1972–73 snooker season

1972–73 snooker season
Details
Duration	July 1972 – April 1973
Tournaments	7 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World Championship	Ray Reardon
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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
09-08		ENG	NR	Stratford Professional	Wootton Wawen Social Club	Wootton Wawen	Alex Higgins	John Spencer	6–3	^[1]
09-30	10-29	ENG	NR	Park Drive 2000 (Autumn 1972)		Various	John Spencer	Alex Higgins	5–3	^[2]^[3]
09-19	11-23	AUS	NR	Australian Professional Championship		Sydney	Eddie Charlton	Gary Owen	19–10	^[4]
11-27	12-01	SCO	NR	Scottish Professional Tournament	Govan Town Hall	Glasgow	John Spencer	John Pulman	5–1	^[5]
12-11	12-13	ENG	NR	Ford Series Tournament	Stanley Institute	Burscough	Alex Higgins	John Pulman	4–2	^[6]
12-14	12-16	ENG	NR	Ryde Tournament	Ryde Esplanade Pavillion	Ryde	Ray Reardon	Alex Higgins	4–1	^[7]
12-29	01-01	ENG	NR	Pot Black	BBC Studios	Birmingham	Eddie Charlton	Rex Williams	1–0	^[8]^[9]^[10]
01-08	02-05	ENG	NR	Men Of The Midlands		Various	Alex Higgins	Ray Reardon	5–3	^[11]
04-16	04-28	ENG	NR	World Snooker Championship	City Exhibition Hall	Manchester	Ray Reardon	Eddie Charlton	38–22	^[12]^[13]

Notes

^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.

References

^ ""Hurricane" again beats Spencer". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 9 September 1972. p. 14.
^ 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.
^ Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 0851122302.
^ 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.
^ Naismith, Albert (January 1973). "Appreciative Scots". Snooker Scene. p. 8.
^ "Higgins in top gear at Ford tournament". Snooker Scene. February 1973. p. 9.
^ "Player surprised at low attendance". Isle of Wight County Press. 23 December 1972. p. 21 – via Newpapers.com.
^ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
^ "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.
^ "Potting black". Snooker Scene. December 1972. p. 8.
^ 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.
^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^ Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 11. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

[1] Dates use the mm-dd date format.

[Coventry_2-2] ""Hurricane" again beats Spencer". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 9 September 1972. p. 14.

[3] 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.

[GBS-4] Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 0851122302.

[5] 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.

[6] Naismith, Albert (January 1973). "Appreciative Scots". Snooker Scene. p. 8.

[7] "Higgins in top gear at Ford tournament". Snooker Scene. February 1973. p. 9.

[8] "Player surprised at low attendance". Isle of Wight County Press. 23 December 1972. p. 21 – via Newpapers.com.

[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 17 December 2017.

[11] "Potting black". Snooker Scene. December 1972. p. 8.

[12] 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.

[13] Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

[14] Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 11. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

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