Park Drive 600

Park Drive 600
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Venue:	St. Philips Social Club, Sheffield , England
Opening:	April 28, 1971
Endgame:	April 29, 1971
Winner:	Ray Reardon
Finalist:	John Spencer
Highest Break:	127 ( Ray Reardon )

The Park Drive 600 was an invitation tournament of the snooker season 1970/71 . It was held on April 28 and 29, 1971 at the St. Philips Social Club in the English city ​​of Sheffield . In the final, Ray Reardon defeated his long-time rival John Spencer 4-0. Reardon played the only century break as a 127 break in the finals.

The tournament was sponsored by Park Drive, but there was no prize money.

Round 1

In round 1, three frames were played per game.

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
1	Rex Williams	12 : 12	Fred Davis
2	John Pulman	12 : 12	Jackie Rea

Semifinals and finals

Ray Reardon won 2-1 against Rex Williams. Williams won the first frame 48:79, Reardon leveled 68:37. Ultimately, Reardon won the third frame with 66:57 and moved into the final. His final opponent defeated John Pulman 3-0, so that both qualifiers were eliminated. In the final, Reardon gave Spencer no chance and won 4-0, playing a 127 break.

	Semi-final 3 frames				Final best of 7 frames
	Ray Reardon	2
	Rex Williams	1
					Ray Reardon	4th
					John Spencer	0
	John Spencer	3
	John Pulman	0

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Ron Florax: 1971 Park Drive 600. Cuetracker.net, accessed on June 17, 2018 (English).