1975/76 snooker season
1975/76 snooker season![]() |
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Season dates | |
Beginning of the season | August 1, 1975 |
End of season | May 11, 1976 |
Ranked tournaments | 1 |
Non-ranking | 4th |
Invitation tournaments | 2 |
number of players | 39 |
Triple Crown Winner | |
Masters |
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World Champion |
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The 1975/76 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments that were part of the Snooker Main Tour . It began on August 1, 1975 and ended on May 11, 1976. There were 39 active players on the Snooker Main Tour during the season.
Tournaments
Seven tournaments were played during the season.
date | competition | venue | winner | Final opponent | Result |
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August 1 to August 29, 1975 |
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Australia |
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31:10 |
September 1975 |
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Toronto |
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15: 7 |
January 1, 1976 |
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Birmingham |
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1-0 |
January 26th to 30th |
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London |
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7: 3 |
April 11th to 24th |
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Manchester |
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27:16 |
May 1st to 8th |
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Prestatyn |
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10: 9 |
May 8-11 |
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Leeds |
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6: 4 |
Order of Merit
For the first time, an Order of Merit was drawn up at the end of the season . It was calculated from the last three world championships ( 1974 , 1975 and 1976 ) and was regarded as the seeding list for the 1977 World Snooker Championship .
position | Surname |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4th |
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5 |
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6th |
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7th |
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8th |
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9 |
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10 |
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11 |
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12 |
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13 |
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14th |
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15th |
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16 |
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17th |
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18th |
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19th |
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20th |
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21st |
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22nd |
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23 |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ron Florax: Season 1975-1976 - Professional. Cutracker.net, accessed on May 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Chris Turner: Historical World Rankings. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, September 11, 2011, archived from the original on June 8, 2013 ; accessed on May 21, 2018 (English).