1969 Chester Professional Tournament

Individual snooker tournament April 2022 1969 Chester Professional Tournament 1969 07 21 1969 07 23 y Upton-By-Chester British Legion Chester England Chester & District League Non-ranking event Jackie Rea NIR John Spencer ENG 4–3 1970 The 1969 Chester Professional Tournament was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place from 21 to 23 July 1969 at the Upton-By-Chester British Legion, Chester. Jackie Rea won the tournament by defeating John Spencer 4–3 in the final. The tournament was part of the City of Chester Sports Fortnight, which had a programme encompassing twenty different sports. Snooker events were organised by the Chester & District League and were held at the Upton-By-Chester British Legion, with the snooker tournament featuring four professional players who competed, in a knockout format, from 21 to 23 July 1969.World snooker champion to be invited for Chester sports fortnight Cheshire Observer 21 March 1969 2Galaxy of sport: Mayor opens Chester's comprehensive fortnight of events in Precinct tomorrow Cheshire Observer 11 July 1969 5Cuemen play full part Cheshire Observer 1 August 1969 2 In the semi-finals, Rea defeated Kingsley Kennerley 4–1, and Spencer eliminated David Taylor 4–0. In the first frame of the final, Rea was leading, but missed an attempted pot, and Spencer won the frame with a break of 62. After Rea had won the second frame, Spencer compiled a break of 56 in the third frame, but lost the cue tip tip from his cue and had to borrow a cue, during which Rea won the following two frames. Spencer was able to use his cue again in the sixth frame, but Rea won that frame as well to achieve a winning margin at 4–2. The last frame of the match went to Spencer, leaving the final score 4–3. Results Players in bold denote match winners.Rea beats Spencer to win new professional event The Billiard Player Billiards Association and Control Council August 1969 3–4 Semi-finalsBest of 7 frames FinalBest of 7 frames 190 30 John Spencer ENG 4 David Taylor ENG 0 Jackie Rea NIR 4 Kingsley Kennerley ENG 1 John Spencer ENG 3 Jackie Rea NIR 4 Final Scores in bold indicate winning frame scores. break Breaks over 40 are shown in parentheses. Final: Best of 7 frames.Upton-By-Chester British Legion, Chester, 23 July 1969 John Spencer ENG 3–4 Jackie Rea NIR 77 (62) – 41, 30 –83, 110 (56) – 38, 41–68, 29–94 (41), 49–57, 109–32 References Chester Professional Tournament Chester Professional Tournament Chester Professional Tournament