1948 World Snooker Championship

World Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Dates	9 February – 1 May 1948 (1948-02-09 – 1948-05-01)
Final venue	Leicester Square Hall
Final city	London
Country	England
Organisation	Billiards Association and Control Council
Highest break	Fred Davis (ENG) (109)
Final
Champion	Fred Davis (ENG)
Runner-up	Walter Donaldson (SCO)
Score	84–61
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The 1948 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 9 March to 1 May 1948. It was an edition of the World Snooker Championship first held in 1927. A qualifying event with eight participants was held from 1 to 13 December 1947 at Burroughes Hall and was won by John Pulman, who joined seven other players in the main event.

The final was held at Leicester Square Hall in London, England, from 19 April to 1 May 1948. For the second year running the final was contested by Fred Davis and Walter Donaldson. Davis won his first World title by defeating Donaldson 84 frames to 61 in the final, having already reached a winning margin at 73–52. Davis also made the highest break of the tournament, 109.