1937 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
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| Venue | Thurston's Hall |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | Billiards Association and Control Council |
| Highest break | 103 |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Joe Davis |
| Runner-up |
 Horace Lindrum |
| Score | 32–29 |
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The 1937 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Thurston's Hall in London, England.[1]
Joe Davis won his eleventh World title by defeating Horace Lindrum 32–29 in the final,[2] despite trailing 13–17 and 19–21 at one point of the match.[3][4] The highest break of the tournament was 103 made by Joe Davis.[5] It was also the World Championship debut for Fred Davis, the younger brother of Joe.[6]
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 31 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 31 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 31 frames |
Final Best of 61 frames | |||||||||||||||
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Joe Davis | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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Fred Davis | 14 |  |
William Withers | 1 | |||||||||||||
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William Withers | 17 | |
Joe Davis | 18 | |||||||||||||
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Sidney Smith | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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Sidney Smith | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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Alec Brown | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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Joe Davis | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
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Horace Lindrum | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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Horace Lindrum | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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Sydney Lee | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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Horace Lindrum | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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Willie Smith | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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Willie Smith | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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Tom Newman | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Davis wins snooker title". The Canberra Times. 22 March 1937. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Snooker Championship". The Courier-Mail. 19 March 1937. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Snooker Championship". The Courier-Mail. 20 March 1937. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "2004 Embassy World Championship Information". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ Kumar, Ashok (1999). Snooker and Billiards. Discovery Publishing House. p. 12. ISBN 8-17141-475-3.
- ↑ "World Championship 1937". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ↑ "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ↑ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 143. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
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