1969–70 snooker season

1969–70 snooker season
Details
Duration	July 1969 – May 1970
Tournaments	5 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World Championship	Ray Reardon
	← 1968–69 1970–71 ⊟

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

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	Eddie Charlton	Warren Simpson	11–6	^[1]
07-21	07-23	ENG	NR	Chester Professional Tournament	Upton-By-Chester British Legion	Chester	Jackie Rea	John Spencer	4–3^{[n 2]}	^[2]
01-??	01-??	ENG	NR	Pot Black	BBC Studios	Birmingham	John Spencer	Ray Reardon	1–0	^[3]^[4]
04-06	04-11	ENG	NR	World Snooker Championship	Victoria Hall	London	Ray Reardon	John Pulman	37–33	^[5]^[6]
04-30	05-02	CAN	NR	Canadian Professional Tournament	North York Centennial Centre	Toronto	Fred Davis	Paul Thornley	4–1	^[7]

Notes

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

References

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

[1] Dates use the mm-dd date format.

[3] Winning margin achieved at 4–2

[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 16 February 2018.

[4] "Rea beats Spencer to win new professional event". The Billiard Player. Billiards Association and Control Council. August 1969. pp. 3–4.

[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 16 February 2018.

[7] Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[8] Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 12. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

[9] "Fred Davis wins new Canadian event". Billiards and Snooker. June 1970. p. 16.

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