The 1976 Pot Black was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which was held in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, and featured eight professional players. All matches were one-frame shoot-outs.
Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Friday 21 May 1976 Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and Sydney Lee as referee.
Willie Thorne made his debut in this year's tournament against Fred Davis in the first show of the series. John Spencer won his third title beating Dennis Taylor 69-42
Main draw Challengers League
Player 1ScorePlayer 2Broadcast Date Fred Davis1–0 Willie Thorne21 May 1976 Dennis Taylor0–1 Rex Williams4 June 1976 Willie Thorne0–1 Dennis Taylor18 June 1976 Fred Davis0–1 Rex Williams2 July 1976 Willie Thorne0–1 Rex Williams30 July 1976 Fred Davis0–1 Dennis Taylor13 August 1976
Champions League
Player 1ScorePlayer 2Broadcast Date Eddie Charlton1–0 Graham Miles28 May 1976 John Spencer0–1 Ray Reardon11 June 1976 Ray Reardon0–1 Eddie Charlton25 June 1976 Graham Miles0–1 John Spencer23 July 1976 Eddie Charlton0–1 John Spencer6 August 1976 Ray Reardon0–1 Graham Miles20 August 1976
Knockout stage
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