1975 World Snooker Championship

World Snooker Championship

Tournament information
City	Melbourne
Country	Australia
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Total prize fund	£18,900
Winner's share	£4,000
Highest break	128
Final
Champion	Ray Reardon
Runner-up	Eddie Charlton
Score	31–30
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The 1975 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place in Melbourne, Australia.^[1] The final was held at the Nunawading Basketball Centre.^[2]

Ray Reardon won in the final 31–30 against Eddie Charlton.

Tournament summary

• With Park Drive having ended their sponsorship,^[1] the World Championship was awarded to Eddie Charlton Promotions.^[3]
• Dennis Taylor achieved his best championship by reaching the semi-final, losing against local player Eddie Charlton 12–19.^[4]
• The final was the first in the modern game to go the full distance, with Ray Reardon winning 31–30.^[1]
• This was the last world championship to be held outside the United Kingdom. It took place in Middlesbrough and Manchester the following year and in the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield from 1977 onwards.^[1]
• David Taylor made the highest break of the tournament with 128.^[5]

Main draw

^[6][7][8]

	Round 1 Best of 29 frames					Round 2 Best of 29 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 37 frames					Semi-finals Best of 37 frames					Final Best of 61 frames
		Warren Simpson	15				Ray Reardon	15
		Ron Mares	5				Warren Simpson	11
												Ray Reardon	19
												John Spencer	17
		John Pulman	15		John Spencer	15
		Phil Tarrant	5				John Pulman	10
																	Ray Reardon	19
																Alex Higgins	14
		David Taylor	15				Alex Higgins	15
		Rex King	8				David Taylor	2
												Alex Higgins	19
												Rex Williams	12
		Ian Anderson	15		Rex Williams	15
		Lou Condo	8				Ian Anderson	4
																						Ray Reardon	31
																						Eddie Charlton	30
		Bill Werbeniuk	15				Eddie Charlton	15
		Jim Meadowcroft	9				Bill Werbeniuk	11
												Eddie Charlton	19
												Cliff Thorburn	12
		Cliff Thorburn	15		Graham Miles	2
		Pat Morgan	6				Cliff Thorburn	15
																	Eddie Charlton	19
																Dennis Taylor	12
		Dennis Taylor	15				Fred Davis	14
		Perrie Mans	12				Dennis Taylor	15
												Dennis Taylor	19
												Gary Owen	9
		Gary Owen	15		John Dunning	8
		David Greaves	3				Gary Owen	15

Qualifying

^[6]

Best of 29 frames
Phil Tarrant	15–8	Bernard Bennett
Lou Condo	15–8	Maurice Parkin
David Greaves	15–14	Jim Charlton

References