1957/1958 News of the World Snooker Tournament

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News of the World Tournament
Tournament information
Dates14 October 1957–15 March 1958
Venuevarious
FormatNon-Ranking event
Total prize fund£1500
Highest break Walter Donaldson (141)
Final
Champion Flag of England.svg Fred Davis
Runner-up Flag of England.svg John Pulman
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The 1957/1958 News of the World Snooker Tournament was a professional snooker tournament sponsored by the News of the World . The tournament was won by Fred Davis who won 4 of his 5 matches, ahead of John Pulman. [1] Pulman also won 4 matches but Davis won more frames overall. The News of the World Snooker Tournament ran from 1949/50 to 1959.

Contents

Format

The 1957/1958 event was a round-robin snooker tournament and was played from 14 October 1957 to 15 March 1958. Matches were played at various locations around the United Kingdom and also on Jersey. There were 6 competitors and a total of 15 matches. The competitors were the same as in the previous two seasons, Joe Davis, Fred Davis, Walter Donaldson, John Pulman, Jackie Rea and Rex Williams. Each match lasted three days and was the best of 37 frames.

Each match was separately handicapped. Joe Davis gave Fred Davis and John Pulman, a 10-point start each frame, Walter Donaldson 14, Jackie Rea 17 and Rex Williams 20. Fred Davis gave Walter Donaldson 12, Jackie Rea 14 and Rex Williams 18. John Pulman gave Jackie Rea 14 and Rex Williams 18. Walter Donaldson gave Jackie Rea 7 and Rex Williams 10 while Jackie Rea gave Rex Williams 5 points. The handicaps in the Fred Davis/Pulman and Pulman/Donaldson matches are not known.

Results

Walter Donaldson made a break of 141 in his opening match against Joe Davis. [2]

WinnerScoreLoserDateVenueRef
Walter Donaldson 21–16 Joe Davis 14–16 October Burroughes Hall, London [2]
Rex Williams 22–15 Jackie Rea 17–19 OctoberBurroughes Hall, London [3]
Fred Davis 21–16 Rex Williams 4–6 November Smethwick, Birmingham [4]
Rex Williams 23–14 Walter Donaldson 7–9 NovemberSmethwick, Birmingham [5]
Joe Davis 19–18 Rex Williams 11–13 NovemberBurroughes Hall, London [6]
John Pulman 21–16 Walter Donaldson 14–16 NovemberBurroughes Hall, London [7]
John Pulman 20–17 Jackie Rea 18–20 November Ipswich [8]
Fred Davis 22–15 Joe Davis 21–23 NovemberIpswich [9]
Fred Davis 22–15 John Pulman 2–4 December Jersey [10]
Walter Donaldson 21–16 Jackie Rea 5–7 DecemberJersey [11]
John Pulman 19–18 Rex Williams 13–15 JanuaryNewcastle [12]
Fred Davis 20–17 Jackie Rea 16–18 JanuaryNewcastle [13]
Walter Donaldson 21–16 Fred Davis 21–23 January Liverpool [14]
Joe Davis 24–13 Jackie Rea 10–12 MarchHouldsworth Hall, Manchester [15]
John Pulman 23–14 Joe Davis 13–15 MarchHouldsworth Hall, Manchester [1]

Table

[16]

PosPlayerPldMWFW
1 Flag of England.svg Fred Davis 54101
2 Flag of England.svg John Pulman 5498
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Walter Donaldson 5393
4 Flag of England.svg Rex Williams 5297
5 Flag of England.svg Joe Davis 5288
6 Ulster Banner.svg Jackie Rea 5078

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).

Broadcasting

The BBC showed a short, 35 minute, TV programme of the final day of the final match from Houldsworth Hall, Manchester. The commentator was Sidney Smith. [17]

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References

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  10. ↑ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald . 5 December 1957. p. 4.
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  12. ↑ "Snooker & Billiards". The Glasgow Herald . 16 January 1958. p. 4.
  13. ↑ "Snooker & Billiards". The Glasgow Herald . 20 January 1958. p. 4.
  14. ↑ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald . 24 January 1958. p. 4.
  15. ↑ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald . 13 March 1958. p. 4.
  16. ↑ "Fred Davis wins". The Billiard Player. No. 448. Billiards Association and Control Council. April 1958. p. 7.
  17. ↑ "BBC Television – 15 March 1958 – 14:15 Snooker". BBC Genome Project . BBC . Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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