1972–73 snooker season

1972–73 snooker seasonDetails

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

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Date[n 1] |  | Rank  | Tournament name  | Venue  | City  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Score  | Reference

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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

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1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.

## References

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1. ^ ""Hurricane" again beats Spencer". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 9 September 1972. p. 14.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 90\. ISBN 0851122302.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ Naismith, Albert (January 1973). "Appreciative Scots". Snooker Scene. p. 8.
6. ^ "Higgins in top gear at Ford tournament". Snooker Scene. February 1973. p. 9.
7. ^ "Player surprised at low attendance". Isle of Wight County Press. 23 December 1972. p. 21 - via Newpapers.com.
8. ^ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
9. ^ "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.
10. ^ "Potting black". Snooker Scene. December 1972. p. 8.
11. ^ 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.
12. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
13. ^ 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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