The 1976 World Amateur Snooker Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament also known as the
IBSF World Snooker Championship. The 1976 tournament was played in
Johannesburg from 12 to 30 October 1976.
Doug Mountjoy defeated
Paul Mifsud 11–1 in the final to win the title.
Tournament summary
The first
World Amateur Snooker Championship was held in
1963
Events January
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.
The defending champion for 1976 was
Ray Edmonds
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Pla ...
, who had won the tournament in
1972
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and
1974
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.
The 1976 tournament was held at the President Hotel,
Johannesburg,
South Africa, from 12 to 30 October 1976, with 24 participants playing in three eight-player
round-robin groups followed by a knockout to determine the champion.
was in force in South Africa, and following the advice of their respective governments, players from India and Sri Lanka did not take part in the competition.
was the only player to win all of his group matches.
Edmonds lost the title when he was defeated 1–5 by
Paul Mifsud in the quarter-finals. In another of the quarter-finals,
Silvino Francisco eliminated his brother
Manuel Francisco 5–1.
The final was contested by Mountjoy and Mifsud, with Mountjoy taking a 6–0 lead by the end of the first and completing an 11–1 victory in the second session on 29 October, meaning that the scheduled session for 30 October was not required.
Mountjoy compiled the highest of the tournament, 107, during the group stage.
Qualifying groups
The final tables are shown below. Players in bold qualified for the next round.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Knockout
Players in bold denote match winners.
Final
Scores in bold indicate winning scores.
References
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Snooker amateur tournaments
International sports competitions hosted by South Africa
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World Amateur Snooker Championship