1972–73 snooker season

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.

1972–73 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1972 – April 1973
Tournaments6 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World ChampionshipWales Ray Reardon

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 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England John Spencer 6–3 [1]
09–30 10–29  ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (Autumn 1972) Various England John Spencer Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5–3 [2][3]
09–19 11–23  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Sydney Australia Eddie Charlton Wales Gary Owen 19–10 [4]
01–?? 01–??  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Australia Eddie Charlton England Rex Williams 1–0 [5][6]
01–08 02–05  ENG NR Men Of The Midlands Various Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Wales Ray Reardon 5–3 [7]
04–16 04–28  ENG NR World Snooker Championship City Exhibition Hall Manchester Wales Ray Reardon Australia Eddie Charlton 38–22 [8][9]

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format

References
  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. "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  9. 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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