1969–70 snooker season

The 1969–70 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1969 and May 1970. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

1969–70 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1969 – May 1970
Tournaments5 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World Championship Ray Reardon

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
07-07 07-22  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Junior Rugby League Club Sydney Eddie Charlton Warren Simpson 11–6 [1]
07-21 07-23  ENG NR Chester Professional Tournament Upton-By-Chester British Legion Chester Jackie Rea John Spencer 4–3[n 2] [2]
01-?? 01-??  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham John Spencer Ray Reardon 1–0 [3][4]
04-06 04-11  ENG NR World Snooker Championship Victoria Hall London Ray Reardon John Pulman 37–33 [5][6]
04-30 05-02  CAN NR Canadian Professional Tournament North York Centennial Centre Toronto Fred Davis Paul Thornley 4–1 [7]

Notes
  1. Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. Winning margin achieved at 4–2

    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. "Rea beats Spencer to win new professional event". The Billiard Player. Billiards Association and Control Council. August 1969. pp. 3–4.
    3. "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
    4. "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.
    5. Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
    6. Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 12. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
    7. "Fred Davis wins new Canadian event". Billiards and Snooker. June 1970. p. 16.
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