1951 World Snooker Championship

The Snooker World Cup 1951 was a tournament that was held for the second time in the Tower Circus in Blackpool, England.

In the final, the Scot Walter Donaldson and the Englishman Fred Davis stood, for the fifth time in a row since 1947, over. With a 58:39 victory, Davis secured his third world title after 1948 and 1949. Direct comparison of the two players, it was now 3-2.

The highest break Donaldson scored with 106 points.

After he had beaten the now 45 -year-old two - time runners (1938 and 1939) Sidney Smith with 38:33 in the quarterfinals, the 15 year younger John Pulman was the first time in the semifinals of the tournament. With the score at 14:22 but he withdrew against the eventual winner Joe Davis of the tournament, which the latter prematurely reached the final.

Main Round

  • * 1 John Pulman withdrew from the tournament.

Qualification

Walter Donaldson (snooker player) Fred Davis (snooker player) 1950 World Snooker Championship 1948 World Snooker Championship 1949 World Snooker Championship Sidney Smith (snooker player) Australia Horace Lindrum 1937 World Snooker Championship 1938 World Snooker Championship 1939 World Snooker Championship 1940 World Snooker Championship 1946 World Snooker Championship 1947 World Snooker Championship 1953 Professional Matchplay Championship 1989 World Snooker Championship 1990 World Snooker Championship 1991 World Snooker Championship 1997 World Snooker Championship 1998 World Snooker Championship 1999 World Snooker Championship 2000 World Snooker Championship
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