1975 Masters (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–17 January 1975 |
| Venue | West Centre Hotel |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £2,000[1] |
| Highest break | 92 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Spencer |
| Runner-up |  Ray Reardon |
| Score | 9–8 |
← First 1976 → | |
The 1975 Benson & Hedges Masters was the first of the non-ranking snooker tournament at which many of the World's top players competed. It was held from Monday 13th to Friday 17 January 1975 at the West Centre Hotel in London. Ten players were invited for the event.[1][2]
John Spencer won the inaugural event by defeating Ray Reardon 9–8 on the re-spotted black in the final frame.[3] The highest break of the tournament was 92 made by Reardon in the first frame of the final.[4]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
- Winner: £2,000
- Runner-up: £1,000
- Semi-final: £500
- Quarter-final: £250
- Last 10: £100
- Highest break: £92
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rex Williams
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rex Williams
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Alex Higgins
| 5 | Alex Higgins
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Bill Werbeniuk
| 0 | Ray Reardon
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Davis
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Pulman
| 5 | John Pulman
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Century breaks
- None. Highest break: 92 John Spencer
References
- ^ a b Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ a b "1975 Benson & Hedges Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 10. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
- ^ "January 18 down the years: Golden Boy remains unbeaten". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "1975 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "1975 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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