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1966–67 snooker season

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1966–67 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1966 – June 1967
Tournaments2 (non-ranking)

The 1966–67 snooker season was the series of professional snooker tournaments played between July 1966 and June 1967. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

New professional player

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John Spencer turned professional, becoming the first new professional since Rex Williams in 1951.[1]

Calendar

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Date[a] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
07-?? 07-??  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Harbord  Eddie Charlton (AUS)  Warren Simpson (AUS) 7–4 [2]
11-?? 04-??  ENG NR World Open Snooker Championship Various venues, UK  Rex Williams (ENG)  Fred Davis (ENG) 26–25[b] [3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. ^ Matches

References

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  1. ^ "Spencer turns professional". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. March 1967. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Australian Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ^ "(Untitled article)". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. May 1967. p. 11.