Reardon retained the title in 1974, eliminating Meadowcroft (15–3), Marcus Owen (15–11) and Davis (15–3) from the competition before and defeating Graham Miles 22–12 in the final. In a post-match interview, Reardon said that he felt he had not played "any better than mediocre" in the final, but that Miles had not put him any pressure. He added that "I don't feel the elation that I felt at winning last year." Reardon also won the 1974 Pontins Professional. He led 9–4 in the final, and won 10–9 after Spencer had taken five consecutive frames to force a deciding frame.