Pontins Professional 1975

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Pontins Professional 1975
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 8th
Venue: Pontins, Prestatyn , Wales
Opening:
Endgame:

Winner: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon
Finalist: EnglandEngland John Spencer
Highest Break: 117 ( John Spencer ) EnglandEngland
1974
 
1976

The 1975 Pontins Professional was a snooker tournament as part of the 1974/75 season . It was the second edition of the tournament at Pontins' Holiday Park in Prestatyn on the north coast of Wales. The tournament took place in May 1975 after the World Cup .

The final was a remake of the 1974 final between Welshman Ray Reardon and Englishman John Spencer . If the result was close in the previous year, the reigning world champion Reardon won this time with a clear 10: 4 and successfully defended his title.

Prize money

As in the previous year , the game was played for £ 1,000 , which the tournament winner received as prize money.

Final round

The field remained almost unchanged, only the Australian Eddie Charlton was replaced by Dennis Taylor from Northern Ireland. In three rounds, a winner was determined in the elimination process.

  Quarter Finals
(Best of 13)
Semi-finals
(Best of 13)
Final
(Best of 19)
                           
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 7th        
 EnglandEngland Graham Miles 6th  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 7th
   CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 5  
 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 7th
   EnglandEngland Fred Davis 3  
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 10
   EnglandEngland John Spencer 4th
   EnglandEngland John Spencer 7th
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 4th  
 EnglandEngland John Spencer 8th
   EnglandEngland Rex Williams 5  
 EnglandEngland Rex Williams 7th
   EnglandEngland John Pulman 6th  

Century breaks

The only break of over 100 points was made by John Spencer in the final.

EnglandEngland John Spencer 117

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