1976 World Snooker Championship

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Embassy World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
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 England John Spencer (138)
Final
Champion Wales Ray Reardon
Runner-up Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
Score 27–16
1975
1977

The 1976 Embassy World Snooker Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at two venues. 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.[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. The highest break of the tournament was 138 made by John Spencer.[3] The same week on Monday Eddie Charlton compiled a break of 137; however, it didn't count as a record because the table was not up to standard.[4]

Main draw

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Last 16
Best of 29 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 29 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 39 frames
Final
Best of 53 frames
                           
           
 Wales Ray Reardon  15
 England John Dunning  7  
 Wales Ray Reardon  15
   Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  2  
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  15
 Wales Gary Owen  9  
 Wales Ray Reardon  20
   South Africa Perrie Mans  10  
 South Africa Perrie Mans  15
 England Graham Miles  10  
 South Africa Perrie Mans  15
   England Jim Meadowcroft  8  
 England Rex Williams  7
 England Jim Meadowcroft  15  
 Wales Ray Reardon  27
   Northern Ireland Alex Higgins  16
 Australia Eddie Charlton  15
 England John Pulman  9  
 Australia Eddie Charlton  15
   England Fred Davis  13  
 England Fred Davis  15
 Canada Bill Werbeniuk  12  
 Australia Eddie Charlton  18
   Northern Ireland Alex Higgins  20  
 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins  15
 Canada Cliff Thorburn  14  
 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins  15
   England John Spencer  14  
 England John Spencer  15
 England David Taylor  5  

Qualifying

[2]

References

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  8. Snooker Scene, May 1976, page 5