1972–73 snooker season

1972–73 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1972 – April 1973
Tournaments7 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World ChampionshipWales Ray Reardon

The 1972–73 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1972 and April 1973. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

Calendar

Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
09-08  ENG NR Stratford Professional Wootton Wawen Social Club Wootton Wawen Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England John Spencer 6–3 [1]
09-30 10-29  ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (Autumn 1972) Various England John Spencer Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5–3 [2][3]
09-19 11-23  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Sydney Australia Eddie Charlton Wales Gary Owen 19–10 [4]
11-27 12-01  SCO NR Scottish Professional Tournament Govan Town Hall Glasgow England John Spencer England John Pulman 5–1 [5]
12-11 12-13  ENG NR Ford Series Tournament Stanley Institute Burscough Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England John Pulman 4–2 [6]
12-14 12-16  ENG NR Ryde Tournament Ryde Esplanade Pavillion Ryde Northern Ireland Ray Reardon Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 4–1 [7]
12-29 01-01  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Australia Eddie Charlton England Rex Williams 1–0 [8][9][10]
01-08 02-05  ENG NR Men Of The Midlands Various Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Wales Ray Reardon 5–3 [11]
04-16 04-28  ENG NR World Snooker Championship City Exhibition Hall Manchester Wales Ray Reardon Australia Eddie Charlton 38–22 [12][13]

Notes

  1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.

References

  1. ^ ""Hurricane" again beats Spencer". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 9 September 1972. p. 14.
  2. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. ^ Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 0851122302.
  4. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  5. ^ Naismith, Albert (January 1973). "Appreciative Scots". Snooker Scene. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Higgins in top gear at Ford tournament". Snooker Scene. February 1973. p. 9.
  7. ^ "Player surprised at low attendance". Isle of Wight County Press. 23 December 1972. p. 21 – via Newpapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  9. ^ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Potting black". Snooker Scene. December 1972. p. 8.
  11. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  12. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  13. ^ Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 11. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.