1969 Chester Professional Tournament

{{short description|Individual snooker tournament}}

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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=1969 Chester Professional Tournament

|logo=

|dates={{Start and end dates|1969|07|21|1969|07|23|df=y}}

|venue=Upton-By-Chester British Legion

|location=Chester

|country=England

|organisation=Chester & District League

|format=Non-ranking event

|Total prize fund=

|winners_share=

|highest_break=

|winner={{flagathlete|Jackie Rea|NIR}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|John Spencer|ENG}}

|score=4–3

|previous=

|next=1970

}}

The 1969 Chester Professional Tournament was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place from 21 to 23 July 1969 at the Upton-By-Chester British Legion, Chester. Jackie Rea won the tournament by defeating John Spencer 4–3 in the final.

The tournament was part of the City of Chester Sports Fortnight, which had a programme encompassing twenty different sports. Snooker events were organised by the Chester & District League and were held at the Upton-By-Chester British Legion, with the snooker tournament featuring four professional players who competed, in a knockout format, from 21 to 23 July 1969.{{cite news |title=World snooker champion to be invited for Chester sports fortnight |work=Cheshire Observer |date=21 March 1969 |page=2}}{{cite news |title=Galaxy of sport: Mayor opens Chester's comprehensive fortnight of events in Precinct tomorrow |work=Cheshire Observer |date=11 July 1969 |page=5}}{{cite news |title=Cuemen play full part |work=Cheshire Observer |date=1 August 1969 |page=2}}

In the semi-finals, Rea defeated Kingsley Kennerley 4–1, and Spencer eliminated David Taylor 4–0. In the first {{cuegloss|frame}} of the final, Rea was leading, but missed an attempted {{cuegloss|pot}}, and Spencer won the frame with a {{cuegloss|break}} of 62. After Rea had won the second frame, Spencer compiled a break of 56 in the third frame, but lost the {{cuegloss|cue tip|tip}} from his {{cuegloss|cue}} and had to borrow a cue, during which Rea won the following two frames. Spencer was able to use his cue again in the sixth frame, but Rea won that frame as well to achieve a winning margin at 4–2. The last frame of the match went to Spencer, leaving the final score 4–3.