1976 World Snooker Championship
The 1976 Embassy World Snooker Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place at two venues – the Middlesbrough Town Hall in Middlesbrough staged the top half of the draw and the Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester staged the bottom half and the final. This was the first world championship to be sponsored by Embassy; their sponsorship lasted for the next 30 years.
Ray Reardon won in the final 27–16 against Alex Higgins. The highest break of the tournament was 138 made by John Spencer.
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