Tournament information | |
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Dates | 1–5 July 1974 |
Venue | Victorian Club |
City | South Yarra, Melbourne |
Country | Australia |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | AUD20,000 |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | Aggregate Score (160–67) |
The 1974 World Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held from 1 to 5 July 1974 at the Victorian Club in South Yarra, Melbourne, Australia.[1] Cliff Thorburn won the title by defeating John Spencer 160–67 in the final.[2] Thorburn, aged 26, was the youngest player in the event and the 8th seed.[2]
The tournament started on 1 July.[3] The eight players were divided into two round-robin groups to produce semi-finalists, with the semi-finals and final played on 5 July.[4] The total prize fund was AUD20,000.[2]
John Spencer beat Perrie Mans in the first semi-final, whilst Cliff Thorburn beat Eddie Charlton in the other semi-final.[5]
The final was decided on the aggregate score across two frames. Thorburn led 81–29 after the first frame, and 160–67 at the conclusion, to win the title.[6]
Seedings
[edit]Players were seeded as follows:[1]
Ray Reardon (WAL)
Eddie Charlton (AUS)
John Spencer (ENG)
Rex Williams (ENG)
John Pulman (ENG)
Gary Owen (WAL)
Perrie Mans (RSA)
Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
Group matches
[edit]Players in bold are match winners; "??" denotes that the result is missing.
Division 1
Date | Player | Score | Player | Ref. |
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1 July | ![]() |
54–53 | ![]() |
[3] |
1 July | ![]() |
88–52 | ![]() |
[3] |
2 July | ![]() |
?? | ![]() |
[4] |
2 July | ![]() |
61–52 | ![]() |
[7] |
4 July | ![]() |
?? | ![]() |
[4] |
4 July | ![]() |
120-13 | ![]() |
[4][5] |
Division 2
Date | Player | Score | Player | Ref. |
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1 July | ![]() |
80–39 | ![]() |
[3] |
1 July | ![]() |
92–19 | ![]() |
[3] |
2 July | ![]() |
77–38 | ![]() |
[7] |
2 July | ![]() |
?? | ![]() |
[4] |
4 July | ![]() |
79-15 | ![]() |
[4][5] |
4 July | ![]() |
?? | ![]() |
[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Charlton tops the bill". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 29 June 1974. p. 28.
- ^ a b c "Outsider's pot". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 6 July 1974. p. 34.
- ^ a b c d e "Stars down in snooker masters". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 2 July 1974. p. 28.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Four of the best: right on cue". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 1 July 1974. p. 26.
- ^ a b c "Reardon is beaten in snooker". Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT, Australia. 5 July 1974. p. 18.
- ^ "Snooker win to Thorburn". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 July 1974. p. 63.
- ^ a b "Snooker". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 3 July 1974. p. 19.