1955 World Professional Match-play Championship
The 1955 World Professional Match-play Championship was a professional snooker tournament, the fourth edition of the World Professional Match-play Championship, held 4 November 1954 to 19 March 1955. The event was held at several venues across the United Kingdom, with the final at the Tower Circus in Blackpool from 14 to 19 March 1955. The entries did not include Walter Donaldson who reached the 1954 final, but chose not to participate at the event.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 November 1954 – 19 March 1955 |
| Final venue | Tower Circus |
| Final city | Blackpool |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Professional Billiard Players Association |
| Highest break | John Pulman (ENG) (103) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Fred Davis (ENG) |
| Runner-up | John Pulman (ENG) |
| Score | 38–35 |
← 1954 1956 → | |
The defending champion Fred Davis won his seventh World title by taking a winning 37–34 lead over John Pulman in the 73-frame final. The match ended with the score at 38–35 after the dead frames were played out. It was Pulman's first appearance in the final, and he made the highest break of the tournament with two breaks of 103 in the final.