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Carpenter was born on 31 August 1887, to English parents,{{efn|Riso Levi (1931) states that Carpenter was English, as his parents were. Other sources state that Carpenter was Welsh}} at [[Newport, Wales]], and later lived in [[Cardiff]]. He started playing [[English billiards]] at the age of seven, and made a {{cuegloss|century}} break at the age of ten.<ref name="Levi1931">{{cite book|author=Riso Levi|title=Billiards in the Twentieth Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pcl8CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT43|date=9 January 2013|publisher=Read Books Limited|isbn=978-1-4474-8668-8|pages=43–|origyear=1931.}}</ref> |
Carpenter was born on 31 August 1887, to English parents,{{efn|Riso Levi (1931) states that Carpenter was English, as his parents were. Other sources state that Carpenter was Welsh}} at [[Newport, Wales]], and later lived in [[Cardiff]]. He started playing [[English billiards]] at the age of seven, and made a {{cuegloss|century}} break at the age of ten.<ref name="Levi1931">{{cite book|author=Riso Levi|title=Billiards in the Twentieth Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pcl8CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT43|date=9 January 2013|publisher=Read Books Limited|isbn=978-1-4474-8668-8|pages=43–|origyear=1931.}}</ref> |
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He won the Welsh professional billiards title in 1913, beating Arthur Llewellin by 4 |
He won the Welsh professional billiards title in 1913, beating Arthur Llewellin by 4,084 points in a match of 9,000-up. Llewellin had held the title for 22 years.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line |title=New Welsh billiards champion |work=Pall Mall Gazette |page=15 |date=27 January 1913 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]. Retrieved 6 December 2019.}}</ref> Carpenter held the title until 1939, when he resigned it. In his 26 year reign as champion, he went 23 years without challenge.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line |title=(Untitled article) |work=Western Mail |page=4 |date=17 February 1939 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]. Retrieved 6 December 2019.}} </ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line |title=Billiards: new Welsh champion |work=Western Mail |page=4 |date=19 May 1947 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]. Retrieved 6 December 2019.}} </ref> |
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Carpenter reached the semi-final of the inaugural professional [[1927 World Snooker Championship|World Snooker Championship in 1927]].<ref name=EUROS>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/on-this-week_sto2047577/story.shtml |title=On this week |last=Turner |first=Chris |publisher=Eurosport|date=31 August 2009 |website=eurosport.com |access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref> He also reached the 1928 [[World Billiards Championship (English billiards)|World billiards championship]] semi-final.<ref name=EUROS /> |
Carpenter reached the semi-final of the inaugural professional [[1927 World Snooker Championship|World Snooker Championship in 1927]].<ref name=EUROS>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/on-this-week_sto2047577/story.shtml |title=On this week |last=Turner |first=Chris |publisher=Eurosport|date=31 August 2009 |website=eurosport.com |access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref> He also reached the 1928 [[World Billiards Championship (English billiards)|World billiards championship]] semi-final.<ref name=EUROS /> |
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| Born | 31 August 1887 Newport, Wales |
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| Sport country | England |
Tom Carpenter (born 31 August 1887 - date of death unknown) was an English player of English billiards and snooker.
Biography
Carpenter was born on 31 August 1887, to English parents,[a] at Newport, Wales, and later lived in Cardiff. He started playing English billiards at the age of seven, and made a century break at the age of ten.[1]
He won the Welsh professional billiards title in 1913, beating Arthur Llewellin by 4,084 points in a match of 9,000-up. Llewellin had held the title for 22 years.[2] Carpenter held the title until 1939, when he resigned it. In his 26 year reign as champion, he went 23 years without challenge.[3][4]
Carpenter reached the semi-final of the inaugural professional World Snooker Championship in 1927.[5] He also reached the 1928 World billiards championship semi-final.[5]
Carpenter once played Joe Davis in a 7,000-up game of billiards and lost by a single point.[1]
He coached Thelma Carpenter (no relation), who won multiple billiards titles.[6]
Note
- ^ Riso Levi (1931) states that Carpenter was English, as his parents were. Other sources state that Carpenter was Welsh
References
- ^ a b Riso Levi (9 January 2013) [1931.]. Billiards in the Twentieth Century. Read Books Limited. pp. 43–. ISBN 978-1-4474-8668-8.
- ^ {{cite news |author=