Alec E. Mann was an
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professional
snooker player.
Career
Born in
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...
on 14 November 1902, Mann turned professional in 1926, entering the
1927 World Championship, where he lost his first match 6–8 to Albert Cope after leading 6–1.
The following year, he defeated Cope 14–9 before losing 11–12 to
in the second round; the highest break of the tournament was Mann's 46.
After two first-round exits in 1929 and 1930, Mann did not play competitively again until 1935, when he lost his semi-final match - his first in
that year's tournament, 4–13 to
Willie Smith.
Mann entered the World Championship on three more occasions, but following a 12–23 loss to
Kingsley Kennerley
Kingsley Kennerley (27 December 1913 – 26 June 1982) was an English billiards and snooker player.
Career
In the period from 1937 to 1940 Kennerley enjoyed considerable success as an amateur in both billiards and snooker. He won the English ...
in the 1947 edition, he did not play again.
References
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English snooker players
1902 births
Year of death missing
People from Birmingham, West Midlands