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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26–30 January 1976 |
| Venue | New London Theatre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £2,000[1] |
| Highest break |  Eddie Charlton (AUS) (97) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ray Reardon (WAL) |
| Runner-up |  Graham Miles (ENG) |
| Score | 7–3 |
← 1975 1977 → | |
The 1976 Masters (officially the 1976 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Monday 26 to Friday 30 January 1976 at the New London Theatre in London, England. 10 players were invited for the competition. Mostly the same players from the 1975 tournament mostly competed but with Dennis Taylor replacing Bill Werbeniuk.
1975 runner-up Ray Reardon beat Graham Miles 7–3 in the final. At the age of 43 years and 114 days he was the oldest winner of the event until Stuart Bingham broke the record winning the title in 2020 aged 43 years and 243 days.[2]
- ^ Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "On this week: Jan 24–30 – Hunter's first ranking title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2012.