1974/75 snooker season

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1974/75 snooker season
Billiard Picto 2-black.svg
Season dates
Beginning of the season 1st August 1974
End of season May 1st, 1975
Ranked tournaments 1
Non-ranking 4th
Invitation tournaments 3
number of players 50
Triple Crown Winner
Masters EnglandEngland John Spencer
World Champion WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon
World ranking
Placements -
← 1973/74
1975/76 →

The 1974/75 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments that were part of the Snooker Main Tour . It began on August 1, 1974 with the Australian Professional Championship and ended on May 1, 1975 with the Pontins Professional . There were 50 active players during the season.

Tournaments

Nine tournaments were played during the season.

date competition venue winner Final opponent Result receipt
August 1 to August 30, 1974 AustraliaAustralia Australian Professional Championship Wagga Wagga AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton AustraliaAustralia Warren Simpson 31:10
September CanadaCanada Canadian Open Toronto CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 8: 6
September 7th to December 22nd EnglandEngland Watney Open Leeds Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins EnglandEngland Fred Davis 17:11
November 18-22 EnglandEngland Norwich Union Open London EnglandEngland John Spencer WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 10: 9
1st January 1975 EnglandEngland Pot Black Birmingham EnglandEngland Graham Miles Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 1-0
January 13th to 17th EnglandEngland Masters London EnglandEngland John Spencer WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 9: 8
April 14th to May 1st AustraliaAustralia World Snooker Championship New South Wales WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton 31:30
1st of May WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Pontins Professional Prestatyn WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon EnglandEngland John Spencer 10: 4

player

After the season ended, Australians Warren Simpson and Paddy Morgan left the tour.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ron Florax: Season 1974-1975 - Professional. Cuetracker.net, accessed on May 21, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Chris Turner: Other National Professional Championships. (No longer available online.) Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, July 20, 2011, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 21, 2018 (English).
  3. ↑ Ron Florax: 1974 Canadian Open. Cuetracker.net, accessed on May 21, 2018 .
  4. ^ A b Chris Turner: Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events. (No longer available online.) Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, November 16, 2003, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on May 21, 2018 (English).
  5. ^ Pot Black History. (No longer available online.) Global Snooker Center, October 24, 2005, archived from the original on December 24, 2008 ; accessed on May 21, 2018 (English).
  6. ^ Ron Florax: 1975 Masters. Cuetracker.net, accessed on May 21, 2018 .
  7. ^ Chris Turner: World Professional Championship. (No longer available online.) Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, May 1, 2010, archived from the original on April 16, 2013 ; accessed on May 21, 2018 (English).
  8. ^ Ron Florax: 1975 Pontins Professional. Cuetracker.net, accessed on May 21, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Ron Florax: Rankings - 1974-1975. Cuetracker.net, accessed on May 21, 2018 .