World Snooker Championship 1976
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The 1976 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at two venues - the Middlesbrough Town Hall staged the top half of the draw and the Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester staged the bottom half and the final.
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[edit] Notable Moments
- This was the first world championship to be sponsored by Embassy; their sponsorship lasted for the next 30 years.
- There was some controversy over the size of the pockets on one of the tournament tables, which did not conform to the official standards. The television lighting gantry also worried some of the players.
[edit] Highest Break
138 John Spencer
[edit] Prize Money
Winner £6,000
Total £15,300
[edit] The Results
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Best of 29 frames | ||||||||||||||
 Ray Reardon |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Best of 29 frames | ||||||||||||||
 John Dunning |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
15 | |||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Best of 39 frames | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Owen |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
20 | |||||||||||||
 Perrie Mans |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Meadowcroft |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Meadowcroft |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Best of 53 frames | ||||||||||||||
| Rex Williams |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
27 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
16 | |||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton |
15 | |||||||||||||
| John Pulman |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis |
15 | |||||||||||||
 Bill Werbeniuk |
12 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton |
18 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
20 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn |
14 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
15
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| John Spencer |
14 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer |
15 | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor |
5 | |||||||||||||
| World Snooker Championship |
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| The early years |
| 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
| Post-War to decline |
| 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 |
| Challenge Matches |
| 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1968 |
| The modern era pre-Crucible |
| 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
| The Crucible Theatre |
| 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Winners and statistics |
| List of winners from 1927 to present |
