The 1969 Chester Professional Tournament was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place from 21 to 23 July 1969 at the Upton-By-Chester British Legion, Chester. Jackie Rea won the tournament by defeating John Spencer 4âÂÂ3 in the final.
The tournament was part of the City of Chester Sports Fortnight, which had a programme encompassing twenty different sports. Snooker events were organised by the Chester & District League and were held at the Upton-By-Chester British Legion, with the snooker tournament featuring four professional players who competed, in a knockout format, from 21 to 23 July 1969.
In the semi-finals, Rea defeated Kingsley Kennerley 4âÂÂ1, and Spencer eliminated David Taylor 4âÂÂ0. In the first of the final, Rea was leading, but missed an attempted , and Spencer won the frame with a of 62. After Rea had won the second frame, Spencer compiled a break of 56 in the third frame, but lost the from his and had to borrow a cue, during which Rea won the following two frames. Spencer was able to use his cue again in the sixth frame, but Rea won that frame as well to achieve a winning margin at 4âÂÂ2. The last frame of the match went to Spencer, leaving the final score 4âÂÂ3.
Players in bold denote match winners.
Scores in bold indicate winning scores. over 40 are shown in parentheses.