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    • 1927 World Championship

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Non-ranking
    Season: 1926-1927
    Dates: November 29th 1926 - May 12th 1927
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: England Camkins Hall, Birmingham, England
    Sponsor: None
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 1 1 - - - - 2
    Frame rate 159 159 - - - - 79.5
    Note: This is the inaugural edition of this world championship.
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    4 6 10
    Matches: 9
    Frames: 159
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 0 0
    Prize fund: GBP 6
    Points scored: 14,096

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    Final
    England Joe Davis
    20 (39) 11
    England Tom Dennis
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1927-05-09 - 05-12
    Referee
    England William A Camkin
    Frame scores
    65-42; 81-48; 75-44; 74-36; 78-37; 76-43; 51-49; 30-80; 68-49; 43-56; 78(57)-32; 54-26; 28-76; 40-76; 83-26; 91-32; 91-27; 30-77; 42-36; 29-77; 82-35; 54-58; 80-34; 55-77; 89-14; 37-54; 32-108; 108-16; 65-48; 23-82; 74-54
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0, 7-0, 7-1, 8-1, 8-2, 9-2, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 11-4, 12-4, 13-4, 13-5, 14-5, 14-6, 15-6, 15-7, 16-7, 16-8, 17-8, 17-9, 17-10, 18-10, 19-10, 19-11, 20-11
    Davis
    Dennis
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    57
    Points Scored
    1906
    1549
    3455
    Avg. points/frame
    61.48
    49.97
    111.45
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis 1 - - - - - 1
    Dennis - - - - - - 0
    Semi-final
    England Joe Davis
    16 (23) 7
    England Albert Cope
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1927-01-31 - 02-02
    Frame scores
    91-30; 67-41; 92-25; 59-58; 42-63; 86-18; 69-56; 88-11; 64-37; 45-42; 36-31; 22-94; 41-43; 36-70; 99-13; 100-58; 118-19; 69-34; 31-85; 92-27; 24-87(60); 85-25; 37-76
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1, 8-1, 9-1, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 11-4, 12-4, 13-4, 14-4, 14-5, 15-5, 15-6, 16-6, 16-7
    Davis
    Cope
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    60, 10
    Points Scored
    1493
    1043
    2536
    Avg. points/frame
    64.91
    45.35
    110.26
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis - - - - - - 0
    Cope - 1 - - - - 1
    Semi-final
    England Tom Dennis
    12 (23) 10
    England Tom Carpenter
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1927-04-20 - 04-22
    Frame scores
    56-32; 17-107; 20-94; 84-14; 64-49; 54-42; 24-78; 24-82; 43-29; 75-59; 84-31; 50-45; 68-32; 67-40; 24-68; 27-70; 46-59; 28-80; 72-40; 40-54; 64-37; 53-26
    Match progress
    , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3
    Dennis
    Carpenter
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    1084
    1168
    2252
    Avg. points/frame
    49.27
    53.09
    102.36
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Dennis - - - - - - 0
    Carpenter - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    England Tom Carpenter
    8 (15) 3
    England Melbourne Inman
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1927-03-14 - 03-19
    Frame scores
    74-19; 51-17; 41-47; 63-29; 67-28; 69-26; 64-51; 38-72; 50-40; 40-54; 64-57
    Match progress
    , , , , , , , 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2
    Carpenter
    Inman
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    621
    440
    1061
    Avg. points/frame
    56.45
    40
    96.45
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Carpenter - - - - - - 0
    Inman - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    England Albert Cope
    8 (15) 6
    England Alec Mann
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1927-01-05 - 01-06
    Frame scores
    45-65; 2-95; 19-72; 32-86; 51-96; 95-14; 41-55; 74-11; 56-51; 51-48; 61-32; 76-36; 77-39; 106-13
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 0-4, 0-5, 1-5, 1-6, 2-6, 3-6, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6
    Cope
    Mann
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    786
    713
    1499
    Avg. points/frame
    56.14
    50.93
    107.07
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Cope - - - - - - 0
    Mann - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    England Joe Davis
    10 (15) 5
    England Joe Brady
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1926-12-29 - 12-30
    Frame scores
    83-10; no scores recorded for 14 frames
    Match progress
    1-0, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
    Davis
    Brady
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    83
    10
    93
    Avg. points/frame
    5.53
    0.67
    6.2
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis - - - - - - 0
    Brady - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    England Tom Dennis
    8 (15) 7
    England Fred Lawrence
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1926-12-09 - 12-10
    Referee
    England A Shearstone
    Frame scores
    no scores recorded for 8 frames; 57-66; 61-54; 41-51; 29-63; no scores recorded for 2 frames
    Match progress
    , , , , , , , , 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, ,
    Dennis
    Lawrence
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    188
    234
    422
    Avg. points/frame
    12.53
    15.6
    28.13
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Dennis - - - - - - 0
    Lawrence - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    England Tom Carpenter
    10 (15) 5
    Scotland Nat Butler
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1926-12-31 - 01-01
    Frame scores
    73-17; 15-72; 29-59; 60-24; 47-36; 66-53; 60-57; 65-26; 40-49; 66-23; 60-16; 66-33; 50-35; 39-60; 24-63
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 6-3, 7-3, 8-3, 9-3, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5
    Carpenter
    Butler
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    760
    623
    1383
    Avg. points/frame
    50.67
    41.53
    92.2
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Carpenter - - - - - - 0
    Butler - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    England Melbourne Inman
    8 (15) 5
    England Tom Newman
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1926-11-29 - 12-07
    Frame scores
    97-23; 80-15; 51-72; 30-76; 17-79; 59-50; 48-67; 60-73; 59-57; 49-31; 53-42; 57-46; 64-40
    Match progress
    1-0, , 1-1, , 1-2, 2-2, , 2-3, , , 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
    Inman
    Newman
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    724
    671
    1395
    Avg. points/frame
    55.69
    51.62
    107.31
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Inman - - - - - - 0
    Newman - - - - - - 0