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1971 World Snooker Championship

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The 1971 World Snooker Championship took place at Sydney, Australia. It was played in November 1970.

Notable moments

  • This was the first time the championship was held outside Great Britain when it came to Australia. It was organised by Frank Holz on behalf of the Lewisham Hospital Sports Medicine Clinic. It would host over there again in 1975.
  • The 1971 championship was also the only time when the championship was based on a round robin format.
  • Matches were spread round Australia and thus involved competitors in a certain amount of air travel even, in some cases, on the day of a match.
  • Ray Reardon's defeat meant he held the unenviable record as the player with the shortest reign as world champion. [1]
  • John Spencer won his second world title and earned £2,333. He beat Warren Simpson who, playing in his home country, reached the final at his first attempt.
  • In the final, Spencer compiled three centuries in successive frames (105, 107, 126), becoming the first player to do so in major competition. [2]

Round robin stage

Each competitor played 37 frames against four of the other eight.[3]

Wales Ray Reardon 21-16 Australia Eddie Charlton
Wales Ray Reardon 22-15 South Africa Perrie Mans
Wales Ray Reardon 21-16 England John Spencer
Wales Ray Reardon * Republic of Ireland Paddy Morgan
EnglandJohn Spencer 20-17 South Africa Perrie Mans
England John Spencer 23-14 England John Pulman
England John Spencer 27-10 Australia Norman Squire
Australia Eddie Charlton 26-11 South Africa Perrie Mans
Australia Eddie Charlton 23-14 Wales Gary Owen
Australia Eddie Charlton 27-10 Australia Norman Squire
Wales Gary Owen 26-11 Republic of Ireland Paddy Morgan
Wales Gary Owen 26-11 Australia Norman Squire
Republic of Ireland Paddy Morgan 21-16 Australia Warren Simpson
Australia Warren Simpson 19-18 South Africa Perrie Mans
Australia Warren Simpson 19-18 Wales Gary Owen
Australia Warren Simpson 21-16 England John Pulman

* Match was declared null and void, as Morgan missed final session

Table

[3]

Pos Player Pld W L F A Pts
Notes
1 Australia Eddie Charlton 4 3 1 92 56 6 Through to Semi-final
2 England John Spencer 4 3 1 86 62 6 Through to Semi-final
3 Wales Ray Reardon 4 3 0 64 47 6 Through to Semi-final
4 Australia Warren Simpson 4 3 1 75 73 6 Through to Semi-final
5 England John Pulman 4 2 2 81 67 4
6 Wales Gary Owen 4 2 2 77 71 4
7 Republic of Ireland Paddy Morgan 4 1 2 44 67 2
8 South Africa Perrie Mans 4 0 4 61 87 0
9 Australia Norman Squire 4 0 4 49 99 0

Knockout stage

[3]

Semi-finals
Best of 49 frames 		Final
Best of 73 frames
      
Australia Eddie Charlton 22
Australia Warren Simpson 27
Australia Warren Simpson 29
England John Spencer 37
England John Spencer 34
Wales Ray Reardon 15

References

  1. ^ Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. ISBN 978-0954854904.
  2. ^ Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. ISBN 978-0954854904.
  3. ^ a b c "World Championship 1971". Global Snooker. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
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