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
Dates12 November 1951–15 March 1952
Final venueTower Circus
Final cityBlackpool
CountryEngland
Highest breakFred Davis (140)
Final
Champion Fred Davis
Runner-up Walter Donaldson
Score38–35
← 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 Lees12–17 November 1951Wellington, Shropshire
Albert Brown v John Pulman27 November–1 December 1951Slough
Alec Brown v Rex Williams17–22 December 1951Darlaston, Staffordshire
Jackie Rea v Kingsley Kennerley7–11 January 1952South Shields
Albert Brown v Alec Brown14–18 January 1952Derby
Walter Donaldson v Albert Brown21–25 January 1952Scunthorpe
Fred Davis v Jackie Rea4–9 February 1952Wellington, Shropshire
Fred Davis v Walter Donaldson10–15 March 1952Tower 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.
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