1976 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | –23 April 1976 |
| Venue |
Middlesbrough Town Hall Wythenshawe Forum |
| City |
Middlesbrough Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £15,300 |
| Winner's share | £6,000[1] |
| Highest break |
 John Spencer (138) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Ray Reardon |
| Runner-up |
 Alex Higgins |
| Score | 27–16 |
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The 1976 World Snooker Championship (also known as the 1976 Embassy World Snooker Championship for sponsorship purposes) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at two venues.[2] This was the first world championship to be sponsored by Embassy; their sponsorship lasted for the next 30 years.[1] Ray Reardon won in the final 27–16 against Alex Higgins.
Tournament detail
The leading 14 players in the Order of Merit received automatic entry to the final stages and were joined by two winners from the qualifying competition. The leading 8 in the Order of Merit were seeded.
The Middlesbrough Town Hall in Middlesbrough staged the top half of the draw and the Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester staged the bottom half and the final. The final was held over 4 days from 20 to 23 April. Ray Reardon led Alex Higgins 8–5 after the first day and extended his lead to 15–11 after the second day. He won 9 frames on the third day to lead 24–15 and won 3 of the first 4 frames on the final day to win the championship 27–16.[3]
The highest break of the tournament was 138 made by John Spencer in his match against David Taylor.[4] Earlier in the week Eddie Charlton had compiled a break of 137; however, it did not count as a record because the table was not up to standard.[5]
Main draw
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate seeding.
| Last 16 Best of 29 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 29 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 39 frames |
Final Best of 53 frames | |||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (1) |
15 | |||||||||||||
| John Dunning |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (1) |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Owen (8) |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (1) |
20 | |||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Perrie Mans |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles (5) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Meadowcroft |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Rex Williams (4) |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Meadowcroft |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (1) |
27 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (3) |
16 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (3) |
15 | |||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn |
14 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (3) |
15 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer (6) |
14 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer (6) |
15 | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (3) |
20 | |||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton (2) |
18 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis (7) |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk |
12 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis (7) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (2) |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (2) |
15 | |||||||||||||
| John Pulman |
9 | |||||||||||||
Qualifying
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References
- 1 2 Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- 1 2 3 "World Championship 1976". Global Snooker. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ "Reardon a class above rest". The Times. 24 April 1976. p. 15.
- ↑ Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 11. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
- ↑ "Snooker record". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 April 1976. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ↑ "1976 World Championships Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ↑ "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "1976 World Championships Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ↑ Snooker Scene, May 1976, page 5