The 1951 World Snooker Championship was a professional

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tournament. The final was held at the

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. For the fifth consecutive year, the final was contested by Fred Davis and

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. Davis won his third World title by defeating Donaldson 58–39 in the final. Donaldson made the highest break of the tournament with 106 in frame 32 of his semi-final match against

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. After defeating the then 42-year-old Sidney Smith — runner-up in the

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and 1939 championships — in the quarter-finals, the 15-year younger

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reached the semi-finals, where he played against the eventual winner Fred Davis, before he retired and gave Davis an early bye into the final.

Schedule

Main draw

Sources:

Qualifying

John Barrie met Sydney Lee at

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from 6 to 8 November. Barrie led 7–5 after the first day and 15–9 after two days. He made a break of 101 on the second evening. He eventually won 23–12. Barrie then met

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on the following three days also at Burroughes Hall. Barrie took an 8–4 lead, increased to a winning 18–6 lead after two days. The final score was 27–8.

References

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