1940 World Snooker Championship
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The 1940 World Snooker Championship snooker tournament was held at the Thurston's Hall, London, England.[1]
Joe Davis won his fourteenth World title, by defeating Fred Davis 37–36 in the final. Davis compiled a century break in the deciding frame.[2]
[edit] Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 31 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 31 frames |
Final Best of 73 frames |
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Joe Davis | 20 | ||||||||||
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Alec Brown | 11 | |
Joe Davis | 22 | |||||||
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Walter Donaldson | 24 | |
Walter Donaldson | 9 | |||||||
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Herbert Holt | 7 | |
Joe Davis | 37 | |||||||
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Fred Davis | 20 | |
Fred Davis | 36 | |||||||
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Sydney Lee | 11 | |
Fred Davis | 17 | |||||||
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Sidney Smith | 22 | |
Sidney Smith | 14 | |||||||
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Tom Newman | 9 | ||||||||||
[edit] Qualification
| Best of 31 frames | |||
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Herbert Holt | 18 | |
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Conrad Stanbury | 13 | |
[edit] References
- ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. ISBN 978-0954854904.
- ^ a b "World Championship 1940". Global Snooker. http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1940.asp. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
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