1937 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 February–20 March 1937 |
| Venue | Thurston's Hall |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | BACC |
| Highest break |
 Joe Davis (103) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Joe Davis
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| Runner-up |
 Horace Lindrum
|
| Score | 32–29 |
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The 1937 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Thurston's Hall in London, England.
Joe Davis won his eleventh World title by defeating Horace Lindrum 32–29 in the final, despite trailing 13–17 and 19–21 at one point of the match. The highest break of the tournament was 103 made by Joe Davis. It was also the World Championship debut for Fred Davis, the younger brother of Joe.
The BACC introduced qualifying for the first time. If necessary, they would select players from the entrants to play in the qualifying event, the winner to advance to the competition proper. With nine entries, Bill Withers and Fred Davis were chosen to play a qualifying match, the winner to join the main event. The Championship proper was played at Thurston's Hall over a four-week period from 22 February and 20 March.
The first match of the competition proper was between Horace Lindrum and Sydney Lee. Lindrum took an 8–2 on the first day which was extended to 15–5 after two days, just one frame from victory. Lindrum won the first frame on the final day to win the match 16–5. The final score was 20–11.
The second match of the first week was between Willie Smith and Tom Newman. This was a closer contest with the score level at 5–5 after the opening day and Newman taking a 11–9 after the second day. On the final day Newman led 14–13 but Smith won the next two frames to lead 15–14. Newman made a 57 break in the next frame to level the match but Willie Smith won the last frame 85–23 to win the match.
Sidney Smith met Alec Brown in the first match of the second week. The score was level at 5–5 after the opening day but Smith won eight frames on the second day to lead 13–7. Brown won three of the afternoon frames on the final day but still needed to win all six frames in the evening to win the match. Brown won the first evening frame but Sidney Smith won the second by 87–29 to win the match 16–11. The final score was 18–13.
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