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1971–72 snooker season

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The 1971–72 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between March 1971 and April 1972. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

DurationMarch 1971 – April 1972
Tournaments8 (non-ranking)
World ChampionshipNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
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1971–72 snooker season
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DurationMarch 1971 – April 1972
Tournaments8 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World ChampionshipNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
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Date[a] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
04-28 04-29 ENG NR Park Drive 600 St Phillips Social Club Sheffield Wales Ray Reardon England John Spencer 4–0 [1]
05-17 05-19 AUS NR Hunter Valley Championship Maitland Leagues Club Maitland Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren Simpson 5–4 [2][3]
05-?? 06-?? ENG NR Willie Smith Trophy East Ward Liberal Club Leeds Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England John Dunning 25–13 [4]
09-17 ENG NR Stratford Professional Wilmcote Working Men's Club Wilmcote England John Spencer England David Taylor 5–2 [5]
10–04 10–31 ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (October 1971) Various Wales Ray Reardon England John Spencer 4–3 [6][7]
11–08 11–30 AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Junior Rugby League Club Sydney Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren Simpson 15–7 [8]
12–29 01-01 ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Australia Eddie Charlton Wales Ray Reardon 1–0 [9][10]
01–03 01–08 NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Various Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Northern Ireland Jackie Rea 28–12 [8]
01–31 02–20 ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (Spring 1972) Various England John Spencer Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 4–3 [6][7]
03–01 02–26 ENG NR World Snooker Championship Selly Park British Legion Birmingham Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England John Spencer 37–31 [11][b]
01–03 03–20 ENG NR Men Of The Midlands Various Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England John Spencer 4–2 [6]
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  1. [a]
    Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. [b]
    Some sources give the score as 37–32. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History (2004) says "Higgins triumphed 37–31 (not 37–32 as so many publications have wrongly printed)."[12]

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