1976 Pontins Professional
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–8 May 1976 |
| Venue | Pontin's |
| City | Prestatyn |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ray Reardon |
| Runner-up |  Fred Davis |
| Score | 10–9 |
← 1975 1977 → | |
The 1976 Pontins Professional was the third edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1976 in Prestatyn, Wales.[1]
The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final and semi-final matches were contested over the best of 13 frames, and the final was the best of 19 frames.
Ray Reardon won the event for the third time in a row, beating Fred Davis 10–9 in the final.[2]
Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 13 frames | Semi-finals Best of 13 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||
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| Ray Reardon | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 4 |
| Ray Reardon | 7 | |||||||||
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| John Spencer | 7 |
| John Spencer | 3 | |||||||||
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| John Pulman | 2 |
| Ray Reardon | 10 | |||||||||
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| Fred Davis | 7 |
| Fred Davis | 9 | |||||||||
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| Willie Thorne | 4 |
| Fred Davis | 7 | |||||||||
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| Graham Miles | 7 |
| Graham Miles | 2 | |||||||||
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| Rex Williams | 5 | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "1976 Pontins Professional Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 18 November 2017.