1950/1951 News of the World Snooker Tournament

The 1950/1951 News of the World Snooker Tournament was a professional snooker tournament sponsored by the News of the World. The tournament was won by Alec Brown who won all his 7 matches, finishing ahead of John Pulman who won 5 matches. The News of the World Snooker Tournament ran from 1949/50 to 1959.

News of the World Tournament
Tournament information
Dates9 October 1950–20 January 1951
VenueLeicester Square Hall
CityLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom
FormatNon-Ranking event
Total prize fund£1500
Winner's share£500
Highest break Joe Davis (143)
Final
Champion Alec Brown
Runner-up John Pulman
1949/50
1951/52

Format

The 1950/51 event was a round-robin snooker tournament and was played from 9 October 1950 to 20 January 1951. All matches were played at Leicester Square Hall in London. There were 8 competitors and a total of 28 matches. There were 8 competitors: Joe Davis, Fred Davis, Walter Donaldson, Albert Brown, Horace Lindrum, John Pulman and Sidney Smith together with Alec Brown who had won the qualifying event. Each match lasted three days and was the best of 37 frames.

Unlike the previous year's tournament, each match was separately handicapped. Joe Davis played level with Walter Donaldson[1] and gave Fred Davis 10, Albert Brown, Horace Lindrum and Sidney Smith, John Pulman 25 and Alec Brown 30. Fred Davis played level with Walter Donaldson and Horace Lindrum and gave Albert Brown 10, Sidney Smith 14, John Pulman 16 and Alec Brown 21. Walter Donaldson gave Albert Brown, Horace Lindrum and Sidney Smith 10, John Pulman 16 and Alec Brown 21. Albert Brown played level with John Pulman and gave Sidney Smith 3, Horace Lindrum 7 and Alec Brown 10. Horace Lindrum played level with Sidney Smith and gave John Pulman 7 and Alec Brown 11. Sidney Smith gave John Pulman 7 and Alec Brown 11. John Pulman gave Alec Brown 11.

Results

In his last match John Pulman, receiving 25 points each frame, beat Joe Davis to move into second place in the table.[2] Joe Davis still had one match to play and could retake second place by winning 22 frames against his brother Fred in his last match.[3] Even though he had a break of 140 on the second day, Joe trailed 14–10 and could no longer get second place.[4] Fred eventually won 22–15.[5]

Joe Davis made a break of 143 in the third frame of his match against Walter Donaldson. He potted all the red, 12 blacks, 2 pinks and a blue and then all the colours.[6] He made a break of 101 the following day.[7]

WinnerScoreLoserDate
Fred Davis21–16Walter Donaldson9–11 October
Alec Brown20–17Fred Davis12–14 October
Alec Brown23–14Joe Davis16–18 October
Joe Davis20–17Albert Brown19–21 October
Albert Brown22–15Sidney Smith23–25 October
Sidney Smith23–14Horace Lindrum26–28 October
Joe Davis20–17Walter Donaldson30 October–1 November
John Pulman26–11Walter Donaldson2–4 November
John Pulman20–17Fred Davis6–8 November
Alec Brown23–14Albert Brown9–11 November
Alec Brown20–17Walter Donaldson13–15 November
Joe Davis22–15Sidney Smith16–18 November
Albert Brown20–17John Pulman20–22 November
Alec Brown21–16John Pulman23–25 November
Horace Lindrum21–16Fred Davis27–29 November
Joe Davis24–13Horace Lindrum30 November–2 December
Alec Brown23–14Sidney Smith4–6 December
Albert Brown21–16Walter Donaldson7–9 December
Walter Donaldson19–18Horace Lindrum11–13 December
Fred Davis21–16Albert Brown14–16 December
Sidney Smith21–16Fred Davis18–20 December
John Pulman20–17Sidney Smith21–23 December
Albert Brown21–16Horace Lindrum1–3 January
John Pulman19–18Horace Lindrum4–6 January
John Pulman20–17Joe Davis8–10 January
Alec Brown24–13Horace Lindrum11–13 January
Sidney Smith20–17Walter Donaldson15–17 January
Fred Davis22–15Joe Davis18–20 January

Table [5]

PosPlayerPldMWFWPrize
1 Alec Brown77154£500
2 John Pulman75138?
3 Joe Davis74132?
4 Albert Brown74131?
5 Fred Davis73130?
6 Sidney Smith73125?
7= Horace Lindrum71113?
7= Walter Donaldson71113?

The positions were determined firstly by the number of matches won (MW) and, in the event of a tie, the number of frames won (FW).

Qualifying

The qualifying tournament was played from 18 September to 7 October 1950. These matches were also played at Leicester Square Hall in London. As in the main event, each match lasted three days and was the best of 37 frames. There were 4 competitors: John Barrie, Alec Brown, Kingsley Kennerley and Sydney Lee. John Barrie and Alec Brown each won their first two matches which meant that the final match, between the two, would decide the winner. Alec Brown won a close match 19–18.[8] Kingsley Kennerley had beaten Sydney Lee 21–16 in their final match.[9]

References

  1. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 2 November 1950. p. 6.
  2. "Snooker and billiards". The Glasgow Herald. 11 January 1951. p. 2.
  3. "Joe Davis". Dundee Courier. 19 January 1951. Retrieved 7 January 2016 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Joe;s 402nd". Dundee Courier. 20 January 1951. Retrieved 7 January 2016 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "£1,500 snooker placings". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 22 January 1951. Retrieved 5 January 2016 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Davis's snooker break". The Glasgow Herald. 31 October 1950. p. 2.
  7. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 1 November 1950. p. 7.
  8. "Alec Brown wins by odd frame". Aberdeen Journal. 9 October 1950. Retrieved 5 January 2016 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Kennerley beats Lee by five frames". Aberdeen Journal. 5 October 1950. Retrieved 5 January 2016 via British Newspaper Archive.
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