match. There was controversy about the seedings. John Spencer was seeded 8 which meant that he met top seed Ray Reardon in the quarter-final; the pair were regarded as the two leading players. 1972 champion Alex Higgins was also in the top half of the draw, while promoter Eddie Charlton was in the bottom half. Schedule Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: A$7,500 Runner-up: A$4,000 Semi-final: A$3.000 Quarter-final: A$1,500 Last 16: A$750 Total: A$30,000 Tournament summary Most of the early round matches were played in New South Wales although the semi-finals were played in Canberra and Brisbane with the final in Melbourne. South African Professional Championship winner Perrie Mans was defeated in the opening round, by Dennis Taylor 15-12. Mans was down by two frames after the first session, but recovered to 7-7, before Taylor pulled ahead in the third session. Reardon and Higgins were level at 10-10; Reardon went on to win 19-14. The final was held at the Nunawading Basketball Centre on Burwood Highway, in Burwood East, Victoria, as the best of 61 frames. Reardon led 16-8, but Charlton then won the next nine frames to take the lead. Reardon was ahead 22-20, but Charlton won eight of the following frames lead 28-23. Reardon produced a seven-frame winning streak to leave himself needing one further frame at 30-29. Charlton won the 60th frame. In the deciding frame, Reardon made a 62 break, to claim victory at 31–30. It was Reardon's third consecutive championship win, and his fourth overall. In all, he won six world titles. The tournament received significantly less UK press coverage than the three preceding world championships had; the level of coverage in the Australian press was described as "very poor" by Snooker Scene. Results Preliminary matches Results of the preliminary matches were as follows. Main draw Below is the results from the event. Players in bold denote match winners, whilst numbers in brackets are the players seeding. Notes References 1975 World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship Sports competitions in Melbourne 1970s in Melbourne World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship