The Stratford Professional was a non-

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tournament held on three occasions from 1970–1972. The first tournament, played on 4 September 1970, was won by Gary Owen, who defeated

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6–4. Owen achieved a top break of 66, while Reardon's high break was 54. The following year featured two different finalists, with John Spencer defeating David Taylor 5–2 at

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Men's Club. Spencer also had the highest break of the match, with 91. The third edition took place the following year at

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Social Club, with Spencer attempting to defend his title against

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. Although Spencer made the highest break of 77, Higgins won 6–3.

Winners

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