World Snooker Championship 1973
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[edit] The event
The competition took place at the City Exhibition Hall, Manchester
[edit] Prize Money
Winner £1,500
Total £8,000
[edit] The Results
First Round Best of 17 frames 
Pat Houlihan 9-2 Jackie Rea 
David Greaves 9-8 Bernard Bennett
Perrie Mans 9-2 Ron Gross Graham Miles 9-5 Geoff Thompson 
Cliff Thorburn 9-8 Dennis Taylor David Taylor 9-4 John Dunning 
Warren Simpson 9-3 Maurice Parkin Jim Meadowcroft wo Kingsley Kennerley
Second Round Best of 31 frames
Alex Higgins 16-3 Pat Houlihan
Fred Davis 16-1 David Greaves
Eddie Charlton 16-8 Perrie Mans
Graham Miles 16-10 John Pulman
Rex Williams 16-15 Cliff Thorburn
John Spencer 16-5 David Taylor
Gary Owen 16-14 Warren Simpson
Ray Reardon 16-10 Jim Meadowcroft
Quarter-finals Best of 31 frames
Alex Higgins 16-14 Fred Davis
Eddie Charlon 16-6 Graham Miles
Rex Williams 7-16 John Spencer
Gary Owen 6-16 Ray Reardon
Semi-finals Best of 45 frames
Alex Higgins 9-23 Eddie Charlton
John Spencer 22-23 Ray Reardon
Final Best of 75 frames (Referee, Bill Timms)
Eddie Charlton 32-38 Ray Reardon
[edit] Miscellanea
This was the first World Championship to have the competition to a fortnight's play as it would stand today. Well known and future World Champions Cliff Thorburn and Dennis Taylor made their debuts this year. They played each other in the first round and Thorburn won 9-8. Some frames of the final was shown on BBC television. It was the first time the championship was shown on BBC television.
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