1973 Norwich Union Open

1973 Norwich Union Open

Tournament information
Dates	24–29 November 1973
Venue	Piccadilly Hotel
City	London
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Invitational event
Total prize fund	£3,500
Winner's share	£1,000
Final
Champion	John Spencer
Runner-up	John Pulman
Score	8–7
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The 1973 Norwich Union Open was an invitational snooker tournament which took place between 24 and 29 November 1973 at the Piccadilly Hotel in London. It was open to both professionals and amateurs and featured 24 players. John Spencer won 8–7 in the final against John Pulman.^[1]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[2]

• Winner: £1,000
• Runner-up: £500
• Third place: £300
• Fourth place: £200
• Quarter-final: £125
• Last 16: £75
• Last 24: £50
• Total: £3,500

Main draw

^[3]

	Round 1 Best of 7 frames					Round 2 Best of 7 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 15 frames					Final Best of 15 frames
		John Dunning	4				John Spencer	4
		Jim Meadowcroft	0				John Dunning	3
												John Spencer	4
												Ray Edmonds	0
		Jonathan Barron	4		Ray Edmonds	4
		Ron Gross	2				Jonathan Barron	3
																	John Spencer	8
																Alex Higgins	2
		Dennis Taylor	4				Alex Higgins	4
		Alwyn Lloyd	1				Dennis Taylor	3
												Alex Higgins	4
												Cliff Thorburn	2
		Pat Houlihan	4		Cliff Thorburn	4
		John Virgo	3				Pat Houlihan	0
																						John Spencer	8
																						John Pulman	7
		David Taylor	4				John Pulman	4
		Jack Karnehm	2				David Taylor	3
												John Pulman	4
												Graham Miles	3
		Arvind Savur	4		Graham Miles	4
		David Greaves	2				Arvind Savur	1
																	John Pulman	8
																Eddie Charlton	3
		Chris Ross	4				Eddie Charlton	4
		Marcus Owen	3				Chris Ross	0
												Eddie Charlton	4
												Sid Hood	0
		Sid Hood	4		Sid Hood	4
		Jackie Rea	0				Manuel Francisco	3

• Eddie Charlton defeated Alex Higgins 8-5 in the third-place playoff.

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