1974–75 snooker season

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1974–75 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1974 – May 1975
Tournaments11 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
MastersEngland John Spencer
World ChampionshipWales 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[edit]

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

Notes[edit]

  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[edit]

  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.
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