1952 World Professional Match-play Championship

The 1952 World Professional Match-play Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Tower Circus in Blackpool, England.[1]

World Professional Match-play Championship

Tournament information
Dates	12 November 1951–15 March 1952
Final venue	Tower Circus
Final city	Blackpool
Country	England
Highest break	Fred Davis (140)
Final
Champion	Fred Davis
Runner-up	Walter Donaldson
Score	38–35
← 1952 1953 →

Wellington

Slough

Darlaston

South Shields

Derby

Scunthorpe

Blackpool

Venues

The event was created following a dispute between the Professional Billiards Players' Association (PBPA) and the Billiards Association and Control Council (BACC).[2] The BACC thought the championship is primarily about honour, and financial consideration should come at second place.[3] The PBPA established an alternative 'world championship' called the PBPA Snooker Championship.

Fred Davis won his fourth World title by defeating Walter Donaldson 38–35 in the final.[1] Davis also compiled the highest break of tournament with 140.[4]

Schedule

Match	Dates	Venue, city
Jackie Rea v Jim Lees	12–17 November 1951	Wellington, Shropshire
Albert Brown v John Pulman	27 November–1 December 1951	Slough
Alec Brown v Rex Williams	17–22 December 1951	Darlaston, Staffordshire
Jackie Rea v Kingsley Kennerley	7–11 January 1952	South Shields
Albert Brown v Alec Brown	14–18 January 1952	Derby
Walter Donaldson v Albert Brown	21–25 January 1952	Scunthorpe
Fred Davis v Jackie Rea	4–9 February 1952	Wellington, Shropshire
Fred Davis v Walter Donaldson	10–15 March 1952	Tower Circus, Blackpool

Main draw

Ten players entered the event. The two finalists in the 1951 World Snooker Championship, Fred Davis and Walter Donaldson were given byes to the semi-final stage in opposite halves of the draw. The remaining eight played two rounds to determine the other two semi-finalists.[5]

Sources:[6][7][8]

	Round 1 61 frames					Quarter-finals 61 frames					Semi-finals 61 frames					Final 73 frames
												Fred Davis	38
		Jackie Rea	33									Jackie Rea	23
		Jim Lees	28				Jackie Rea	35
		Kingsley Kennerley	w/o				Kingsley Kennerley	26
		Sydney Lee	w/d														Fred Davis	38
		Albert Brown	32														Walter Donaldson	35
		John Pulman	27				Albert Brown	36
		Alec Brown	39				Alec Brown	25
		Rex Williams	22									Albert Brown	30
												Walter Donaldson	31

References

1. Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
2. "World Snooker Title". The Glasgow Herald. 19 February 1952. p. 2.
3. Everton, Clive (30 April 2009). "Neil Robertson set to rewrite history as first genuine Australian world champion". London: guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
4. "2004 Embassy World Championship Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
5. ""World" Snooker Draw". The Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1951. p. 7.
6. "World Championship 1952". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
7. "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
8. "Snooker". The Times. 19 November 1951. p. 4.