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1972–73 snooker season

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{{Infobox snooker season

|duration=July 1972 – April 1973

|tournaments=7 (non-ranking)

|WorldChamps={{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon

|previous=1971–72

|next=1973–74

}}

The 1972–73 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1972 and April 1973. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

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Calendar

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! Rank

! width=235 | Tournament name

! width=180 | Venue

! width=90 | City

! width=160| Winner

! width=160| Runner-up

! width=40| Score

! width=20| Reference

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| colspan="2" align=center|09-08

| {{nowrap|{{flag|ENG}}}}

| NR

| Stratford Professional

| Wootton Wawen Social Club

| {{nowrap|Wootton Wawen}}

| {{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| {{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

| 6–3

| {{cite news|title="Hurricane" again beats Spencer|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19710921/449/0032|work=Coventry Evening Telegraph|date=9 September 1972|page=14}}

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| {{nowrap|09-30}}

| {{nowrap|10-29}}

| {{flag|ENG}}

| NR

| Park Drive 2000 (Autumn 1972)

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| Various

| {{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins}}

| 5–3

| {{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160510/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html|archivedate=16 February 2012}}{{cite book |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=1981 |title=The Guinness Book of Snooker |publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd |page=90 |isbn=0851122302}}

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| 09-19

| 11-23

| {{nowrap|{{flag|AUS}}}}

| NR

| {{nowrap|Australian Professional Championship}}

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| Sydney

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Eddie Charlton}}

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|WAL}} Gary Owen}}

| 19–10

| {{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Other National Professional Championships|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/natpro.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107161810/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/natpro.html|archivedate=7 January 2012|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=17 December 2017}}

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| 11-27

| 12-01

| {{nowrap|{{flag|SCO}}}}

| NR

| Scottish Professional Tournament

| Govan Town Hall

| Glasgow

| {{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

| {{flagicon|ENG}} John Pulman

| 5–1

| {{cite magazine |last=Naismith |first=Albert |title=Appreciative Scots |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=January 1973 |page=8}}

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| 12-11

| 12-13

| {{nowrap|{{flag|ENG}}}}

| NR

| Ford Series Tournament

| Stanley Institute

| Burscough

| {{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| {{flagicon|ENG}} John Pulman

| 4–2

| {{cite magazine |title=Higgins in top gear at Ford tournament |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=February 1973 |page=9}}

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| 12-14

| 12-16

| {{nowrap|{{flag|ENG}}}}

| NR

| Ryde Tournament

| Ryde Esplanade Pavillion

| Ryde

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon

| {{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| 4–1

| {{cite news |title=Player surprised at low attendance |newspaper=Isle of Wight County Press |date=23 December 1972 |page=21 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/isle-of-wight-county-press-player-surpri/161467254/ |via=Newpapers.com}}

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| 12-29

| 01-01

| {{nowrap|{{flag|ENG}}}}

| NR

| Pot Black

| BBC Studios

| Birmingham

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Eddie Charlton

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Rex Williams

| 1–0

| {{cite web|title=Pot Black History|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_potblack.htm|publisher=Global Snooker Centre|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224154719/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_potblack.htm|archivedate=24 December 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154927/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html|archivedate=16 February 2012|title=Pot Black, Junior Pot Black|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=17 December 2017}}{{cite magazine |title=Potting black |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=December 1972 |page=8}}

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| 01-08

| 02-05

| {{flag|ENG}}

| NR

| Men Of The Midlands

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| Various

| {{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon

| 5–3

| {{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160510/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html|archivedate=16 February 2012}}

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| 04-16

| 04-28

| {{flag|ENG}}

| NR

| World Snooker Championship

| {{nowrap|City Exhibition Hall}}

| Manchester

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Eddie Charlton}}

| {{nowrap|38–22}}

| {{cite web |last=Turner |first= Chris |title=World Professional Championship |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416080933/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html|archivedate=16 April 2013 |accessdate=17 December 2017}}{{cite book|last=Eric|first=Hayton|title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History|year=2004|publisher=Rose Villa Publications|location=London|isbn=0-9548549-0-X|page=11}}

Notes

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References

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