Defending champion Jackie Rea won the tournament by defeating John Spencer 4–3 in the final.

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 players who competed, in a knockout format, from 13 to 15 July 1970.

[1][2] In the semi-finals, defending champion Rea defeated John Dunning 4–3, and Spencer eliminated Pat Houlihan 5–2 after trailing 0–2.

Rea won the first frame of the final, and, after Spencer had equalised at 1–1, moved into a 3–1 lead.

The last two frames of the match went to Spencer, who made breaks of 80 and 54, leaving the final score 4–3.