a 76 in the preceding frame. Former champion Joe Davis]commented that Reardon was "a credit to the game. I’ve yet to see him become ruffled." Reardon lost three of four frames in the fourth session, leaving him 17–11 ahead. Reardon secured victory at 22–12. Reardon said "I don't feel that I played any better than mediocre in the final, but this is because Graham never put me under pressure. I don't feel the elation that I felt at winning last year." It was Reardon's third world snooker championship win, after his first in 1970. He went on to win a further three titles, the last of them in 1978. Main draw Results for the tournament are shown below. Winning players are denoted in bold. Qualifying The results from the qualifying competition were as follows. Winning players are denoted in bold. Century breaks There were five century breaks during the tournament: 131, 110, 101 Graham Miles 102 Marcus Owen 102 John Dunning Plate competition A plate competition was held, for losers in the first and second rounds of the main tournament. Spencer won the plate by defeating Pulman 15–5 in the final, and recorded six century breaks during his four matches. He received £300 prize money for winning the plate. Notes References 1974 World Championship World Snooker Championship Sports competitions in Manchester April 1974 sports events in the United Kingdom