Snooker season 1968/1969

Snooker season 1968/1969
Details
Duration July 1968–March 1969
Tournaments 3 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World Championship England John Spencer

The snooker season 1968/1969, the first season of the modern era of snooker, was a series of snooker tournaments played from July 1968 to March 1969. 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–?? 07–??  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Sydney Australia Warren Simpson Australia Eddie Charlton 11–10 [1]
01–?? 01–??  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Wales Ray Reardon England John Spencer 1–0 [2][3]
11–18 03–22  ENG NR World Snooker Championship Victoria Hall London England John Spencer Wales Gary Owen 46–27 [4][5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Dates use the month day format

References

  1. ↑ 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 16 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  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.
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