Masters 1975

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Masters 1975
Benson & Hedges Masters 1975
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Venue: West Center Hotel, London , England
Opening: 13th January
Endgame: January 17th

Winner: EnglandEngland John Spencer
Finalist: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon
Highest Break: 92 ( Cliff Thorburn ) CanadaCanada
 
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The Benson & Hedges Masters 1975 was an invitation-only snooker tournament of the 1974/75 season that was held from January 13-17 , 1975 at the West Center Hotel in London . It was the first time the Masters had been held.

John Spencer won the final against Ray Reardon with a re-spotted Black in the last frame with 9: 8. Reardon played the highest break in the first frame of the final with 92 points.

Prize money

Prize money
winner £ 2,000
finalist £ 1,000
Semi-finalist £ 500
Quarter finalist 250 pounds
1 round 100 pounds
Highest break 92 pounds

Final round

  1st round
best of 9 frames 		Quarterfinals
Best of 9 Frames 		Semi-final
Best of 9 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
      
          WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 5  
          EnglandEngland Graham Miles 3  
            WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 5  
            EnglandEngland Rex Williams 4th  
          EnglandEngland Rex Williams 5  
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 5      Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 3  
 CanadaCanada Bill Werbeniuk 0        WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 8th
            EnglandEngland John Spencer 9
          EnglandEngland Fred Davis 3  
          AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton 5  
            AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton 2  
            EnglandEngland John Spencer 5  
          EnglandEngland John Spencer 5       
 EnglandEngland John Pulman 5      EnglandEngland John Pulman 3       
 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 3  

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chris Turner: The Masters . In: cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved on August 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ 1975 Benson & Hedges Masters . Global Snooker Center. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ Eric Hayton: The Book of CueSport Professional Snooker . Rose Villa Publications, Lowestoft 2004, ISBN 0-9548549-0-X , p. 10.
  4. ↑ January 18 down the years: Golden Boy remains unbeaten . ESPN . Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ Results Masters 1975 . Snooker Database. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  6. ^ The Masters . Snooker scene. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved on August 9, 2013.