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    • 1956 World Championship

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Non-ranking
    Season: 1955-1956
    Dates: January 9th 1956 - March 9th 1956
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: England Tower Circus, Blackpool, England
    Sponsor: None
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 6 7 - 4 1 6 24
    Frame rate 32.5 27.86 - 48.75 195 32.5 8.13
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    4 0 4
    Matches: 3
    Frames: 195
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 6 6
    Prize fund: GBP 0
    Points scored: 20,200

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    Final
    England Fred Davis
    38 (73) 35
    England John Pulman
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1956-03-05 - 03-10
    Frame scores
    135-1; 25-63; 49-69; 102-33; 88-61; 70-51; 36-72; 61-59; 35-85; 61-64; 13-100; 43-81; 121-9; 102-7; 10-91; 106-11; 70-71; 111(104)-20; 74-48; 39-69; 27-83; 58-62; 54-64; 53-66; 61-80; 33-54; 130(102)-11; 78-43; 61-35; 93-26; 17-68; 82-32; 89-39; 83-45; 17-85; 36-65; 25-71; 85-40; 96-28; 5-97; 15-96; 46-86; 92-26; 67-55; 94-20; 19-79; 74-66(61); 33-72; 83-31; 81-38; 8-90; 22-106(104); 139-5; 82-19; 15-63; 17-85; 48-66; 71-35; 53-73; 87-37; 74-50; 62-60; no scores recorded for 11 frames
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, 6-7, 7-7, 7-8, 8-8, 8-9, 9-9, 10-9, 10-10, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 10-15, 10-16, 11-16, 12-16, 13-16, 14-16, 14-17, 15-17, 16-17, 17-17, 17-18, 17-19, 17-20, 18-20, 19-20, 19-21, 19-22, 19-23, 20-23, 21-23, 22-23, 22-24, 23-24, 23-25, 24-25, 25-25, 25-26, 25-27, 26-27, 27-27, 27-28, 27-29, 27-30, 28-30, 28-31, 29-31, 30-31, 31-31, , , , , , , , , , ,
    Davis
    Pulman
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    104, 102
    104, 61
    Points Scored
    3816
    3417
    7233
    Avg. points/frame
    52.27
    46.81
    99.08
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis - - - - - 2 2
    Pulman - 1 - - - 1 2
    Semi-final
    England Fred Davis
    35 (61) 26
    England Rex Williams
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1956-01-23 - 01-27
    Frame scores
    29-68(62); 67-44; 48-59; 48-64; 108(90)-24; 76-62; 116(102)-0; 51-35; 87-46; 67-50; 108(89)-21; 77-59; 89-34; 97-25; 54(54)-82; 60-42; 52-69; 48-59; 116-16; 35-86; 79-47; 19-94; 40-70; 80-10; 79-53; 96-8; 97-33; 104-8; 110-9; 45-79; 111-1; 0-120(62); 103-25; 104(104)-31; 77-46; 34-76; 98-25; 100-22; 41-75; 127-8; 29-54; 25-80; 78-55; 20-84; 92-27; 47-77; 38-81; 0-141(141); 52-61; 26-76; 24-73; 73-15; 45-54; 81-40; 126-0; 72-48; 58-69; 45-82; 50-73; 106-6; 129-0
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3, 8-3, 9-3, 10-3, 11-3, 11-4, 12-4, 12-5, 12-6, 13-6, 13-7, 14-7, 14-8, 14-9, 15-9, 16-9, 17-9, 18-9, 19-9, 20-9, 20-10, 21-10, 21-11, 22-11, 23-11, 24-11, 24-12, 25-12, 26-12, 26-13, 27-13, 27-14, 27-15, 28-15, 28-16, 29-16, 29-17, 29-18, 29-19, 29-20, 29-21, 29-22, 30-22, 30-23, 31-23, 32-23, 33-23, 33-24, 33-25, 33-26, 34-26, 35-26
    Davis
    Williams
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    104, 102, 90, 89, 54
    141, 62, 62
    Points Scored
    4193
    2981
    7174
    Avg. points/frame
    68.74
    48.87
    117.61
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis 1 - - 1 1 2 5
    Williams - 2 - - - 1 3
    Semi-final
    England John Pulman
    36 (61) 25
    Northern Ireland Jackie Rea
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1956-01-09 - 01-13
    Frame scores
    71-42; 119-12; 111-17; 48-73; 70-41; 28-86; 25-69; 21-75(52); 54-48; 52-71; 67-45; 86-17; 16-98(68); 80(50)-33; 57-79; 57-45; 76(60)-45; 43-65; 24-86; 93(87)-22; 85(58)-31; 82-40; 74-41; 23-102(89); 91-31; 76-38; 28-70; 69-31; 92-44; 52-78(60); 9-89; 64-22; 61-45; 36-77; 78-58; 78-28; 49-58(52); 68-41; 66-29; 82-37; 64-29; 27-77; 106(63)-15; 47-59; 85-30; 34-78; 38-92; 81(50)-46; 36-71; 101(82)-16; 85-56; no scores recorded for 10 frames
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5, 7-6, 8-6, 8-7, 9-7, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 11-9, 12-9, 13-9, 14-9, 14-10, 15-10, 16-10, 16-11, 17-11, 18-11, 18-12, 18-13, 19-13, 20-13, 20-14, 21-14, 22-14, 22-15, 23-15, 24-15, 25-15, 26-15, 26-16, 27-16, 27-17, 28-17, 28-18, 28-19, 29-19, 29-20, 30-20, 31-20, , , , , , , , , ,
    Pulman
    Rea
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    87, 82, 63, 60, 58, 50, 50
    89, 68, 60, 52, 52
    Points Scored
    3165
    2628
    5793
    Avg. points/frame
    51.89
    43.08
    94.97
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Pulman 3 2 - 2 - - 7
    Rea 2 2 - 1 - - 5