1959 News of the World Snooker Plus Tournament

The 1959 News of the World Snooker Plus Tournament was a professional snooker tournament sponsored by the News of the World. The event was played under the Snooker Plus rules, a variant of snooker with two additional colours (orange and purple). The tournament was won by Joe Davis with Fred Davis finishing in second place. It was the eleventh and final News of the World Tournament, which ran from 1949/50 to 1959.

News of the World Tournament
Tournament information
Dates26 October–21 November 1959
VenueBurroughes Hall
CityLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom
FormatVariant
Total prize fund£750
Winner's share£400
Final
Champion Joe Davis
Runner-up Fred Davis
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Snooker plus

Snooker plus was a variant of snooker created by Joe Davis in 1959 with two additional colours, orange (8 points) and purple (10 points). The orange spot was midway between the pink and blue, while the purple spot was midway between the brown and blue. If a frame ended in a tie, the purple was re-spotted on the black spot. The extra colours allowed a maximum break of 210.[1][2][3] This variant failed to gain popularity but has appeared in some video games such as the World Snooker Championship series.[4]

Format

There were three competitors, Joe Davis, Fred Davis and John Pulman, competing for prize money of £750. Matches were of 25 frames over two days. Each played the other, three times. All matches were played in Burroughes Hall, London.

Results
Snooker plus table layout
ColourValue
Red1 point
Yellow2 points
Green3 points
Brown4 points
Blue5 points
Pink6 points
Black7 points
Orange8 points
Purple10 points

Joe Davis made the first century break, 108, on the opening day of the tournament.[2]

Joe Davis made sure of victory by beating John Pulman in the penultimate match.[5] Fred Davis lost the last match 13–12 but he had needed to win only 11 frames to finish in second place ahead of Pulman.[6]

WinnerScoreLoserDatesRef
Joe Davis17–8Fred Davis26–27 October[7]
John Pulman15–10Fred Davis28–29 October[8]
Joe Davis14–11John Pulman30–31 October[9]
John Pulman14–11Fred Davis9–10 November[10]
Joe Davis15–10John Pulman11–12 November[11]
Fred Davis15–10Joe Davis13–14 November[12]
Fred Davis16–9John Pulman16–17 November[13]
Joe Davis14–11John Pulman18–19 November[5]
Joe Davis13–12Fred Davis20–21 November[6]

Table

PosPlayerPldMWFWPrize
1 Joe Davis6583£400
2 Fred Davis6272£250
3 John Pulman6270£100

The positions were determined firstly by the number of matches won (MW) and, in the event of a tie, the number of frames won (FW).

References
  1. "Definitions of terms used in Snooker and English Billiards (search for snooker plus)". snookergames.co.uk. Snooker Games. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  2. "Snooker Plus". The Glasgow Herald. 27 October 1959. p. 10.
  3. "J Davis launches Snooker Plus". The Times. 27 October 1959. p. 17.
  4. Word Snooker Championship 2005 (French) at jeuxvideo.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  5. "Snooker Plus". The Glasgow Herald. 20 November 1959. p. 6.
  6. "Snooker Plus". The Glasgow Herald. 23 November 1959. p. 10.
  7. "Snooker Plus". The Glasgow Herald. 28 October 1959. p. 11.
  8. "Snooker Plus". The Glasgow Herald. 30 October 1959. p. 10.
  9. "Snooker Plus". The Glasgow Herald. 2 November 1959. p. 10.
  10. "Snooker". The Times. 11 November 1959. p. 17.
  11. "Snooker Plus". The Times. 13 November 1959. p. 17.
  12. "Snooker Plus". The Times. 16 November 1959. p. 17.
  13. "Snooker Plus". The Glasgow Herald. 18 November 1959. p. 11.
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