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1967–68 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1967 – June 1968
Tournaments4 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World Championship John Pulman (ENG)

1966–67

1968–69

The 1967–68 snooker season, the last season before the modern era of snooker,[a] was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1967 and June 1968. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

New professional players[edit]

The following players turned professional during the season: Gary Owen[2] and Ray Reardon.[3] Billiards and Snooker magazine reported in June 1968 that Alex Higgins had turned professional, but in October 1968 he was competing as an amateur.[4][5]

Calendar[edit]

Date[b] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
07-?? 07-??  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Junior Rugby League Club Sydney  Eddie Charlton (AUS)  Warren Simpson (AUS) 7–1 [6]
01-09 01-13  ENG NR Willie Smith Trophy Queen's Hall Leeds  Gary Owen (WAL)  John Dunning (ENG) Round robin [2][7]
03-04 03-09  ENG NR World Snooker Championship[c] Co-operative Hall Bolton  John Pulman (ENG)  Eddie Charlton (AUS) 39–34 [8][9]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The "modern era" of snooker is understood to have started in 1969, when the World Championship reverted to a knockout format.[1]
  • ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  • ^ Challenge match
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ "John Higgins eyes more crucible titles". The Daily Telegraph. London. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2020. the modern era, which began in 1969 when the World Championship became a knockout event.
  • ^ a b "New pro Owen plays in new pro tournament". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. October 1967. p. 5.
  • ^ "Ray Reardon turns professional". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. December 1967. p. 5.
  • ^ Harper, Ronnie (June 1968). "Alex Higgins turns professional". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. p. 10.
  • ^ Harper, Ronnie (19 November 1968). "Higgind v Donnelly looks a thriler". Belfast Telegraph. p. 20.
  • ^ Fryer, Robert (August 1967). "Australia: a 272 snooker break". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. p. 16.
  • ^ "Owen wins Willie Smith trophy". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. February 1968. p. 3.
  • ^ "World Championship 1968". global-snooker.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  • ^ "Eddie lost game, but revived snooker". The Sun-Herald. 28 March 1976. p. 64. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

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