1975 Masters (snooker)

1975 Benson & Hedges Masters

Tournament information
Dates	13–17 January 1975 (1975-01-13 – 1975-01-17)
Venue	West Centre Hotel
City	London
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£5,292
Winner's share	£2,000 [1]
Highest break	John Spencer  (ENG) (92)
Final
Champion	John Spencer  (ENG)
Runner-up	Ray Reardon  (WAL)
Score	9–8
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The 1975 Masters (officially the 1975 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 13 to 17 January 1975 at the West Centre Hotel in London. The inaugural edition of the Masters, it featured ten invited players. ^{[1] [2]}

John Spencer won the event, defeating Ray Reardon 9–8 on a re-spotted black in the final frame. ^[3] The highest break of the tournament was 92, made by Spencer in the first frame of the final. ^[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money: ^[2]

• Winner: £2,000
• Runner-up: £1,000
• Semi-final: £500
• Quarter-final: £250
• Last 10: £100
• Highest break: £92
• Total: £5,292

Main draw

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	Round 1 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
						Ray Reardon  (WAL)		5
						Graham Miles  (ENG)		3
											Ray Reardon		5
											Rex Williams		4
						Rex Williams  (ENG)		5
	Alex Higgins  (NIR)		5			Alex Higgins		3
	Bill Werbeniuk  (CAN)		0													Ray Reardon		8
																John Spencer		9
						Fred Davis  (ENG)		3
						Eddie Charlton  (AUS)		5
											Eddie Charlton		2
											John Spencer		5
						John Spencer  (ENG)		5
	John Pulman  (ENG)		5			John Pulman		3
	Cliff Thorburn  (CAN)		3

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Gus Lillygreen West Centre Hotel, London, England, 17 January 1975.
John Spencer   England	9–8	Ray Reardon   Wales
First session:121–13 (92), 52–81, 63–37, 59–68 (Spencer 57), 67–51, 22–77, 82–22 (70), 16–96 Second session: 46–63, 68–20, 50–72, 68–40, 57–63, 22–82, 53–3, 64–25, 65–58
92	Highest break
0	Century breaks	0
3	50+ breaks	0

Century breaks

There were no century breaks made during the tournament. The highest break was a 92 by John Spencer. ^[2]

References

1. Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
2. "1975 Benson & Hedges Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
3. Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 10. ISBN   0-9548549-0-X.
4. "January 18 down the years: Golden Boy remains unbeaten". ESPN . Retrieved 23 May 2012.
5. "1975 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
6. "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.