1958 News of the World Snooker Tournament

April 2022 News of the World Tournament 1958 10 6 1958 11 15 y Burroughes Hall London United Kingdom Non-Ranking event £400 Fred Davis ENG (114) ENG Fred Davis ENG Joe Davis 1957/58 1959 The 1958 News of the World Snooker Tournament was a professional snooker tournament sponsored by the News of the World. The tournament was won by Fred Davis who won 7 of his 9 matches, beating his brother Joe in all their three matches. Joe won 5 matches and finished in second place ahead of John Pulman by winning more frames overall. The News of the World Snooker Tournament ran from 1949/50 to 1959. Format There were four competitors: Joe Davis, Fred Davis, John Pulman and Walter Donaldson. Rather than 3-day matches of 37 frames, matches were over 13 frames on a single day with each playing the others three times. Originally the tournament was planned to take place over three consecutive weeks but the third week of matches were delayed for three weeks. Unlike previous News of the World tournaments there was no handicapping. All matches were played in Burroughes Hall, London. The highest break of the competition was a 114 compiled by Fred Davis in his match against Pulman on 10 October. Davis also made the only other century break of the tournament, a 100 against Joe Davis on 18 October. Results Winner Score Loser Date RefJoe Davis 11–2 John Pulman 6 October The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ODY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=MqYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=3738%2C4414618 7 October 1958 4 SnookerFred Davis 7–6 Joe Davis 7 October The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OTY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=MqYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=1464%2C4545445 8 October 1958 4 SnookerFred Davis 9–4 Walter Donaldson 8 October The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OjY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=MqYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=5985%2C4695023 9 October 1958 4 SnookerJoe Davis 8–5 Walter Donaldson 9 October The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OjY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=MqYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=5231%2C4849244 10 October 1958 4 SnookerJohn Pulman 8–5 Fred Davis 10 October The Times 11 October 1958 10 SnookerJohn Pulman 7–6 Walter Donaldson 11 October The Times 13 October 1958 14 SnookerJohn Pulman 7–6 Walter Donaldson 13 October The Times 14 October 1958 15 SnookerJoe Davis 9–4 Walter Donaldson 14 October The Times 15 October 1958 18 SnookerJoe Davis 9–4 John Pulman 15 October The Times 16 October 1958 17 SnookerJohn Pulman 7–6 Fred Davis 16 October The Times 17 October 1958 20 SnookerFred Davis 10–3 Walter Donaldson 17 October The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PDY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=MqYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=3140%2C6038161 18 October 1958 6 SnookerFred Davis 9–4 Joe Davis 18 October The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PDY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=MqYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=5257%2C6126765 20 October 1958 4 SnookerFred Davis 9–4 Walter Donaldson 10 November The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tGhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XpUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5377%2C1240732 11 November 1958 4 SnookerJohn Pulman 9–4 Walter Donaldson 11 November The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tWhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XpUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3135%2C1394251 12 November 1958 4 SnookerJoe Davis 8–5 John Pulman 12 November The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tmhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XpUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6084%2C1601463 13 November 1958 11 SnookerWalter Donaldson 7–6 Joe Davis 13 November The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t2hAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XpUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4704%2C1681305 14 November 1958 4 SnookerFred Davis 10–3 John Pulman 14 November The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uGhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XpUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6129%2C1867941 15 November 1958 7 SnookerFred Davis 7–6 Joe Davis 15 November The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uWhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XpUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5400%2C1947118 17 November 1958 4 Snooker Table Full scores and breaks of £1,500 'News of the World' professional snooker tournament The Billiard Player Billiards Association and Control Council London 456 December 1958 5 Pos Player Pld MW FW Prize 1 ENG Fred Davis 9 7 72 £400Prize money for Fred Davis totaled £625 including matches won and break prizes. The Billiard Player No. 456 December 1958, p5. 2 ENG Joe Davis 9 5 57 £375 3 ENG John Pulman 9 5 52 £325 4 SCO Walter Donaldson 9 1 43 £175 The positions were determined firstly by the number of matches won (MW) and, in the event of a tie, the number of frames won (FW). References 2 Category:News of the World Snooker Tournament News of the World Snooker Tournament 1958 News of the World Tournament News of the World Snooker Tournament News of the World Snooker Tournament