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1970–71 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1970 – January 1971
Tournaments6 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World ChampionshipEngland John Spencer

The 1970–71 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1970 and January 1971. 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
07–13 07–15  ENG NR Chester Professional Tournament Upton-By-Chester British Legion Chester Northern Ireland Jackie Rea England John Spencer 4–3[n 2] [1]
07–26 08–30  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Heiron and Smith Sydney Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Norman Squire 15–6 [2]
09–04  ENG NR Stratford Professional Stratford-upon-Avon Wales Gary Owen Wales Ray Reardon 6–4 [3]
09–28 11–07  AUS NR World Snooker Championship Various England John Spencer Australia Warren Simpson 37–29 [4][5]
01–?? 01–??  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham England John Spencer England Fred Davis 1–0 [6][7]
01–04 01–31  ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (January 1971) Various England John Spencer England Rex Williams 4–1 [8][9]

Notes

  1. ^ Dates use the month day format
  2. ^ Winning margin achieved at 4–1

References

  1. ^ "Rea retains Chester pro title". The Billiard Player. Billiards Association and Control Council. August 1970. p. 33.
  2. ^ 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 12 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Owen defeats title holder". Sport Argus. 5 September 1970. p. 11.
  4. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ^ Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 12. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  6. ^ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  7. ^ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  9. ^ Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 0851122302.
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