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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