1935 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–27 April 1935 |
| Venue | Thurston's Hall |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | BACC |
| Highest break |
 Joe Davis (110) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Joe Davis
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| Runner-up |
Willie Smith
|
| Score | 28–21 |
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The 1935 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Thurston's Hall in London, England. The 1935 Championship introduced a number of significant changes. It was the first Championship to incorporate "world" in its name, being called the World's Professional Snooker Championship. There was also a change in the organisation of the event with the matches being played consecutively at the same venue. Previously the draw for the event was made early in the season and the players made their own arrangements about the dates and venue.
Joe Davis won his ninth World title by defeating Willie Smith 25–20 in the final. Davis recorded the first century break in the history of the World Championship, a 110 in his semi-final match against Tom Newman.
From July to November 1934, Davis had been in Australia and from 29 October to 6 November he played an 81-frame match against Horace Lindrum which was reported as being the unofficial world championship. Davis won comfortably, taking a winning 41–22 lead. The match ended 46–29.
In late June and early July 1934, Joe Davis had travelled to Australia to play in the World Billiards Championship. Davis left Tilbury on 26 June and started his tour playing Clark McConachy in an exhibition billiards match in Sydney starting on 9 July. Davis received a bye to the final of the Billiards Championship and played Walter Lindrum, the defending Champion, in Melbourne, from 14 to 27 October. Walter Lindrum won a close match 23,553–22,678.
Davis had been due to leave Australia on 30 October but accepted an offer of a snooker match against Horace Lindrum, delaying his departure until 7 November. An 81-frame snooker match was arranged to be played at the Tivoli Billiard Theatre, Bourke Street, Melbourne from 29 October to 6 November with two sessions of five frames played each day. Davis insisted on using the same table that had been used for the World Billiards Championship final. The match was reported as being the unofficial world championship.
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