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1940 World Snooker Championship

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1940 World Snooker Championship

Summary

1940 World Snooker Championship is a snooker tournament[1]. It draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (snooker_tournament category, ranking #91 of 781).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1940 World Snooker Championship won the Joe Davis[3].
  • 1940 World Snooker Championship is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • 1940 World Snooker Championship's instance of is recorded as snooker tournament[5].
  • 1940 World Snooker Championship's instance of is recorded as recurring sporting event edition[6].
  • 1940 World Snooker Championship followed 1939 World Snooker Championship[7].
  • 1940 World Snooker Championship was followed by 1946 World Snooker Championship[8].
  • 1940 World Snooker Championship took place at Thurston's Hall[9].
  • The location of 1940 World Snooker Championship was London[10].
  • 1940 World Snooker Championship is part of World Snooker Championship[11].
  • 1940 World Snooker Championship's sport is recorded as snooker[12].
  • 1940 World Snooker Championship involved {'amount': '+9'} participants[13].
  • 1940 World Snooker Championship's century breaks is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[14].
  • 1940 World Snooker Championship's highest break is recorded as {'amount': '+101'}[15].

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When and Where

Recorded location include Thurston's Hall[9] and London[10]. 1940 World Snooker Championship is in the country of United Kingdom[4].

Context

1940 World Snooker Championship is part of World Snooker Championship[11]. Recorded instance of include snooker tournament[5] and recurring sporting event edition[6]. It followed 1939 World Snooker Championship[7]. It was followed by 1946 World Snooker Championship[8].

Participants

1940 World Snooker Championship involved {'amount': '+9'} participants[13].

Why It Matters

1940 World Snooker Championship draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (snooker_tournament category, ranking #91 of 781).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

FAQs

What awards did 1940 World Snooker Championship receive?

Honors received include Joe Davis[3].

Related Entities

Joe Davis London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Country → United Kingdom
    Century breaks → {'amount': '+2'}
    Follows → 1939 World Snooker Championship
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