The 1949 World Snooker Championship snooker tournament was held at the Leicester Square Hall, London, England.[1]
For the third year running, the final was contested by Fred Davis and Walter Donaldson, with Davis winning 80–65.
| Quarter-finals Best of 71 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 71 frames |
Final Best of 145 frames |
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| Fred Davis | 50 | |||||||||||
| Kingsley Kennerley | 21 | Fred Davis | 42 | |||||||||
| Sidney Smith | 41 | Sidney Smith | 29 | |||||||||
| Alec Brown | 30 | Fred Davis | 80 | |||||||||
| Walter Donaldson | 58 | Walter Donaldson | 65 | |||||||||
| Clark Stanbury | 13 | Walter Donaldson | 49 | |||||||||
| Albert Brown | 29 | John Pulman | 22 | |||||||||
| John Pulman | 42 | |||||||||||
| Round 1 Best of 35 frames |
Round 2 Best of 35 frames |
Round 3 Best of 35 frames |
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| Herbert Holt | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Conrad Stanbury | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Jackie Rea | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Conrad Stanbury | 18 | Conrad Stanbury | 18 | ||||||||||
| H F Francis | 17 | ||||||||||||
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