Details | |
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Duration | July 1967 – June 1968 |
Tournaments | 4 (non-ranking) |
Triple Crown winners | |
World Championship | John Pulman (ENG) |
← 1966–67 1968–69 → |
The 1967–68 snooker season, the last season before the modern era of snooker,[a] was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1967 and June 1968. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.
The following players turned professional during the season: Gary Owen[2] and Ray Reardon.[3] Billiards and Snooker magazine reported in June 1968 that Alex Higgins had turned professional, but in October 1968 he was competing as an amateur.[4][5]
Date[b] | Rank | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. | ||
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07-?? | 07-?? | AUS | NR | Australian Professional Championship | Junior Rugby League Club | Sydney | Eddie Charlton (AUS) | Warren Simpson (AUS) | 7–1 | [6] |
01-09 | 01-13 | ENG | NR | Willie Smith Trophy | Queen's Hall | Leeds | Gary Owen (WAL) | John Dunning (ENG) | Round robin | [2][7] |
03-04 | 03-09 | ENG | NR | World Snooker Championship[c] | Co-operative Hall | Bolton | John Pulman (ENG) | Eddie Charlton (AUS) | 39–34 | [8][9] |
the modern era, which began in 1969 when the World Championship became a knockout event.