The 1976 Pontins Professional was the third edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 1 and 8 May 1976 in Prestatyn, Wales.[2][3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–8 May 1976 |
| Venue | Pontin's |
| City | Prestatyn |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £1,000[1] |
| Highest break |  Ray Reardon (WAL) (123) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ray Reardon |
| Runner-up |  Fred Davis |
| Score | 10–9 |
← 1975 1977 → | |
The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final and semi-final matches were contested over the best of 13 frames, and the final was the best of 19 frames.
Ray Reardon won the event for the third time in a row, beating Fred Davis 10–9 in the final.[4] He also made the highest break of the tournament, 123, in the seventh frame of the final.[5]
Main draw
edit| Quarter-finals Best of 13 frames | Semi-finals Best of 13 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 7 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer | 3 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer | 7 | |||||||||||||
| John Pulman | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Rex Williams | 5 | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Uneasy victory for Reardon". The Guardian. London. 6 May 1976. p. 20.
- ^ "Diary". The Guardian. London. 29 March 1976. p. 16.
- ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "1976 Pontins Professional Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Pontin's classic professional final". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1976. p. 24.