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In the second round, from 17 to 18 April, matches were played as best-of-31 frames. Higgins was admonished by tournament director Bruce Donkin for arriving more than 20 minutes late for his match against
Houlihan, and was later fined £100 by the WPBSA for his behaviour. Higgins took a 6–1 lead in the
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Reardon's comeback as "the greatest recovery the event has ever seen." Charlton took a 6–0 lead against Higgins, and defeated him 23–9. Higgins attributed his defeat to playing with an unfamiliar cue, that he had been using for under two months. Charlton remarked that "I think pressure had
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The quarter-finals were scheduled as best-of-31 frames matches on 19 and 20 April, with the four matches played concurrently in different arenas. Higgins defeated Davis 16–14, after Davis had led 14–12. There was a 25-minute stoppage during the second frame of their afternoon session, when rainwater
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Thorburn were level at 11–11; Williams then took a 14–11 lead, but Thorburn recovered to lead 15–14. Williams took the next two frames to secure his progress to the next round. Spencer made the highest break of the tournament with 139, in the sixth frame of his match against David Taylor, which
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The final was played as a best-of-75 frames contest from 24 to 28 April. Reardon lost the first session of the final against
Charlton 0–7. He won the first frame of the second session with a break of 84, and also took the next three frames, to trail 4–7. Having won five of the eight frames in
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leaked onto the snooker table they were using. Williams compiled a break of 108 at the start of his first session against
Spencer but lost 16–7. Miles recovered to 4–5 after losing the first five frames against Charlton. Although Miles lost 6–16, the reporter for
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The semi-finals, held from 21 to 23 April, were best-of-45 frames matches, played concurrently. Reardon staged a recovery when, having trailed
Spencer 12–19, he won their semi-final 23–22. From 12–19, Reardon won eight consecutive frames. The reporter for
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wrote that "rarely has anyone played so well and lost so heavily." Owen lost by the same scoreline against
Reardon, after winning the first two frames. According to Reardon, in his 1982 autobiography, there were only two spectators for part of the match.
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an awful lot to do with his poor performance. But I feel he has a lot to learn about the game. Whether he is capable of learning, we shall just have to wait and see." After the match, Higgins challenged
Charlton to play for a stake of £100 and won 7–4.
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took the first ten frames against
Greaves, and won 16–1. Miles led John Pulman 6–1 and 10–5, and made a break of 110 in the 20th frame of the match on the way to a 16–10 victory. Having established a 6–1 advantage against Mans in the first session,
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s were scheduled at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm each day. In order to break even, the event required 15,000 paying spectators across the matches; the actual attendance was 25,000. For the first time, a major bookmaker,
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made their world championship debuts; both players later became world champions. Taylor took a 4–2 lead, but Thorburn went ahead 8–6 and won the match 9–8. In the other matches of the first round,
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250:, England. The scheduling was a change of practice from championships in the preceding years, which had taken place over several months. The tournament was the 1973 edition of the
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Pitt, Nick (20 April 2014). "Snooker: Pocket man O'Sullivan eager to chalk up another title: The champion is in irresistible form as he starts his defence at the Crucible".
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lost six of the eight frames in their second session, but then added six of seven in the third session, and two frames in the final session, to win 16–8.
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first session, and led 14–1 after the second session. He took the second and fourth frames of the third session to complete a 16–3 victory.
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First round matches were scheduled as best-of-17 frames, taking place on 16 April 1973.
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the modern era, which began in 1969 when the World Championship became a knockout event.
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was 8–7 ahead against Simpson, but the match eventually finished 16–14 to Owen.
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lost 9–13 to Charlton in the semi-finals. Higgins's quarter-final match against
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during the competition, the highest of which was a 139 break compiled by
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No other record of the plate competition was found in sources consulted.
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No record of a third-place playoff match was found in sources consulted.
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Corbett, Ted (16 April 1973). "I'll keep my title, vows 'Hurricane'".
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made the highest break of the first round, 87, in his 9–5 defeat of
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For the first time, some frames of the final were televised by the
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tournament that took place from 16 to 28 April 1973 at the
3576:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. May 1973. pp. 16–17.
3371:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. May 1973. pp. 4–17.
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Harper, Ronnie (24 April 1973). "'I'll be back' – Higgins".
3126:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1974. p. 18.
3081:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. April 1973. p. 3.
3066:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. April 1973. p. 3.
3051:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. March 1973. p. 4.
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3512:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. May 1973. p. 15.
3449:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. May 1973. p. 11.
3431:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. May 1973. p. 9.
3353:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. May 1973. p. 8.
3338:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. May 1973. p. 7.
3300:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. May 1973. p. 6.
3244:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. May 1973. p. 5.
3166:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. May 1973. p. 4.
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440:, initially with concurrent play across eight different
3391:. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. pp. 91–92.
3047:"Park Drive world professional snooker championship".
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There were six century breaks during the tournament:
3479:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. pp. 12–13.
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World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
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World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
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Park Drive Official Snooker And Billiards Year book
2997:. Haywards Heath: Partridge Press. pp. 96–99.
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2915:. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 7.
2851:. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 294–295.
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2799:. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from
4359:International sports competitions in Manchester
3262:. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. p. 5.
304:was interrupted when rainwater leaked onto the
4354:April 1973 sports events in the United Kingdom
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3367:"Park Drive world professional championship".
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2587:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
3490:"Charlton is quick to finish off Higgins".
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3178:"Cliff Thorburn at the World Championship"
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2874:"John Higgins eyes more crucible titles"
2826:. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 8.
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3590:. World Snooker Tour. Archived from
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3387:Reardon, Ray; Buxton, Peter (1982).
2995:The History of Snooker and Billiards
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3616:. Snooker Database. Archived from
3614:"1973 World Championships Results"
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2628:The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker
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3445:"Charlton and Reardon sweep on".
2849:Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1991–92
2793:"World Professional Championship"
2732:"History of snooker – a timeline"
2708:The Embassy Book of World Snooker
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3276:"Higgins set for easy victory".
2911:Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004).
2657:"Billiards – Professional title"
2550:Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004).
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3494:. 24 April 1973. p. 12.
3464:. 24 April 1973. p. 36.
3460:"Reardon battles to final".
3416:. 21 April 1973. p. 23.
3320:. 18 April 1973. p. 15.
3280:. 18 April 1973. p. 51.
3144:. 17 April 1973. p. 19.
3140:"Now only Higgins left in".
3111:. Gallagher Ltd. p. 89.
2943:. 24 March 1969. p. 12.
2906:in the modern era since 1969
2664:. 3 November 1934. p. 7
2613:UK public library membership
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587:when his scheduled opponent
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2554:. Rose Villa Publications.
525:before the match went to a
276:won the title by defeating
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3666:World Snooker Championship
3572:"Reardon's championship".
3462:Coventry Evening Telegraph
3278:Coventry Evening Telegraph
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258:. The 1973 tournament was
252:World Snooker Championship
34:16–28 April 1973
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3427:"Higgins–Davis classic".
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2765:. Edinburgh: Mainstream.
2674:British Newspaper Archive
2528:. 11 May 1927. p. 20
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3162:"Houlihan crushes Rea".
2957:Kobylecky, John (2019).
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492:First round losers: £100
4224:Black ball final (1985)
3316:"Miles shocks Pulman".
2993:Everton, Clive (1986).
2706:Everton, Clive (1993).
2632:Hamlyn Publishing Group
486:Quarter-finalists: £400
4284:1972–73 snooker season
2881:. London. 5 May 2009.
2822:Morrison, Ian (1989).
2710:. London: Bloomsbury.
2626:Morrison, Ian (1987).
2593:10.1093/ref:odnb/31013
2521:"Snooker championship"
26:Tournament information
4349:1973 in English sport
4243:Cue sports portal
3492:Birmingham Daily Post
3318:Birmingham Daily Post
2847:Hale, Janice (1991).
533:, which Greaves won.
434:City Exhibition Halls
296:. Defending champion
244:City Exhibition Halls
54:City Exhibition Halls
3594:on February 20, 2020
3349:"Late night extra".
3296:"Exit John Pulman".
2763:Masters of the Baize
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4313:Men of the Midlands
3334:"Tough one, Gary".
3077:"We gotta player".
2879:The Daily Telegraph
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4318:World Championship
4291:Non-ranking events
3548:on 24 January 2013
3218:on 3 February 2016
3062:"Cash registers".
2634:. pp. 27–30.
1991:Kingsley Kennerley
732:Best of 75 frames
723:Best of 45 frames
714:Best of 31 frames
705:Best of 31 frames
696:Best of 17 frames
589:Kingsley Kennerley
330:world championship
231:Snooker tournament
94:Single elimination
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3398:978-0-7153-8262-2
3142:Belfast Telegraph
3004:978-1-85225-013-3
2968:978-0-9931433-1-1
2922:978-0-9548549-0-4
2858:978-0-356-19747-0
2833:978-0-85112-364-6
2772:978-1-84018-872-1
2717:978-0-7475-1610-1
2641:978-0-600-55604-6
2611:(Subscription or
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4209:Crucible Theatre
4187:Related articles
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3188:on 14 March 2016
3184:. Archived from
3182:Snooker Database
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2902:The Sunday Times
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2803:on 16 April 2013
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2291:
2289:
2280:
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2277:
2249:
2247:
2238:
2236:
2235:
2215:
2213:
2204:
2202:
2201:
2185:
2183:
2174:
2172:
2171:
2154:
2152:
2143:
2141:
2140:
2117:
2115:
2106:
2104:
2103:
2079:
2077:
2068:
2066:
2065:
2033:
2031:
2022:
2020:
2019:
2005:
2000:
1998:
1989:
1987:
1986:
1970:
1968:
1959:
1957:
1956:
1937:
1935:
1926:
1924:
1923:
1896:
1894:
1885:
1883:
1882:
1855:
1853:
1844:
1842:
1841:
1813:
1811:
1802:
1800:
1799:
1779:
1777:
1768:
1766:
1765:
1749:
1747:
1738:
1736:
1735:
1718:
1716:
1707:
1705:
1704:
1677:
1675:
1666:
1664:
1663:
1636:
1634:
1625:
1623:
1622:
1590:
1588:
1579:
1577:
1576:
1560:
1558:
1549:
1547:
1546:
1530:
1528:
1519:
1517:
1516:
1499:
1497:
1488:
1486:
1485:
1462:
1460:
1451:
1449:
1448:
1421:
1419:
1410:
1408:
1407:
1380:
1378:
1369:
1367:
1366:
1346:
1344:
1335:
1333:
1332:
1313:
1311:
1302:
1300:
1299:
1281:
1279:
1270:
1268:
1267:
1243:
1241:
1232:
1230:
1229:
1203:
1201:
1192:
1190:
1189:
1159:
1157:
1148:
1146:
1145:
1129:
1127:
1118:
1116:
1115:
1099:
1097:
1088:
1086:
1085:
1068:
1066:
1057:
1055:
1054:
1027:
1025:
1016:
1014:
1013:
989:
987:
978:
976:
975:
945:
943:
934:
932:
931:
910:
908:
899:
897:
896:
880:
878:
869:
867:
866:
849:
847:
838:
836:
835:
808:
806:
797:
795:
794:
689:
530:
521:led 7–2 against
449:
356:, persuaded the
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201:
199:
190:
188:
187:
175:
173:
164:
162:
161:
143:
141:
132:
130:
129:
122:
112:
102:
101:Total prize fund
80:
45:
43:
39:
23:
17:
4374:
4373:
4369:
4368:
4367:
4365:
4364:
4363:
4344:1973 in snooker
4329:
4328:
4327:
4322:
4298:Park Drive 2000
4286:
4281:
4251:
4246:
4237:
4235:
4228:
4199:List of players
4194:List of winners
4182:
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3875:
3827:
3784:
3668:
3663:
3633:
3623:
3621:
3612:
3611:
3607:
3597:
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3585:
3581:
3571:
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3561:
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3540:
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3517:
3507:
3506:
3499:
3489:
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3484:
3474:
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3406:
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3376:
3366:
3365:
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3348:
3347:
3343:
3333:
3332:
3325:
3315:
3314:
3305:
3295:
3294:
3285:
3275:
3274:
3267:
3257:
3256:
3249:
3240:"Cliffhanger".
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3238:
3231:
3221:
3219:
3206:
3205:
3201:
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3189:
3176:
3175:
3171:
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3160:
3149:
3139:
3138:
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3121:
3120:
3116:
3105:
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3076:
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3012:
3005:
2991:
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2898:
2888:
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2871:
2870:
2866:
2859:
2845:
2841:
2834:
2820:
2816:
2806:
2804:
2791:Turner, Chris.
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2704:
2681:
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2504:
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2243:
2233:
2231:
2209:
2199:
2197:
2179:
2169:
2167:
2148:
2138:
2136:
2111:
2101:
2099:
2073:
2063:
2061:
2027:
2017:
2015:
1994:
1984:
1982:
1964:
1961:Jim Meadowcroft
1954:
1952:
1931:
1928:Jim Meadowcroft
1921:
1919:
1890:
1880:
1878:
1849:
1839:
1837:
1807:
1797:
1795:
1773:
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1761:
1743:
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1671:
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1554:
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1374:
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1275:
1265:
1263:
1237:
1227:
1225:
1197:
1187:
1185:
1153:
1143:
1141:
1123:
1120:Bernard Bennett
1113:
1111:
1093:
1083:
1081:
1062:
1052:
1050:
1021:
1011:
1009:
983:
973:
971:
939:
929:
927:
904:
894:
892:
874:
864:
862:
843:
833:
831:
802:
792:
790:
731:
722:
713:
704:
695:
680:
660:
646:
630:
597:
581:Jim Meadowcroft
532:
519:Bernard Bennett
503:
498:
467:
451:
418:
413:
332:of the game of
322:
287:
254:established in
232:
225:
219:
195:
185:
183:
169:
159:
157:
137:
127:
125:
120:
110:
100:
78:
41:
37:
35:
12:
11:
5:
4372:
4362:
4361:
4356:
4351:
4346:
4341:
4324:
4323:
4321:
4320:
4315:
4310:
4305:
4300:
4294:
4292:
4288:
4287:
4280:
4279:
4272:
4265:
4257:
4248:
4247:
4233:
4230:
4229:
4227:
4226:
4221:
4216:
4214:Crucible curse
4211:
4206:
4201:
4196:
4190:
4188:
4184:
4183:
4181:
4180:
4175:
4170:
4165:
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3889:
3883:
3881:
3877:
3876:
3874:
3873:
3868:
3863:
3858:
3853:
3848:
3843:
3837:
3835:
3829:
3828:
3826:
3825:
3820:
3815:
3810:
3805:
3800:
3794:
3792:
3786:
3785:
3783:
3782:
3777:
3772:
3767:
3762:
3757:
3752:
3747:
3742:
3737:
3732:
3727:
3722:
3717:
3712:
3707:
3702:
3697:
3692:
3687:
3682:
3676:
3674:
3670:
3669:
3662:
3661:
3654:
3647:
3639:
3632:
3631:
3605:
3579:
3559:
3530:
3515:
3508:"Semi-final".
3497:
3482:
3467:
3452:
3434:
3419:
3404:
3397:
3374:
3356:
3341:
3323:
3303:
3283:
3265:
3247:
3229:
3199:
3169:
3147:
3129:
3114:
3099:
3084:
3069:
3054:
3030:
3010:
3003:
2974:
2967:
2946:
2931:
2921:
2904:. p. 13.
2864:
2857:
2839:
2832:
2814:
2778:
2771:
2753:
2723:
2716:
2679:
2647:
2640:
2618:
2567:
2560:
2539:
2510:
2508:
2505:
2502:
2501:
2492:
2482:
2481:
2479:
2476:
2475:
2474:
2468:
2462:
2456:
2445:
2444:Century breaks
2442:
2439:
2438:
2436:
2434:
2431:
2410:
2407:
2406:
2404:
2401:
2380:
2378:
2376:
2371:
2348:
2345:
2344:
2342:
2340:
2335:
2311:
2309:
2307:
2305:
2302:
2301:
2299:
2294:
2270:
2268:
2266:
2264:
2262:
2260:
2257:
2256:
2254:
2251:
2229:
2227:
2225:
2223:
2221:
2219:
2216:
2195:
2192:
2191:
2189:
2186:
2176:Cliff Thorburn
2165:
2163:
2161:
2156:
2145:Cliff Thorburn
2133:
2130:
2129:
2127:
2125:
2120:
2096:
2094:
2092:
2090:
2087:
2086:
2084:
2081:
2059:
2057:
2055:
2053:
2051:
2049:
2047:
2044:
2043:
2041:
2036:
2012:
2010:
2008:
2006:
2001:
1980:
1977:
1976:
1974:
1971:
1950:
1948:
1946:
1939:
1916:
1913:
1912:
1910:
1908:
1906:
1904:
1899:
1875:
1873:
1871:
1869:
1866:
1865:
1863:
1858:
1834:
1832:
1830:
1828:
1826:
1824:
1821:
1820:
1818:
1815:
1793:
1791:
1789:
1787:
1785:
1783:
1780:
1770:Maurice Parkin
1759:
1756:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1740:Warren Simpson
1729:
1727:
1725:
1720:
1709:Warren Simpson
1697:
1694:
1693:
1691:
1689:
1687:
1685:
1680:
1656:
1654:
1652:
1650:
1647:
1646:
1644:
1639:
1615:
1613:
1611:
1609:
1607:
1605:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1581:Eddie Charlton
1570:
1568:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1540:
1537:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1510:
1508:
1506:
1501:
1478:
1475:
1474:
1472:
1470:
1465:
1453:Eddie Charlton
1441:
1439:
1437:
1435:
1432:
1431:
1429:
1424:
1412:Eddie Charlton
1400:
1398:
1396:
1394:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1360:
1358:
1356:
1354:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1337:Geoff Thompson
1326:
1323:
1322:
1320:
1315:
1292:
1290:
1288:
1283:
1260:
1257:
1256:
1254:
1252:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1223:
1221:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1213:
1211:
1206:
1194:Eddie Charlton
1182:
1180:
1178:
1176:
1174:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1139:
1137:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1109:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1079:
1077:
1075:
1070:
1047:
1044:
1043:
1041:
1039:
1037:
1035:
1030:
1006:
1004:
1002:
1000:
997:
996:
994:
991:
969:
967:
965:
963:
961:
959:
956:
955:
953:
948:
924:
922:
920:
918:
916:
914:
911:
890:
887:
886:
884:
881:
860:
858:
856:
851:
828:
825:
824:
822:
820:
818:
816:
811:
787:
785:
783:
781:
778:
777:
775:
773:
771:
769:
767:
765:
763:
761:
759:
757:
755:
753:
751:
749:
747:
745:
743:
741:
739:
736:
735:
733:
728:
726:
724:
719:
717:
715:
712:Quarter-finals
710:
708:
706:
701:
699:
697:
692:
679:
676:
659:
656:
645:
642:
629:
628:Quarter-finals
626:
607:Eddie Charlton
596:
593:
577:Maurice Parkin
573:Warren Simpson
545:Cliff Thorburn
539:Geoff Thompson
529:deciding frame
502:
499:
494:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
475:
474:Winner: £1,500
471:
466:
463:
442:snooker tables
417:
414:
412:
409:
321:
318:
310:century breaks
278:Eddie Charlton
230:
227:
226:
220:
214:
211:
210:
207:
203:
202:
192:Eddie Charlton
181:
177:
176:
155:
151:
150:
146:
145:
123:
117:
116:
113:
111:Winner's share
107:
106:
103:
97:
96:
91:
87:
86:
81:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
61:
57:
56:
51:
47:
46:
32:
28:
27:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4371:
4360:
4357:
4355:
4352:
4350:
4347:
4345:
4342:
4340:
4337:
4336:
4334:
4319:
4316:
4314:
4311:
4309:
4306:
4304:
4301:
4299:
4296:
4295:
4293:
4289:
4285:
4278:
4273:
4271:
4266:
4264:
4259:
4258:
4255:
4245:
4244:
4231:
4225:
4222:
4220:
4217:
4215:
4212:
4210:
4207:
4205:
4202:
4200:
4197:
4195:
4192:
4191:
4189:
4185:
4179:
4176:
4174:
4171:
4169:
4166:
4164:
4161:
4159:
4156:
4154:
4151:
4149:
4146:
4144:
4141:
4139:
4136:
4134:
4131:
4129:
4126:
4124:
4121:
4119:
4116:
4114:
4111:
4109:
4106:
4104:
4101:
4099:
4096:
4094:
4091:
4089:
4086:
4084:
4081:
4079:
4076:
4074:
4071:
4069:
4066:
4064:
4061:
4059:
4056:
4054:
4051:
4049:
4046:
4044:
4041:
4039:
4036:
4034:
4031:
4029:
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3673:Early events
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2472:Rex Williams
2466:Graham Miles
2454:John Spencer
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2391:David Taylor
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561:David Taylor
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515:Pat Houlihan
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483:Fourth: £600
468:
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405:Alex Higgins
393:John Spencer
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386:1964 to 1968
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298:Alex Higgins
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134:John Spencer
79:Organisation
15:
3598:3 September
3389:Ray Reardon
2939:"Snooker".
2668:24 November
2460:Ray Reardon
2458:112, 109 –
2452:139, 106 –
2024:Ray Reardon
1887:Ray Reardon
1846:Ray Reardon
1627:Ray Reardon
1521:Perrie Mans
1490:Perrie Mans
1234:John Pulman
721:Semi-finals
644:Semi-finals
617:Ray Reardon
583:received a
555:eliminated
553:Perrie Mans
501:First round
480:Third: £750
382:John Pulman
354:Bill Camkin
340:player and
274:Ray Reardon
166:Ray Reardon
4333:Categories
3880:Knock-outs
3833:Challenges
3790:Match-play
2807:9 February
2630:. London:
2615:required.)
2507:References
1018:Fred Davis
980:Fred Davis
901:Jackie Rea
602:Fred Davis
571:runner-up
507:Jackie Rea
465:Prize fund
457:, offered
438:Manchester
426:Peter West
411:Tournament
350:Birmingham
320:Background
302:Fred Davis
264:Peter West
248:Manchester
64:Manchester
42:1973-04-28
38:1973-04-16
4308:Pot Black
3122:"Plate".
2941:The Times
1804:Gary Owen
1668:Gary Owen
1551:Ron Gross
678:Main draw
613:Gary Owen
575:defeated
557:Ron Gross
455:Ladbrokes
346:Joe Davis
180:Runner-up
3871:Mar 1968
3866:Apr 1966
3861:Dec 1965
3856:Nov 1965
3851:Mar 1965
3846:Oct 1964
3841:Apr 1964
3222:8 August
3192:8 August
2889:13 April
2883:Archived
2740:Archived
2597:Archived
2532:12 March
422:promoted
344:manager
260:promoted
224:→
215:←
154:Champion
40: –
3624:6 March
703:Round 2
694:Round 1
448:Session
395:. From
334:snooker
240:snooker
73:England
70:Country
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115:£1,500
105:£8,000
90:Format
3552:9 May
2478:Notes
730:Final
684:seeds
658:Final
579:9–3.
563:beat
559:9–2,
284:frame
209:38–32
206:Score
149:Final
144:(139)
84:WPBSA
50:Venue
31:Dates
4178:2025
4173:2024
4168:2023
4163:2022
4158:2021
4153:2020
4148:2019
4143:2018
4138:2017
4133:2016
4128:2015
4123:2014
4118:2013
4113:2012
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4103:2010
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3680:1927
3626:2012
3600:2022
3554:2012
3393:ISBN
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3194:2012
2999:ISBN
2963:ISBN
2917:ISBN
2891:2020
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2828:ISBN
2809:2011
2767:ISBN
2748:2021
2712:ISBN
2670:2015
2636:ISBN
2605:2020
2556:ISBN
2534:2019
2334:(2)
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569:1970
547:and
459:odds
428:and
397:1972
366:1935
324:The
294:1978
290:1970
266:and
256:1927
234:The
222:1974
217:1972
60:City
2589:doi
2427:ENG
2397:ENG
2366:ENG
2329:ENG
2288:ENG
2246:ENG
2212:NIR
2188:15
2182:CAN
2151:CAN
2114:ENG
2083:22
2076:ENG
2030:WAL
2004:w/d
1997:ENG
1973:10
1967:ENG
1943:w/o
1934:ENG
1893:WAL
1852:WAL
1810:WAL
1776:ENG
1752:14
1746:AUS
1715:AUS
1674:WAL
1633:WAL
1594:32
1587:AUS
1557:ENG
1527:RSA
1496:RSA
1459:AUS
1418:AUS
1377:ENG
1343:ENG
1310:ENG
1278:ENG
1247:10
1240:ENG
1200:AUS
1156:NIR
1126:ENG
1096:ENG
1065:ENG
1024:ENG
993:14
986:ENG
942:NIR
907:NIR
877:ENG
846:ENG
805:NIR
668:BBC
585:bye
511:cue
509:'s
424:by
388:.
280:38
262:by
246:in
198:AUS
172:WAL
140:ENG
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