1952 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 February–8 March 1952 |
| Venue | Houldsworth Hall |
| City | Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | BACC |
| Highest break | Not known |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Horace Lindrum
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| Runner-up |
 Clark McConachy
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| Score | 94–49 |
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The 1952 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held between Monday 25 February and Saturday 8 March 1952 at the Houldsworth Hall in Manchester, England.
There were only two entrants, Australian Horace Lindrum and New Zealander Clark McConachy, following a dispute between the Professional Billiards Players' Association (PBPA) and the Billiards Association and Control Council (BACC). The BACC thought the championship was primarily about honour, and financial consideration should come second. The PBPA established an alternative 'world championship' called the PBPA Snooker Championship. Lindrum won the 145-frame match comfortably, taking a winning 73–37 lead early on the 10th day.
McConachy had played in 1951/1952 News of the World Snooker Tournament from September 1951 to January 1952. This was the annual round-robin handicap tournament played by the leading professionals. McConachy had performed badly, losing all 8 matches and winning an average of 11 frames in each 37 frame match. He lost all three matches he played on level terms, 27–10 to Albert Brown, 29–8 to John Pulman and 26–11 to Sidney Smith. He lost 26–11 to Joe Davis, despite receiving a 21-point start in each frame.
On 19 February, the Tuesday before the final, McConachy had scored one of the early snooker maximum breaks in a practice frame at the Beaufort Club in London. An official of the BACC later examined the table and found it slightly over the standard size and so the break was not accepted as official. At the time Joe Davis held the record for the highest official break of 146.
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