1959 News of the World Snooker Plus Tournament
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 October – 21 November 1959 |
| Venue | Burroughes Hall |
| City | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Total prize fund | £750 |
| Winner's share | £400 |
| Highest break | Template:Flagathlete (117) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Template:Flagicon Joe Davis |
| Runner-up | Template:Flagicon Fred Davis |
← 1958 Last → | |
The 1959 News of the World Snooker Plus Tournament was a professional snooker tournament sponsored by the News of the World. The event was played under the Snooker Plus rules, a variant of snooker with two additional [[Glossary of cue sports terms#template:plain text|colours]] (orange and purple). The tournament was won by Joe Davis with Fred Davis finishing in second place. It was the eleventh and final News of the World Tournament, which ran from 1949/50 to 1959.
Snooker plus
| Colour | Value |
|---|---|
| File:Snooker ball red.png [[Glossary of cue sports terms#template:plain text|Red]] | 1 point |
| File:Snooker ball yellow.png [[Glossary of cue sports terms#template:plain text|Yellow]] | 2 points |
| File:Snooker ball green.png [[Glossary of cue sports terms#template:plain text|Green]] | 3 points |
| File:Snooker ball brown.png [[Glossary of cue sports terms#template:plain text|Brown]] | 4 points |
| File:Snooker ball blue.png [[Glossary of cue sports terms#template:plain text|Blue]] | 5 points |
| File:Snooker ball pink.png [[Glossary of cue sports terms#template:plain text|Pink]] | 6 points |
| File:Snooker ball black.png [[Glossary of cue sports terms#template:plain text|Black]] | 7 points |
| File:Snooker ball orange.png [[Glossary of cue sports terms#template:plain text|Orange]] | 8 points |
| File:Snooker ball purple.png [[Glossary of cue sports terms#template:plain text|Purple]] | 10 points |
Snooker plus was a variant of snooker created by Joe Davis in 1959 with two additional [[Glossary of cue sports terms#template:plain text|colours]], 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 a maximum break of 210 (maximum break of 221 with free ball).[1][2][3] This variant failed to gain popularity but has appeared in some video games such as the World Snooker Championship series.[4]
Format
There were three competitors, Joe Davis, Fred Davis and John 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
Joe Davis made the first century break, 108, on the opening day of the tournament.[2]
Joe Davis made sure of victory by beating John Pulman in the penultimate match.[5] Fred Davis lost 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Joe Davis | 6 | 5 | 83 | £400 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Fred Davis | 6 | 2 | 72 | £250 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon John Pulman | 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).
Century breaks
The following century breaks were made at the tournament.[14]
- 117, 115, 108 – Joe Davis
- 112, 104 – John Pulman
- 112 – Fred Davis
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Definitions of terms used in Snooker and English Billiards (search for snooker plus)". snookergames.co.uk. Snooker Games. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Snooker Plus". The Glasgow Herald. 27 October 1959. p. 10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."J Davis launches Snooker Plus". The Times. 27 October 1959. p. 17.
- ^ Word Snooker Championship 2005 (French) at jeuxvideo.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Snooker Plus". The Glasgow Herald. 20 November 1959. p. 6.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Snooker Plus". The Glasgow Herald. 23 November 1959. p. 10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Snooker Plus". The Glasgow Herald. 28 October 1959. p. 11.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Snooker Plus". The Glasgow Herald. 30 October 1959. p. 10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Snooker Plus". The Glasgow Herald. 2 November 1959. p. 10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Snooker". The Times. 11 November 1959. p. 17.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Snooker Plus". The Times. 13 November 1959. p. 17.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Snooker Plus". The Times. 16 November 1959. p. 17.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Snooker Plus". The Glasgow Herald. 18 November 1959. p. 11.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Joe Davis wins Snooker Plus tournament in a canter". The Billiard Player. Billiards Association and Control Council. December 1959. p. 11.
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