1975 World Snooker Championship

Snooker tournament 1975 World Snooker Championship 1975 04 9 1975 05 1 y yes Nunawading Basketball Centre Melbourne Australia WPBSA Ranking event A$30,000 A$7,500 Dennis Taylor NIR (128) Ray Reardon WAL Eddie Charlton AUS 31–30 1974 1976 The 1975 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 9 April and 1 May 1975 at various venues in Australia. It was the 1975 edition of the World Snooker Championship, an event first held in 1927. The tournament featured 27 participants, eight of whom were seeded and received byes to the second round. It featured a prize fund of A$30,000, the winner receiving A$7,500. This is the second (and most recent) World Snooker Championship to have been held outside the United Kingdom since the competition reverted to a knockout format in 1969. The tournament was promoted by Eddie Charlton Promotions on behalf of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. The final was held at the Nunawading Basketball Centre in Melbourne. Defending champion Ray Reardon played Eddie Charlton in a best-of-61 frame frames match. Reardon won 10 of the 12 frames on the second day to lead 16–8, but Charlton took the first nine frames on day three and moved into the lead. Reardon then led 23–21 before Charlton won eight frames in a row to lead 29–23, requiring just two of the last nine frames to win. However, Reardon then took seven frames in a row and, although Charlton levelled the match at 30–30, Reardon won the deciding frame to secure a 31–30 victory. It was the third consecutive year that Reardon won the title, and his fourth overall. Dennis Taylor made the highest break of the tournament, 128, in his quarter-final match against Gary Owen. Overview and format New South Wales 300 Venues in New South Wales and ACT Sydney left 5 -33.865 151.209 Wollongong left 5 -34.433 150.883 Queanbeyan right 5 -35.353 149.234 Gosford left 5 -33.427 151.342 Goulburn left 5 -34.755 149.619 Grafton 5 -29.683 152.933 Tamworth 5 -31.083 151.917 Albury top 5 -36.081 146.916 Broken Hill right 5 -31.957 141.468 Cooma right 5 -36.235 149.126 Canberra left 5 -35.308 149.124Australia 300 Other venues in Australia Brisbane left 5 -27.467 153.033 Melbourne left 5 -37.814 144.963 The World Snooker Championship is the preeminent tournament in professional snooker.Nunns Hector Qatar want to take World Snooker Championship away from Crucible https://www.telegraph.co.uk/snooker/2023/04/27/qatar-snooker-world-championship-crucible-sheffield/ live The Daily Telegraph 27 April 2023 20 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230509135144/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/snooker/2023/04/27/qatar-snooker-world-championship-crucible-sheffield/ 9 May 2023 Joe Davis won the first edition, in 1927 at Camkin's Hall in Birmingham, England.Suart Paul Why Birmingham is the real home of World Snooker Championship https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/birmingham-real-home-world-championship-14556412 Birmingham Mail 6 May 2018 4 May 2023 24 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210424203134/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/birmingham-real-home-world-championship-14556412 live Ray Reardon was the defending champion in 1975, having defeated Graham Miles 22–12 in the 1974 final.Embassy World Championship http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36 Snooker Scene 6 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071753/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36 24 January 2013 thumb|Two matches were played at City Tattersalls Club, Sydney|alt=The exterior of City Tattersalls Club The championship was held from 9 April to 1 May 1975 at multiple locations across Australia.Turner Chris World Professional Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130416080933/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html 16 April 2013 cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 6 March 2011 This was the second time since 1969 that the championship was held outside the United Kingdom, after 1971.Two challenge matches for the championship in 1965 were held in South Africa. Tobacco brand Park Drive did not continue its sponsorship from 1974. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association appointed Eddie Charlton Promotions as the promoter.Everton Clive 1986 The History of Snooker and Billiards Partridge Press Haywards Heath 978-1-85225-013-3 102–103The Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rQtiAAAAIBAJ&pg=5604%2C10366839 31 May 1974 14 World Snooker in Australia 23 November 2020 16 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220216163046/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rQtiAAAAIBAJ&pg=5604%2C10366839 live Eddie Charlton was a leading player, and had been the losing finalist in the 1973 World Snooker Championship. Snooker historian Clive Everton later wrote that "Some sports might have found it odd that a world championship should be promoted by one of its leading contenders but professional snooker, ever since the days of Joe Davis, was used to the idea of a player or clique of players having control of either promotion or administration, or both."Everton Clive 2012 Black Farce and Cue Ball Wizards Mainstream Edinburgh 978-1-78057-568-146–47 The event featured 27 participants, with a preliminary round, and eight seeded players who were awarded byes to the second round.World professional snooker championship Snooker Scene June 1975 Everton's News Agency Birmingham 5–11 The number of frames increased during the tournament, with the opening rounds being the best of 29, the quarter-finals and semi-finals best of 37 and the final a best of 61 frames match.Embassy World Championship http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071753/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 9 May 2012 There was controversy about the seedings. John Spencer was seeded 8 which meant that he met top seed Reardon in the quarter-finals; the pair were regarded as the two leading players. 1972 champion Alex Higgins was also in the top half of the draw, while promoter Eddie Charlton was in the bottom half.Everton Clive 27 February 1975 Seeding system is exposed as a farce The Guardian 20 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-seeding-system-is-exposed-a/130469790/ Newspapers.com Several years later, in his autobiography, Reardon called the seedings for the tournament "a farce".Reardon Ray Buxton Peter Ray Reardon 1982 David & Charles Newton Abbott 978-0-7153-8262-2 111 Journalist and author John Dee referred to "shady goings on perhaps by the draw committee who seemed to be doing their utmost to bring the title to Australia." Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: A$7,500 Runner-up: A$4,000 Semi-final: A$3.000 Quarter-final: A$1,500 Last 16: A$750 Total: A$30,000 Tournament summary Most of the early round matches were played in New South Wales although the semi-finals were played in Canberra and Brisbane, and the final in Melbourne.The Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L_xjAAAAIBAJ&pg=4567%2C1384591 4 March 1975 13 World Snooker sets records 23 November 2020 16 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220216163032/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L_xjAAAAIBAJ&pg=4567%2C1384591 live Reardon arrived in Australia on 3 March for to play a series of 23 exhibition matches against Charlton ahead of the tournament.Snooker champions clash https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-snooker-champi/124788574/ The Sydney Morning Herald 1 March 1975 63 This was the only year in which Rex King, Ron Mares and Phil Tarrant ever participated in the main Championship.Kobylecky John 2019 The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018 Kobyhadrian Books Cambridge 978-0-9931433-1-1130, 150, 234 Jim Charlton and Lou Condo also made their world championship debuts.34, 37 Preliminary round The three preliminary matches were the best of 29 frames, and each featured an Australian player against an English one. David Greaves won in the deciding frame against Jim Charlton.Big leads held in snooker https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-big-leads-held/124789212/ The Sydney Morning Herald 12 April 1975 69 Lou Condo led Maurice Parkin 13–8 going into their final session; he won the first two frames of the concluding session to complete a 15–8 victory. Phil Tarrant needed to win only a single frame from their last session to defeat Bernard Bennett after building a 14–7 lead, and took the match 15–8. First round First-round matches were played across 29 frames. Warren Simpson, runner-up in 1970, defeated Ron Mares 19–10 after he had achieved a winning margin at 15–5. John Pulman eliminated Tarrant 23–6, having assured his win at 15–5. David Taylor defeated Rex King at 15–8. Ian Anderson – who, aged 28, was one of the youngest competitors – took a 6–1 lead against Condo, and won 15–8. thumb|Dennis Taylor (pictured in 2004) made the highest break of the tournament, 128.|alt=Dennis Taylor, smiling at the camera South African Professional Championship winner Perrie Mans was defeated by Dennis Taylor 15–12. Mans was down by two frames after the first session, but recovered to 7–7, before Taylor pulled ahead in the third session. The pair shared the two dead frames for a final score of 16–13. Gary Owen progressed to the next round after achieving a decisive margin against Greaves at 15–3. He won all but one of the dead frames, for 25–4. Jim Meadowcroft led Bill Werbeniuk 2–5, but Werbeniuk reached a winning score at 15–9. Cliff Thorburn took a 10–4 lead against Paddy Morgan, gained the win at 15–6, and finished the contest at 17–12. Second round In the second round, matches were contested over 29 frames. Ray Reardon took a 4–3 lead against Simpson in their first sessionSnooker series The Canberra Times 17 April 1975 22 and eventually won 15–11, after which Simpson won the three dead frames. John Spencer defeated Pulman 15–10; the four dead frames were shared for a final score of 17–12. Alex Higgins defeated David Taylor 15–2; Taylor narrowed his deficit during the dead frames to leave the final score 20–9 to Higgins.Three seeds out of snooker https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-three-seeds-out-of-snooker/124821497/ The Age 22 April 1975 29 Rex Williams led Anderson 9–3, and won 15–4; each player took five of the dead frames, so it ended 20–9. In a match that was played against a noisy background of numerous slot machines at the Marrickville RSL Club, Dennis Taylor won each of the first three sessions against Fred Davis by the odd frame, 4–3. Davis then took the first four frames of the final session to lead 13–12; two frames later he led 14–13, but Taylor won the next two frames to secure a 15–14 victory. Davis later wrote that the tournament "turned out to be a farce from my point of view... the noise and distraction were incredible".Davis Fred Talking Snooker A&C Black London 1983 978-0-7136-2409-0 35 Owen defeated John Dunning 19–10, having secured his passage to the next round at 15–8. Eddie Charlton made the first century break of the championship, 125, during his 15–11 defeat of Werbeniuk. Werbeniuk added only one of the dead frames, ending at 12–17.Last frame victory https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-last-frame-vic/124792705/ The Sydney Morning Herald 19 April 1975 64 Thorburn won six of the seven frames in the first session against Graham Miles, followed by him adding all seven frames from their second session. Miles won only four of the 29 frames they played; Thorburn won at 15–2. Quarter-finals The quarter-final matches were played across 37 frames. Spencer recorded breaks of 114 and 103, and had a two-frame lead after the first session of his match against Reardon. The pair each won three frames in the second session, to leave Spencer leading 7–5. During the fourth session, five breaks of over 50 were made and Reardon levelled the match at 12–12. Reardon won the match 19–18. Reardon commented after the match, "I think this was probably the greatest match ever played... I've never potted better or defended better, and I don't think John has."5 The match between Higgins and Williams was delayed for 50 minutes during the second session after an overhead light fell onto the snooker table. Higgins later led 13–5. The final score was 21–16 to Higgins, who had won the match at 19–12. Taylor gained a 13–5 lead against Owen and made the highest break of the tournament, 128, during his 19–9 win. The final score was 23–14 to Taylor. Charlton and Thorburn drew each of their first three sessions 3–3.Taylor, Higgins 'sure' of semi-final spots The Canberra Times 23 April 1975 26 Charlton established an advantage in the fourth session, and ended it 13–11 up. Thorburn later recalled that, shortly after the commencement of the fifth session, Charlton started to play more quickly: "He went for everything. He hardly missed a thing. He was running around the table, running around it!"Thorburn Cliff Everton Clive Playing for Keeps Partridge Press Haywards Heath, UK 1987 53 978-1-85225-011-9 Thorburn, writing in 1987, remarked that he had never faced anyone who played as well as Charlton had during that session. The final score was 23–14 to Charlton, with a conclusive score reached at 19–12. Semi-finals The semi-finals were the best of 37 frames. Reardon took the first two sessions against Higgins by margins of 5–1 and 4–2, but Higgins drew level at 10–10; Reardon went on to win 19–14.Higgins fights back https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-higgins-fights-back/124799066/ The Age 26 April 1975 29 Taylor flew in a light aircraft from Sydney on the morning of his match with Charlton; the aircraft encountered turbulence, and, according to Everton, Taylor "never recovered from a poor start".47 Charlton took 10 of the first 12 frames, and was 16–8 ahead after four sessions, going on to win 19–12. In his autobiography, Taylor recalled that "Charlton was playing well, with his famous gun-barrel cueing action", but also mentioned that he had been at a disadvantage playing on a table that Charlton was used to from his earlier matches in the tournament.Taylor Dennis Frame by Frame: My Autobiography Queen Anne Press London 1985 79 978-0-356-12179-6 Final The final was held at the Nunawading Basketball Centre on Burwood Highway, in Burwood East, Victoria, as the best of 61 frames.Hayton Eric Dee John The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker Rose Villa Publications Lowestoft, UK 2004 11 978-0-9548549-0-4 Reardon led 16–8, but Charlton then won the next nine frames to take the lead. Reardon was ahead 22–20, but Charlton won nine of the following ten frames to lead 29–23. Reardon produced a seven-frame winning streak to leave himself needing one further frame at 30–29. Charlton won the 60th frame. In the deciding frame, Reardon made a 62 break, to claim victory at 31–30. It was Reardon's third consecutive championship win, and his fourth overall. In all, he won six world titles.Ray Reardon https://wst.tv/players/ray-reardon/ World Snooker Tour 3 September 2022 14 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210114232239/https://wst.tv/players/ray-reardon/ dead Charlton never again reached the final, but was runner-up at the World Billiards Championship in 1984 and 1988.Everton Clive A History of Billiards englishbilliards.org Malmesbury, UK 2012 214 978-0-9564054-5-6 The 1975 tournament received significantly less UK press coverage than the three preceding world championships had done; the level of coverage in the Australian press was described as "very poor" by Snooker Scene magazine.Pressing for recognition Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham, UK June 1975 3 Everton considered that for Charlton, losing the final was "a psychological set back from which [he] never recovered".47 Schedule +Schedule of matches for the 1975 World Snooker Championship Round Match Dates Venue, city References RefPreliminary David Greaves v Jim Charlton 9–10 April 1975 Woonona-Bulli RSL Memorial Hall, Wollongong, NSW The Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2v9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=5427%2C2009304 10 April 1975 21 Snooker lead to Greaves 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194032/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2v9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=5427,2009304 liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2_9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=4191%2C2120598 11 April 1975 11 Charlton leads 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194032/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2_9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=4191,2120598 live Phil Tarrant v Bernard Bennett 10–11 April 1975 City Tattersalls Club, Sydney, NSW The Sun-Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3f9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=3254%2C3229510 13 April 1975 68 Snooker 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194040/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3f9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=3254,3229510 live Lou Condo v Maurice Parkin 10–11 April 1975 Queanbeyan Leagues Club, NSW First round John Pulman v Phil Tarrant 13–14 April 1975 Auburn Baseball Club, NSW The Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3v9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=6349%2C3590795 14 April 1975 13 Lead to Pulman 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194031/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3v9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=6349,3590795 liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19750414&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 14 April 1975 14 Snooker 7 March 2016 12 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312103638/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19750414&printsec=frontpage&hl=en liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3_9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=5037%2C3692292 15 April 1975 15 Mans levels in world snooker 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194031/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3_9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=5037,3692292 liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3_9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=829%2C3700182 15 April 1975 158 Snooker 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194039/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3_9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=829,3700182 live Warren Simpson v Ron Mares 14–15 April 1975 Central Coast Leagues Club, Gosford, NSW The Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19750416&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 16 April 1975 17 Snooker wins to Australian pair 7 March 2016 12 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312104158/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19750416&printsec=frontpage&hl=en liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19750416&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 16 April 1975 17 Snooker 7 March 2016 12 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312104158/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19750416&printsec=frontpage&hl=en live David Taylor v Rex King 14–15 April 1975 Marrickville RSL Club, Sydney, NSW Ian Anderson v Lou Condo 14–15 April 1975 Bentleigh Club, Melbourne, Victoria Dennis Taylor v Perrie Mans 14–15 April 1975 City Tattersalls Club, Sydney, NSW Gary Owen v David Greaves 14–15 April 1975 Goulburn Workers' Club, NSW Bill Werbeniuk v Jim Meadowcroft 14–15 April 1975 Grafton District Services Club, NSW Cliff Thorburn v Paddy Morgan 14–15 April 1975 Tamworth Workers' Club, NSW Second round Ray Reardon v Warren Simpson 16–17 April 1975 Central Coast Leagues Club, Gosford, NSW The Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4f9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=2671%2C4134911 17 April 1975 17 Fast start for Cliff Thorburn 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194029/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4f9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=2671,4134911 liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4f9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=2671%2C4134911 17 April 1975 18 Snooker 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194029/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4f9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=2671,4134911 liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4v9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=4297%2C4277866 18 April 1975 13 Reardon through, 15–14 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194034/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4v9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=4297,4277866 liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4v9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=5823%2C4287750 18 April 1975 15 Snooker 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194038/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4v9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=5823,4287750 live Rex Williams v Ian Anderson 16–17 April 1975 Bentleigh Club, Melbourne, Victoria Cliff Thorburn v Graham Miles 16–17 April 1975 Queanbeyan Leagues Club, NSW John Spencer v John Pulman 17–18 April 1975 Dapto Leagues Club, Wollongong, NSW Alex Higgins v David Taylor 17–18 April 1975 Albury SS&A, NSW Dennis Taylor v Fred Davis 17–18 April 1975 Marrickville RSL Club, Sydney, NSW Gary Owen v John Dunning 17–18 April 1975 Broken Hill RSL Club, NSW Eddie Charlton v Bill Werbeniuk 17–18 April 1975 Grafton District Services Club, NSW Quarter-finals Ray Reardon v John Spencer 21–23 April 1975 Cooma RSL Club, NSW The Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5v9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=5109%2C5814972 22 April 1975 17 Lights fall on snooker table 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194039/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5v9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=5109,5814972 liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5v9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=3804%2C5821192 22 April 1975 18 Snooker 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194034/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5v9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=3804,5821192 liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5_9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=1271%2C5977121 23 April 1975 17 Reardon draws level in snooker 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194035/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5_9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=1271,5977121 liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5_9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=857%2C6015286 23 April 1975 23 Snooker 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194040/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5_9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=857,6015286 liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6P9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=1897%2C6270459 24 April 1975 17 Title-holder scrapes into snooker semis 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194035/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6P9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=1897,6270459 liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19750424&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 24 April 1975 18 Snooker 7 March 2016 12 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312103735/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19750424&printsec=frontpage&hl=en live Alex Higgins v Rex Williams 21–23 April 1975 Wentworthville Leagues Club, Sydney, NSW Dennis Taylor v Gary Owen 21–23 April 1975 Harbord Diggers' Club, Sydney, NSW Eddie Charlton v Cliff Thorburn 21–23 April 1975 Sherwood Services Club, Brisbane, Queensland Semi-finals Ray Reardon v Alex Higgins 24–26 April 1975 Canberra Workers' Club, ACT The Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6f9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=1181%2C6370431 25 April 1975 9 Reardon leads in snooker semi 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194034/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6f9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=1181,6370431 liveThe Sun-Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6_9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=5156%2C7247116 27 April 1975 58 Reardon v Charlton 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194032/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6_9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=5156,7247116 live Eddie Charlton v Dennis Taylor 24–26 April 1975 Past Brothers Club, Brisbane, Queensland Final Ray Reardon v Eddie Charlton 27 April–1 May 1975 Nunawading Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria The Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7P9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=976%2C7689541 28 April 1975 13 Six-all in final of snooker 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194043/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7P9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=976,7689541 liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7f9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=4530%2C7802705 29 April 1975 15 Charlton further behind 7 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312104338/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7f9jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4530%2C7802705 12 March 2016 liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7v9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=2961%2C7927674 30 April 1975 11 Charlton pulls back to 19–17 – 9-frame blitz 7 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312103911/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7v9jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2961%2C7927674 12 March 2016 liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NvpjAAAAIBAJ&pg=4443%2C88177 1 May 1975 19 Charlton takes lead in snooker 7 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312104331/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NvpjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4443%2C88177 12 March 2016 liveThe Sydney Morning Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N_pjAAAAIBAJ&pg=761%2C216470 2 May 1975 13 Reardon clinches it in the last frame 7 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312104333/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N_pjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=761%2C216470 12 March 2016 live Results Preliminary matches Results of the preliminary matches were as follows. Scores shown do not include dead frames. +Preliminary matches. Best of 29 frames. Player Score Player Phil Tarrant AUS 15–8 Bernard Bennett ENG Lou Condo AUS 15–8 Maurice Parkin ENG David Greaves ENG 15–14 Jim Charlton AUS Main draw Below is the results from the event. Players in bold denote match winners, whilst numbers in brackets are the players seeding.Embassy World Championship http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071753/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 6 March 2012 Scores shown do not include dead frames. no 190 Round 1 Best of 29 frames Round 2Best of 29 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 37 frames Semi-finalsBest of 37 frames FinalBest of 61 frames Warren Simpson AUS 15 Ron Mares AUS 5 John Pulman ENG 15 Phil Tarrant AUS 5 David Taylor ENG 15 Rex King AUS 8 Ian Anderson AUS 15 Lou Condo AUS 8 Dennis Taylor NIR 15 Perrie Mans SAF 1928 12 Gary Owen WAL 15 David Greaves ENG 3 Bill Werbeniuk CAN 15 Jim Meadowcroft ENG 9 Cliff Thorburn CAN 15 Paddy Morgan AUS 6 Ray Reardon WAL (1) 15 Warren Simpson AUS 11 John Spencer ENG (8) 15 John Pulman ENG 10 Alex Higgins NIR (5) 15 David Taylor ENG 2 Rex Williams ENG (4) 15 Ian Anderson AUS 4 Fred Davis ENG (3) 14 Dennis Taylor NIR 15 John Dunning ENG (6) 8 Gary Owen WAL 15 Eddie Charlton AUS (7) 15 Bill Werbeniuk CAN 11 Graham Miles ENG (2) 2 Cliff Thorburn CAN 15 WAL Ray Reardon (1) 19 ENG John Spencer (8) 17 NIR Alex Higgins (5) 19 ENG Rex Williams (4) 12 NIR Dennis Taylor 19 WAL Gary Owen 9 AUS Eddie Charlton (7) 19 CAN Cliff Thorburn 12 WAL Ray Reardon (1) 19 NIR Alex Higgins (5) 14 NIR Dennis Taylor 12 AUS Eddie Charlton (7) 19 WAL Ray Reardon (1) 31 AUS Eddie Charlton (7) 30 Century breaks The following century breaks were made during the tournament: 128 Dennis Taylor 124, 109 Eddie Charlton 114, 103 John Spencer 104 Ray Reardon Notes References 1975 World Championship World Snooker Championship Category:Sports competitions in Melbourne Category:1970s in sport in Melbourne World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship Category:Snooker competitions in Australia