1959 News of the World Snooker Plus Tournament information
Snooker variant tournament
News of the World Tournament
Tournament information
Dates
26 October – 21 November 1959 (1959-10-26 – 1959-11-21)
Venue
Burroughes Hall
City
London
Country
United Kingdom
Total prize fund
£750
Winner's share
£400
Final
Champion
Joe Davis
Runner-up
Fred Davis
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Snooker 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.
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