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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
← 1973–74 1975–76 →

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

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

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. ^ "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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