1976 World Amateur Snooker Championship
world amateur snooker championship seventh edition tournament also known ibsf world snooker championship tournament played johannesburg october doug mountjoy defeated paul mifsud – final win title first world amateur snooker championship held defending champion ray edmonds tournament tournament held president hotel johannesburg south africa october participant playing three eightplayer roundrobin group followed knockout determine champion apartheid force south africa following advice respective government player india sri lanka take part competition doug mountjoy player win group match edmonds lost title defeated – paul mifsud quarterfinal another quarterfinal silvino francisco eliminated brother manuel francisco – final contested mountjoy mifsud mountjoy taking – lead end first session completing – victory second session october meaning scheduled session october required mountjoy compiled highest break tournament group stage final table shown player bold qualified next round group group b group c player bold denote match winner score bold indicate winning frame score