1974–75 snooker season

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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

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 Leeds Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England Fred Davis 17–11 [5]
01–?? 01–??  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 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 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 month day 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.
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  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 19 February 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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