Details | |
---|---|
Duration | July 1967 β June 1968 |
Tournaments | 4 (non-ranking) |
Triple Crown winners | |
World Championship | ![]() |
The 1967β68 snooker season, the last season before the modern era of snooker, [a] was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1967 and June 1968. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.
The following players turned professional during the season: Gary Owen [2] and Ray Reardon. [3] Billiards and Snooker magazine reported in June 1968 that Alex Higgins had turned professional, but in October 1968 he was competing as an amateur. [4] [5]
Date [b] | Rank | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
07-?? | 07-?? | ![]() |
NR | Australian Professional Championship | Junior Rugby League Club | Sydney | ![]() |
![]() |
7β1 | [6] |
01-09 | 01-13 | ![]() |
NR | Willie Smith Trophy | Queen's Hall | Leeds | ![]() |
![]() |
Round robin | [2] [7] |
03-04 | 03-09 | ![]() |
NR | World Snooker Championship [c] | Co-operative Hall | Bolton | ![]() |
![]() |
39β34 | [8] [9] |
the modern era, which began in 1969 when the World Championship became a knockout event.