Masters 1976

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Masters 1976
Benson & Hedges Masters 1976
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Venue: New London Theater , London , England
Opening: January 26, 1976
Endgame: January 30, 1976

Winner: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon
Finalist: EnglandEngland Graham Miles
Highest Break: 97 ( Eddie Charlton ) AustraliaAustralia
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The 1976 Benson & Hedges Masters was an invitation-only snooker tournament of the 1975/76 season held in January 1976 at the New London Theater in London . It was the second edition of the Masters.

Last year's finalist Ray Reardon defeated Graham Miles 7-3 in the final and won the tournament. Defending champion John Spencer lost in the semifinals to Graham Miles.

Final round

  Round of 16
best of 9 frames 		Quarterfinals
Best of 9 Frames 		Semi-final
Best of 9 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
      
          EnglandEngland John Spencer 4th  
 EnglandEngland Fred Davis 4th      EnglandEngland Fred Davis 1  
 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 2        EnglandEngland John Spencer 4th  
            EnglandEngland Graham Miles 5  
          Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 1  
          EnglandEngland Graham Miles 4th  
            EnglandEngland Graham Miles 3
            WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 7th
          EnglandEngland Rex Williams 1  
          AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton 4th  
            AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton 4th  
            WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 5  
          WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 4th       
 EnglandEngland John Pulman 4th      EnglandEngland John Pulman 1       
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 2  

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chris Turner: On this week: Jan 24–30 - Hunter's first ranking title . Eurosport UK . Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ Results Masters 1976 . Snooker Database. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  3. ^ The Masters . Snooker scene. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved on August 9, 2013.