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1971–72 snooker season

The 1971–72 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between March 1971 and April 1972. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

1971–72 snooker season
Details
DurationMarch 1971 – April 1972
Tournaments8 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World ChampionshipNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins

Calendar edit

Date[a] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
04-28 04-29   ENG NR Park Drive 600 St Phillips Social Club Sheffield   Ray Reardon   John Spencer 4–0 [1]
05-17 05-19   AUS NR Hunter Valley Championship Maitland Leagues Club Maitland   Eddie Charlton   Warren Simpson 5–4 [2][3]
05-?? 06-??   ENG NR Willie Smith Trophy East Ward Liberal Club Leeds   Alex Higgins   John Dunning 25–13 [4]
09-17   ENG NR Stratford Professional Wilmcote Working Men's Club Wilmcote   John Spencer   David Taylor 5–2 [5]
10-04 10-31   ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (October 1971) Various   Ray Reardon   John Spencer 4–3 [6][7]
11-08 11-30   AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Junior Rugby League Club Sydney   Eddie Charlton   Warren Simpson 15–7 [8]
12-29 01-01   ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham   Eddie Charlton   Ray Reardon 1–0 [9][10]
01-03 01-08   NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Various   Alex Higgins   Jackie Rea 28–12 [11]
01-31 02-20   ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (Spring 1972) Various   John Spencer   Alex Higgins 4–3 [12][7]
03-01 02-26   ENG NR World Snooker Championship Selly Park British Legion Birmingham   Alex Higgins   John Spencer 37–31 [13][b]
01-03 03-20   ENG NR Men Of The Midlands Various   Alex Higgins   John Spencer 4–2 [15]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. ^ Some sources give the score as 37–32. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History (2004) says "Higgins triumphed 37–31 (not 37–32 as so many publications have wrongly printed)."[14]

References edit

  1. ^ Everton, Clive; Silverton, John (1972). Park Drive Official Snooker And Billiards Year book. Gallagher Ltd. p. 20.
  2. ^ "$1250 prize for snooker". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 1971. p. 18.
  3. ^ "Untitled article". World Snooker. July 1972. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Alex Higgins retains Willie Smith trophy". World Snooker. July 1972. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Snooker champion in top form". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 21 September 1971. p. 32.
  6. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. ^ a b Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 0851122302.
  8. ^ 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 23 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  10. ^ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  11. ^ 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 23 January 2018.
  12. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Snooker: Higgins makes final flourish". The Times. 28 February 1972. p. 7.
  14. ^ Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Rose Villa Publications. p. 8. ISBN 978-0954854904.
  15. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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