to 2002. Originally scheduled for October/November, it was run on the Queen's Birthday Weekend every year from 1983 onwards. Entries were lower in the Open from 1993 to 2002 mainly because the club staged a separate one-day tournament for juniors (Cadets) on the Sunday. In 2001 the junior tournament attracted 35 entries, outdrawing the Open itself. The 2001 Gap Open was run as a repechage event for the Queensland Championship with all but the final 8 contesting the Open. In 2002, the junior tournament once again outstripped the Open attracting 40 entries. The disappointing entry of 16 for the Open continued a trend of a steady decline in interest in weekend tournaments in the Brisbane area over the previous ten years. As a result, the club committee decided not to run the event in 2003.

Alphabetic list of all players who entered The Gap Open 1980 to 2002

Year	Entries (Open)	Entries (Cadets)	Winners
2002	16	40	Khalimzhan Abylkassov
2001	33	35	Natalie Mills, Brian Thomas
2000	26	15	Wayne Fraser
1999	32	10	Jon Sarfati, George Flitcroft-Smith
1998	33	10	Jon Sarfati
1997	37	?	John Myers, Jacob Edwards
1996	33	?	Mark Stokes
1995	32	9	Nick Stawski
1994	42	?	David Stephson
1993	34	7	David Stephson
1992	57		Victor Davidovici
1991	76		Colin Morris
1990	56		Stephen Solomon, Alain Pardoen, Murray Campbell, Kevin McColl
1989	46		David Stephson
1988	??		Victor Davidovici, Trevor Holloway
1987	42		Damien Norris
1986	46		Craig Duxbury
1985	??		Colin Morris
1984	47		John Myers, David Lovejoy, Bruce Holliday
1983	54		Guy West
1982	41		John Myers
1981	26		Damien Norris
1980	42		Bruce Holliday

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