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]

1957 World Professional Match-play Championship
Tournament information
Dates1–13 April 1957
CitySaint Helier
CountryJersey
Final
ChampionEngland John Pulman
Runner-upNorthern Ireland Jackie Rea
Score39–34
← 1956
1964 →
1976 →
1957 World Professional Match-play Championship is located in the United Kingdom
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey relative to the UK

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
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

Sources:[10][11][12]

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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  2. ^ a b c "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1957. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Snooker & Billiards". The Glasgow Herald. 2 April 1957. p. 5.
  4. ^ a b "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 8 April 1957. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 9 April 1957. p. 4.
  6. ^ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 10 April 1957. p. 4.
  7. ^ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 11 April 1957. p. 4.
  8. ^ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 12 April 1957. p. 4.
  9. ^ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 13 April 1957. p. 4.
  10. ^ "World Championship 1957". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  11. ^ "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  12. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 144. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
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