1974 World Snooker Championship
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 16–25 April 1974 |
| Venue | Belle Vue |
| City | Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Total prize fund | £10,000 |
| Winner's share | £2,000[1] |
| Highest break |  Graham Miles (131) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ray Reardon |
| Runner-up | Graham Miles |
| Score | 22–12 |
← 1973 1975 → | |
The 1974 World Snooker Championship (also known as 1974 Park Drive World Snooker Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 25 April 1974 at the Belle Vue in Manchester, England.[1]
Ray Reardon won his third World title by defeating Graham Miles 22–12 in the final.[1]
Tournament summary[edit]
- The first round matches were played on 16 April, the second round matches on 17 and 18 April, the quarter-finals on 19 and 20 April, the semi-finals on 21 and 22 April with the final played over 3 days from 23 to 25 April.
- Canadian Bill Werbeniuk made his World Championship debut, and beat Geoff Thompson 8–3 in the first round, before losing to Fred Davis 5–15 in the second round.[2]
- This was the last time that Park Drive sponsored the event and there was no sponsor the following year.[1]
- Tournament runner-up Graham Miles made the highest break of the event with a 131.[3]
Main draw[edit]
| Round 1 Best of 15 frames |
Round 2 Best of 29 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 29 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 29 frames |
Final Best of 43 frames | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kingsley Kennerley | 5 |
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Ray Reardon | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jim Meadowcroft | 8 |
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Jim Meadowcroft | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ray Reardon | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcus Owen | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Maurice Parkin | 5 |
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Gary Owen | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Marcus Owen | 8 |
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Marcus Owen | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ray Reardon | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Fred Davis | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bernard Bennett | 8 | 
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Alex Higgins | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Warren Simpson | 2 |
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Bernard Bennett | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Higgins | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Fred Davis | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bill Werbeniuk | 8 |
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Fred Davis | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Geoff Thompson | 3 |
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Bill Werbeniuk | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ray Reardon | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Graham Miles | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Perrie Mans | 8 |
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John Spencer | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Anderson | 1 |
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Perrie Mans | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Perrie Mans | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Rex Williams | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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John Pulman | 8 |
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Rex Williams | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sydney Lee | 0 |
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John Pulman | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Rex Williams | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Graham Miles | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Paddy Morgan | 8 |
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Graham Miles | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cliff Thorburn | 4 |
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Paddy Morgan | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Graham Miles | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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John Dunning | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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John Dunning | 8 |
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Eddie Charlton | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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David Taylor | 6 |
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John Dunning | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying[edit]
Source:[4]
| Best of 15 frames | ||
| John Dunning |
8–2 | David Greaves
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| Warren Simpson |
8–3 | Jackie Rea
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| Jim Meadowcroft |
8–5 | Pat Houlihan
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| Cliff Thorburn |
8–3 | Alex McDonald
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| John Pulman |
8–0 | Jack Karnehm
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| David Taylor |
8–7 | Ron Gross
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| Marcus Owen |
8–1 | Dennis Taylor
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ "Bill Werbeniuk at the World Championship". Snooker Database. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "2004 Embassy World Championship Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ a b "World Championship 1974". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "1974 World Championships Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2012.