The 1970 Chester Professional Tournament was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place from 13 to 15 July 1970 at the Upton-By-Chester British Legion, Chester. Defending champion Jackie Rea won the tournament by defeating John Spencer 4âÂÂ3 in the final.
The tournament was part of the City of Chester Sports Festival, which had a programme encompassing over 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 players who competed, in a knockout format, from 13 to 15 July 1970.
In the semi-finals, defending champion Rea defeated John Dunning 4âÂÂ3, and Spencer eliminated Pat Houlihan 5âÂÂ2 after trailing 0âÂÂ2. Rea won the first frame of the final, and, after Spencer had equalised at 1âÂÂ1, moved into a 3âÂÂ1 lead. In the fifth frame, Spencer missed potting an easy , and Rea went on to take the frame and achieve a winning margin in the match at 4âÂÂ1. The last two frames of the match went to Spencer, who made of 80 and 54, leaving the final score 4âÂÂ3.
Players in bold denote match winners.
Scores in bold indicate winning scores. over 40 are shown in parentheses.