The 1972 Men of the Midlands was a professional invitational snooker tournament, that took place from 3 January[1] to 20 March 1972.[2] The tournament was won by Alex Higgins, who defeated John Spencer 4–2 in the final.[2]
The competition featured a round-robin group stage, with four players progressing into the semi-finals.[3] Higgins won 4–0 against Ray Reardon in one semi final,[4] and Spencer defeated Graham Miles 4–0 in the other.[5]
Higgins won the first frame of the final, after Spencer missed an easy pink, and Spencer won the second frame. In the third, Higgins made breaks of 37 and 28 to win. The fourth frame saw both players miss changes to win, with Higgins eventually taking it with a break of 48. Spencer compiled a 58 break in winning the fifth frame, before Higgins won the sixth, with breaks of 24, 20 and 27, to win the match 4–2.[2]
The tournament was sponsored by Mitchells and Butlers, who provided a prize fund of £1,000.[1] Higgins received £300 as winner, and Spencer took £225 as runner-up.[2]
^ ab"Snooker clash". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 1 January 1972. p. 16.
^ abcd"Higgins in repeat win". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast. 7 March 1972. p. 17.
^"Higgins in 'semi-final'". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast. 10 February 1972. p. 17.
^"Higgins too hot for Reardon". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast. 7 March 1972. p. 19.
^"Spencer plays Higgins again". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 15 March 1972. p. 18.
October 27, 2023
1972, midlands, professional, invitational, snooker, tournament, that, took, place, from, january, march, 1972, tournament, alex, higgins, defeated, john, spencer, final, tournament, informationdates3, january, march, 1972, 1972, 1972, venuevariouscountryengla. The 1972 Men of the Midlands was a professional invitational snooker tournament that took place from 3 January 1 to 20 March 1972 2 The tournament was won by Alex Higgins who defeated John Spencer 4 2 in the final 2 1972 Men of the MidlandsTournament informationDates3 January 20 March 1972 1972 01 03 1972 03 20 VenuevariousCountryEnglandFormatNon ranking eventTotal prize fund 1 000Winner s share 300FinalChampion Alex Higgins NIR Runner up John Spencer ENG Score4 2 First1973 The competition featured a round robin group stage with four players progressing into the semi finals 3 Higgins won 4 0 against Ray Reardon in one semi final 4 and Spencer defeated Graham Miles 4 0 in the other 5 Higgins won the first frame of the final after Spencer missed an easy pink and Spencer won the second frame In the third Higgins made breaks of 37 and 28 to win The fourth frame saw both players miss changes to win with Higgins eventually taking it with a break of 48 Spencer compiled a 58 break in winning the fifth frame before Higgins won the sixth with breaks of 24 20 and 27 to win the match 4 2 2 The tournament was sponsored by Mitchells and Butlers who provided a prize fund of 1 000 1 Higgins received 300 as winner and Spencer took 225 as runner up 2 Knockout results editSemi finalsBest of seven framesFinalBest of seven frames nbsp Alex Higgins NIR 4 nbsp Ray Reardon WAL 1 nbsp Alex Higgins NIR 4 nbsp John Spencer ENG 2 nbsp John Spencer ENG 4 nbsp Graham Miles ENG 0References edit a b Snooker clash Birmingham Daily Post Birmingham 1 January 1972 p 16 a b c d Higgins in repeat win Belfast Telegraph Belfast 7 March 1972 p 17 Higgins in semi final Belfast Telegraph Belfast 10 February 1972 p 17 Higgins too hot for Reardon Belfast Telegraph Belfast 7 March 1972 p 19 Spencer plays Higgins again Birmingham Daily Post Birmingham 15 March 1972 p 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1972 Men of the Midlands amp oldid 1159818310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
