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1956 Professional Matchplay Championship

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Summary

1956 Professional Matchplay Championship is a snooker tournament[1]. It draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (snooker_tournament category, ranking #109 of 781).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1956 Professional Matchplay Championship won the Fred Davis[3].
  • 1956 Professional Matchplay Championship is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • 1956 Professional Matchplay Championship's instance of is recorded as snooker tournament[5].
  • 1956 Professional Matchplay Championship followed 1955 Professional Matchplay Championship[6].
  • 1956 Professional Matchplay Championship was followed by 1957 Professional Matchplay Championship[7].
  • The location of 1956 Professional Matchplay Championship was Blackpool Tower[8].
  • The location of 1956 Professional Matchplay Championship was Blackpool[9].
  • 1956 Professional Matchplay Championship is part of World Snooker Championship[10].
  • 1956 Professional Matchplay Championship's sport is recorded as snooker[11].
  • 1956 Professional Matchplay Championship involved {'amount': '+4'} participants[12].
  • 1956 Professional Matchplay Championship's highest break is recorded as {'amount': '+141'}[13].

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When and Where

Recorded location include Blackpool Tower[8] and Blackpool[9]. 1956 Professional Matchplay Championship is in the country of United Kingdom[4].

Context

1956 Professional Matchplay Championship is part of World Snooker Championship[10]. Its instance of is recorded as snooker tournament[5]. It followed 1955 Professional Matchplay Championship[6]. It was followed by 1957 Professional Matchplay Championship[7].

Participants

1956 Professional Matchplay Championship involved {'amount': '+4'} participants[12].

Why It Matters

1956 Professional Matchplay Championship draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (snooker_tournament category, ranking #109 of 781).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

FAQs

What awards did 1956 Professional Matchplay Championship receive?

Honors received include Fred Davis[3].

Related Entities

Blackpool 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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Point in time: 1956, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1781634732645"
  2. 21w ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest break → {'amount': '+141'}
    Followed by → 1957 Professional Matchplay Championship
    Follows → 1955 Professional Matchplay Championship
    Location → Blackpool Tower, Blackpool
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Instance of: recurring sporting event edition, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779629947898"
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