| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 April – 1 May 1975 |
| Final venue | Nunawading Basketball Centre |
| Final city | Melbourne |
| Country | Australia |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Total prize fund | A$30,000 |
| Winner's share | A$7,500 |
| Highest break |  Dennis Taylor (NIR) (128) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ray Reardon (WAL) |
| Runner-up |  Eddie Charlton (AUS) |
| Score | 31–30 |
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The 1975 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 9 April and 1 May 1975 at various venues in Australia. The event was the 1975 edition of the World Snooker Championship, first held in 1927. The tournament featured 27 participants, eight of whom were seeded and received byes to the second round. The event featured a prize fund of A$30,000 with the winner receiving A$7,500. This was the second (and most recent) World Snooker Championship to be held outside of the United Kingdom after 1969, when the World Championship reverted to a knockout format. The tournament was promoted by Eddie Charlton Promotions on behalf of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.
The final was held at the Nunawading Basketball Centre on Burwood Highway, in Burwood East, Victoria. Defending champion Ray Reardon played Eddie Charlton in a best of 61 frames match. Reardon won 10 of the 12 frames on the second day to lead 16–8 but Charlton took the first nine frames on day three and moved into the lead. Reardon then led 23–21 before Charlton won eight frames in a row to lead 29–23, requiring just two of the last nine frames to win. However Reardon then took seven frames in a row and, although Charlton levelled the match at 30–30, Reardon won the deciding frame to secure a 31–30 victory. It was the third consecutive year that Reardon won the title, and his fourth overall. Dennis Taylor made the highest break of the tournament, 128, in his quarter-final match against Gary Owen.