1976–77 snooker season
The 1976–77 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between September 1976 and May 1977. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.
Details | |
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Duration | September 1976 – 7 May 1977 |
Tournaments | 8 (1 ranking event) |
Triple Crown winners | |
Masters | Doug Mountjoy |
World Championship | John Spencer |
← 1975–76 1977–78 → |
Calendar
Date[n 1] | Rank | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Reference | ||
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09–?? | 09–?? | AUS | NR | Australian Professional Championship | Dandenong Football Club | Melbourne | Eddie Charlton | Paddy Morgan | w/o–w/d | [1] |
09–?? | 09–?? | CAN | NR | Canadian Open | Canadian National Exhibition Stadium | Toronto | John Spencer | Alex Higgins | 17–9 | [2] |
11–28 | 12–11 | AUS | NR | World Professional Match-play Championship | Nunawading Basketball Centre | Melbourne | Eddie Charlton | Ray Reardon | 31–24 | [3] |
01–?? | 01–?? | ENG | NR | Pot Black | BBC Studios | Birmingham | Perrie Mans | Doug Mountjoy | 1–0 | [4][5] |
02–07 | 02–11 | ENG | NR | The Masters | New London Theatre | London | Doug Mountjoy | Ray Reardon | 7–6 | [6][7][8] |
02–17 | 02–18 | IRL | NR | Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament | Leopardstown Racecourse | Dublin | Alex Higgins | Ray Reardon | 5–3 | [9] |
04–18 | 04–30 | ENG | WR | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre | Sheffield | John Spencer | Cliff Thorburn | 25–21 | [10] |
04–30 | 05–07 | WAL | NR | Pontins Professional | Pontins | Prestatyn | John Spencer | John Pulman | 7–5 | [11][12][13] |
WR = World ranking event |
NR = Non-ranking event |
Official rankings
The top 16 of the world rankings.[14][15][16]
No. | Ch.[n 2] | Name | Points[17] |
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1 | Ray Reardon | 15 | |
2 | Alex Higgins | 9 | |
3 | Eddie Charlton | 8 | |
4 | Fred Davis | 6 | |
5 | Graham Miles | 6 | |
6 | Rex Williams | 6 | |
7 | Perrie Mans | 5 | |
8 | John Spencer | 5 | |
9 | Dennis Taylor | 5 | |
10 | Gary Owen | 4 | |
11 | John Dunning | 4 | |
12 | Jim Meadowcroft | 3 | |
13 | Cliff Thorburn | 3 | |
14 | Bill Werbeniuk | 3 | |
15 | John Pulman | 3 | |
16 | David Taylor | 2 |
Notes
- Dates use the month day format
- Indicates a relation to the Order of Merit used during the 1975/1976 season.
References
- Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- Turner, Chris. "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- 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.
- "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
- "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- Snooker Scene, February 1977, page 9
- Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- "Pontin's Roll of Honour". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- Snooker Scene, May 1977, page 27
- Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
- "World Rankings – History and Development". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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