1970–71 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1970 – January 1971
Tournaments6 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World ChampionshipEngland John Spencer

The 1970–71 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1970 and January 1971. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

Calendar

Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
07-13 07-15  ENG NR Chester Professional Tournament Upton-By-Chester British Legion Chester Northern Ireland Jackie Rea England John Spencer 4–3[n 2] [1]
07-26 08-30  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Heiron and Smith Sydney Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Norman Squire 15–6 [2]
09-04  ENG NR Stratford Professional Stratford-upon-Avon Wales Gary Owen Wales Ray Reardon 6–4 [3]
09-28 11-07  AUS NR World Snooker Championship Various England John Spencer Australia Warren Simpson 37–29 [4][5]
01-?? 01-??  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham England John Spencer England Fred Davis 1–0 [6][7]
01-04 01-31  ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (January 1971) Various England John Spencer England Rex Williams 4–1 [8][9]

Notes

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

References

  1. "Rea retains Chester pro title". The Billiard Player. Billiards Association and Control Council. August 1970. p. 33.
  2. 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 12 February 2018.
  3. "Owen defeats title holder". Sport Argus. 5 September 1970. p. 11.
  4. Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 12. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  6. "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  7. "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  9. Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 0851122302.
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