1972/73 snooker season

1972/73 snooker season
Season dates
Beginning of the season	July 1972
End of season	April 28, 1973
Non-ranking	2
Invitation tournaments	4th
number of players	30th
Triple Crown Winner
World Champion	Wales Ray Reardon
World ranking
Placements	/
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The 1972/73 snooker season was a series of tournaments that were part of the Snooker Main Tour . It began in July 1972 and ended in April 1973 with the 1973 World Snooker Championship . There were 30 active players during the season.

Tournaments

Six tournaments were held during the season.

date	competition	venue	winner	Final opponent	Result
July 1, 1972	England Park Drive 2000 1972/2	England	England John Spencer	Northern Ireland Alex Higgins	5: 3
September 19 to November 23, 1972	Australia Australian Professional Championship	Sydney	Australia Eddie Charlton	Wales Gary Owen	19:10
December 29, 1972 to January 1, 1973	England Pot Black	Birmingham	Australia Eddie Charlton	England Rex Williams	1-0
1st January 1973	England Men of the Midlands 1973	England	Northern Ireland Alex Higgins	Wales Ray Reardon	5: 3
1st January 1973	England Park Drive 1000 1973	Leeds	England John Spencer	Northern Ireland Jackie Rea	3: 2
April 16 to April 28, 1973	England 1973 World Snooker Championship	Manchester	Wales Ray Reardon	Australia Eddie Charlton	38:32

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Ron Florax: Season 1972-1973 - Professional. Cuetracker.net, accessed on May 18, 2018 .
^ ^A ^b Chris Turner: Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, April 16, 2016, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on May 20, 2018 (English).
↑ 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, June 1, 2017, archived from the original on December 24, 2008 ; accessed on May 20, 2018 (English).
↑ Ron Florax: 1973 Park Drive 1000. Cuetracker.net, accessed on May 21, 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 21, 2018 (English).

[Cuetracker-1] Ron Florax: Season 1972-1973 - Professional. Cuetracker.net, accessed on May 18, 2018 .

[ONR-2] A ^b Chris Turner: Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, April 16, 2016, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on May 20, 2018 (English).

[APC-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).

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

[PD1000-5] Ron Florax: 1973 Park Drive 1000. Cuetracker.net, accessed on May 21, 2018 (English).

[WM-6] Chris Turner: World Professional Championship. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, June 6, 2016, archived from the original on April 16, 2013 ; accessed on May 21, 2018 (English).