1974–75 snooker season

The 1974–75 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1974 and May 1975. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

1974–75 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1974 – May 1975
Tournaments11 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
MastersEngland John Spencer
World ChampionshipWales Ray Reardon

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
07–01 07–05  AUS NR World Masters Victorian Club South Yarra Canada Cliff Thorburn England John Spencer [n 2] [1]
08–01 08–30  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Wagga RSL Club Wagga Wagga Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren Simpson 44–17 [2]
09–?? 09–??  CAN NR Canadian Open Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto Canada Cliff Thorburn Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 8–6 [3]
11–18 11–22  ENG NR Norwich Union Open Piccadilly Hotel London England John Spencer Wales Ray Reardon 10–9 [4]
09–07 12–22  ENG NR Watney Open Northern Snooker Centre Leeds Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England Fred Davis 17–11 [5]
12–28 12–31  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham England Graham Miles Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 1–0 [6][7]
01–13 01–17  ENG NR The Masters West Centre Hotel London England John Spencer Wales Ray Reardon 9–8 [8][9]
02–24  IRL NR Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament National Boxing Stadium Dublin England John Spencer Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9–7 [10]
04–?? 04–??  ENG NR Ladbroke International Rest of the World England England [n 3] [11]
04–09 05–01  AUS NR World Snooker Championship Nunawading Basketball Centre Melbourne Wales Ray Reardon Australia Eddie Charlton 31–30 [12][13]
05–?? 05–??  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Wales Ray Reardon England John Spencer 10–4 [14]

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format
  2. The result was determined by cumulative points over two frames. Thorburn won 160–67.
  3. The result was determined by cumulative score.

References
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  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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