1976 Australian Professional Championship

The 1976 Australian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in September 1976.[1]

Australian Professional Championship
Tournament information
DatesSeptember 1976
VenueDandanong Football Club
CityMelbourne
CountryAustralia
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Final
Champion Eddie Charlton
Runner-up Paddy Morgan
← 1975
1977 →

Eddie Charlton won the tournament after the other finalist Paddy Morgan withdrew from the tournament in protest of Charlton being allowed to use his own personal set of snooker balls alongside his own choice of table.[2]

Main draw

[2][3][4]

Quarter-finals
Best of 29 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 41/37 frames 		Final
Eddie Charlton
Lou Condo Eddie Charlton 21
Gary Owen Gary Owen 10
Ian Anderson Eddie Charlton w/o
Paddy Morgan 15 Paddy Morgan w/d
Ron Mares 12 Paddy Morgan 19
Warren Simpson 15 Warren Simpson 11
Dennis Wheelwright 13

References
  1. "Other National Professional Championships". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. "1976 Australian Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. "Not so good, Eddie". Snooker Scene. January 1977. p. 23.
  4. "Professional snooker matches set". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 Sep 1976. p. 16.
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