1951 World Snooker Championship
The 1951 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament. The final was held at the Tower Circus in Blackpool, England.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 October 1950 – 24 February 1951 |
| Final venue | Tower Circus |
| Final city | Blackpool |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Billiards Association and Control Council |
| Highest break | Walter Donaldson (SCO) (106) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Fred Davis (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Walter Donaldson (SCO) |
| Score | 58–39 |
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For the fifth consecutive year, the final was contested by Fred Davis and Walter Donaldson. Davis won his third World title by defeating Donaldson 58–39 in the final. Donaldson made the highest break of the tournament with 106 in frame 32 of his semi-final match against Horace Lindrum.
After defeating the then 42-year-old Sidney Smith — runner-up in the 1938 and 1939 championships — in the quarter-finals, the 15-year younger John Pulman reached the semi-finals, where he played against the eventual winner Fred Davis, before he retired and gave Davis an early bye into the final.
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