1969 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Final venue | Victoria Hall |
| Final city | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £3,500 |
| Winner's share | £1,300[1] |
| Highest break | 80 |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 John Spencer |
| Runner-up |
 Gary Owen |
| Score | 37–24 |
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The 1969 Player's No.6 World Snooker Championship was the first snooker championship in a knock-out format since 1957, following years of challenge matches. The final was held at the Victoria Hall in London, England,[1][2] and finished on 22 March 1969.[3]
John Spencer won in the final 37–24 against Gary Owen.
Tournament summary
- The first match, at the Wryton Stadium in Bolton, saw the end of John Pulman's reign as champion at the hands of John Spencer.[4]
- Two new professionals made the semi-final, Spencer and Owen, and both won their matches. Spencer beat Williams 37–12, and Owen beat Davis 37–24.[2]
- John Spencer won the first of his three world titles by defeating Gary Owen 37–24 in the final at the Victoria Hall in London.[1][5] With this he became the first player to win the World Championship at his first attempt since Joe Davis won the inaugural championship in 1927.[6]
- It was also sponsored for the first time by a cigarette company, Player's No.6 being the featured brand.[1]
- The highest break of the tournament was 80 by Gary Owen.[7]
Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 49 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 73 frames |
Final Best of 73 frames | ||||||||
| John Pulman |
18 | |||||||||
| John Spencer |
25 | |||||||||
| John Spencer |
37 | |||||||||
| Rex Williams |
12 | |||||||||
| Rex Williams |
25 | |||||||||
| Bernard Bennett |
4 | |||||||||
| John Spencer |
37 | |||||||||
| Gary Owen |
24 | |||||||||
| Gary Owen |
25 | |||||||||
 Jackie Rea |
17 | |||||||||
| Gary Owen |
37 | |||||||||
| Fred Davis |
24 | |||||||||
| Fred Davis |
25 | |||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
24 | |||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "World Championship 1969". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ↑ "On this Week: Irish hat-trick success". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ↑ Baxter, Trevor (26 January 1999). "Obituary: John Pulman". London: The Independent. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ↑ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Irish hat-trick success". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ↑ Everton, Clive (1982). Guinness Book of Snooker (Rev. ed. ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 89. ISBN 0-85112-256-6.
- ↑ Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.
- ↑ "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
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