1973/74 snooker season

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1973/74 snooker season
Billiard Picto 2-black.svg
Season dates
Beginning of the season 23rd July 1973
End of season May 1st 1974
Ranked tournaments 1
Non-ranking 2
Invitation tournaments 2
number of players 40
Triple Crown Winner
World Champion WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon
World ranking
Placements -
← 1972/73
1974/75 →

The 1973/74 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments that were part of the Snooker Main Tour . It began on July 23, 1973 with the Australian Professional Championship and ended on May 1, 1974 with the Pontins Professional 1974. There were 40 active players during the season.

Tournaments

Five tournaments were played during the season.

date competition venue winner Final opponent Result receipt
July 23 to August 22, 1973 AustraliaAustralia Australian Professional Championship 1973 Wagga Wagga AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Gary Owen 31:10
November 24th to November 29th EnglandEngland Norwich Union Open 1973 London EnglandEngland John Spencer EnglandEngland John Pulman 8: 7
1st January 1974 EnglandEngland Pot Black 1974 Birmingham EnglandEngland Graham Miles EnglandEngland John Spencer 1-0
April 16 to April 25 EnglandEngland 1974 World Snooker Championship Manchester WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon EnglandEngland Graham Miles 22:12
1st of May WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Pontins Professional 1974 Prestatyn WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon EnglandEngland John Spencer 10: 9

Games

Eight new players came onto the tour for the season, including Bill Werbeniuk and Ian Anderson . After the season, four players left the tour, including Jackie Rea and Pat Houlihan .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ron Florax: Season 1973-1974 - Professional. Cuetracker.net, accessed on May 21, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Chris Turner: Other National Professional Championships. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, April 18, 2016, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 21, 2018 (English).
  3. ↑ Chris Turner: Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, April 18, 2016, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on May 21, 2018 (English).
  4. ^ Pot Black History. Global Snooker Center, archived from the original on December 24, 2008 ; accessed on May 21, 2018 (English).
  5. ^ Chris Turner: World Professional Championship. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, June 6, 2016, archived from the original on April 16, 2013 ; accessed on May 21, 2018 (English).
  6. ^ Ron Florax: 1974 Pontins Professional. Cuetracker.net, accessed on May 21, 2018 .
  7. ^ Ron Florax: Rankings - 1973-1974. Cuetracker.net, accessed on May 21, 2018 .