1973 Men of the Midlands explained

Tournament Name:1973 Men of the Midlands
Dates:January – February 1973
Venue:various
Country:England
Format:Non-ranking event
Winners Share:£500
Score:5–3
Previous:1972
Next:Last

The 1973 Men of the Midlands was a professional invitational snooker tournament, that took place in January and February 1973 The tournament was won by Alex Higgins, who defeated Ray Reardon 5–3 in the final.

The competition featured a round-robin group stage, with four world snooker champions, John Pulman, John Spencer, Reardon and Higgins each playing the other three once.[1] Reardon finished on top of the group table.[2]

In the final, Higgins won the first, making a break of 47, and Reardon won the next making a break of 45. Higgins won the next to lead 3–1. Reardon won the fifth frame, but Higgins achieved victory by winning the sixth frame with a break of 70 and going on to take the match 5–3.

The tournament was sponsored by Mitchells and Butlers. Higgins earned £500 prize money as champion.

Final

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Final: Best-of-9 frames.
Whispering Wheels Club, Wolverhampton, 5 February 1973
Alex Higgins
5–3Ray Reardon
Frame1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Alex Higgins 75 56 75 82 31 8249 86
Ray Reardon 5 58 48 38 77 39 7252
Frames won (Higgins first) 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 4–2 4–3 5–3
Alex Higgins wins the 1973 Men of the Midlands title

Notes and References

  1. News: . Spencer puts on style. Coventry Evening Telegraph . Coventry . 25 January 1973 . 50 .
  2. News: . Higgins too hot for Ray . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast . 6 February 1973 . 17 .
  3. News: . Higgins takes Men of Midlands title . Birmingham Daily Post . Birmingham . 6 February 1973 . 25 .