1974 World Masters

the darts tournament 1974 World Masters (darts) 1974 World Masters 1974 07 1 1974 07 5 y Victorian Club South Yarra, Melbourne Australia Non-ranking event AUD20,000 Cliff Thorburn CAN John Spencer ENG 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. Cliff Thorburn won the title by defeating John Spencer 160–67 in the final.Outsider's pot The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 6 July 1974 34 Thorburn, aged 26, was the youngest player in the event and the 8th seed. The tournament started on 1 July.Stars down in snooker masters The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2 July 1974 28 The eight players were divided into two round-robin groups to produce semi-finalists, with the semi-finals and final played on 5 July.Four of the best: right on cue The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1 July 1974 26 The total prize fund was AUD20,000. John Spencer beat Perrie Mans in the first semi-final, whilst Cliff Thorburn beat Eddie Charlton in the other semi-final.Reardon is beaten in snooker Canberra Times Canberra, ACT, Australia 5 July 1974 18 The final was decided on the aggregate score across two frame frames. Thorburn led 81–29 after the first frame, and 160–67 at the conclusion, to win the title.Snooker win to Thorburn Sydney Morning Herald 6 July 1974 63 Seedings Players were seeded as follows:Charlton tops the bill The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 29 June 1974 28 Ray Reardon WAL Eddie Charlton AUS John Spencer ENG Rex Williams ENG John Pulman ENG Gary Owen WAL Perrie Mans RSA 1928 Cliff Thorburn CAN Group matches Players in bold are match winners; "??" denotes that the result is missing. Division 1 DatePlayerScorePlayerReference Ref. 1 July Gary Owen WAL 54–53 Rex Williams ENG 1 July Cliff Thorburn CAN 88–52 Eddie Charlton AUS 2 July Eddie Charlton AUS ?? Gary Owen WAL 2 July Cliff Thorburn CAN 61–52 Rex Williams ENG Snooker The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3 July 1974 19 4 July Cliff Thorburn CAN ?? Gary Owen WAL 4 July Eddie Charlton AUS 120-13 Rex Williams ENG Division 2 DatePlayerScorePlayerReference Ref. 1 July John Spencer ENG 80–39 Perrie Mans RSA 1928 1 July Ray Reardon WAL 92–19 John Pulman ENG 2 July John Spencer ENG 77–38 Ray Reardon WAL 2 July John Pulman ENG ?? Perrie Mans RSA 1928 4 July Perrie Mans RSA 1928 79-15 Ray Reardon WAL 4 July John Pulman ENG ?? John Spencer ENG References Category:1974 in snooker Category:1974 in Australian sport Category:July 1974 sports events in Australia Category:Snooker competitions in Australia