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]
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Season | |
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1972 | Alex Higgins | John Spencer | 4–2 | 1971/72 | |
1973 | 5–3 | 1972/73 |