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

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]
11-18 11-22  ENG NR Norwich Union Open Piccadilly Hotel London England John Spencer Wales Ray Reardon 10–9 [4]
09-07 12-22  ENG NR Watney Open Northern Snooker Centre Leeds Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England Fred Davis 17–11 [5]
12-28 12-31  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham England Graham Miles Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 1–0 [6][7]
01-13 01-17  ENG NR The Masters West Centre Hotel London England John Spencer Wales Ray Reardon 9–8 [8][9]
02-24  IRL NR Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament National Boxing Stadium Dublin England John Spencer Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9–7 [10]
04-?? 04-??  ENG NR Ladbroke International Rest of the World England England [n 3] [11]
04-09 05-01  AUS NR World Snooker Championship Nunawading Basketball Centre Melbourne Wales Ray Reardon Australia Eddie Charlton 31–30 [12][13]
05-?? 05-??  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Wales Ray Reardon England John Spencer 10–4 [14]

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.

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. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hunter's first ranking title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  10. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  11. ↑ Everton, Clive (1976). The Ladbroke Snooker International Handbook. Ladbrokes Leisure. pp. 6–7. ISBN 0905606000.
  12. ↑ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  13. ↑ Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 11. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  14. ↑ "Pontin's Roll of Honour". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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