Men of the Midlands explained

Tournament Name:Men of the Midlands
Location:Various
Country:England
Establishment:1972
Organisation:WPBSA
Format:Invitational event
Final Year:1973
Final Champion: Alex Higgins

The Men of the Midlands was a professional invitational snooker tournament held for two editions in various locations around England in 1972 and 1973. Both tournaments were won by Alex Higgins.[1] [2]

The 1972 edition featured eight players in two groups each playing the other once with the top two in each group progressing to the semi-finals. In the 1973 edition there were four players who played each other twice. The top two then met in the final.[3]

Winners

YearWinnerRunner-upFinal scoreSeason
1972 Alex Higgins John Spencer4–21971/72
19735–31972/73

Notes and References

  1. News: . Spencer plays Higgins again . Birmingham Daily Post . Birmingham . 15 March 1972 . 18 .
  2. News: . Higgins takes Men of Midlands title . Birmingham Daily Post . Birmingham . 6 February 1973 . 25 .
  3. Web site: Men of the Midlands. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160510/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html#MoM. 31 October 2020. 2012-02-16.