Norwich Union Open

Norwich Union Open
Tournament information
Venue	Piccadilly Hotel
Location	London
Country	England
Established	1973
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Invitational event
Final year	1974
Final champion	John Spencer

The Norwich Union Open was a professional invitational snooker tournament. The winner of both editions was John Spencer.

History[edit]

The Norwich Union Open was a tournament open to both professionals and amateurs and featured 24 players in its first season. In the second year it featured just 16 players, but the prize money was increased. Both editions of the tournament were held at the Piccadilly Hotel in London.^[1]

Winners[edit]

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Season
1973^[2]	John Spencer	John Pulman	8–7	1973/74
1974^[3]	John Spencer	Ray Reardon	10–9	1974/75

Source^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Norwich Union Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^ "1973 Norwich Union Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 26 January 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "1974 Norwich Union Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 28 March 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk-1] "Norwich Union Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[2] "1973 Norwich Union Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 26 January 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] "1974 Norwich Union Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 28 March 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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