1969 Chester Professional Tournament
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 4–3 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 4–1, and Spencer eliminated David Taylor 4–0. 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 4–2. The last frame of the match went to Spencer, leaving the final score 4–3.