1972–73 snooker season

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1972–73 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1972 – April 1973
Tournaments5 (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
09–30 10–29  ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (Autumn 1972) Various England John Spencer Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5–3 [1][2]
09–19 11–23  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Sydney Australia Eddie Charlton Wales Gary Owen 19–10 [3]
01–?? 01–??  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Australia Eddie Charlton England Rex Williams 1–0 [4][5]
01–08 02–05  ENG NR Men Of The Midlands Various Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Wales Ray Reardon 5–3 [6]
04–16 04–28  ENG NR World Snooker Championship City Exhibition Hall Manchester Wales Ray Reardon Australia Eddie Charlton 38–22 [7][8]

Notes

  1. ^ Dates use the month day format

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 0851122302.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  8. ^ Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 11. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.