1976 World Amateur Snooker Championship

July 2020 1976 World Amateur Snooker Championship 1976 10 12 1976 10 30 y President Hotel Johannesburg South Africa Billiards and Snooker Control Council, International Billiards and Snooker Federation Round-robin and knockout Doug Mountjoy WAL, 107 Doug Mountjoy WAL Paul Mifsud MLT 11–1 1974 1978 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.Everton Clive 1981 The Guinness Book of Snooker Guinness Superlatives Ltd Enfield 0851122302 150–153 The defending champion for 1976 was Ray Edmonds, who had won the tournament in 1972 and 1974.Everton Clive Record for amateur The Guardian London 7 October 1976 16 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. Apartheid 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.Everton Clive Joy is blackballed by South Africans The Guardian London 5 November 1976 18 Doug Mountjoy was the only player to win all of his group matches.Everton Clive Mountjoy is favourite The Guardian London 26 October 1976 22 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.Snooker champ loses Calgary Herald 27 October 1976 86 The final was contested by Mountjoy and Mifsud, with Mountjoy taking a 6–0 lead by the end of the first session and completing an 11–1 victory in the second session on 29 October, meaning that the scheduled session for 30 October was not required.Everton Clive Mountjoy's world title The Guardian London 30 October 1976 16 Mountjoy compiled the highest break of the tournament, 107, during the group stage.Morrison Ian 1989 Snooker: records, facts and champions Guinness Superlatives Ltd 0851123643 131 Qualifying groups The final tables are shown below. Players in bold qualified for the next round. Group A Player Matches Won MW Frames Won FW Frames Lost FL Highest Break Break Doug Mountjoy WAL 7 28 9 107 Jimmy van Rensberg RSA 1928 5 24 16 72 Ray Edmonds ENG 4 20 18 77 Norman Stockman NZL 4 21 19 45 Eddie Sinclair SCO 4 21 21 51 Pascal Burke IRE 2 17 25 48 Johan van Niekerk RSA 1928 1 17 27 35 Peter Reynolds IOM 1 14 27 46 Group B Player Matches Won MW Frames Won FW Frames Lost FL Highest Break Break Paul Mifsud MLT 6 25 9 47 Silvino Francisco RSA 1928 6 27 12 68 Terry Griffiths WAL 5 23 14 69 Chris Ross ENG 4 19 17 58 Robert Paquette CAN 4 22 22 72 Eddie Swaffield NIR 1 16 26 59 Leon Heywood AUS 1 13 27 46 Larry Watson IRE 1 9 27 45 Group C Player Matches Won MW Frames Won FW Frames Lost FL Highest Break Break Manuel Francisco RSA 1928 6 27 12 62 Ron Atkins AUS 6 25 12 45 Roy Andrewartha ENG 5 25 14 100 Jimmy Clint NIR 4 17 18 33 Bert Demarco SCO 3 21 21 75 Bernie Mikkelsen CAN 3 19 22 60 Kelvin Tristram NZL 1 9 27 46 Roy Cowley IOM 0 11 28 41 Knockout Players in bold denote match winners. Elimination MatchBest of 7 framesPlayerScorePlayerTerry Griffiths WAL 4–0 Roy Andrewartha ENG Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 15 frames FinalBest of 21 frames 200 Doug Mountjoy WAL 5 Ron Atkins AUS 1 Silvino Francisco RSA 1928 5 Manuel Francisco RSA 1928 1 Jimmy van Rensberg RSA 1928 5 Terry Griffiths WAL 3 Paul Mifsud MLT 5 Ray Edmonds ENG 1 Doug Mountjoy WAL 8 Silvino Francisco RSA 1928 2 Jimmy van Rensberg RSA 1928 4 Paul Mifsud MLT 8 Doug Mountjoy WAL 11 Paul Mifsud MLT 1 Final Scores in bold indicate winning frame scores. Final: Best of 21 frames.Johannesburg, 29 October 1976 Doug Mountjoy WAL 11–1 Paul Mifsud MLT First session: 76–18; 80–21; 79–21; 86–36; 109(62)-20; 80–18Second session: 25–71; 82–24; 85–29; 73–29; 67–48; 84–28 References Category:IBSF World Snooker Championship Category:International sports competitions hosted by South Africa Category:1976 in snooker World Amateur Snooker Championship Category:1976 in South African sport Category:Sports competitions in Johannesburg