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.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | July 1967 – June 1968 |
| Tournaments | 4 (non-ranking) |
| Triple Crown winners | |
| World Championship |  John Pulman (ENG) |
← 1966–67 1968–69 → | |
New professional players
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.