1973 Norwich Union Open

1973 Norwich Union Open 1973 11 24 1973 11 29 y Piccadilly Hotel London England WPBSA Invitational event £3,500 £1,000 ENG John Spencer ENG John Pulman 8–7 First 1974 The 1973 Norwich Union Open was an invitational snooker tournament which took place between 24 and 29 November 1973 at the Piccadilly Hotel in London. It was open to both professionals and amateurs and featured 24 players. John Spencer won 8–7 in the final against John Pulman.Norwich Union Open http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html#NorUn https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160510/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html#NorUn dead 16 February 2012 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 4 December 2017 Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:1973 Norwich Union Open http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk:80/files/Results/NU73.HTM https://web.archive.org/web/20030126140611/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/NU73.HTM dead 26 January 2003 Global Snooker Centre 4 December 2017 Winner: £1,000 Runner-up: £500 Third place: £300 Fourth place: £200 Quarter-final: £125 Last 16: £75 Last 24: £50 Total: £3,500 Main draw 1973 Norwich Union Open http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk:80/files/Results/NU73.HTM https://web.archive.org/web/20030126140611/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/NU73.HTM dead 26 January 2003 Global Snooker Centre 4 December 2017 Round 1 Best of 7 frames Round 2Best of 7 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 7 frames Semi-finalsBest of 15 frames FinalBest of 15 frames ENG John Dunning 4 ENG Jim Meadowcroft 0 ENG Jonathan Barron 4 ENG Ron Gross 2 NIR Dennis Taylor 4 WAL Alwyn Lloyd 1 ENG Pat Houlihan 4 ENG John Virgo 3 ENG David Taylor 4 ENG Jack Karnehm 2 IND Arvind Savur 4 ENG David Greaves 2 SCO Chris Ross 4 WAL Marcus Owen 3 ENG Sid Hood 4 NIR Jackie Rea 0 ENG John Spencer 4 ENG John Dunning 3 ENG Ray Edmonds 4 ENG Jonathan Barron 3 NIR Alex Higgins 4 NIR Dennis Taylor 3 CAN Cliff Thorburn 4 ENG Pat Houlihan 0 ENG John Pulman 4 ENG David Taylor 3 ENG Graham Miles 4 IND Arvind Savur 1 AUS Eddie Charlton 4 SCO Chris Ross 0 ENG Sid Hood 4 RSA 1928 Manuel Francisco 3 ENG John Spencer 4 ENG Ray Edmonds 0 NIR Alex Higgins 4 CAN Cliff Thorburn 2 ENG John Pulman 4 ENG Graham Miles 3 AUS Eddie Charlton 4 ENG Sid Hood 0 ENG John Spencer 8 NIR Alex Higgins 2 ENG John Pulman 8 AUS Eddie Charlton 3 ENG John Spencer 8 ENG John Pulman 7 Eddie Charlton defeated Alex Higgins 8–5 in the third-place playoff. References 30em Norwich Union Open Norwich Union Open Norwich Union Open