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 January 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.