1952 World Snooker Championship

1952 World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates	25 February – 8 March 1952
Venue	Houldsworth Hall
City	Manchester
Country	England
Organisation	BACC
Final
Champion	Horace Lindrum (AUS)
Runner-up	Clark McConachy (NZL)
Score	94–49
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Houldsworth Hall

Location within Manchester

The 1952 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held between 25 February and 8 March 1952 at Houldsworth Hall, in Manchester, England. The event featured only two entrants – Australian Horace Lindrum and New Zealander Clark McConachy. Due to a dispute between the Professional Billiards Players' Association (PBPA) and the Billiards Association and Control Council (BACC), most players withdrew from the event. The BACC thought the championship was primarily about honour, and financial consideration should come second, whilst the PBPA disagreed. The PBPA established an alternative 'world championship' called the PBPA Snooker Championship which would later become the official world championship as the World Professional Match-play Championship.

The competition was played as one continual match, held over 145 frames. Lindrum won the match, taking a winning 73–37 lead early on the 10th day and won 94–49. In winning the event, Lindrum became the first player from outside Britain and Ireland to gain victory in the tournament. The status of the event is debated, with some historians not considering Lindrum a true World Champion due to the field of just two players.