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1969–70 snooker season

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1969–70 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1969 – May 1970
Tournaments5 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World ChampionshipWales Ray Reardon

The 1969–70 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1969 and May 1970. 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
07-07 07-22  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Junior Rugby League Club Sydney Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren Simpson 11–6 [1]
07-21 07-23  ENG NR Chester Professional Tournament Upton-By-Chester British Legion Chester Northern Ireland Jackie Rea England John Spencer 4–3[n 2] [2]
01-?? 01-??  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham England John Spencer Wales Ray Reardon 1–0 [3][4]
04-06 04-11  ENG NR World Snooker Championship Victoria Hall London Wales Ray Reardon England John Pulman 37–33 [5][6]
04-30 05-02  CAN NR Canadian Professional Tournament North York Centennial Centre Toronto England Fred Davis Canada Paul Thornley 4–1 [7]

Notes

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  1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. ^ Winning margin achieved at 4–2

References

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  1. ^ 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 16 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Rea beats Spencer to win new professional event". The Billiard Player. Billiards Association and Control Council. August 1969. pp. 3–4.
  3. ^ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. ^ Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 12. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  7. ^ "Fred Davis wins new Canadian event". Billiards and Snooker. June 1970. p. 16.