World Snooker Championship 1930
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The 1930 World Snooker Championship
snooker
tournament was played in various location throughout the season, with final being held at the Thurston's Hall, London
, England
.
Joe Davis
won his fourth World title, by defeating Tom Dennis
25–12 in the final. The highest break of the tournament was 79 made by Davis.
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England...
snooker
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
tournament was played in various location throughout the season, with final being held at the Thurston's Hall, London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Joe Davis
Joe Davis
Joe Davis, OBE was a British professional player of snooker and English billiards....
won his fourth World title, by defeating Tom Dennis
Tom Dennis
Tom Dennis was an English professional snooker and English billiards player.Dennis reached the finale of the World Championship in 1927, 1929, 1930 and 1931 but was beaten every time by Joe Davis. The closest Dennis came to defeating Davis was in the 1931 tournament, when the pair were the only...
25–12 in the final. The highest break of the tournament was 79 made by Davis.