The 1976 World Snooker Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at two venues, Middlesbrough Town Hall, and Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester, from 7 to 23 April 1976. Qu
Middlesbrough Town Hall (pictured in 2011) was the venue for the matches in the top half of the main draw.
Ray Reardon (pictured circa 1983) won the title.
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Alexander Gordon Higgins was a Northern Irish professional snooker player and a two-time world champion, remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the sport's history. Nicknamed "Hurricane Higgi
1976 World Snooker Championship
…Billiards and Snooker Association. The winner received £6,000 from a total prize fund of £15,300. The winner of the title was Ray Reardon, who defeated Alex Higgins 27–16 in the final at Wythenshawe Forum, to claim his fifth World Championship. Reardon was the defending champion, having won 31–30 against Eddie…
Higgins in 2008
Steve Davis (left) and Alex Higgins in 1988. Higgins wrote in 1987 that, "Playing big match snooker can be as great a turn-on as sex. There's nothing more exhilarating than walking into a room bursting with people to challenge my old enemy, Steve Davis."
At the 1990 World Cup, Higgins threatened his team captain, Dennis Taylor (pictured in 2025 holding the World Championship trophy).