1974–75 snooker season

1974–75 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1974 – May 1975
Tournaments11 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
Masters John Spencer
World Championship Ray Reardon

The 1974–75 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1974 and May 1975. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

Calendar

Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
07-01 07-05 AUS NR World Masters Victorian Club South Yarra Cliff Thorburn John Spencer [n 2] [1]
08-01 08-30 AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Wagga RSL Club Wagga Wagga Eddie Charlton Warren Simpson 44–17 [2]
09-?? 09-?? CAN NR Canadian Open Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto Cliff Thorburn Dennis Taylor 8–6 [3]
10-23 10-25 ENG NR Jackpot Automatics Cliffs Pavilion Westcliff-on-Sea John Spencer Alex Higgins 5–0 [4][5]
11-18 11-22 ENG NR Norwich Union Open Piccadilly Hotel London John Spencer Ray Reardon 10–9 [6]
11-25 11-26 ENG NR Ladywood Professional Rock Gardens Pavilion Southsea Alex Higgins Graham Miles 6–4 [7][8]
12-02 12-03 ENG NR Burscough Professional Stanley Club Burscough Graham Miles unknown[a] RR [10][9]
09-07 12-22 ENG NR Watney Open Northern Snooker Centre Leeds Alex Higgins Fred Davis 17–11 [11]
12-28 12-31 ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Graham Miles Dennis Taylor 1–0 [12][13]
01-03 01-06 ENG NR Ladbroke International Rest of the World England [n 3] [14][15]
01-13 01-17 ENG NR The Masters West Centre Hotel London John Spencer Ray Reardon 9–8 [16][17]
02-24 IRL NR Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament National Boxing Stadium Dublin John Spencer Alex Higgins 9–7 [18]
10-?? 04-02 ENG NR Ashton Court Country Club Professional Ashton Court Country Club Bristol John Spencer Alex Higgins 5–1 [19]
04-?? 04-?? ENG NR Suffolk Invitation Mid-Suffolk Sports Centre Stowmarket Alex Higgins Graham Miles 5–1 [20]
04-09 05-01 AUS NR World Snooker Championship Nunawading Basketball Centre Melbourne Ray Reardon Eddie Charlton 31–30 [21][22]
05-?? 05-?? WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Ray Reardon John Spencer 10–4 [23]
05-27 05-29 ENG NR Marton Hotel and Country Club Professional Marton Hotel and Country Club Middlesbrough Alex Higgins David Taylor 6–5 [24][25]

Notes

  1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. ^ The result was determined by cumulative points over two frames. Thorburn won 160–67.
  3. ^ The result was determined by cumulative score.
  1. ^ Round-robin with Ray Reardon, John Spencer, and John Pulman[9]

References

  1. ^ "Snooker win to Thorburn". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 Jul 1974. p. 63.
  2. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. ^ Turner, Chris. "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Hitting the Jackpot". Snooker Scene. October 1974. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Spencer hits the jackpot". Snooker Scene. December 1974. p. 20.
  6. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Portsmouth tournament". Snooker Scene. November 1974. p. 5.
  8. ^ "Higgins wins at Southsea". Snooker Scene. January 1975. p. 19.
  9. ^ a b "Miles top in best of four". Snooker Scene. January 1975. p. 19.
  10. ^ "Untitled article". Snooker Scene. December 1974. p. 21.
  11. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  13. ^ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Ladbroke's sponsor great and small". Snooker Scene. December 1974. p. 22.
  15. ^ Everton, Clive (1976). The Ladbroke Snooker International Handbook. Ladbrokes Leisure. pp. 6–7. ISBN 0905606000.
  16. ^ Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  17. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hunter's first ranking title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  18. ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  19. ^ "King John reigns at Ashton Court". Snooker Scene. May 1975. p. 5.
  20. ^ "Higgins wins Suffolk Event". Snooker Scene. May 1975. p. 14.
  21. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  22. ^ Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 11. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  23. ^ "Pontin's Roll of Honour". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  24. ^ "Middlesbrough in May". Snooker Scene. April 1975. p. 17.
  25. ^ "Middlesbrough money". Snooker Scene. July 1975. p. 18.