1971/72 snooker season

1971/72 snooker season
Season dates
Beginning of the season	July 1971
End of season	February 26, 1972
Non-ranking	4th
Invitation tournaments	3
number of players	24
Triple Crown Winner
World Champion	Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
World ranking
Placements	/
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The 1971/72 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments that were part of the Snooker Main Tour . It started in July 1971 and ended in February 1972 . There were 24 active players during the season.

Tournaments

Seven tournaments were played during the season.

date	competition	venue	winner	Final opponent	Result
July 1, 1971	England Park Drive 2000 1971/2	England	Wales Ray Reardon	England John Spencer	4: 1
November 8th to November 30th, 1971	Australia Australian Professional Championship	Sydney	Australia Eddie Charlton	Australia Warren Simpson	15: 7
December 29, 1971 to January 1, 1972	England Pot Black 1972	Birmingham	Australia Eddie Charlton	Wales Ray Reardon	1-0
January 3 to January 8, 1972	Northern Ireland Irish Professional Championship	Belfast	Northern Ireland Alex Higgins	Northern Ireland Jackie Rea	28:12
January 1, 1972	England Men of the Midlands 1972	England	Northern Ireland Alex Higgins	England John Spencer	4: 2
January 1, 1972	England Park Drive 2000 1972	England	England John Spencer	Northern Ireland Alex Higgins	4: 3
March 1, 1971 to February 26, 1972	England World Snooker Championship 1972	Birmingham	Northern Ireland Alex Higgins	England John Spencer	37:32

Individual evidence

↑ Ron Florax: Season 1971-1972 - Professional. Cuetracker.net, accessed on May 20, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c 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 20, 2018 (English).
↑ ^a ^b 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 20, 2018 (English).
^ Pot Black History. Global Snooker Center, July 1, 2017, archived from the original on February 24, 2008 ; accessed on May 20, 2018 (English).
^ Chris Turner: World Professional Championship. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, June 6, 2016, archived from the original on April 16, 2013 ; accessed on May 20, 2018 (English).

[Cuetracker-1] Ron Florax: Season 1971-1972 - Professional. Cuetracker.net, accessed on May 20, 2018 .

[ONR-2] 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 20, 2018 (English).

[NPC-3] 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 20, 2018 (English).

[PotBlack-4] Pot Black History. Global Snooker Center, July 1, 2017, archived from the original on February 24, 2008 ; accessed on May 20, 2018 (English).

[WM-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 20, 2018 (English).