World Snooker Championship 1975
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The 1975 World Snooker Championship
professional snooker
tournament took place at Melbourne
, Australia
in 1975.
Ray Reardon
won in the final 31–30 against Eddie Charlton
.
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England...
professional snooker
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
tournament took place at Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Australia
Australia
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in 1975.
Ray Reardon
Ray Reardon
Ray Reardon, MBE is a retired Welsh snooker player. He dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning six World Championships in that decade...
won in the final 31–30 against Eddie Charlton
Eddie Charlton
Edward Francis Charlton AM was an Australian professional snooker and English billiards player. He remains the only player to have been world championship runner-up in both snooker and billiards without winning either title...
.
Notable moments
- With Park Drive having ended their sponsorship, the World Championship was awarded to Eddie Charlton Promotions to stage in Australia.
- The quarter-final between defending champion Ray ReardonRay ReardonRay Reardon, MBE is a retired Welsh snooker player. He dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning six World Championships in that decade...
and John SpencerJohn Spencer (snooker player)John Spencer was an English professional snooker player who won the World Professional title at his first attempt, was the first winner at the Crucible Theatre, was the inaugural winner of the Masters and Irish Masters and was the first player to make a 147 break in competition...
was considered by many to be the real final which Reardon won 19–17. - Dennis TaylorDennis TaylorDennis Taylor is a retired snooker player, and current BBC snooker commentator. Winner of two ranking events, he is best known for winning the 1985 World Championship, beating World number one Steve Davis on the final black in one of the sport's most memorable finals...
achieved his best championship showing at that point reaching the semi-final in the other half before a choppy Sydney to Brisbane plane journey on the morning of his semi-final match against local player Eddie CharltonEddie CharltonEdward Francis Charlton AM was an Australian professional snooker and English billiards player. He remains the only player to have been world championship runner-up in both snooker and billiards without winning either title...
contributed to him making a poor start from which he never recovered. Taylor lost 12–19. - The final was the first in the modern game to go the full distance. Ray Reardon led 16–8; Eddie Charlton led 29–23; Reardon led 30–29; Charlton levelled before Reardon took the decider for his 31–30 victory.
- This was the last world championship to be held outside the UK. It took place in MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
and ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
the following year and in the Crucible TheatreCrucible TheatreThe Crucible Theatre is a theatre built in 1971 and located in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. As well as theatrical performances, it is home to the most important event in professional snooker, the World Snooker Championship....
, SheffieldSheffieldSheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, from 1977 onwards. - The total prize money for this years event was £18,900, with the winner picking £4,000 up.
Main draw
Qualification
| Best of 29 frames | ||
 Phil Tarrant |
15–8 |  Bernard BennettBernard Bennett Bernard Bennett was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards, who competed in the late 1960s and 1970s, and was a professional player for nearly 30 years, although he spent most of his latter playing years in relative obscurity well down the rankings.He entered the 1969... |
| Lou Condo |
15–8 | Maurice Parkin |
| David Greaves |
15–14 | Jim Charlton |