1953 Professional Matchplay Championship
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 10 November 1952–28 March 1953 |
| Final venue | Leicester Square Hall |
| Final city | London |
| Country | England |
| Highest break | 133 |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Fred Davis |
| Runner-up |
 Walter Donaldson |
| Score | 37–34 |
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The 1953 Professional Matchplay Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Leicester Square Hall in London, England.[1]
Fred Davis won his fifth World title by defeating Walter Donaldson 37–34 in the final.[1] The highest break of 133 was made by John Pulman.[2]
Schedule
| Match | Dates | Venue, City |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Brown v Alec Brown | 10–15 November 1952 | Central Billiards Hall, Slough |
| Fred Davis v John Barrie | 8–12 December 1952 | Mechanics Institute, Derby |
| John Pulman v Jackie Rea | 8–12 December 1952 | RAOB Hall, Belfast |
| Walter Donaldson v Kingsley Kennerley | 15–20 December 1952 | Bolton |
| Fred Davis v John Pulman | 16–20 February 1953 | Wrekin Hall, Wellington, Shropshire |
| Walter Donaldson v Albert Brown | 9–14 March 1953 | St George's Hall, Liverpool |
| Fred Davis v Walter Donaldson | 23–28 March 1953 | Leicester Square Hall, London |
Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 61 frames | Semi-finals Best of 61 frames | Final Best of 71 frames | ||||||||||||
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| Fred Davis | 32 | ||||||||||||
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| John Barrie | 29 |
| Fred Davis | 36 | |||||||||
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| John Pulman | 36 |
| John Pulman | 25 | |||||||||
| Jackie Rea | 25 |
| Fred Davis | 37 | |||||||||
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| Walter Donaldson | 42 |
| Walter Donaldson | 34 | |||||||||
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| Kingsley Kennerley | 19 |
| Walter Donaldson | w/o | |||||||||
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| Albert Brown | 35 |
| Albert Brown | w/d | |||||||||
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| Alec Brown | 26 | ||||||||||||
- Albert Brown withdrew from his match against Walter Donaldson before the second day's play, on medical advice. Donaldson was leading 9–1 after the first day.[7]
Qualifying
The qualifying section was held at Leicester Square Hall from 25 August to 6 September 1952. 66-year-old Willie Smith met Jim Lees from 25 to 27 August. Smith led 16–8 after two days and won 21–16.[8] The match between Kingsley Kennerley and Rex Williams was played from 28 to 30 August. Kennerley led 16–8 after two days and won 25–12.[9] Smith and Kennerley met from 1 to 6 September in the six-day final. Kennerley led 27–21 after four days and took a winning 36–24 lead after the fifth day, winning all six of the evening session frames. The final score was 42–29.[10]
| Round 1 Best of 35/37 frames |
Round 2 Best of 71 frames | |||||||
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Willie Smith | 21 | ||||||
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Jim Lees | 14 | |
Willie Smith | 29 | |||
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Kingsley Kennerley | 25 | |
Kingsley Kennerley | 42 | |||
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Rex Williams | 12 | ||||||
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "2004 Embassy World Championship Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ↑ "Snooker". The Times. 12 September 1952. p. 9.
- ↑ "World Championship 1953". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 14 March 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. 144. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
- ↑ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 11 March 1953. p. 11.
- ↑ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 29 August 1952. p. 2.
- ↑ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 1 September 1952. p. 9.
- ↑ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 8 September 1952. p. 9.
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