1935/1936 Daily Mail Gold Cup

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The 1935/1936 Daily Mail Gold Cup was a professional billiards tournament sponsored by the Daily Mail. It was the second Daily Mail Gold Cup tournament, an event which ran from 1935 to 1940.

Melbourne Inman won the tournament, his first major title in sixteen years, by winning five of his six matches.

Format

The second event had the same format as the first and was played from 30 December 1935 to 21 March 1936. Most of the matches were played at Thurston's Hall in London, England. There were 7 competitors and a total of 21 matches. The 7 competitors were Joe Davis, Tom Newman, Melbourne Inman, Tom Reece, Claude Falkiner, Horace Lindrum and Sidney Smith. The sessions were reduced to 1 hour and 45 minutes rather than the 2 hours in the previous year's event.[1]

Results

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More information Winner, Score ...
WinnerScoreH'capTotalLoserScoreH'capTotalDatesVenue
Joe Davis14,023–14,023Claude Falkiner6,4606,00012,46030 December – 4 JanuaryThurston's Hall, London
Melbourne Inman3,8258,00011,825Tom Newman9,701–9,70130 December – 4 JanuaryThurston's Hall, London
Joe Davis13,019–13,019Sidney Smith7,1034,00011,1036–11 JanuaryThurston's Hall, London
Tom Reece5,1158,50013,615Tom Newman10,402–10,4026–11 JanuaryNewcastle-upon-Tyne
Tom Newman12,452–12,452Claude Falkiner5,3165,25010,56613–18 JanuaryThurston's Hall, London
Sidney Smith10,599–10,599Melbourne Inman3,4875,0008,48713–18 JanuaryLeeds
Tom Reece5,1055,50010,605Sidney Smith10,347–10,34720–25 JanuaryThurston's Hall, London
Horace Lindrum10,092–10,092Claude Falkiner6,6141,0007,61420–25 JanuaryLeeds
Melbourne Inman5,4068,50013,906Joe Davis11,344–11,34427 January – 1 FebruaryThurston's Hall, London
Sidney Smith9,1263,25012,376Tom Newman7,527–7,52727 January – 1 FebruaryNottingham
Tom Newman11,373–11,373Horace Lindrum6,9454,25011,1953–8 FebruaryThurston's Hall, London
Melbourne Inman5,502–5,502Tom Reece4,3805004,8803–8 FebruaryLiverpool
Tom Reece7,8854,00011,885Claude Falkiner8,195–8,19510–15 FebruaryThurston's Hall, London
Sidney Smith9,497–9,497Horace Lindrum7,8225008,32217–22 FebruaryThurston's Hall, London
Tom Newman10,09875010,848Joe Davis9,721–9,72124–29 FebruaryThurston's Hall, London
Horace Lindrum11,382–11,382Tom Reece5,3524,5009,85224–29 FebruaryGlasgow
Melbourne Inman6,0513,5009,551Claude Falkiner7,559–7,5592–7 MarchThurston's Hall, London
Horace Lindrum8,4424,50012,942Joe Davis12,268–12,2682–7 MarchLiverpool
Joe Davis16,026–16,026Tom Reece5,2339,00014,2339–14 MarchThurston's Hall, London
Sidney Smith9,808–9,808Claude Falkiner7,2501,5008,7509–14 MarchLiverpool
Melbourne Inman5,9234,0009,923Horace Lindrum8,880–8,88016–21 MarchThurston's Hall, London
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Table

More information Pos, Player ...
PosPlayerPldWon
1England Melbourne Inman65
2England Sidney Smith64
3England Joe Davis63
England Tom Reece63
Australia Horace Lindrum63
England Tom Newman63
7England Claude Falkiner60
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