1932 World Snooker Championship

Professional snooker tournament 1932 World Snooker Championship 1932 04 14 1932 04 30 y yes Thurston's Hall London England BACC Joe Davis ENG (99) Joe Davis ENG Clark McConachy NZL 30–19 1931 1933 The 1932 World Snooker Championship, known at the time as the Professional Championship of Snooker, was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 14 to 20 April 1932, with the final being held at Thurston's Hall in London, England. It is recognised as the sixth edition of the World Snooker Championship. The defending champion, Joe Davis from England, won the title for the sixth time by defeating New Zealander Clark McConachy by 30 frame frames to 19 in the final. The score when Davis achieved a winning margin was 25–18, with dead frame dead frames played afterwards. Davis set a new Championship record break of 99 in the 36th frame of the final. McConachy had become the first player from outside the British Isles to enter the championship. The only other participant was Tom Dennis, who was defeated 11–13 by McConachy in the semi-final at Skegness. Background The World Snooker Championship is a professional tournament and the official world championship of the game of snooker.Snooker championship Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 20 11 May 1927 12 March 2019 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19270511/425/0020 British Newspaper Archive subscription The sport was developed in the late 19th century by British Army soldiers stationed in India. Professional English billiards player and billiard hall manager Joe Davis noticed the increasing popularity of snooker compared to billiards in the 1920s, and with Birmingham-based billiards equipment manager Bill Camkin, persuaded the Billiards Association and Control Council (BACC) to recognise an official professional snooker championship in the 1926–27 season.Everton Clive 23 September 2004 Davis, Joseph [Joe] https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-31013 10.1093/ref:odnb/31013 11 May 2020 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20190903050418/https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-31013 3 September 2019 live In 1927, the final of the first professional championship was held at Camkin's Hall; Davis won the tournament by beating Tom Dennis in the final.Morrison Ian 1987 The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker Hamlyn Publishing Group London 9780600556046 27–30 The annual competition was not titled the World Championship until 1935,Billiards – Professional title Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 3 November 1934 24 November 2015 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19341103/342/0007 7 British Newspaper Archive subscription but the 1927 tournament is now referred to as the first World Snooker Championship.Everton Clive 1993 The Embassy Book of World Snooker Bloomsbury London 0747516103 11–13History of snooker – a timeline https://wpbsa.com/about-us/history/ World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 29 May 2021 Davis also won the title in 1928, 1929, 1930, and 1931, with Dennis runner-up in four of the first five years of the championship, the exception being 1928, when Fred Lawrence lost to Davis in the final.Everton Clive 1986 The History of Snooker and Billiards Partridge Press Haywards Heath 1852250135 50–51 For the 1932 championship, the preliminary heats and semi-finals were to be best of 25 frame frames, played over three days, with the final contested over 49 frames across six days.Conditions for the professional championship of snooker, 1932 The Billiard Player W. G. Clifford February 1932 14 The entry fee was set at five guineas per player (UK 5 5 0 1932 eq £), with a five guineas sidestake required for each match. Entry fees would be used to provide prize money for the finalists, with 60 per cent going to the champion, and gate receipts for each match would be divided equally, after expenses (including 5 per cent of the gross receipts for the BACC), between the two players concerned. Summary thumb|alt=A man wearing a waistcoat, holding a billaird cue|Clark McConachy (pictured in 1922) became the first player from outside the British Isles to enter the championship By the closing date of 29 February, only three players had entered for the competition:Thorn A. Stanley Notes from headquarters: professional snooker The Billiard Player W. G. Clifford February 1932 2Thorn A. Stanley Notes from headquarters: professional snooker championship The Billiard Player W. G. Clifford April 1932 2 Joe Davis, Tom Dennis and Clark McConachy, who became the first player from outside the British Isles to enter the championship.Hayton Eric Dee John 2004 The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History Rose Villa Publications Lowestoft 9780954854904 1 Dennis and McConachy were drawn to play each other, with the winner meeting Davis in the final.Professional championship of snooker The Billiard Player W. G. Clifford April 1932 16 On 26 March, Davis defeated McConachy 25,161–19,259 to retain the Professional Billiards title that he had held since 1928, with those two players being the only entrants.There was no professional billiards championship in 1931 due to a lack of entrants.The Times 11 February 1932 5 The professional championship'since 1928': Everton Clive 2012 A History of Billiards: (the English three-ball game) Malmesbury englishbilliards.org 9780956405456 212–213 'only entrants': The Times 12 February 1932 6 The professional championship Result: The Times 28 March 1932 5 Billiards: the professional championship Semi-final McConachy and Dennis played their match from 14 to 16 April at Dennis's Billiards Lounge in Skegness, over 25 frames.Dennis and McConach to meet at Skegness Nottingham Journal 6 April 1932 9 There were eight frames played each day with four frames in the afternoon and four in the evening (five on the final day). After Dennis had won the first two frames, both sessions on the first day ended level, leaving the score 4–4 overnight after a day that attracted only a small audience.Snooker Championship – McConachy and Dennis win four games each Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 15 April 1932 18 November 2015 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19320415/556/0019 19 British Newspaper Archive subscription English snooker championship Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian 16 April 1932 16 The players were again level after the second day, Dennis winning three of the four frames in the afternoon and McConachy taking all but one of the evening's four frames.Snooker title – Dennis and McConachy again level Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 16 April 1932 18 November 2015 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19320416/594/0021 21 British Newspaper Archive subscription McConachy won three of the four frames on the final afternoon to lead 11–9. In frame 19, McConachy made a break of 72 with 9 reds and 9 black ball blacks, winning the frame 92–32. In the evening session Dennis won two of the first three frames to trail 11–12. McConachy made an early break of 47 in the 24th frame and won the frame 93–36 to secure victory at 13–11.McConachy wins semi-final – After thrilling fight at Skegness Lincolnshire Echo 18 April 1932 18 November 2015 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000332/19320418/034/0003 3 British Newspaper Archive subscription A review of the match in The Skegness Standard noted that "only a mere handful of spectators was present at the majority of the six sessions", attributing this to the admission charges of 4s 3d (UK 0 4 3 1932 eq £) and 2s 3d (UK 2 4 1932 eq £) being "too high"; the same article commented on the difference in the players' styles, describing McConachy as "rapid and alert in all his movements" and adding that "he fairly ran around the table when a 'good thing' presented itself" in contrast to Dennis's cool and unflustered approach.World's snooker championship at Skegness Skegness Standard 20 April 1932 8 Final The final was played from 25 April to 30 April over 49 frames. There were eight frames played each day, with four frames in the afternoon and four in the evening (and five scheduled for the final afternoon). The match was held at Thurston's Hall, in Leicester Square, London. The first day ended 4–4 with both sessions level. McConachy had the highest break of the day with a 67 in the 8th frame, Davis making a 51 break in the 5th frame.The Times 26 April 1932 7 Snooker Pool – The Championship Final Davis won both sessions 3–1 on the second day to lead 10–6, having made a 57 break in frame 14.The Times 27 April 1932 6 Snooker Pool – The Championship Final On the third day, Davis again won both sessions 3–1 to extend his lead to 16–8, and compiled an 80 break in frame 19.The Times 28 April 1932 6 Snooker Pool – The Championship Final McConachy won the first three frames on the fourth day but Davis took the next four and the day ended with Davis 20–12 ahead.The Times 29 April 1932 6 Snooker Pool – The Championship Final On the fifth day Davis won three frames in the afternoon to lead 23–13, needing just 2 more frames for victory. In frame 36, Davis set another Championship record break. McConachy pot potted the first red ball, but Davis then had a break of 99 including 12 reds. On 99 he snookered himself and, in attempting to hit a red with the cue ball, committed a foul fouled by having the cue ball strike the blue ball blue instead. An article in The Times reporting on the session stated that "On the evidence of the play, [Davis] is the greatest exponent of the game ever seen." McConachy won all four frames in the evening to reduce Davis's lead to 23–17, making a 51 break in frame 39.The Times 30 April 1932 5 Snooker Pool – The Championship Final Davis won two of the first three frames in the final afternoon session to lead 25–18 and retain the Championship. The remaining six dead frame dead frames were played, the two in the afternoon were shared while Davis won all four in the evening.The Times 2 May 1932 6 Snooker Pool – Davis retains the Championship In his 1976 autobiography, Davis wrote that although being defeated by McConachy for the 1932 billiards title had felt like a serious possibility, "snooker was not [McConachy's] strong point and, in the final ... I won comfortably." The Breaks Came My Way Davis Joe 1976 W. H. Allen London 0491016867 127–128 The championship trophy was presented by Henry Procter, the Member of Parliament for Accrington.Snooker pool championship final The Billiard Player W. G. Clifford May 1932 25 Davis had extended his record of winning the championship every year since 1927, with this being his sixth world title. Schedule +Schedule of matches for the 1932 World Snooker ChampionshipMatch Dates Venue, city Ref Clark McConachy v Tom Dennis 14–16 April 1932 Billiards Lounge, Skegness Skegness paragraphs: snooker championship Skegness Standard 13 April 1932 4 Joe Davis v Clark McConachy 25–30 April 1932 Thurston's Hall, London Main draw Match results are shown below. Winning players and scores are denoted in bold text. Semi-finalBest of 25 frames FinalBest of 49 frames Clark McConachy NZL 13 Tom Dennis ENG 11 ENG Joe Davis 30 NZL Clark McConachy 19 Final Final: Best of 49 frames.Thurston's Hall, Leicester Square in London, England, 25–30 April 1932.Day 1:The Times 26 April 1932 7 Snooker Pool – The Championship FinalDay 2: The Times 27 April 1932 6 Snooker Pool – The Championship FinalDay 3: The Times 28 April 1932 6 Snooker Pool – The Championship FinalDay 4: The Times 29 April 1932 6 Snooker Pool – The Championship FinalDay 5: The Times 30 April 1932 5 Snooker Pool – The Championship FinalDay 6: The Times 2 May 1932 6 Snooker Pool – Davis retains the Championship Joe Davis 30–19 Clark McConachy Day 1: 93–19, 21–82, 80–19, 44–79, 54–66 (Davis 51), 70–43, 103–15, 26–87 (67)Day 2: 69–31, 60–36, 46–58, 101–36, 99–16, 98–36 (57), 21–62, 53–46Day 3: 85–30, 70–58, 111–8 (80), 33–73, 71–46, 80–49, 23–71, 92–30Day 4: 46–65, 21–83, 31–78, 88–18, 56–44, 82–25, 58–42, 32–60Day 5: 75–24, 79–38, 23–85, 119–8 (99), 51–71, 19–63, 40–88 (51), 62–74Day 6: 46–56, 60–59, 78–39, 61–29, 2–104, 62–38, 78–32, 86–28, 65–52 "Dead" frames were played, the final score being 30–19 Notes References 1932 World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship, 1932