Tournament Summary
- This was the first time the championship was held outside the United Kingdom when it came to Australia. It would be hosted there again in 1975.
- The championship was also the only time when the championship was based on a round robin format.
- Reardon's defeat meant he held the record as the player with the shortest reign as world champion.
- Spencer won his second world title and earned £2,333. He beat Warren Simpson who, playing in his home country, reached the final at his first attempt.
- In the final, Spencer compiled three centuries in successive frames (105, 107, 126), becoming the first player to do so in major competition.
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