1947 World Snooker Championship

World Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Venue	Leicester Square Hall
City	London
Country	England
Organisation(s)	Billiards Association and Control Council
Highest break	135
Final
Champion	Walter Donaldson
Runner-up	Fred Davis
Score	82–63
← 1946 1948 →

The 1947 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Leicester Square Hall in London, England.^[1]

Walter Donaldson won his first World title by defeating Fred Davis 82–63 in the final,^[1] although he already reached the winning margin at 73–49,^[2] and became the first Scottish world champion.^[3] Davis made the highest break of the tournament with 135.^[4] John Pulman made his first appearance at this tournament and later he became eight-time champion between 1957 and 1968.

Main draw

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Quarter-finals Best of 71/73 frames					Semi-finals Best of 71 frames					Final Best of 145 frames
	Fred Davis	53
	Clark McConachy	20				Fred Davis	39
	Sidney Smith	43				Sidney Smith	32
	Alec Brown	28									Fred Davis	63
	Walter Donaldson	46									Walter Donaldson	82
	Stanley Newman	25				Walter Donaldson	39
	Horace Lindrum	39				Horace Lindrum	32
	Albert Brown	34

Qualifying

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	Round 1 Best of 35 frames					Round 2 Best of 35 frames					Round 3 Best of 35 frames					Round 4 Best of 35 frames
		Albert Brown	21
		John Pulman	14				Albert Brown	28
		Eric Newman	w/o				Eric Newman	7
		Herbert Holt	w/d									Albert Brown	24
												John Barrie	11
							John Barrie	25
							Fred Lawrence	10
																	Albert Brown	21
		Kingsley Kennerley	23														Kingsley Kennerley	14
		Conrad Stanbury	12				Kingsley Kennerley	23
							Alec Mann	12
												Kingsley Kennerley	21
		Jim Lees	16									Willie Leigh	14
		Sydney Lee	19				Sydney Lee	10
		Willie Leigh	19				Willie Leigh	25
		H. F. Francis	16

References