Pontins Professional 1976

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Pontins Professional 1976
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 8th
Venue: Pontins, Prestatyn , Wales
Opening: May 1, 1976
Endgame: May 8, 1976

Winner: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon
Finalist: EnglandEngland Fred Davis
Highest Break: 123 ( Ray Reardon ) WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg
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The Pontins Professional 1976 was a snooker tournament as part of the 1975/76 season . It took place from May 1st to 8th at Pontins' Holiday Park in Prestatyn on the north coast of Wales. It was the third edition of the tournament.

Ray Reardon was so far unbeaten in the tournament and had won the first two editions. This time he reached the final again. This time the opponent was called Fred Davis . That meant a duel between the reigning five-time world champion and the eight-time world champion of the late 1940s and 1950s. For the second time after 1974 the game was not decided until the 19th and last frame and again Reardon had the better end for himself. With 10: 9 he won the third title in a row.

Prize money

Unlike in the previous two years, not only did the winner receive £ 1,000 prize money, each participant received a prize of £ 125 and upwards. An additional £ 1,500 was spent on this.

placement Prize money
winner £ 1,000
final £ 500
Semifinals 250 pounds
Quarter finals 125 pounds
All in all £ 2,500

Final round

Cliff Thorburn did not take part this time, Willie Thorne came into the tournament for him . The other 7 participants remained unchanged. In three rounds, a winner was determined in the elimination process.

  Quarter Finals
(Best of 13) 		Semi-finals
(Best of 13) 		Final
(Best of 19)
                           
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 7th        
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 4th  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 7th
   EnglandEngland John Spencer 3  
 EnglandEngland John Spencer 7th
   EnglandEngland John Pulman 2  
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 10
   EnglandEngland Fred Davis 9
   EnglandEngland Fred Davis 7th
 EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 4th  
 EnglandEngland Fred Davis 7th
   EnglandEngland Graham Miles 2  
 EnglandEngland Graham Miles 7th
   EnglandEngland Rex Williams 5  

final

Final: Best of 19 Frames
Pontins,  Prestatyn , Wales , May 8th 1976
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 10 : 9 EnglandEngland Fred Davis
Afternoon : 50: 72 , 38: 73 , 27: 85 (61), 99 : 5, 86 : 8, 42: 80 , 135 : 1 (123), 66 : 14, 45: 84 ;
Evening : 81 : 37, 71 : 70, 73 : 58, 68 : 34, 30: 107 (107), 48: 78 , 42: 75 (52), 50: 83 (73), 85 : 44, 66 ; 47
123 Highest break 107
1 Century breaks 1
1 50+ breaks 4th

Century breaks

Both breaks of more than 100 points in this tournament were scored in the final, both Ray Reardon and Fred Davis were successful once.

WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 123
EnglandEngland Fred Davis 107

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  1. ^ Pontins Open / Pontins Professional / Pontins World Pro-Am Series. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on December 8, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c 1976 Pontins Professional - Finishes. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 .
  3. ↑ 1976 Pontins Professional. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 .
  4. ↑ 1976 Pontin's Professional Results. In: Snooker Database. Retrieved December 8, 2018 .