1959 News of the World Snooker Plus Tournament
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 26 October – 21 November 1959 |
Venue | Burroughes Hall |
City | London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Total prize fund | £750 |
Winner's share | £400 |
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The1959 News of the World Snooker Plus Tournamentwas a professionalsnookertournament sponsored by theNews of the World.The event was played under theSnooker Plusrules, a variant of snooker with two additionalcolours(orange and purple). The tournament was won byJoe DaviswithFred Davisfinishing in second place. It was the eleventh and finalNews of the World Tournament,which ran from 1949/50 to 1959.
Snooker plus
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1 point |
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2 points |
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3 points |
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4 points |
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5 points |
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6 points |
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7 points |
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8 points |
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10 points |
Snooker pluswas a variant of snooker created byJoe Davisin 1959 with two additionalcolours,orange (8 points) and purple (10 points). The orange spot was midway between the pink and blue, while the purple spot was midway between the brown and blue. If a frame ended in a tie, the purple was re-spotted on the black spot. The extra colours allowed amaximum breakof 210.[1][2][3]This variant failed to gain popularity but has appeared in some video games such as theWorld Snooker Championshipseries.[4]
Format
[edit]There were three competitors,Joe Davis,Fred DavisandJohn Pulman,competing for prize money of £750. Matches were of 25 frames over two days. Each played the other, three times. All matches were played in Burroughes Hall,London.
Results
[edit]Joe Davismade the first century break, 108, on the opening day of the tournament.[2]
Joe Davismade sure of victory by beatingJohn Pulmanin the penultimate match.[5]Fred Davislost the last match 13–12 but he had needed to win only 11 frames to finish in second place ahead of Pulman.[6]
Winner | Score | Loser | Dates | Ref |
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Joe Davis | 17–8 | Fred Davis | 26–27 October | [7] |
John Pulman | 15–10 | Fred Davis | 28–29 October | [8] |
Joe Davis | 14–11 | John Pulman | 30–31 October | [9] |
John Pulman | 14–11 | Fred Davis | 9–10 November | [10] |
Joe Davis | 15–10 | John Pulman | 11–12 November | [11] |
Fred Davis | 15–10 | Joe Davis | 13–14 November | [12] |
Fred Davis | 16–9 | John Pulman | 16–17 November | [13] |
Joe Davis | 14–11 | John Pulman | 18–19 November | [5] |
Joe Davis | 13–12 | Fred Davis | 20–21 November | [6] |
Table
Pos | Player | Pld | MW | FW | Prize |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 83 | £400 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 72 | £250 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 70 | £100 |
The positions were determined firstly by the number of matches won (MW) and, in the event of a tie, the number of frames won (FW).
References
[edit]- ^"Definitions of terms used in Snooker and English Billiards (search for snooker plus)".snookergames.co.uk.Snooker Games. Archived fromthe originalon 1 February 2014.Retrieved9 April2011.
- ^ab"Snooker Plus".The Glasgow Herald.27 October 1959. p. 10.
- ^"J Davis launches Snooker Plus".The Times.27 October 1959. p. 17.
- ^Word Snooker Championship 2005(French) at jeuxvideo.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ab"Snooker Plus".The Glasgow Herald.20 November 1959. p. 6.
- ^ab"Snooker Plus".The Glasgow Herald.23 November 1959. p. 10.
- ^"Snooker Plus".The Glasgow Herald.28 October 1959. p. 11.
- ^"Snooker Plus".The Glasgow Herald.30 October 1959. p. 10.
- ^"Snooker Plus".The Glasgow Herald.2 November 1959. p. 10.
- ^"Snooker".The Times.11 November 1959. p. 17.
- ^"Snooker Plus".The Times.13 November 1959. p. 17.
- ^"Snooker Plus".The Times.16 November 1959. p. 17.
- ^"Snooker Plus".The Glasgow Herald.18 November 1959. p. 11.