1974 World Masters

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|tournament_name=1974 World Masters

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|dates={{Start and end dates|1974|07|1|1974|07|5|df=y}}

|venue=Victorian Club

|location=South Yarra, Melbourne

|country=Australia

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|format=Non-ranking event

|Total prize fund=AUD20,000

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|highest_break=

|winner={{flagathlete|Cliff Thorburn|CAN}}

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

|score= Aggregate Score (160–67)

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The 1974 World Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held from 1 to 5 July 1974 at the Victorian Club in South Yarra, Melbourne, Australia. Cliff Thorburn won the title by defeating John Spencer 160–67 in the final.{{cite news |title=Outsider's pot |work=The Age|location= Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |date=6 July 1974 |page=34}} Thorburn, aged 26, was the youngest player in the event and the 8th seed.

The tournament started on 1 July.{{cite news |title=Stars down in snooker masters |work=The Age |location= Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |date=2 July 1974 |page=28}} The eight players were divided into two round-robin groups to produce semi-finalists, with the semi-finals and final played on 5 July.{{cite news |title=Four of the best: right on cue |work=The Age |location= Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |date=1 July 1974 |page=26}} The total prize fund was AUD20,000.

John Spencer beat Perrie Mans in the first semi-final, whilst Cliff Thorburn beat Eddie Charlton in the other semi-final.{{cite news |title=Reardon is beaten in snooker |work=Canberra Times|location= Canberra, ACT, Australia |date=5 July 1974 |page=18}}

The final was decided on the aggregate score across two {{cuegloss|frame|frames}}. Thorburn led 81–29 after the first frame, and 160–67 at the conclusion, to win the title.{{cite news |title=Snooker win to Thorburn |work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 July 1974 |page=63}}

Seedings

Players were seeded as follows:{{cite news |title=Charlton tops the bill |work=The Age |location= Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |date=29 June 1974 |page=28}}

{{flagathlete|Ray Reardon|WAL}}
{{flagathlete|Eddie Charlton|AUS}}
{{flagathlete|John Spencer|ENG}}
{{flagathlete|Rex Williams|ENG}}
{{flagathlete|John Pulman|ENG}}
{{flagathlete|Gary Owen|WAL}}
{{flagathlete|Perrie Mans|RSA|1928}}
{{flagathlete|Cliff Thorburn|CAN}}

Group matches

Players in bold are match winners; "??" denotes that the result is missing.

Division 1

Date !width=220\|Player !width=60\|Score !width=200\|Player !{{abbr\|2=Reference\|Ref.}}
class="wikitable " style="text-align:center;"
1 July	{{flagathlete\|Gary Owen\|WAL}}	54–53	{{flagathlete\|Rex Williams\|ENG}}
1 July	{{flagathlete\|Cliff Thorburn\|CAN}}	88–52	{{flagathlete\|Eddie Charlton\|AUS}}
2 July	{{flagathlete\|Eddie Charlton\|AUS}}	??	{{flagathlete\|Gary Owen\|WAL}}
2 July	{{flagathlete\|Cliff Thorburn\|CAN}}	61–52	{{flagathlete\|Rex Williams\|ENG}}	{{cite news \|title=Snooker \|work=The Age \|location= Melbourne, Victoria, Australia \|date=3 July 1974 \|page=19}}
4 July	{{flagathlete\|Cliff Thorburn\|CAN}}	??	{{flagathlete\|Gary Owen\|WAL}}
4 July	{{flagathlete\|Eddie Charlton\|AUS}}	120-13	{{flagathlete\|Rex Williams\|ENG}}

Division 2

Date !width=220\|Player !width=60\|Score !width=200\|Player !{{abbr\|2=Reference\|Ref.}}
class="wikitable " style="text-align:center;"
1 July	{{flagathlete\|John Spencer\|ENG}}	80–39	{{flagathlete\|Perrie Mans\|RSA\|1928}}
1 July	{{flagathlete\|Ray Reardon\|WAL}}	92–19	{{flagathlete\|John Pulman\|ENG}}
2 July	{{flagathlete\|John Spencer\|ENG}}	77–38	{{flagathlete\|Ray Reardon\|WAL}}
2 July	{{flagathlete\|John Pulman\|ENG}}	??	{{flagathlete\|Perrie Mans\|RSA\|1928}}
4 July	{{flagathlete\|Perrie Mans\|RSA\|1928}}	79-15	{{flagathlete\|Ray Reardon\|WAL}}
4 July	{{flagathlete\|John Pulman\|ENG}}	??	{{flagathlete\|John Spencer\|ENG}}

References

Category:1974 in snooker

Category:1974 in Australian sport

Category:July 1974 sports events in Australia

Category:Snooker competitions in Australia