1968–69 snooker season

The 1968–69 snooker season, the first season of the modern era of snooker, was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1968 and March 1969. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

1968–69 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1968 – March 1969
Tournaments3 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World Championship John Spencer

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
07–?? 07–??  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Junior Rugby League Club Sydney Warren Simpson Eddie Charlton 11–10 [1]
01–?? 01–??  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Ray Reardon John Spencer 1–0 [2][3]
11–18 03–22  ENG NR World Snooker Championship Victoria Hall London John Spencer Gary Owen 37–24 [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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