1972 Australian Professional Championship
Appearance
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | September-November 1972 |
Country | Australia |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | Gary Owen |
Score | 19–10 |
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The 1972 Australian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place from September to November 1972.[1] The final was held at the Pacific Hotel, Southport, Queensland.[2] Eddie Charlton was the defending champion, having defeated Warren Simpson 15–7 in the 1971 final.[3]
Charlton retained his title, defeating Gary Owen 19–10 in the final, having achieved a decisive lead at 15–8.[4][2] the highest break of the final was 87 by Charlton.[2]
Players were divided into two qualifying groups, and four players progressed to the semi-finals.[1][4] Alan McDonald's break of 137 against Rex King was the highest in the history of the Championship.[5]
Results
[edit]Round-robin
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Play-offs
[edit]Player | Score | Player | Ref. |
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4–3 | ![]() |
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4–3 | ![]() |
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4–3 | ![]() |
[9] |
Semi-finals and final
[edit]Semi-finals 25 frames | Final 29 frames | ||||||||
![]() | 16 | ||||||||
![]() | 5 | ![]() | 19 | ||||||
![]() | 11 | ![]() | 10 | ||||||
![]() | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Wheeler, Les (25 September 1972). "Inquiry was 'On Cue'". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Charlton Beats Owen 15–8 in Snooker Final". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 November 1972. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Holds Title by Big Margin". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 December 1971. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Charlton's Record". Snooker Scene. February 1973. p. 13.
- ^ a b c "McDonald has Third Win in Snooker". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 November 1972. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Snooker win to Simpson". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 September 1972. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Snooker win to Simpson". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 1972. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Snooker win to Simpson". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 November 1972. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Close Finish in Title Snooker". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 November 1972. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.