1973 Norwich Union Open

The 1973 Norwich Union Open was an invitational snooker tournament which took place between 24 and 29 November 1973 at the Piccadilly Hotel in London. It was open to both professionals and amateurs and featured 24 players. John Spencer won 8–7 in the final against John Pulman.^[1]

1973 Norwich Union Open

Tournament information
Dates	24–29 November 1973 (1973-11-24 – 1973-11-29)
Venue	Piccadilly Hotel
City	London
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Invitational event
Total prize fund	£3,500
Winner's share	£1,000
Final
Champion	John Spencer
Runner-up	John Pulman
Score	8–7
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Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[2]

• Winner: £1,000
• Runner-up: £500
• Third place: £300
• Fourth place: £200
• Quarter-final: £125
• Last 16: £75
• Last 24: £50
• Total: £3,500

Main draw

^[3]

	Round 1 Best of 7 frames					Round 2 Best of 7 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 15 frames					Final Best of 15 frames
						John Spencer		4
	John Dunning		4			John Dunning		3
											John Spencer		4
	Jim Meadowcroft		0
											Ray Edmonds		0
						Ray Edmonds		4
	Jonathan Barron		4			Jonathan Barron		3
																John Spencer		8
	Ron Gross		2
																Alex Higgins		2
						Alex Higgins		4
	Dennis Taylor		4			Dennis Taylor		3
											Alex Higgins		4
	Alwyn Lloyd		1
											Cliff Thorburn		2
						Cliff Thorburn		4
	Pat Houlihan		4			Pat Houlihan		0
																					John Spencer		8
	John Virgo		3
																					John Pulman		7
						John Pulman		4
	David Taylor		4			David Taylor		3
											John Pulman		4
	Jack Karnehm		2
											Graham Miles		3
						Graham Miles		4
	Arvind Savur		4			Arvind Savur		1
																John Pulman		8
	David Greaves		2
																Eddie Charlton		3
						Eddie Charlton		4
	Chris Ross		4			Chris Ross		0
											Eddie Charlton		4
	Marcus Owen		3
											Sid Hood		0
						Sid Hood		4
	Sid Hood		4			Manuel Francisco		3
	Jackie Rea		0

• Eddie Charlton defeated Alex Higgins 8–5 in the third-place playoff.

References

1. "Norwich Union Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
2. "1973 Norwich Union Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 26 January 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
3. "1973 Norwich Union Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 26 January 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2017.