1970 World Snooker Championship
The 1970 World Snooker Championship (also known as the Player's No.6 World Snooker Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a snooker tournament that took place in 1970. Like the previous year the final was held at the Victoria Hall in London,[2] from 6 to 11 April 1970.[3] For the second and last time the event was sponsored by Player's No.6.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–11 April 1970 |
| Final venue | Victoria Hall |
| Final city | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Winner's share | £1,225[1] |
| Highest break | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ray Reardon (118) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ray Reardon |
| Runner-up |  John Pulman |
| Score | 37–33 |
← 1969 1971 → | |
Ray Reardon won in the final 37–33 against John Pulman. This year was the first of Reardon's six world titles; he held the title for only seven months until the next championship in Australia during November 1970.[4] Reardon also made the highest break of the tournament with 118.[5]
Main draw
First round Best of 21 frames
David Taylor 11–8 Bernard Bennett
| Quarter-finals Best of 61 frames | Semi-finals Best of 73 frames | Final Best of 73 frames | ||||||||
| John Spencer | 31 | |||||||||
 Jackie Rea | 15 | |||||||||
| John Spencer | 33 | |||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 37 | |||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 31 | |||||||||
| Fred Davis | 26 | |||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 37 | |||||||||
| John Pulman | 33 | |||||||||
| Gary Owen | 31 | |||||||||
| Rex Williams | 11 | |||||||||
| Gary Owen | 12 | |||||||||
| John Pulman | 37 | |||||||||
| John Pulman | 31 | |||||||||
| David Taylor | 20 | |||||||||
References
- Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- "World Championship 1970". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- Turner, Chris. "On this Week: First world title for Reardon". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- "World Championship 1971". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- "2004 Embassy World Championship Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
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