1974 World Snooker Championship
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| Dates | 16–25 April 1974 |
| Venue | Belle Vue |
| City | Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Total prize fund | £10,000 |
| Winner's share | £2,000[1] |
| Highest break |  Graham Miles (131) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ray Reardon |
| Runner-up | Graham Miles |
| Score | 22–12 |
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The 1974 Park Drive World Snooker Championship was professional snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 25 April 1974 at the Belle Vue in Manchester, England.[1]
Ray Reardon won his third World title by defeating Graham Miles 22–12 in the final.[1]
Tournament summary
- Canadian Bill Werbeniuk made his World Championship debut, and beat Geoff Thompson 8–3 in the first round, before losing to Fred Davis 5–15 in the second round.[2]
- This was the last time that Park Drive sponsored the event and there was no sponsor the following year.[1]
- Graham Miles made the highest break of the tournament with 131.[3]
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 15 frames |
Round 2 Best of 29 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 29 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 29 frames |
Final Best of 43 frames |
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Kingsley Kennerley | 5 | |
Ray Reardon | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jim Meadowcroft | 8 | |
Jim Meadowcroft | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ray Reardon | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcus Owen | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Maurice Parkin | 5 | |
Gary Owen | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Marcus Owen | 8 | |
Marcus Owen | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ray Reardon | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Fred Davis | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bernard Bennett | 8 |  |
Alex Higgins | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Warren Simpson | 2 | |
Bernard Bennett | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Higgins | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Fred Davis | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bill Werbeniuk | 8 | |
Fred Davis | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Geoff Thompson | 3 | |
Bill Werbeniuk | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ray Reardon | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Graham Miles | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Perrie Mans | 8 | |
John Spencer | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Anderson | 1 | |
Perrie Mans | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Perrie Mans | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Rex Williams | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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John Pulman | 8 | |
Rex Williams | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sydney Lee | 0 | |
John Pulman | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Rex Williams | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Graham Miles | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Paddy Morgan | 8 | |
Graham Miles | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cliff Thorburn | 4 | |
Paddy Morgan | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Graham Miles | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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John Dunning | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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John Dunning | 8 | |
Eddie Charlton | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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David Taylor | 6 | |
John Dunning | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying
| Best of 15 frames | ||
| John Dunning |
8–2 | David Greaves |
| Warren Simpson |
8–3 | Jackie Rea |
| Jim Meadowcroft |
8–5 | Pat Houlihan |
| Cliff Thorburn |
8–3 | Alex McDonald |
| John Pulman |
8–0 | Jack Karnehm |
| David Taylor |
8–7 | Ron Gross |
| Marcus Owen |
8–1 | Dennis Taylor |
References
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