| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–11 May 1974 |
| Venue | Pontin's |
| City | Prestatyn |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £2,500 |
| Winner's share | £1,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ray Reardon |
| Runner-up |  John Spencer |
| Score | 10–9 |
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The 1974 Pontins Professional was the first edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1974 in Prestatyn, Wales.
The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 13 frames, the semi-final matches over 15 frames, and the final was the best of 19 frames.
Ray Reardon won the event, beating John Spencer 10–9 in the final.[1]
Prize money
[edit]The winner of the event received £1,000 from a total prize pool of £2,500. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:[1]
- Winner: £1,000
- Runner-up: £500
- Semi-finals: £250
- Quarter-finals: £125
- Total: £2,500
Main draw
[edit]| Quarter-finals Best of 13 frames | Semi-finals Best of 15 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 7 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 8 | |||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 7 | |||||||||||||
 Jackie Rea
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 10 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 7 | |||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 8 | |||||||||||||
| Rex Williams
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Rex Williams
| 7 | |||||||||||||
| John Pulman
| 6 | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "1974 PONTIN'S FESTIVAL - Pontins Professional". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 2006-04-21. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ "Pontins". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. July 1974. p. 9.