1964 Conayes Professional Tournament Explained

Tournament Name:1964 Conayes Professional Tournament
Venue:Rex Williams Snooker Centre
Location:Blackheath
Country:England
Format:Non-ranking event

The 1964 Conayes Professional Tournament was a professional snooker tournament staged at the Rex Williams Snooker Centre in Blackheath from 16 to 21 March 1964. It was the first commercially sponsored professional snooker event since 1960, and was won by John Pulman.[1]

There were four competitors: Pulman, Rex Williams, Jackie Rea, and Fred Davis.[2] It was held as a round-robin, with participants each playing the other competitors twice over five .

Final table

The final standings are shown below.

Position Player
Winner6 5 11911
Runner-up6 4 2 18 12
3.6 2 414 16
4.6 1 5 9 21

Match results

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3–2 [3]
3–2
3–2 [4]
3–2
5–0 [5]
3–2
4–1 [6]
4–1
4–1 [7]
4–1
3–2 [8]
3–2

Notes and References

  1. Book: Morrison, Ian . 1989 . Snooker: records, facts and champions . Guinness Superlatives Ltd . 0851123643 . 8.
  2. News: Everton . Clive . Williams ready for snooker clash . Birmingham Daily Post . 22 September 1964 . 15.
  3. News: Pulman too good for Rea . Birmingham Daily Post . 17 March 1964 . 21.
  4. News: Last frame recovery by Williams . Birmingham Daily Post . 18 March 1964 . 22.
  5. News: Ruthless win for Williams . Birmingham Daily Post . 19 March 1964 . 25.
  6. News: Clear snooker win by Fred Davis . Birmingham Daily Post . 20 March 1964 . 18.
  7. News: Easy win for Fred Davis . Birmingham Daily Post . 21 March 1964 . 22.
  8. News: Pulman top man . Birmingham Daily Post . 23 March 1964 . 24.