1958 News of the World Snooker Tournament

The 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 7 of his 9 matches, beating his brother Joe in all their three matches. Joe won 5 matches and finished in second place ahead of John Pulman by winning more frames overall. The News of the World Snooker Tournament ran from 1949/50 to 1959.

News of the World Tournament
Tournament information
Dates6 October–15 November 1958
VenueBurroughes Hall
CityLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom
FormatNon-Ranking event
Winner's share£400
Highest breakFred Davis 114
Final
Champion Fred Davis
Runner-up Joe Davis
← 1957/58
1959 →

Format

There were four competitors: Joe Davis, Fred Davis, John Pulman and Walter Donaldson. Rather than 3-day matches of 37 frames, matches were over 13 frames on a single day with each playing the others three times. Originally the tournament was planned to take place over three consecutive weeks but the third week of matches were delayed for three weeks. Unlike previous News of the World tournaments there was no handicapping. All matches were played in Burroughes Hall, London.[1]

The highest break of the competition was a 114 compiled by Fred Davis in his match against Pulman on 10 October. Davis also made the only other century break of the tournament, a 100 against Joe Davis on 18 October.[2]

Results
WinnerScoreLoserDateRef
Joe Davis11–2John Pulman6 October[1]
Fred Davis7–6Joe Davis7 October[3]
Fred Davis9–4Walter Donaldson8 October[4]
Joe Davis8–5Walter Donaldson9 October[5]
John Pulman8–5Fred Davis10 October[6]
John Pulman7–6Walter Donaldson11 October[7]
John Pulman7–6Walter Donaldson13 October[8]
Joe Davis9–4Walter Donaldson14 October[9]
Joe Davis9–4John Pulman15 October[10]
John Pulman7–6Fred Davis16 October[11]
Fred Davis10–3Walter Donaldson17 October[12]
Fred Davis9–4Joe Davis18 October[13]
Fred Davis9–4Walter Donaldson10 November[14]
John Pulman9–4Walter Donaldson11 November[15]
Joe Davis8–5John Pulman12 November[16]
Walter Donaldson7–6Joe Davis13 November[17]
Fred Davis10–3John Pulman14 November[18]
Fred Davis7–6Joe Davis15 November[19]

Table

[2]

PosPlayerPldMWFWPrize
1 Fred Davis9772£400[20]
2 Joe Davis9557£375
3 John Pulman9552£325
4 Walter Donaldson9143£175

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).

References
  1. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1958. p. 4.
  2. "Full scores and breaks of £1,500 'News of the World' professional snooker tournament". The Billiard Player. No. 456. London: Billiards Association and Control Council. December 1958. p. 5.
  3. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1958. p. 4.
  4. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1958. p. 4.
  5. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 10 October 1958. p. 4.
  6. "Snooker". The Times. 11 October 1958. p. 10.
  7. "Snooker". The Times. 13 October 1958. p. 14.
  8. "Snooker". The Times. 14 October 1958. p. 15.
  9. "Snooker". The Times. 15 October 1958. p. 18.
  10. "Snooker". The Times. 16 October 1958. p. 17.
  11. "Snooker". The Times. 17 October 1958. p. 20.
  12. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 18 October 1958. p. 6.
  13. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 20 October 1958. p. 4.
  14. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 11 November 1958. p. 4.
  15. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 12 November 1958. p. 4.
  16. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 13 November 1958. p. 11.
  17. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 14 November 1958. p. 4.
  18. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 15 November 1958. p. 7.
  19. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 17 November 1958. p. 4.
  20. Prize money for Fred Davis totaled £625 including matches won and break prizes. The Billiard Player No. 456 December 1958, p5.
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