| Tournament Name: | 1975 Benson & Hedges Masters |
| Venue: | West Centre Hotel |
| Location: | London |
| Country: | England |
| Organisation: | WPBSA |
| Format: | Non-Ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £5,292 |
| Winners Share: | £2,000 |
| Highest Break: | (92) |
| Score: | 9–8 |
| Previous: | First |
| Next: | 1976 |
The 1975 Masters (officially the 1975 Benson & Hedges Masters) was the first of the non-ranking snooker tournament at which many of the World's top players competed. It was held from Monday 13 to Friday 17 January 1975 at the West Centre Hotel in London. Ten players were invited for the event.[1] [2]
John Spencer won the inaugural event by defeating Ray Reardon 9–8 on the re-spotted black in the final frame.[3] The highest break of the tournament was 92 made by Spencer in the first frame of the final.[4]
The breakdown of prize money:[2]
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Gus Lillygreen West Centre Hotel, London, England, 17 January 1975. | |||
| John Spencer | 9–8 | Ray Reardon | |
| First session: 121–13 (92), 52–81, 63–37, 59–68 (Spencer 57), 67–51, 22–77, 82–22 (70), 16–96 Second session: 46–63, 68–20, 50–72, 68–40, 57–63, 22–82, 53–3, 64–25, 65–58 | |||
| 92 | Highest break | ||
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 | |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 0 | |
There were no century breaks made during the tournament. The highest break was a 92 by John Spencer.