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1974 World Snooker Championship

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Dates
  
16–25 April 1974

City
  
Manchester

Organisation(s)
  
WPBSA

Venue
  
Belle Vue

Country
  
England

Total prize fund
  
£10,000

The 1974 World Snooker Championship (also known as 1974 Park Drive World Snooker Championship for sponsorship reasons) was professional snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 25 April 1974 at the Belle Vue in Manchester, England.

Contents

Ray Reardon won his third World title by defeating Graham Miles 22–12 in the final.

Tournament summary

  • The first round matches were played on 16 April, the second round matches on 17 and 18 April, the quarter-finals on 19 and 20 April, the semi-finals on 21 and 22 April with the final played over 3 days from 23 to 25 April.
  • Canadian Bill Werbeniuk made his World Championship debut, and beat Geoff Thompson 8–3 in the first round, before losing to Fred Davis 5–15 in the second round.
  • This was the last time that Park Drive sponsored the event and there was no sponsor the following year.
  • Miles made the highest break of the tournament with 131.

    • Main draw

    Sources:

    Qualifying

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    References

    1974 World Snooker Championship Wikipedia
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