1957 Professional Matchplay Championship

Professional Matchplay Championship
Tournament information
Dates	1–13 April 1957
City	Saint Helier
Country	Jersey
Final
Champion	John Pulman
Runner-up	Jackie Rea
Score	39–34
← 1956 1964 → 1976 →

The 1957 Professional Matchplay Championship was a snooker tournament held from 1 to 13 April in Saint Helier, Jersey. This was the first time the final was held outside England. The World Championship was not held again until 1964.^[1]

John Pulman won his first world title by defeating Jackie Rea 39–34 in the final.

In the 1956/1957 News of the World Snooker Tournament that had been played from October 1956 to March 1957, John Pulman had been handicapped as the fourth strongest player. None of the three higher handicapped players (Joe Davis, Fred Davis and Walter Donaldson) played in the Championship.

Schedule

Match	Dates	Venue, City
Jackie Rea v Kingsley Kennerley	1–3 April 1957	Saint Helier, Jersey ^[2]
John Pulman v Rex Williams	4–6 April 1957	Saint Helier, Jersey ^[3]
John Pulman v Jackie Rea	8–13 April 1957	Saint Helier, Jersey ^[4]

Main draw

^[5]^[6]^[7]

Semi-finals Best of 37 frames			Final Best of 73 frames


	John Pulman	21

	Rex Williams	16
				John Pulman	39

				Jackie Rea	34
	Jackie Rea	25

	Kingsley Kennerley	12

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.
↑ "Snooker & Billiards". The Glasgow Herald. 2 April 1957. p. 5.
↑ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 8 April 1957. p. 4.
↑ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1957. p. 11.
↑ "World Championship 1957". 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. 144. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

World Snooker Championship

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Related articles	List of winners Triple Crown Crucible Theatre Crucible curse Professional Matchplay Championship Black Ball Final

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Tournaments	1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1976 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

Winners	List of winners

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