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    • 1946 World Championship

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Non-ranking
    Season: 1945-1946
    Dates: February 4th 1946 - May 18th 1946
    Qualifying dates: January 7th 1946 - February 16th 1946
    Location: England Royal Horticultural Hall, London, England
    Sponsor: None
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 19 9 5 6 2 9 50
    Frame rate 26.11 55.11 99.2 82.67 248 55.11 9.92
    Note: No editions played between 1941 and 1945.
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    14 0 14
    Matches: 13
    Frames: 496
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 9 9
    Prize fund: GBP 2,350
    Points scored: 44,568
    Final
    England Joe Davis
    78 (145) 67
    Australia Horace Lindrum
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1946-05-06 - 05-18
    Referee
    T. Bradlaugh Leng
    Frame scores
    55-54; 28-92; 98(51)-29; 94-60; 82-34; 54-62; 33-73; 82(59)-34; 71-17; 50-59; 61-59; 55-72; 60-71; 0-125(59); 42-78(66); 79-29; 62-36; 125(61)-11; 83-27; 91-31; 70-71; 89-19; 62-47; 37-94(56); 59-31; 56-61; 114(104)-15; 41-77; 57-66; 52-55; 48-80(53); 86(52)-15; 65-39; 44-92; 61(61)-62; 66-33; 80-27; 69-40; 37-70; 88(50)-49; 108(56)-25; 58-69; 155(133)-4; 108(74)-25; 35-92; 53-72; 76-31; 38-71; 51-77; 72-35; 22-110; 105(58)-25; 50-78; 23-89; 114(63)-0; 104-36; 96(62)-33; 103-26; 25-73; 52-74; 85(55)-27; 28-82; 37-80; 35-69; 17-97; 136(136)-0; 98(84)-26; 57-56; 117(107)-13; 61-50; 94(94)-25; 8-86; 103-8; 61-47; 47-72; 68-51; 53-63; 21-103; 44-86(54); 103-15; 53-65; 34-79; 77-55; 96-30; 96(61)-23; 13-103; 108(75)-26; 79(55)-45; 26-65; 43-89; 63-44; 103-48; 36-83(50); 59(59)-69; 103(83)-24; 40-87; 69-50; 48-55; 98(83)-36; 22-111; 82-47; 80(76)-44; 87(87)-45; 64-38; 28-93; 54-72; 44-73; 51-64; 79-33; 75-21; 47-56; 82-37; 82(76)-58; 70(52)-50; 27-67; 75-45; 10-106(53); 89(77)-25; 91-25; 43-82; 55(53)-84; 80-24; 99(67)-31; 35-73; 79(66)-52; 20-93(60); 67-49; 80-53; 6-93; 122(122)-0; 42-87(58); 28-97; 86-54; 28-105; 91-27; 20-77; 44-67; 72(58)-59; 145(116)-0; 99-15; 85-29; 47-55; 96(83)-23; 26-109(86); 48-54
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 8-8, 9-8, 10-8, 11-8, 12-8, 12-9, 13-9, 14-9, 14-10, 15-10, 15-11, 16-11, 16-12, 16-13, 16-14, 16-15, 17-15, 18-15, 18-16, 18-17, 19-17, 20-17, 21-17, 21-18, 22-18, 23-18, 23-19, 24-19, 25-19, 25-20, 25-21, 26-21, 26-22, 26-23, 27-23, 27-24, 28-24, 28-25, 28-26, 29-26, 30-26, 31-26, 32-26, 32-27, 32-28, 33-28, 33-29, 33-30, 33-31, 33-32, 34-32, 35-32, 36-32, 37-32, 38-32, 39-32, 39-33, 40-33, 41-33, 41-34, 42-34, 42-35, 42-36, 42-37, 43-37, 43-38, 43-39, 44-39, 45-39, 46-39, 46-40, 47-40, 48-40, 48-41, 48-42, 49-42, 50-42, 50-43, 50-44, 51-44, 51-45, 52-45, 52-46, 53-46, 53-47, 54-47, 55-47, 56-47, 57-47, 57-48, 57-49, 57-50, 57-51, 58-51, 59-51, 59-52, 60-52, 61-52, 62-52, 62-53, 63-53, 63-54, 64-54, 65-54, 65-55, 65-56, 66-56, 67-56, 67-57, 68-57, 68-58, 69-58, 70-58, 70-59, 71-59, 71-60, 71-61, 72-61, 72-62, 73-62, 73-63, 73-64, 74-64, 75-64, 76-64, 77-64, 77-65, 78-65, 78-66, 78-67
    Davis
    Lindrum
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    136, 133, 122, 116, 107, 104, 94, 87, 84, 83, 83, 83, 77, 76, 76, 75, 74, 67, 66, 63, 62, 61, 61, 61, 59, 59, 58, 58, 56, 55, 55, 53, 52, 52, 51, 50
    86, 66, 60, 59, 58, 56, 54, 53, 53, 50
    Points Scored
    9433
    7875
    17308
    Avg. points/frame
    65.06
    54.31
    119.37
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis 12 7 5 5 1 6 36
    Lindrum 7 2 - 1 - - 10
    Semi-final
    England Joe Davis
    21 (31) 10
    England Stanley Newman
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1946-03-04 - 03-06
    Frame scores
    34-76; 84-36; 76-56; 106(106)-4; 47-66; 31-85; 78-45; 102(102)-45; 100-2; 29-81; 33-67; 88-35; 70-33; 113-16; 37-65; 71-43; 70-33; 107-20; 47-57; 91-43; 123-14; 38-76; 70-46; 43-90; 78-49; 79-48; 101-32; 72-38; 107-23; 90-32; 48-78
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-5, 8-5, 9-5, 9-6, 10-6, 11-6, 12-6, 12-7, 13-7, 14-7, 14-8, 15-8, 15-9, 16-9, 17-9, 18-9, 19-9, 20-9, 21-9, 21-10
    Davis
    Newman
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    106, 102
    Points Scored
    2263
    1434
    3697
    Avg. points/frame
    73
    46.26
    119.26
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis - - - - - 2 2
    Newman - - - - - - 0
    Semi-final
    Australia Horace Lindrum
    17 (31) 14
    England Fred Davis
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1946-03-07 - 03-09
    Frame scores
    69-46; 94-26; 54-29; 27-106; 91-44; 74-67; 42-72; 66-41; 66-44; 10-104; 31-54; 66-35; 33-65; 17-84; 124(97)-0; 34-54; 81-31; 47-48; 74-46; 45-66; 36-60; 24-62; 52-36; 54-45; 74-38; 65-60; 46-74; 65-45; 16-120; 79-46; 32-74
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 8-4, 8-5, 8-6, 9-6, 9-7, 10-7, 10-8, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10, 11-11, 12-11, 13-11, 14-11, 15-11, 15-12, 16-12, 16-13, 17-13, 17-14
    Lindrum
    Davis
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    97
    Points Scored
    1688
    1722
    3410
    Avg. points/frame
    54.45
    55.55
    110
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Lindrum - - - - 1 - 1
    Davis - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    England Fred Davis
    24 (31) 7
    England Alec Brown
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1946-02-21 - 02-23
    Referee
    H Morris
    Frame scores
    71-52; 94-30; 59-48; 127-10; 93-18; 68-31; 74-34; 55-32; 65-32; 21-73; no scores recorded for 5 frames; 80-22; 29-81; 16-82; 103-28; 117-25; 86-42; 91-12; 84-42; 74-45; 16-84; 37-61; 135-9; 79-26; 86-28; 86-43; 76-29
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0, 7-0, 8-0, 9-0, 9-1, , , , , , 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 11-3, 12-3, 13-3, 14-3, 15-3, 16-3, 16-4, 16-5, 17-5, 18-5, 19-5, 20-5, 21-5
    Davis
    Brown
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    1922
    1019
    2941
    Avg. points/frame
    62
    32.87
    94.87
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis - - - - - - 0
    Brown - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    England Joe Davis
    21 (31) 10
    Scotland Walter Donaldson
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1946-02-04 - 02-06
    Frame scores
    84-38; 113-0; 29-106; 117-17; 109-17; 100-22; 34-69; 96-36; 41-93; 39-97; 27-64; 88-25; 112-7; 44-56; 92-10; 53-74; 64-39; 69-39; 98-27; 27-94; 102-25; 77-56; 78-46; 99-31; 46-53; 53-15; 129(129)-13; 44-98; 99-46; 119-22; 83-39
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-5, 8-5, 8-6, 9-6, 9-7, 10-7, 11-7, 12-7, 12-8, 13-8, 14-8, 15-8, 16-8, 16-9, 17-9, 18-9, 18-10, 19-10, 20-10, 21-10
    Davis
    Donaldson
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    129
    Points Scored
    2365
    1374
    3739
    Avg. points/frame
    76.29
    44.32
    120.61
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis - - - - - 1 1
    Donaldson - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Australia Horace Lindrum
    17 (31) 14
    England Herbert Holt
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1946-03-04 - 03-06
    Frame scores
    43-64; 86-24; 56-29; 95-45; 79-34; 30-66; 91-7; 87-30; 54-65; 49-65; 8-112; 45-44; 70-20; 65-43; 77-42; 6-81; 50-65; 30-90; 81-32; 43-63; no scores recorded for 11 frames
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-5, 8-5, 9-5, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 11-8, 11-9, , , , , , , , , , , ,
    Lindrum
    Holt
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    1145
    1021
    2166
    Avg. points/frame
    36.94
    32.94
    69.87
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Lindrum - - - - - - 0
    Holt - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    England Stanley Newman
    19 (31) 12
    England Sydney Lee
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1946-02-18 - 02-20
    Frame scores
    59-39; 34-86; 71-52; 91-54; 73-34; no scores recorded for 4 frames; 43-46; no scores recorded for 5 frames; 51-86; 69-42; 80-36; 37-68; 56-69; no scores recorded for 11 frames
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, , , , , 4-2, , , , , , 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, , , , , , , , , , ,
    Newman
    Lee
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    664
    612
    1276
    Avg. points/frame
    21.42
    19.74
    41.16
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Newman - - - - - - 0
    Lee - - - - - - 0
    Round 3
    England Stanley Newman
    21 (31) 10
    England Kingsley Kennerley
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1946-02-14 - 02-16
    Frame scores
    59-84; 78-23; 113-1; 47-54; 28-85; 67-46; 46-43; 46-53; 73-37; 80-33; no scores recorded for 10 frames; 63-27; 66-26; 62-50; 68-57; 99-12; 58-36; 69-45; 70-32; 55-43; 105-6; 73-45
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, , , , , , , , , , , 7-4, 8-4, 9-4, 10-4, 11-4, 12-4, 13-4, 14-4, 15-4, 16-4, 17-4
    Newman
    Kennerley
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    1425
    838
    2263
    Avg. points/frame
    45.97
    27.03
    73
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Newman - - - - - - 0
    Kennerley - - - - - - 0
    Round 2
    England Kingsley Kennerley
    8 (31) 2
    England Tom Reece
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1946-01-17 - 01-19
    Frame scores
    (Reece conceded match)
    Match progress
    Kennerley
    Reece
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    0
    0
    0
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Kennerley - - - - - - 0
    Reece - - - - - - 0
    Round 2
    England Stanley Newman
    17 (31) 14
    Canada Con Stanbury
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1946-02-11 - 02-13
    Round 1
    England Kingsley Kennerley
    22 (31) 9
    England Fred Lawrence
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1946-01-07 - 01-09
    Frame scores
    82-37; 74-47; 74-54; 33-77; 44-75; 79-28; 56-63; 63-46; 83-36; 60-79; 51-65; 44-32; 80-29; 38-59; 56-46; 70-25; 71-39; 67-37; 69-42; 72-35; 74-35; 45-39; 74-27; 61-48; 60-50; 50-49; 28-81; 36-60; 66-41; 52-45; 36-75
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-5, 8-5, 8-6, 9-6, 10-6, 11-6, 12-6, 13-6, 14-6, 15-6, 16-6, 17-6, 18-6, 19-6, 20-6, 20-7, 20-8, 21-8, 22-8, 22-9
    Kennerley
    Lawrence
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    1848
    1501
    3349
    Avg. points/frame
    59.61
    48.42
    108.03
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Kennerley - - - - - - 0
    Lawrence - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    England Stanley Newman
    16 (31) 15
    England Willie Leigh
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1946-01-10 - 01-12
    Frame scores
    51-43; 45-38; 75-37; 34-76; 81-39; 26-81; 96-17; 53-29; 37-58; 50-59; 47-58; 90-22; 55-95; 91-25; 26-94; 74-31; 54-37; 89-19; 67-38; 35-79; 36-61; 51-44; 29-89; 47-67; 98-9; 37-58; 40-75; 43-61; 38-49; 76-30; 60-29
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-5, 7-6, 8-6, 8-7, 9-7, 10-7, 11-7, 12-7, 12-8, 12-9, 13-9, 13-10, 13-11, 14-11, 14-12, 14-13, 14-14, 14-15, 15-15, 16-15
    Newman
    Leigh
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    1731
    1547
    3278
    Avg. points/frame
    55.84
    49.9
    105.74
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Newman - - - - - - 0
    Leigh - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Canada Con Stanbury
    18 (31) 13
    England John Barrie
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1946-01-28 - 01-30
    Frame scores
    no scores recorded for 10 frames; 55-60; 77-41; 100-2; 62-69; 43-86; 56-21; 25-82; 71-31; 54-72; 84-50; no scores recorded for 11 frames
    Match progress
    , , , , , , , , , , 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, , , , , , , , , , ,
    Stanbury
    Barrie
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    627
    514
    1141
    Avg. points/frame
    20.23
    16.58
    36.81
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Stanbury - - - - - - 0
    Barrie - - - - - - 0