Dates 2–6 April 1934 City Nottingham / Kettering Organisation(s) BACC | Venue Lounge Hall / unknown Country England Highest break Joe Davis (70) | |
The 1934 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held partly at the Lounge Hall in Nottingham and then in Kettering. Joe Davis won his eighth World title by defeating Tom Newman 25–22. At one stage Newman led 14–13 but Davis then pulled ahead to lead 24–18 and, although Newman won the next four frames, Davis won the 47th frame to win the Championship.
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Entries were required by 19 February. The heats would be over 25 frames with the final over 49 frames. Only two players entered, Joe Davis and Tom Newman and so only the final was played. The match was played from Monday 2 April to Friday 6 April and was over 49 frames. There were ten frames played each day with five frames in the afternoon and five in the evening (four on the final day). The first three days were held at The Lounge, Shakespeare Street, Nottingham with the final two days being in Kettering.
After the first day the score was level at five frames each. Davis made a break of 70 in the third frame but Newman ended the session 3–2 ahead. Newman won the next two frames to lead 5–2 but Davis took the last three to level the scores, winning the eighth frame 112–0. On the second day Newman won the afternoon session 3–2 and took the first frame in the evening. Davis then won the last four frames to lead 11–9. For the third day in a row Newman won the afternoon session 3–2 and then took the first two in the evening to take the lead 14–13. Davis again finished well, winning the final three frames to lead 16–14 overnight.
On the fourth day Davis won both sessions 3–2 to increase his lead to 22–18. On the final day he took the first two frames to lead 24–18, needing just one frame for victory. Newman, however, took the last three in the afternoon and the first in the evening before Davis won the 47th frame 72–55 to win the championship 25–22.
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