Английская Википедия:1949 World Snooker Championship

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Шаблон:Infobox individual snooker tournament The 1949 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Leicester Square Hall in London, England.

For the third year running the final was contested by Fred Davis and Walter Donaldson. Davis became the second player to defend his first world title after Joe Davis in 1928 by defeating Donaldson 80–65 in the final, although he had taken a winning lead of 73–58 on the previous day. The match was still in the balance with the score at 63–58 before Davis won 10 frames in a row to take the title. Donaldson made the highest break of the tournament with 115 on the last day of his semi-final match against John Pulman.

Schedule

Match	Dates	Venue, city
Walter Donaldson v Conrad Stanbury	21–26 February 1949	Leicester Square Hall, London
Sidney Smith v Alec Brown	28 February–5 March 1949	Leicester Square Hall, London
Fred Davis v Kingsley Kennerley	7–12 March 1949	Leicester Square Hall, London
John Pulman v Albert Brown	14–19 March 1949	Leicester Square Hall, London
Walter Donaldson v John Pulman	28 March–2 April 1949	Leicester Square Hall, London
Fred Davis v Sidney Smith	4–9 April 1949	Leicester Square Hall, London
Fred Davis v Walter Donaldson	25–30 April, 2–7 May 1949	Leicester Square Hall, London

Final

For the third consecutive year, the final was contested by Donaldson and Davis. The match started on 25 April, as the best-of-145 frames. Donaldson took a 7–5 lead on the first day. He was still two frames ahead, 13–11, after the second day, but the third day finished with the players level at 18–18. Donaldson regained a two-frame lead (25–23) the next day, and increased his lead to 34–26 on 29 April.

Davis had reduced his deficit, at 33–39, by the end of day 6, and made a break of 102 in the last of those frames; It was the only century break of the match. Donaldson maintained a six frame lead (45–39) after the next day of play. Davis then took eight of twelve frames on 3 May, including all six frames in the earlier of the two sessions, to lead 49–47. He moved a further two frames ahead on both of the next two days, and led 63-57. By taking ten of the twelve frames on 6 May, in what the reporter for The Times called "his best form of the match", Davis achieved a decisive lead of 63–58. After 13 Шаблон:Cueglosss on 7 May, the final score Davis 80–65 to Davis.

The championship trophy was presented by Aubrey Ellwood, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Bomber Command. Richard Holt of the Billiards Association and Control Council's magazine The Billiard Player felt that Davis was "the 'compleat' snooker player", who emonstrated skill in potting, safety play and tactics. Snooker historian Clive Everton later noted that several of the sessions took more than three hours and wrote that "caution was the watchword".

Main draw

Results of the main tournament were are follows. Шаблон:8TeamBracket-Compact

Qualifying

John Barrie withdrew for business reasons, giving Herbert Holt a bye into the final of the qualifying event. Conrad Stanbury beat Herbert Francis 18–17 in his first round match played from 10 to 12 February 1949 and then beat Jackie Rea by the same score in a match played from 14 to 16 February. Stanbury then played Holt in the final of the qualifying from 17 to 19 February and recorded his third 18–17 victory, winning the exciting final frame. All three matches were at Leicester Square Hall. Шаблон:8TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes