1976 World Amateur Snooker Championship

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1976 World Amateur Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates12–30 October 1976 (1976-10-12 – 1976-10-30)
VenuePresident Hotel
CityJohannesburg
CountrySouth Africa
OrganisationBilliards and Snooker Control Council, International Billiards and Snooker Federation
FormatRound-robin and knockout
Highest breakFile:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Doug Mountjoy (WAL), 107
Final
ChampionFile:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Doug Mountjoy (WAL)
Runner-upFile:Flag of Malta.svg Paul Mifsud (MLT)
Score11–1
← 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.[1] The defending champion for 1976 was Ray Edmonds, who had won the tournament in 1972 and 1974.[2] 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.[2] 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.[3] Doug Mountjoy was the only player to win all of his group matches.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] Mountjoy compiled the highest break of the tournament, 107, during the group stage.[7][1]

Qualifying groups

The final tables are shown below. Players in bold qualified for the next round.[1] Group A

Player MW FW FL Break
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 7 28 9 107
File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Jimmy van Rensberg (RSA) 5 24 16 72
File:Flag of England.svg Ray Edmonds (ENG) 4 20 18 77
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Norman Stockman (NZL) 4 21 19 45
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Eddie Sinclair (SCO) 4 21 21 51
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Pascal Burke (IRE) 2 17 25 48
File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Johan van Niekerk (RSA) 1 17 27 35
File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Peter Reynolds (IOM) 1 14 27 46

Group B

Player MW FW FL Break
File:Flag of Malta.svg Paul Mifsud (MLT) 6 25 9 47
File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Silvino Francisco (RSA) 6 27 12 68
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Terry Griffiths (WAL) 5 23 14 69
File:Flag of England.svg Chris Ross (ENG) 4 19 17 58
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Paquette (CAN) 4 22 22 72
File:Ulster Banner.svg Eddie Swaffield (NIR) 1 16 26 59
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leon Heywood (AUS) 1 13 27 46
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Larry Watson (IRE) 1 9 27 45

Group C

Player MW FW FL Break
File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Manuel Francisco (RSA) 6 27 12 62
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Atkins (AUS) 6 25 12 45
File:Flag of England.svg Roy Andrewartha (ENG) 5 25 14 100
File:Ulster Banner.svg Jimmy Clint (NIR) 4 17 18 33
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Bert Demarco (SCO) 3 21 21 75
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bernie Mikkelsen (CAN) 3 19 22 60
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Kelvin Tristram (NZL) 1 9 27 46
File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Roy Cowley (IOM) 0 11 28 41

Knockout

Players in bold denote match winners.[1]

Elimination Match
Best of 7 frames
Player Score Player
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Terry Griffiths (WAL) 4–0 File:Flag of England.svg Roy Andrewartha (ENG)
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 15 frames 		Final
Best of 21 frames
         
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 5
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Atkins (AUS) 1
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 8
File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Silvino Francisco (RSA) 2
File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Silvino Francisco (RSA) 5
File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Manuel Francisco (RSA) 1
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 11
File:Flag of Malta.svg Paul Mifsud (MLT) 1
File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Jimmy van Rensberg (RSA) 5
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Terry Griffiths (WAL) 3
File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Jimmy van Rensberg (RSA) 4
File:Flag of Malta.svg Paul Mifsud (MLT) 8
File:Flag of Malta.svg Paul Mifsud (MLT) 5
File:Flag of England.svg Ray Edmonds (ENG) 1

Final

Scores in bold indicate winning frame scores.[6]

Final: Best of 21 frames.
Johannesburg, 29 October 1976
Doug Mountjoy
Wales 		11–1 Paul Mifsud
Malta
First session: 76–18; 80–21; 79–21; 86–36; 109(62)-20; 80–18
Second session: 25–71; 82–24; 85–29; 73–29; 67–48; 84–28

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 150–153. ISBN 0851122302.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Everton, Clive (7 October 1976). "Record for amateur". The Guardian. London. p. 16.
  3. ↑ Everton, Clive (5 November 1976). "Joy is blackballed by South Africans". The Guardian. London. p. 18.
  4. ↑ Everton, Clive (26 October 1976). "Mountjoy is favourite". The Guardian. London. p. 22.
  5. ↑ "Snooker champ loses". Calgary Herald. 27 October 1976. p. 86.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Everton, Clive (30 October 1976). "Mountjoy's world title". The Guardian. London. p. 16.
  7. ↑ Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 131. ISBN 0851123643.
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