Men of the Midlands

Men of the MidlandsTournament information

Location| Various
Country| England
Established| 1972
Organisation(s)| WPBSA
Format| Invitational event
Final year| 1973
Final champion|  Alex Higgins

The Men of the Midlands was a professional invitational snooker tournament held for two editions in various locations around England in 1972 and 1973. Both tournaments were won by Alex Higgins.[1][2]

The 1972 edition featured eight players in two groups each playing the other once with the top two in each group progressing to the semi-finals. In the 1973 edition there were four players who played each other twice. The top two then met in the final.[3]

## Winners

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Year  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Final score  | Season

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1972 |  Alex Higgins |  John Spencer | 4–2  | 1971/72
1973 |  Alex Higgins |  Ray Reardon | 5–3  | 1972/73

## References

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1. ^ "Spencer plays Higgins again". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 15 March 1972. p. 18.
2. ^ "Higgins takes Men of Midlands title". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 6 February 1973. p. 25.
3. ^ "Men of the Midlands". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 31 October 2020.