1976 Masters (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26–30 January 1976 |
| Venue | New London Theatre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £2,000[1] |
| Highest break | 97 |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Ray Reardon |
| Runner-up |
 Graham Miles |
| Score | 7–3 |
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The 1976 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Monday 26th to Friday 30th 1976 at the New London Theatre in London, England. 10 players were invited for the competition.
1975 runner-up Ray Reardon beat Graham Miles 7–3 in the final. At the age of 43 years and 114 days he remains the oldest champion of the event.[2]
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 7 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 9 frames |
Final Best of 13 frames | |||||||||||||||
| John Spencer |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fred Davis |
4 | Fred Davis |
0 | |||||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn |
2 | John Spencer |
4 | |||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Alex Higgins |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles |
3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rex Williams |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Pulman |
4 | John Pulman |
1 | |||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
2 | |||||||||||||||||
Century breaks
- None. Highest break: 97 Eddie Charlton
References
- ↑ Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ Turner, Chris. "On this week: Jan 24–30 – Hunter's first ranking title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ↑ "1976 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ↑ "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ↑ "1976 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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