The 1969 Chester Professional Tournament was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place from 21 to 23 July 1969 at the Upton-By-Chester British Legion, Chester. Jackie Rea won the tournament by defeating John Spencer 4–3 in the final.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21–23 July 1969 |
| Venue | Upton-By-Chester British Legion |
| City | Chester |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Chester & District League |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Jackie Rea (NIR) |
| Runner-up |  John Spencer (ENG) |
| Score | 4–3 |
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The tournament was part of the City of Chester Sports Fortnight, which had a programme encompassing twenty different sports. Snooker events were organised by the Chester & District League and were held at the Upton-By-Chester British Legion, with the snooker tournament featuring four professional players who competed, in a knockout format, from 21 to 23 July 1969.[1][2][3]
In the semi-finals, Rea defeated Kingsley Kennerley 4–1, and Spencer eliminated David Taylor 4–0. In the first frame of the final, Rea was leading, but missed an attempted pot, and Spencer won the frame with a break of 62. After Rea had won the second frame, Spencer compiled a break of 56 in the third frame, but lost the tip from his cue and had to borrow a cue, during which Rea won the following two frames. Spencer was able to use his cue again in the sixth frame, but Rea won that frame as well to achieve a winning margin at 4–2. The last frame of the match went to Spencer, leaving the final score 4–3.[4]
Results
editPlayers in bold denote match winners.[4]
| Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||
| John Spencer (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||
| David Taylor (ENG)
| 0 | ||||||||
| John Spencer (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Jackie Rea (NIR)
| 4 | ||||||||
| Jackie Rea (NIR)
| 4 | ||||||||
| Kingsley Kennerley (ENG)
| 1 | ||||||||
Final
editScores in bold indicate winning frame scores. Breaks over 40 are shown in parentheses.[4]
| Final: Best of 7 frames. Upton-By-Chester British Legion, Chester, 23 July 1969 | ||
| John Spencer
|
3–4 | Jackie Rea
|
| 77 (62) – 41, 30 –83, 110 (56) – 38, 41–68, 29–94 (41), 49–57, 109–32 | ||
References
edit- ^ "World snooker champion to be invited for Chester sports fortnight". Cheshire Observer. 21 March 1969. p. 2.
- ^ "Galaxy of sport: Mayor opens Chester's comprehensive fortnight of events in Precinct tomorrow". Cheshire Observer. 11 July 1969. p. 5.
- ^ "Cuemen play full part". Cheshire Observer. 1 August 1969. p. 2.
- ^ a b c "Rea beats Spencer to win new professional event". The Billiard Player. Billiards Association and Control Council. August 1969. pp. 3–4.