1973 Men of the Midlands

Tournament information
Dates	January – February 1973
Venue	various
Country	England
Format	Non-ranking event
Winner's share	£500
Final
Champion	Alex Higgins (NIR)
Runner-up	Ray Reardon (WAL)
Score	5–3
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The 1973 Men of the Midlands was a professional invitational snooker tournament, that took place in January and February 1973 The tournament was won by Alex Higgins, who defeated Ray Reardon 5–3 in the final.

The competition featured a round-robin group stage, with four world snooker champions, John Pulman, John Spencer, Reardon and Higgins each playing the other three once.^[1] Reardon finished on top of the group table.^[2]

In the final, Higgins won the first frame, making a break of 47, and Reardon won the next making a break of 45. Higgins won the next to lead 3–1. Reardon won the fifth frame, but Higgins achieved victory by winning the sixth frame with a break of 70 and going on to take the match 5–3.^[2]

The tournament was sponsored by Mitchells and Butlers.^[1] Higgins earned £500 prize money as champion.^[3]

Final

^[3]

Final: Best-of-9 frames. Whispering Wheels Club, Wolverhampton, 5 February 1973
Alex Higgins			5–3	Ray Reardon
Frame	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Alex Higgins	75	56	75	82	31	82	49	86
Ray Reardon	5	58	48	38	77	39	72	52
Frames won (Higgins first)	1–0	1–1	2–1	3–1	3–2	4–2	4–3	5–3
Alex Higgins wins the 1973 Men of the Midlands title

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