1968–69 snooker season explained

Duration:July 1968 – March 1969
Tournaments:4 (non-ranking)
Worldchamps: John Spencer
Previous:1967–68
Next:1969–70

The 1968–69 snooker season, the first season of the modern era of snooker, was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1968 and March 1969. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.__TOC__

New professional players

The following players turned professional during the season: Maureen Baynton,[1] Bernard Bennett,[2] [3] Maurice Parkin,[4] David Taylor,[5] and Graham Miles[6]

Calendar

Date[7] Rankwidth=235 Tournament namewidth=180 Venuewidth=90 Citywidth=160Winnerwidth=160Runner-upwidth=40Scorewidth=20Reference
NRWorld Open Match Play Snooker ChampionshipSt George Leagues ClubSydney[8] [9] [10]
07-2908-14NRJunior Rugby League ClubSydney11–10[11] [12]
01-??01-??NR Pot BlackBBC StudiosBirmingham Ray Reardon John Spencer1–0[13] [14]
11-1803-22NRWorld Snooker ChampionshipVictoria HallLondon John Spencer Gary Owen37–24[15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. Maureen turns professional . Billiards and Snooker . Billiards Association and Control Council . July 1968 . 5.
  2. Tough first round for Pulman . Billiards and Snooker . Billiards Association and Control Council . August 1968 . 4.
  3. Book: Kobylecky, John . 2019 . The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018 . Kobyhadrian Books . 12 . 978-0993143311 .
  4. Parkin turns professional . Billiards and Snooker . Billiards Association and Control Council . November 1968 . 15.
  5. David Taylor (advertisement) . Billiards and Snooker . Billiards Association and Control Council . December 1968 . 12.
  6. Miles turns professional . Billiards and Snooker . Billiards Association and Control Council . June 1969 . 5.
  7. Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  8. News: An odd way to make a living . The Sydney Morning Herald . 20 July 1968 . 25.
  9. News: Sport in brief: Williams loses title . The Guardian . London . 30 Jul 1968 . 13.
  10. Charlton takes title . Billiards and Snooker . Billiards Association and Control Council . August 1968 . 3.
  11. Web site: Turner. Chris. Other National Professional Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20120107161810/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/natpro.html. 7 January 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 16 February 2018.
  12. News: Snooker title to Simpson . The Sydney Morning Herald . 15 August 1968 . 25.
  13. Web site: Pot Black History. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20081224154719/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_potblack.htm. 24 December 2008.
  14. Web site: Pot Black, Junior Pot Black. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154927/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 16 February 2018.
  15. Web site: Turner . Chris . World Professional Championship . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive . https://web.archive.org/web/20130416080933/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html. 16 April 2013 . 12 February 2018.
  16. Book: Eric, Hayton. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. 2004. Rose Villa Publications. London. 0-9548549-0-X. 12.

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