1930 World Snooker Championship

World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Final venue Thurston's Hall
Final city London
Country England
Highest break 79
Final
Champion England Joe Davis
Runner-up England Tom Dennis
Score 25–12
← 1929
1931 →

The 1930 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament played in various locations throughout the season. The final was held at the Thurston's Hall in London, England.[1][2]

Joe Davis won his fourth World title by defeating Tom Dennis 25–12 in the final. Davis also made a 79 break, the highest break in the history of the tournament,[2] breaking his own record he set in the previous year.[3][4]

Main draw

[2][5][6]

  Round 1
Best of 25 frames		     Semi-final
Best of 25 frames		     Final
Best of 49 frames
                           
        England  Joe Davis 13  
  England  Fred Lawrence 13     England  Fred Lawrence 2    
  England  Alec Mann 11         England  Joe Davis 25
      England  Tom Dennis 12
        England  Tom Dennis 13    
  England  Tom Newman 11     England  Nat Butler 11  
  England  Nat Butler 13  

References

  1. ↑ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "World Championship 1930". Global Snooker. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "1931 World Professional Championship". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 17 May 2006. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "2004 Embassy World Championship Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  6. ↑ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 143. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.