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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 → | |
New professionals
editJohn Virgo was accepted by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association as a professional player at the Association's July 1976 meeting.[1] Doug Mountjoy, Roy Andrewartha and Chris Ross all became professionals after competing in the 1976 World Amateur Snooker Championship in October, which Mountjoy won.[2][3] Patsy Fagan joined the professional ranks in October.[4]
Calendar
edit| Date[n 1] | Rank | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-?? | 09-?? |  AUS |
NR | Australian Professional Championship | Dandenong Football Club | Melbourne | Eddie Charlton |
Paddy Morgan |
w/o–w/d | [5] |
| 09-?? | 09-?? |  CAN |
NR | Canadian Open | Canadian National Exhibition Stadium | Toronto | John Spencer |
 Alex Higgins |
17–9 | [6] |
| 11–28 | 12–11 | AUS |
NR | World Professional Match-play Championship | Nunawading Basketball Centre | Melbourne | Eddie Charlton |
Ray Reardon |
31–24 | [7] |
| 01-?? | 01-?? | ENG |
NR | Pot Black | BBC Studios | Birmingham |  Perrie Mans |
Doug Mountjoy |
1–0 | [8][9] |
| 02–07 | 02–11 | ENG |
NR | The Masters | New London Theatre | London | Doug Mountjoy |
Ray Reardon |
7–6 | [10][11][12] |
| 02–17 | 02–18 |  IRL |
NR | Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament | Leopardstown Racecourse | Dublin | Alex Higgins |
Ray Reardon |
5–3 | [13] |
| 04–18 | 04–30 | ENG |
WR | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre | Sheffield | John Spencer |
Cliff Thorburn |
25–21 | [14] |
| 04–30 | 05–07 | WAL |
NR | Pontins Professional | Pontins | Prestatyn | John Spencer |
John Pulman |
7–5 | [15][16][17] |
| WR = World ranking event |
| NR = Non-ranking event |
Official rankings
editThe top 16 of the world rankings.[18][19][20]
| No. | Ch.[n 2] | Name | Points[21] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ↑ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
- ↑ Indicates a relation to the Order of Merit used during the 1975/1976 season.
References
edit- ↑ "New pro". Snooker Scene. August 1976. p. 7.
- ↑ Everton, Clive (26 November 1976). "Hat trick hopes". The Guardian. London. p. 24.
- ↑ Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 150–153. ISBN 0851122302.
- ↑ "How they line up – snooker special 3". Sports Argus. 20 October 1979. p. 45.
- ↑ 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 18 September 2012. 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.