1975 World Snooker Championship

The 1975 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 9 April and 1 May 1975 across Australia.[1] The event was the 1975 edition of the World Snooker Championship, first held in 1927. The tournament featured 27 participants, 8 of which were seeded and received byes to the second round. The event featured a prize fund of A$30,000 with the winner receiving A$7,500. This was the second (and to date last) World Snooker Championship to be held outside of the United Kingdom.

1975 World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates9 April – 1 May 1975
Final venueNunawading Basketball Centre
Final cityMelbourne
CountryAustralia
Organisation(s)WPBSA
Total prize fundA$30,000
Winner's shareA$7,500
Highest break David Taylor (ENG) (128)
Final
Champion Ray Reardon (WAL)
Runner-up Eddie Charlton (AUS)
Score31–30
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Sydney
Wollongong
Queanbeyan
Gosford
Goulburn
Grafton
Tamworth
Albury
Broken Hill
Cooma
Canberra
Venues in New South Wales and ACT
Brisbane
Melbourne
Other venues in Australia

The final was held at the Nunawading Basketball Centre on Burwood Highway, in Burwood East, Victoria.[2] Ray Reardon played Eddie Charlton in a best-of-61 frames match. Reardon won 10 of the 12 frames on the second day to lead 16–8 but Eddie Charlton won the first nine frames on day three to lead. Reardon then led 23–21 before Charlton won eight frames in a row to lead 29–23 requiring just two of the last nine frames to win. However Reardon then won 7 frames in a row to lead again and, although Charlton levelled the match at 30–30, Reardon won the deciding frame to win 31–30.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

  • Winner: A$7,500
  • Runner-up: A$4,000
  • Semi-final: A$3.000
  • Quarter-final: A$1,500
  • Last 16: A$750
  • Total: A$30,000

Tournament summary

With Park Drive having ended their sponsorship,[1] The WPBSA awarded the 1975 World Championship to Eddie Charlton Promotions.[4][5] This was the second and, currently, the last world championship to be held in Australia.

There were 27 competitors. 3 preliminary matches were played to reduce the field to 24. 8 seeded players received a bye to the last-16 stage. Most of the early round matches were played in New South Wales although the semi-finals were played in Canberra and Brisbane with the final in Melbourne.[3] There was controversy about the seedings. John Spencer was seeded 8 which meant that he met Ray Reardon in the quarter-final. Alex Higgins was also in the top half of the draw while Eddie Charlton was in the bottom half of the draw.[4][6]

David Taylor made the highest break of the tournament with 128.[7]

The final was decided on the final frame, with Reardon winning 31–30.[1]

Results

Schedule
Match Dates Venue, city Ref
David Greaves v Jim Charlton9–10 April 1975Woonona-Bulli RSL Memorial Hall, Wollongong, NSW[8][9]
Phil Tarrant v Bernard Bennett10–11 April 1975City Tattersalls Club, Sydney, NSW[8][9][10]
Lou Condo v Maurice Parkin10–11 April 1975Queanbeyan Leagues Club, NSW[8][9][10]
John Pulman v Phil Tarrant13–14 April 1975Auburn Baseball Club, NSW[11][12][13][14]
Warren Simpson v Ron Mares14–15 April 1975Central Coast Leagues Club, Gosford, NSW[13][14][15][16]
David Taylor v Rex King14–15 April 1975Marrickville RSL Club, Sydney, NSW[14][16]
Ian Anderson v Lou Condo14–15 April 1975Bentleigh Club, Melbourne, Victoria[13][14][16]
Dennis Taylor v Perrie Mans14–15 April 1975City Tattersalls Club, Sydney, NSW[13][14][15][16]
Gary Owen v David Greaves14–15 April 1975Goulburn Workers' Club, NSW[14][15][16]
Bill Werbeniuk v Jim Meadowcroft14–15 April 1975Grafton District Services Club, NSW[13][14][16]
Cliff Thorburn v Paddy Morgan14–15 April 1975Tamworth Workers' Club, NSW[13][14][15][16]
Ray Reardon v Warren Simpson16–17 April 1975Central Coast Leagues Club, Gosford, NSW[17][18][19][20]
Rex Williams v Ian Anderson16–17 April 1975Bentleigh Club, Melbourne, Victoria[17][18][19][20]
Cliff Thorburn v Graham Miles16–17 April 1975Queanbeyan Leagues Club, NSW[17][18][19][20]
John Spencer v John Pulman17–18 April 1975Dapto Leagues Club, Wollongong, NSW[19][20]
Alex Higgins v David Taylor17–18 April 1975Albury SS&A, NSW[20]
Dennis Taylor v Fred Davis17–18 April 1975Marrickville RSL Club, Sydney, NSW[19][20]
Gary Owen v John Dunning17–18 April 1975Broken Hill RSL Club, NSW[19][20]
Eddie Charlton Bill Werbeniuk17–18 April 1975Grafton District Services Club, NSW[19][20]
Ray Reardon v John Spencer21–23 April 1975Cooma RSL Club, NSW[21][22][23][24][25][26]
Alex Higgins v Rex Williams21–23 April 1975Wentworthville Leagues Club, Sydney, NSW[21][22][23][24][25][26]
Dennis Taylor v Gary Owen21–23 April 1975Harbord Diggers' Club, Sydney, NSW[21][22][23][24][25][26]
Eddie Charlton v Cliff Thorburn21–23 April 1975Sherwood Services Club, Brisbane, Queensland[21][22][23][24][25][26]
Ray Reardon v Alex Higgins24–26 April 1975Canberra Workers' Club, ACT[27][28]
Eddie Charlton v Dennis Taylor24–26 April 1975Past Brothers Club, Brisbane, Queensland[27][28]
Ray Reardon v Eddie Charlton27 April–1 May 1975Nunawading Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria[29][30][31][32][33]

Preliminary matches

Source:[34]

Best of 29 frames
Phil Tarrant15–8 Bernard Bennett
Lou Condo15–8 Maurice Parkin
David Greaves15–14 Jim Charlton

Main draw

Number in (parentheses) indicates seeding.

Source:[34][35][36]

  Round 1
Best of 29 frames		 Round 2
Best of 29 frames		 Quarter-finals
Best of 37 frames		 Semi-finals
Best of 37 frames		 Final
Best of 61 frames
                                               
 Warren Simpson (AUS) 15      Ray Reardon (WAL) (1) 15  
 Ron Mares (AUS) 5      Warren Simpson (AUS) 11  
  Ray Reardon (1) 19  
  John Spencer (8) 17  
 John Pulman (ENG) 15  John Spencer (ENG) (8) 15
 Phil Tarrant (AUS) 5      John Pulman (ENG) 10  
  Ray Reardon (1) 19  
  Alex Higgins (5) 14  
 David Taylor (ENG) 15      Alex Higgins (NIR) (5) 15  
 Rex King (AUS) 8      David Taylor (ENG) 2  
  Alex Higgins (5) 19
  Rex Williams (4) 12  
 Ian Anderson (AUS) 15  Rex Williams (ENG) (4) 15
 Lou Condo (AUS) 8      Ian Anderson (AUS) 4  
  Ray Reardon (1) 31
  Eddie Charlton (7) 30
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) 15      Fred Davis (ENG) (3) 14  
 Perrie Mans (SAF) 12      Dennis Taylor (NIR) 15  
  Dennis Taylor 19
  Gary Owen 9  
 Gary Owen (WAL) 15  John Dunning (ENG) (6) 8
 David Greaves (ENG) 3      Gary Owen (WAL) 15  
  Dennis Taylor 12
  Eddie Charlton (7) 19  
 Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) 15      Eddie Charlton (AUS) (7) 15  
 Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) 9      Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) 11  
  Eddie Charlton (7) 19
  Cliff Thorburn 12  
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 15  Graham Miles (ENG) (2) 2
 Paddy Morgan (AUS) 6      Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 15  

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