1976 World Professional Match-play Championship

World Professional Match-play Championship
Tournament information
Dates 28 November–11 December 1976
Venue Nunawading Basketball Centre
City Melbourne
Country Australia
Format Non-ranking event
Total prize fund A$30,000
Winner's share A$6,500[1]
Final
Champion Australia Eddie Charlton
Runner-up Wales Ray Reardon
Score 31–24
1957
Last

The 1976 World Professional Match-play Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held from 28 November to 11 December 1976 at the Nunawading Basketball Centre on Burwood Highway, in Burwood East, Melbourne, Australia. The event was promoted by Eddie Charlton.[2]

The first round matches were played from 28 November to 1 December with the quarter-finals on 2 and 3 December, the semi-finals from 4 to 6 December and the final from 7 to 11 December.

Charlton won in the final 31–24 against Ray Reardon.[3][1]

Main draw

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate seedings.

[4]

Last 16
Best of 25 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 25 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 37 frames
Final
Best of 61 frames
Wales Ray Reardon (1) 13
Australia Ron Mares 1 Wales Ray Reardon (1) 13
Australia Gary Owen (8) 13 Australia Gary Owen (8) 9
Canada Cliff Thorburn 6 Wales Ray Reardon (1) 19
England Rex Williams (5) 11 England Graham Miles (4) 16
Canada Bill Werbeniuk 13 Canada Bill Werbeniuk 11
England Graham Miles (4) 13 England Graham Miles (4) 13
England Jim Meadowcroft 5 Wales Ray Reardon (1) 24
Australia Eddie Charlton (3) 13 Australia Eddie Charlton (3) 31
Australia Lou Condo 1 Australia Eddie Charlton (3) 13
South Africa Perrie Mans (6) 13 South Africa Perrie Mans (6) 8
England John Dunning 6 Australia Eddie Charlton (3) 19
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (7) 12 Australia Paddy Morgan 18
Australia Paddy Morgan 13 Australia Paddy Morgan 13
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (2) 13 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (2) 6
Australia Dennis Wheelwright 0

References

  1. 1 2 "Charlton 'frames' Spencer". The Age. 13 December 1976. p. 24.
  2. Turner, Chris. "World Matchplay". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  3. "Sports results.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 14 December 1976. p. 15. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. Snooker Scene, January 1977
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