1976 Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 21 February 1976 |
Venue | National Boxing Stadium |
City | Dublin |
Country | Republic of Ireland |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £1,300 |
Winner's share | £600 |
Highest break | |
Final | |
Champion | |
Runner-up | |
Score | 5–0 |
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The 1976 Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament was the second edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament and took place on 21 February 1976. While the previous edition was a challenge match between John Spencer and Alex Higgins, this year the tournament was expanded to four professional players, with Graham Miles and Dennis Taylor also participating. The prize fund was £1,300, with £600 going to the winner and £300 to the runner-up.[1]
John Spencer won the title, defeating Alex Higgins 5–0 in the final. Dennis Taylor had the highest break of 115 which earned him an extra £100 in addition to his £100 prize for finishing fourth. Graham Miles earned £200 in prize money.[2]
Main draw
[edit]Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
4 | |||||||||
2 | 5 | ||||||||
4 | 0 | ||||||||
1 |
Third-place match
References
[edit]- ^ "Snooker stars in big-money Dublin event". Belfast Telegraph. 9 February 1976. p. 18. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Spencer's snooker victory". Sunday Independent. 22 February 1976. p. 26.