1971–72 snooker season

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1971–72 snooker season
Details
DurationMarch 1971 – April 1972
Tournaments8 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World ChampionshipNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins

The 1971–72 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between March 1971 and April 1972. 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
04–28 04–29  ENG NR Park Drive 600 St Phillips Social Club Sheffield Wales Ray Reardon England John Spencer 4–0 [1]
09–17  ENG NR Stratford Professional Wilmcote Working Men's Club Wilmcote England John Spencer England David Taylor 5–2 [2]
10–04 10–31  ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (October 1971) Various Wales Ray Reardon England John Spencer 4–3 [3][4]
11–08 11–30  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Junior Rugby League Club Sydney Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren Simpson 15–7 [5]
01–?? 01–??  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Australia Eddie Charlton England Ray Reardon 1–0 [6][7]
01–03 01–08  NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Belfast Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Northern Ireland Jackie Rea 28–12 [8]
01–31 02–20  ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (Spring 1972) Various England John Spencer Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 4–3 [9][4]
03–01 02–26  ENG NR World Snooker Championship Birmingham Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England John Spencer 37–32 [10][11]
01–03 03–20  ENG NR Men Of The Midlands Various Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England John Spencer 4–2 [12]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Dates use the month day format

References[]

  1. ^ Everton, Clive; Silverton, John (1972). Park Drive Official Snooker And Billiards Year book. Gallagher Ltd. p. 20.
  2. ^ "Snooker champion in top form". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 21 September 1971. p. 32.
  3. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 0851122302.
  5. ^ 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 23 January 2018.
  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 23 January 2018.
  8. ^ 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 23 January 2018.
  9. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  10. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  11. ^ Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 12. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  12. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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