| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–22 November 1974 (1974-11-18 – 1974-11-22) |
| Venue | Piccadilly Hotel |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Invitational event |
| Total prize fund | £4,750 |
| Winner's share | £1,500 |
| Highest break |  Ray Reardon (130) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Spencer |
| Runner-up | Ray Reardon |
| Score | 10–9 |
| ← 1973 Last → | |
The 1974 Norwich Union Open was the second edition of the invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 18 and 22 November 1974 at the Piccadilly Hotel in London. It was open to both professionals and amateurs and featured 16 players. Reigning champion John Spencer won 10–9 in the final against Ray Reardon.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: £1,500
- Runner-up: £750
- Semi-final: £400
- Quarter-final: £200
- Last 16: £100
- Highest break: £100
- Total: £4,750
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Edmonds
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Eddie Sinclair
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Davis
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Pulman
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Pulman
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Geoff Thomas
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Alex Higgins
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Dunning
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rex Williams
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Owen
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rex Williams
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Pascal Burke
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Norwich Union Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "1974 Norwich Union Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 28 March 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "1974 Norwich Union Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 28 March 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
| 1974–75 snooker season | |
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| Non-ranking events | |