1974–75 snooker season

1974–75 snooker season

Details
Duration	July 1974 – May 1975
Tournaments	11 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
Masters	John Spencer
World Championship	Ray Reardon
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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	Cliff Thorburn	John Spencer	[n 2]	[1]
08-01	08-30	AUS	NR	Australian Professional Championship	Wagga RSL Club	Wagga Wagga	Eddie Charlton	Warren Simpson	44–17	[2]
09-??	09-??	CAN	NR	Canadian Open	Canadian National Exhibition Stadium	Toronto	Cliff Thorburn	Dennis Taylor	8–6	[3]
10-23	10-25	ENG	NR	Jackpot Automatics	Cliffs Pavilion	Westcliff-on-Sea	John Spencer	Alex Higgins	5–0	[4][5]
11-18	11-22	ENG	NR	Norwich Union Open	Piccadilly Hotel	London	John Spencer	Ray Reardon	10–9	[6]
11-25	11-26	ENG	NR	Ladywood Professional	Rock Gardens Pavilion	Southsea	Alex Higgins	Graham Miles	6–4	[7][8]
12-02	12-03	ENG	NR	Burscough Professional	Stanley Club	Burscough	Graham Miles	unknown[a]	RR	[10][9]
09-07	12-22	ENG	NR	Watney Open	Northern Snooker Centre	Leeds	Alex Higgins	Fred Davis	17–11	[11]
12-28	12-31	ENG	NR	Pot Black	BBC Studios	Birmingham	Graham Miles	Dennis Taylor	1–0	[12][13]
01-03	01-06	ENG	NR	Ladbroke International			Rest of the World	England	[n 3]	[14][15]
01-13	01-17	ENG	NR	The Masters	West Centre Hotel	London	John Spencer	Ray Reardon	9–8	[16][17]
02-24		IRL	NR	Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament	National Boxing Stadium	Dublin	John Spencer	Alex Higgins	9–7	[18]
10-??	04-02	ENG	NR	Ashton Court Country Club Professional	Ashton Court Country Club	Bristol	John Spencer	Alex Higgins	5–1	[19]
04-??	04-??	ENG	NR	Suffolk Invitation	Mid-Suffolk Sports Centre	Stowmarket	Alex Higgins	Graham Miles	5–1	[20]
04-09	05-01	AUS	NR	World Snooker Championship	Nunawading Basketball Centre	Melbourne	Ray Reardon	Eddie Charlton	31–30	[21][22]
05-??	05-??	WAL	NR	Pontins Professional	Pontins	Prestatyn	Ray Reardon	John Spencer	10–4	[23]
05-27	05-29	ENG	NR	Marton Hotel and Country Club Professional	Marton Hotel and Country Club	Middlesbrough	Alex Higgins	David Taylor	6–5	[24][25]

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[9]

References

1. "Snooker win to Thorburn". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 Jul 1974. p. 63.
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5. "Spencer hits the jackpot". Snooker Scene. December 1974. p. 20.
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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.
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14. "Ladbroke's sponsor great and small". Snooker Scene. December 1974. p. 22.
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24. "Middlesbrough in May". Snooker Scene. April 1975. p. 17.
25. "Middlesbrough money". Snooker Scene. July 1975. p. 18.