Park Drive 2000
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Various |
| Country | England |
| Established | 1971 |
| Format | Invitational event |
| Final year | 1972 |
| Final champion |  John Spencer |
The Park Drive 2000 was a series of invitational snooker tournaments staged between 1971 and 1972. All four editions were sponsored by Park Drive cigarettes.[1] The four invited players played each other in a round-robin, with the top two then contesting a final. The winner of the final received prize money of £750 and the runner up received £550.[2][3]
John Spencer won three of the tournaments, with Ray Reardon winning the other. Each final was recorded and shown on BBC Grandstand.[4] The highest break in any of the matches was a 146 compiled by Reardon in the Spring 1972 event.[3]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 (January) | John Spencer |
Rex Williams |
4–1 | 1970/71 |
| 1971 (October) |  Ray Reardon |
John Spencer |
4–3 | 1971/72 |
| 1972 (Spring) | John Spencer |
 Alex Higgins |
4–3 | 1971/72 |
| 1972 (Autumn) | John Spencer |
Alex Higgins |
5–3 | 1972/73 |
1971 (January)
The event was played between four invited professionals, as a triple round-robin. Matches were played across 18 club venues, with the final placing below. As the top two players in the round-robin, Spencer and Williams played each other in the final, which was televised by the BBC. Spencer won the final 4–1.[3]
| Played | Won | Lost | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Spencer | 9 | 8 | 1 | £750 |
| Rex Williams | 9 | 5 | 4 | £550 |
| Gary Owen | 9 | 5 | 4 | £400 |
| John Pulman | 9 | 0 | 9 | £300 |
1971 (October)
The event took place at venues throughout England between 2 and 31 October 1971 and was played between four invited professionals, as a triple round-robin. Ray Reardon, who had not been able to participate in the January event as he had been on a tour of South Africa, was included. As the top two players in the round-robin, Spencer and Reardon played each other in the final which took place at the RAFA Club, Manchester, with Reardon winning 4–3. Reardon had needed Spencer to concede points from a foul shot when only the pink and black were left in the deciding frame, to obtain enough points to win.[3]
| Played | Won | Lost | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Spencer | 9 | 7 | 2 | £550 |
| Ray Reardon | 9 | 4 | 5 | £750 |
| John Pulman | 9 | 4 | 5 | £400 |
| Rex Williams | 9 | 3 | 6 | £300 |
