1976 Masters (snooker)

Benson & Hedges Masters

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

^[3][4]

	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

^[5]

• None. Highest break: 97 Eddie Charlton

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. "1976 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
4. "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
5. "1976 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.