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 | Ray Reardon |
World Champion | Ray Reardon |
World ranking | |
Ranking first | Ray Reardon |
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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 | Australian Professional Championship | Australia | Eddie Charlton | Dennis Wheelwright | 31:10 |
September 1975 | Canadian Open | Toronto | Alex Higgins | John Pulman | 15: 7 |
January 1, 1976 | Pot Black | Birmingham | John Spencer | Dennis Taylor | 1-0 |
January 26th to 30th | Masters | London | Ray Reardon | Graham Miles | 7: 3 |
April 11th to 24th | World Snooker Championship | Manchester | Ray Reardon | Alex Higgins | 27:16 |
May 1st to 8th | Pontins Professional | Prestatyn | Ray Reardon | Fred Davis | 10: 9 |
May 8-11 | Canadian Club Masters | Leeds | Alex Higgins | Ray Reardon | 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 | Ray Reardon |
2 | Eddie Charlton |
3 | Alex Higgins |
4th | Rex Williams |
5 | Graham Miles |
6th | John Spencer |
7th | Fred Davis |
8th | Gary Owen |
9 | Dennis Taylor |
10 | Cliff Thorburn |
11 | John Pulman |
12 | John Dunning |
13 | Perrie Mans |
14th | Bill Werbeniuk |
15th | Warren Simpson |
16 | David Taylor |
17th | Jim Meadowcroft |
18th | Marcus Owen |
19th | Ian Anderson |
20th | Paddy Morgan |
21st | Bernard Bennett |
22nd | David Greaves |
23 | Pat Houlihan |
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).