1967–68 snooker season

1967–68 snooker season
Details
Duration	July 1967 – June 1968
Tournaments	4 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World Championship	John Pulman (ENG)
	← 1966–67 1968–69 →

The 1967–68 snooker season, the last season before the modern era of snooker,^[a] was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1967 and June 1968. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

Calendar[]

Date^[b]			Rank	Tournament name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Ref.
07–??	07–??	AUS	NR	Australian Professional Championship	Junior Rugby League Club	Sydney	Eddie Charlton (AUS)	Warren Simpson (AUS)	7–1	^[2]
07–24	07–29	AUS	NR	World Open Match Play Snooker Championship	St George's Leagues Club	Sydney	Eddie Charlton (AUS)	Rex Williams (ENG)	43–30	^[3]
01–09	01–13	ENG	NR	Willie Smith Trophy	Queen's Hall	Leeds	Gary Owen (WAL)	John Dunning (ENG)	Round robin	^[4]^[5]
03–04	03–09	ENG	NR	World Snooker Championship^[c]	Co-operative Hall	Bolton	John Pulman (ENG)	Eddie Charlton (AUS)	39–34	^[6]^[7]

New professionals[]

The following players turned professional during the season: Gary Owen^[4] and Ray Reardon.^[8] Billiards and Snooker magazine reported in June 1968 that Alex Higgins had turned professional, but in October 1968 he was competing as an amateur.^[9]^[10]

Notes[]

^ The "modern era" of snooker is understood to have started in 1969, when the World Championship reverted to a knockout format.^[1]
^ Dates use the month day format
^ Challenge match

References[]

^ "John Higgins eyes more crucible titles". The Daily Telegraph. London. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2020. the modern era, which began in 1969 when the World Championship became a knockout event.
^ Fryer, Robert (August 1967). "Australia: a 272 snooker break". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. p. 16.
^ Fryer, Bob (October 1968). "World Open Match Play Championship: Eddie Charlton 43, Rex Williams 30". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. p. 18.
^ ^a ^b "New pro Owen plays in new pro tournament". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. October 1967. p. 5.
^ "Owen wins Willie Smith trophy". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. February 1968. p. 3.
^ "World Championship 1968". global-snooker.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
^ "Eddie lost game, but revived snooker". The Sun-Herald. 28 March 1976. p. 64. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ "Ray Reardon turns professional". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. December 1967. p. 5.
^ Harper, Ronnie (June 1968). "Alex Higgins turns professional". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. p. 10.
^ Harper, Ronnie (19 November 1968). "Higgind v Donnelly looks a thriler". Belfast Telegraph. p. 20.

[modernera-2] The "modern era" of snooker is understood to have started in 1969, when the World Championship reverted to a knockout format.^[1]

[3] Dates use the month day format

[8] Challenge match

[1] "John Higgins eyes more crucible titles". The Daily Telegraph. London. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2020. the modern era, which began in 1969 when the World Championship became a knockout event.

[4] Fryer, Robert (August 1967). "Australia: a 272 snooker break". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. p. 16.

[BP68B-5] Fryer, Bob (October 1968). "World Open Match Play Championship: Eddie Charlton 43, Rex Williams 30". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. p. 18.

[NEWPRO-6] "New pro Owen plays in new pro tournament". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. October 1967. p. 5.

[7] "Owen wins Willie Smith trophy". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. February 1968. p. 3.

[9] "World Championship 1968". global-snooker.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.

[10] "Eddie lost game, but revived snooker". The Sun-Herald. 28 March 1976. p. 64. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[11] "Ray Reardon turns professional". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. December 1967. p. 5.

[12] Harper, Ronnie (June 1968). "Alex Higgins turns professional". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. p. 10.

[13] Harper, Ronnie (19 November 1968). "Higgind v Donnelly looks a thriler". Belfast Telegraph. p. 20.

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