News of the World Championship

News of the World Championship

Tournament information
Venue	Leicester Square Hall
Location	London
Country	England
Established	1950
Organisation(s)	World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format	Non-ranking event
Final Year	1959
Final champion(s)	Fred Davis

The News of the World Championship was the premium snooker tournament of the 1950s and widely considered as being more important than the world championship due to the involvement of Joe Davis.

History

One of the leading post-war professional tournaments, the event was sponsored by the Sunday newspaper News of the World and carried a £1,500 prize money. The event was first held at the Leicester Square Hall in London, where it remained until its disestablishment. The event was played on a round-robin basis. All tournaments used a handicap system, as Joe Davis deemed superior and his opponents were given 20 points per frame.^[1]

Winners

^[1]

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Season
1950	Joe Davis	Sidney Smith	n/a
1951	Alec Brown	John Pulman	n/a
1952	Sidney Smith	Albert Brown	n/a
1953	Joe Davis	Jackie Rea	n/a
1954	John Pulman	Joe Davis	n/a
1955	Jackie Rea	Joe Davis	n/a
1956	Joe Davis	Fred Davis	n/a
1957	John Pulman	Fred Davis	n/a
1958	Fred Davis	John Pulman	n/a
1959	Fred Davis	Joe Davis	n/a

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Turner, Chris. "News Of The World Tournament". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/now.html. Retrieved 10 February 2011.