1967–68 snooker season

Snooker season

1967–68 snooker seasonDetails

Duration| July 1967 – June 1968
Tournaments| 4 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World Championship|  John Pulman (ENG)

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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.

## New professional players

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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]

## Calendar

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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]

## Notes

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1. ^ The "modern era" of snooker is understood to have started in 1969, when the World Championship reverted to a knockout format.[1]
2. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
3. ^ Challenge match

## References

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1. ^ "John Higgins eyes more crucible titles". The Daily Telegraph. London. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2020. "the modern era, which began in 1969 when the World Championship became a knockout event."
2. ^ a b "New pro Owen plays in new pro tournament". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. October 1967. p. 5.
3. ^ "Ray Reardon turns professional". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. December 1967. p. 5.
4. ^ Harper, Ronnie (June 1968). "Alex Higgins turns professional". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. p. 10.
5. ^ Harper, Ronnie (19 November 1968). "Higgind v Donnelly looks a thriler". Belfast Telegraph. p. 20.
6. ^ Fryer, Robert (August 1967). "Australia: a 272 snooker break". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. p. 16.
7. ^ "Owen wins Willie Smith trophy". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. February 1968. p. 3.
8. ^ "World Championship 1968". global-snooker.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
9. ^ "Eddie lost game, but revived snooker". The Sun-Herald. 28 March 1976. p. 64\. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

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