1968–69 snooker season

1968–69 snooker season
Details
Duration	July 1968 – March 1969
Tournaments	4 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World Championship	John Spencer
	← 1967–68 1969–70 →

The 1968–69 snooker season, the first season of the modern era of snooker, was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1968 and March 1969. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

New professional players

The following players turned professional during the season: Maureen Baynton,^[1] Bernard Bennett,^[2]^[3] Maurice Parkin,^[4] David Taylor,^[5] and Graham Miles^[6]

Calendar

Date^{[n 1]}			Rank	Tournament name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Reference
07-24	07-29	AUS	NR	World Open Match Play Snooker Championship	St George Leagues Club	Sydney	Eddie Charlton	Rex Williams	43–30	^[7]^[8]^[9]
07-29	08-14	AUS	NR	Australian Professional Championship	Junior Rugby League Club	Sydney	Warren Simpson	Eddie Charlton	11–10	^[10]^[11]
01-??	01-??	ENG	NR	Pot Black	BBC Studios	Birmingham	Ray Reardon	John Spencer	1–0	^[12]^[13]
11-18	03-22	ENG	NR	World Snooker Championship	Victoria Hall	London	John Spencer	Gary Owen	37–24	^[14]^[15]

Notes

^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.

References

^ "Maureen turns professional". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. July 1968. p. 5.
^ "Tough first round for Pulman". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. August 1968. p. 4.
^ Kobylecky, John (2019). The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018. Kobyhadrian Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-0993143311.
^ "Parkin turns professional". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. November 1968. p. 15.
^ "David Taylor (advertisement)". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. December 1968. p. 12.
^ "Miles turns professional". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. June 1969. p. 5.
^ "An odd way to make a living". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 July 1968. p. 25.
^ "Sport in brief: Williams loses title". The Guardian. London. 30 Jul 1968. p. 13.
^ "Charlton takes title". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. August 1968. p. 3.
^ Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
^ "Snooker title to Simpson". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 August 1968. p. 25.
^ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
^ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^ Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 12. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

[7] Dates use the mm-dd date format.

[1] "Maureen turns professional". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. July 1968. p. 5.

[2] "Tough first round for Pulman". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. August 1968. p. 4.

[KOBY-3] Kobylecky, John (2019). The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018. Kobyhadrian Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-0993143311.

[4] "Parkin turns professional". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. November 1968. p. 15.

[5] "David Taylor (advertisement)". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. December 1968. p. 12.

[6] "Miles turns professional". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. June 1969. p. 5.

[8] "An odd way to make a living". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 July 1968. p. 25.

[9] "Sport in brief: Williams loses title". The Guardian. London. 30 Jul 1968. p. 13.

[10] "Charlton takes title". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. August 1968. p. 3.

[11] Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

[12] "Snooker title to Simpson". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 August 1968. p. 25.

[13] "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.

[14] "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

[15] Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[16] Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 12. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

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