1970–71 snooker season

1970–71 snooker season
Details
Duration	July 1970 – January 1971
Tournaments	6 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World Championship	John Spencer
	← 1969–70 1971–72 →

The 1970–71 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1970 and January 1971. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

Calendar

Date^{[n 1]}			Rank	Tournament name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Reference
07-13	07-15	ENG	NR	Chester Professional Tournament	Upton-By-Chester British Legion	Chester	Jackie Rea	John Spencer	4–3^{[n 2]}	^[1]
07-26	08-30	AUS	NR	Australian Professional Championship	Heiron and Smith	Sydney	Eddie Charlton	Norman Squire	15–6	^[2]
09-04		ENG	NR	Stratford Professional		Stratford-upon-Avon	Gary Owen	Ray Reardon	6–4	^[3]
09-28	11-07	AUS	NR	World Snooker Championship		Various	John Spencer	Warren Simpson	37–29	^[4]^[5]
01-??	01-??	ENG	NR	Pot Black	BBC Studios	Birmingham	John Spencer	Fred Davis	1–0	^[6]^[7]
01-04	01-31	ENG	NR	Park Drive 2000 (January 1971)		Various	John Spencer	Rex Williams	4–1	^[8]^[9]

Notes

^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
^ Winning margin achieved at 4–1

References

^ "Rea retains Chester pro title". The Billiard Player. Billiards Association and Control Council. August 1970. p. 33.
^ 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 12 February 2018.
^ "Owen defeats title holder". Sport Argus. 5 September 1970. p. 11.
^ 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.
^ "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 12 February 2018.
^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^ Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 0851122302.

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

[2] Winning margin achieved at 4–1

[BP-3] "Rea retains Chester pro title". The Billiard Player. Billiards Association and Control Council. August 1970. p. 33.

[4] 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 12 February 2018.

[Argus-5] "Owen defeats title holder". Sport Argus. 5 September 1970. p. 11.

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

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

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

[9] "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[10] Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[GBS-11] Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 0851122302.

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