| Tournament Name: | South African Professional Championship |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Establishment: | 1948 |
| Format: | Non-ranking event |
| Final Year: | 1989 |
The South African Professional Championship was a professional snooker tournament which was open only for South African players.
South Africa held a professional championship beginning in 1948. As with Australia it was originally held as a challenge match until 1984 (the only exception to this was 1979, when five players competed),[1] when the WPBSA offered a subsidy of £1,000 per man to any country holding a national professional championship. This subsidy ended in 1988/1989 after which date most national championships were discontinued, with Perrie Mans winning the final edition of the tournament.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Venue | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge matches | ||||||
| 1948–1950 | Peter Mans | various challenges | n/a | |||
| 1950–1965 | Fred Van Rensburg | various challenges | ||||
| 1965–1977 | Perrie Mans | various challenges | ||||
| 1978 | Perrie Mans | Silvino Francisco | 9–5 | 1978/79 | ||
| Knockout tournament | ||||||
| 1979 | Derek Mienie | Jimmy van Rensberg | 9–6 | 1979/80 | ||
| Challenge matches | ||||||
| 1980–1984 | Perrie Mans | various challenges | n/a | |||
| Knockout tournaments | ||||||
| 1984 | Jimmy van Rensberg | Perrie Mans | 10–7 | MOTHS Club, Johannesburg | 1984/85 | |
| 1986 | Silvino Francisco | Francois Ellis | 9–1 | Johannesburg | 1986/87 | |
| 1988 | Francois Ellis | Jimmy van Rensberg | 9–4 | Germiston | 1987/88 | |
| 1989 | Perrie Mans | Robbie Grace | 8–5 | Johannesburg | 1988/89 |