1929 World Snooker Championship

1929 World Snooker Championship
Tournament dates
Tournament format:	Knockout
Playing time:	1928/29
Association:	BACC
Tournament details
Attendees:	5
Defending champion:	Joe Davis
Winner:	Joe Davis
2nd finalist:	Tom Dennis
Final venue:	Lounge Billiard Hall , Nottingham , England
Prize money:	-
Frames in the final:	Best of 37
Records
Highest Break:	61 ( Joe Davis )
← 1928	1930 →

The 1929 World Snooker Championship took place at various venues during the season. The final was played in March 1929 at Lounge Billiard Hall in Nottingham , England .

The field of participants consisted of only 5 players. Defending champion was Joe Davis who was also the third time winner after 1927 and 1928. The trophy was presented by Tinsley Lindley on behalf of the BACC . For the first time the world championship was held in the back room of the pub that belonged to Tom Dennis . Playing on his own table didn't help Dennis, however. He lost the final 14:19 to Davis.

Venues

date	player	venue
17.-22. December 1928	Tom Dennis vs. Kelsall Prince	Town Hall , Loughborough
21.-24. January 1929	Fred Lawrence vs. Alec man	Camcins Hall , Birmingham
27.-30. January 1929	Joe Davis vs. Fred Lawrence	Camcins Hall , Birmingham
4th-7th March 1929	Joe Davis vs. Tom Dennis	Lounge Billiard Hall , Nottingham

Main round

	Round 1 best of 25 frames				Semi-final best of 25 frames				Final Best of 37 frames
					Joe Davis	13
					Fred Lawrence	10
	Alec man	12
	Fred Lawrence	13
									Joe Davis	19th
									Tom Dennis	14th
					Tom Dennis	14th
					Kelsall Prince	6th

final

Final: Best of 37 Frames Lounge Billiard Hall , Nottingham , England , 4th – 7th March 1929
Joe Davis	19 : 14	Tom Dennis
Day 1 - March 4, 1929 : 70 : 34, 57: 58 , 95 : 4, 68 : 56, 71 : 24, 92 : 54, 47: 56 , 80 : 54
Day 2 - March 5, 1929 : 64 : 48, 83 : 22, 32: 59 , 29: 50 , 52: 63 , 75 : 29, 38: 68 , 105 : 15
Day 3 - March 6, 1929 : 73 : 51, 51: 62 , 50: 62 , 44: 81 , 73 : 41, 59 : 34, 100 : 42, 24: 50
Day 4 - March 7, 1929 : 56: 57 , 52 : 41, 45: 78 , 87 : 18, 98 : 16, 82 : 45, 63 : 32, 41: 61 , 38: 70

Highest breaks

Joe Davis	61, 46, 45
Tom Dennis	43, 35, 28

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} World Championship Breaks Board 1927-1931 ( Memento from May 17, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Archive on Global Snooker. Retrieved April 4, 2012
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} World Championship 1929 ( Memento from February 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Archive on Global Snooker. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
3. ^ Chris Turner: World Professional Championship . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
4. ↑ List of World Snooker Champions.Retrieved April 14, 2012