News of the World Championship

The News of the World Championship was a premium snooker tournament, which was played during the years 1950-1959. Compared to the snooker world championship, it was regarded as the more important tournament. This status it gained mainly through the participation of Joe Davis, who no longer participated in the World Cup since 1947.

History

The leading snooker tournaments in the post-war period, it was sponsored by the British Sunday newspaper News of the World and come with a cash prize of £ 1,500. The first and, until the dissolution in 1959, the permanent venue Leicester Square Hall was in London.

The tournament was played robin or round-robin tournament format in the so-called Round. All tournaments a handicap system was used, in which all participants received a 20 -point lead per frame on the outstanding player Joe Davis. This measure was effective, which is why other players were able to achieve one or more victories. Davis, has been this tournament with three wins, still the most successful player.

For this period there was also an unusually large number of high breaks. So four breaks with 140 points or more were played. The new record of 146 points, but played again in 1955 Joe Davis.

1959, at the last edition of the tournament was played in Snooker Plus format. Joe Davis had the advanced game he presented on 26 October of the year in the Burroughes Hall in London to the public.

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