1974 World Snooker Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 16–25 April 1974 |
Venue | Belle Vue |
City | Manchester |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Total prize fund | £10,000 |
Winner's share | £2,000[1] |
Highest break | Graham Miles (131) |
Final | |
Champion | Ray Reardon |
Runner-up | Graham Miles |
Score | 22–12 |
← 1973 1975 → |
The 1974 World Snooker Championship (also known as 1974 Park Drive World Snooker Championship for sponsorship reasons) was professional snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 25 April 1974 at the Belle Vue in Manchester, England.[1]
Ray Reardon won his third World title by defeating Graham Miles 22–12 in the final.[1]
Tournament summary
- The first round matches were played on 16 April, the second round matches on 17 and 18 April, the quarter-finals on 19 and 20 April, the semi-finals on 21 and 22 April with the final played over 3 days from 23 to 25 April.
- Canadian Bill Werbeniuk made his World Championship debut, and beat Geoff Thompson 8–3 in the first round, before losing to Fred Davis 5–15 in the second round.[2]
- This was the last time that Park Drive sponsored the event and there was no sponsor the following year.[1]
- Miles made the highest break of the tournament with 131.[3]
Main draw
Round 1 Best of 15 frames |
Round 2 Best of 29 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 29 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 29 frames |
Final Best of 43 frames | |||||||||||||||||||
Kingsley Kennerley | 5 | Ray Reardon | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jim Meadowcroft | 8 | Jim Meadowcroft | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ray Reardon | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Marcus Owen | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Maurice Parkin | 5 | Gary Owen | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marcus Owen | 8 | Marcus Owen | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ray Reardon | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fred Davis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bernard Bennett | 8 | Alex Higgins | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Warren Simpson | 2 | Bernard Bennett | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alex Higgins | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fred Davis | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Werbeniuk | 8 | Fred Davis | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Geoff Thompson | 3 | Bill Werbeniuk | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ray Reardon | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Graham Miles | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Perrie Mans | 8 | John Spencer | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ian Anderson | 1 | Perrie Mans | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Perrie Mans | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rex Williams | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
John Pulman | 8 | Rex Williams | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sydney Lee | 0 | John Pulman | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rex Williams | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Graham Miles | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Paddy Morgan | 8 | Graham Miles | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cliff Thorburn | 4 | Paddy Morgan | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Graham Miles | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
John Dunning | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
John Dunning | 8 | Eddie Charlton | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
David Taylor | 6 | John Dunning | 15 |
Qualifying
Source:[4]
Best of 15 frames | ||
John Dunning | 8–2 | David Greaves |
Warren Simpson | 8–3 | Jackie Rea |
Jim Meadowcroft | 8–5 | Pat Houlihan |
Cliff Thorburn | 8–3 | Alex McDonald |
John Pulman | 8–0 | Jack Karnehm |
David Taylor | 8–7 | Ron Gross |
Marcus Owen | 8–1 | Dennis Taylor |
References
- 1 2 3 4 Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ↑ "Bill Werbeniuk at the World Championship". Snooker Database. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ↑ "2004 Embassy World Championship Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- 1 2 "World Championship 1974". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ↑ "1974 World Championships Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
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