1971–72 snooker season

The 1971–72 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between March 1971 and April 1972. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

1971–72 snooker season
Details
DurationMarch 1971 – April 1972
Tournaments8 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World Championship Alex Higgins

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
09–17  ENG NR Stratford Professional Wilmcote Working Men's Club Wilmcote John Spencer David Taylor 5–2 [1]
10–04 10–31  ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (October 1971) Various Ray Reardon John Spencer 4–3 [2][3]
11–08 11–30  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Junior Rugby League Club Sydney Eddie Charlton Warren Simpson 15–7 [4]
01–?? 01–??  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Eddie Charlton Ray Reardon 1–0 [5][6]
01–03 01–08  NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Belfast Alex Higgins Jackie Rea 28–12 [7]
01–31 02–20  ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (Spring 1972) Various John Spencer Alex Higgins 4–3 [8][3]
03–01 02–26  ENG NR World Snooker Championship Selly Park British Legion Birmingham Alex Higgins John Spencer 37–32 [9][10]
01–03 03–20  ENG NR Men Of The Midlands Various Alex Higgins John Spencer 4–2 [11]

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format

References
  1. "Snooker champion in top form". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 21 September 1971. p. 32.
  2. Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  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 23 January 2018.
  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 23 January 2018.
  7. 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 23 January 2018.
  8. Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  9. Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  10. Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 12. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  11. Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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