1975_Masters_(snooker)

1975 Masters (snooker)

1975 Masters (snooker)

Professional non-ranking snooker tournament (1st edition), Jan 1975

The 1975 Masters (officially the 1975 Benson & Hedges Masters) was the first of the non-ranking snooker tournament at which many of the World's top players competed. It was held from Monday 13 to Friday 17 January 1975 at the West Centre Hotel in London. Ten players were invited for the event.[1][2]

Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...

John Spencer won the inaugural event by defeating Ray Reardon 9–8 on the re-spotted black in the final frame.[3] The highest break of the tournament was 92 made by Spencer in the first frame of the final.[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money:[2]

  • Winner: £2,000
  • Runner-up: £1,000
  • Semi-final: £500
  • Quarter-final: £250
  • Last 10: £100
  • Highest break: £92
  • Total: £5,292

Main draw

[5][6]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
 Ray Reardon (WAL) 5
 Graham Miles (ENG) 3
Wales Ray Reardon 5
England Rex Williams 4
 Rex Williams (ENG) 5
 Alex Higgins (NIR) 5 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 3
 Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) 0 Wales Ray Reardon 8
England John Spencer 9
 Fred Davis (ENG) 3
 Eddie Charlton (AUS) 5
Australia Eddie Charlton 2
England John Spencer 5
 John Spencer (ENG) 5
 John Pulman (ENG) 5 England John Pulman 3
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 3

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Gus Lillygreen
West Centre Hotel, London, England, 17 January 1975.
John Spencer
 England		 9–8 Ray Reardon
 Wales
First session: 121–13 (92), 52–81, 63–37, 59–68 (Spencer 57), 67–51, 22–77, 82–22 (70), 16–96
Second session: 46–63, 68–20, 50–72, 68–40, 57–63, 22–82, 53–3, 64–25, 65–58
92 Highest break
0 Century breaks 0
3 50+ breaks 0

Century breaks

There were no century breaks made during the tournament. The highest break was a 92 by John Spencer.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  2. [2]
    "1975 Benson & Hedges Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  3. [3]
    Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 10. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
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    "January 18 down the years: Golden Boy remains unbeaten". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
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    "1975 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
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    "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
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