Walter Donaldson (snooker player)

Walter Donaldson ( born January 4, 1907 in Coatbridge, † 1973 in Buckinghamshire ) was a professional snooker player from Scotland.

Career

Donaldson in 1923 at the age of 16 years professional. In 1933, he played for the first time at the World Snooker Championship and made it to the semifinals after all, where he lost to Joe Davis.

In 1946 he managed a break of 142 points, which at that time was a world record. In 1947 he won the first World Cup after the resignation of series winner Joe Davis, where he defeated in the finals Fred Davis (brother of Joe Davis) with 82:63. Thus he was the second world champion ever and the first non - English world champion. In the following two years he was defeated, however, in the final Fred Davis before 1950 won his second and last world title. This was followed by three more final defeats against Fred Davis in the years 1952-1954, before Donaldson ended his active career.

In 1973 he died at his home in Buckinghamshire.

2012 Donaldson was added as a second Scot by Stephen Hendry in the Snooker Hall of Fame.