1950 World Snooker Championship

The 1950 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Tower Circus in Blackpool, England.[1]

World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates12 December 1949–18 March 1950
Final venueTower Circus
Final cityBlackpool
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)Billiards Association and Control Council
Final
Champion Walter Donaldson
Runner-up Fred Davis
Score51–46
← 1949
1951 →

For the fourth year running the final was contested by Fred Davis and Walter Donaldson. Donaldson defeated Davis 51–46 to win his second and last world title.[1] Donaldson won the 7th frame of the final day to lead 49–42 with only 6 frames to play.[2] Davis made a break of 101 in frame 46 of his semi-final match against George Chenier.[3]

Schedule

Source:[4]

Match Dates Venue, city
Albert Brown v John Pulman12–17 December 1949Bradford
George Chenier v Peter Mans2–7 January 1950Bluebell Hotel, Scunthorpe
Walter Donaldson v Kingsley Kennerley9–14 January 1950Bolton
Fred Davis v Alec Brown16–21 January 1950Accrington
Walter Donaldson v Albert Brown6–11 February 1950Newcastle
Fred Davis v George Chenier6–11 February 1950Oldham
Fred Davis v Walter Donaldson10–11, 13–18 March 1950Tower Circus, Blackpool

Main draw

Sources:[5][6][7]

Quarter-finals
71 frames 		Semi-finals
71 frames 		Final
97 frames
Fred Davis 44
Alec Brown 27 Fred Davis 43
George Chenier 37 George Chenier 28
Peter Mans 34 Fred Davis 46
Walter Donaldson 42 Walter Donaldson 51
Kingsley Kennerley 29 Walter Donaldson 37
John Pulman 34 Albert Brown 34
Albert Brown 37

Qualifying

The qualifying contest was held at an 18-table hall in Battersea, London from 17 October to 12 November 1949.[8] Kingsley Kennerley met John Barrie in the first match. Kennerley won the first five frames[8] and led 15–9 after two days. He won the first three frames on the final day to take a winning 18–9 lead, eventually winning 21–14.[9] Willie Smith met Bill Withers in the second match of the week. Willie Smith led 10–2 after the first day and took an 18–4 lead on the second day.[10] The final score was 28–7.[11] After a 3-day break Sydney Lee met Conrad Stanbury. Lee led 15–9 after two days[12] and won 20–15. Herbert Holt met Dickie Laws in the last quarter-final match. Holt led 17–7 after two days and eventually won 26–9.[13] Kennerley met Willie Smith in the first semi-final and led 16–8 after two days.[14] Kennerley won 22–13.[15] Sydney Lee and Herbert Holt met in the second semi-final. Lee led 7–5 after the first day and 16–8 after the second day. Holt then got influenza and conceded the match.[16] Kennerley met Lee in the final. Lee took a 4–2 lead but Kennerley led 7–5 overnight.[17] Kennerley then extended his lead to 14–10.[18]

Round 1
35 frames 		Round 2
35 frames 		Round 3
35 frames
Sydney Lee 20
Conrad Stanbury 15 Sydney Lee w/o
Herbert Holt 26 Herbert Holt w/d
Dickie Laws 9 Sydney Lee 14
Willie Smith 28 Kingsley Kennerley 21
Bill Withers 7 Willie Smith 13
John Barrie 14 Kingsley Kennerley 22
Kingsley Kennerley 21

References
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  3. "Chenier makes best break". Western Morning News. 10 February 1950. Retrieved 19 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "World snooker championship". The Times. 5 November 1949. p. 6.
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  8. "Kennerley's good start". Western Morning News. 18 October 1949. Retrieved 11 January 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Kennerley's big snooker win". Western Morning News. 20 October 1949. Retrieved 11 January 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "'Come-back' success for Willie Smith". Western Morning News. 22 October 1949. Retrieved 11 January 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 24 October 1949. p. 2.
  12. "Lee goes ahead". Western Morning News. 29 October 1949. Retrieved 11 January 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "Holt wins through". Aberdeen Journal. 3 November 1949. Retrieved 11 January 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "Setback for Wilie Smith". Dundee Courier. 5 November 1949. Retrieved 11 January 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 7 November 1949. p. 7.
  16. "Holt scratched". Western Morning News. 10 November 1949. Retrieved 11 January 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. "Kennerley gives over 100 pts in penalties". Western Morning News. 11 November 1949. Retrieved 11 January 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. "Kennerley further ahead". Western Morning News. 12 November 1949. Retrieved 11 January 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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