1957 World Professional Match-play Championship
The 1957 World Professional Match-play Championship was a professional snooker tournament held from 1 to 13 April in Saint Helier, Jersey. This was the 1957 edition of the World Snooker Championship first held in 1927, but was not held again until 1964.[1] John Pulman won the event for the first time by defeating Jackie Rea 39–34 in the 73-frame final. Rea led in the early stages but Pulman pulled ahead and took a winning lead of 37–29 after the final afternoon session.[2]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 1–13 April 1957 |
City | Saint Helier |
Country | Jersey |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 39–34 |
← 1956 |
Fred Davis was the defending champion, having won the 1956 World Professional Match-play Championship over Pulman in the final, but declined to take part in the event. 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; however, none of the three higher handicapped players (Joe Davis, Fred Davis and Walter Donaldson) played in this Championship.
FormatEdit
Match | Dates | Venue, city |
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Jackie Rea v Kingsley Kennerley | 1–3 April 1957 | Saint Helier, Jersey[3] |
John Pulman v Rex Williams | 4–6 April 1957 | Saint Helier, Jersey[4] |
John Pulman v Jackie Rea | 8–13 April 1957 | Saint Helier, Jersey[2] |
FinalEdit
The final was over 73 frames.[4] Jackie Rea led 8–5 after the opening day,[5] 14–12 after the second day[6] and 20–19 after day three.[7] There was just one session on the fourth day and with Pulman winning 5 of the 7 frames he took the lead at 24–22.[8] Pulman also had the best of the fifth day and extended his lead to 32–27.[9] On the final day, Pulman won 5 of the 7 frames in the afternoon session to take a winning lead of 37–29. Rea won 5 of the 7 frames in the evening session to give a final score of 39–34.[2]
Main drawEdit
Semi-finals 37 frames | Final 73 frames | ||||||||
John Pulman | 21 | ||||||||
Rex Williams | 16 | ||||||||
John Pulman | 39 | ||||||||
Jackie Rea | 34 | ||||||||
Jackie Rea | 25 | ||||||||
Kingsley Kennerley | 12 | ||||||||
ReferencesEdit
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- ^ a b c "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1957. p. 11.
- ^ "Snooker & Billiards". The Glasgow Herald. 2 April 1957. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 8 April 1957. p. 4.
- ^ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 9 April 1957. p. 4.
- ^ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 10 April 1957. p. 4.
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- ^ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 12 April 1957. p. 4.
- ^ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 13 April 1957. p. 4.
- ^ "World Championship 1957". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. 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.