Alec Brown (snooker player)

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Born | 27 May 1908 London, England |
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Died | 3 September 1995 (aged 87) Plymouth, Devon, England |
Sport country | ![]() |
Professional | 1936–1955 |
Tournament wins | |
Non-ranking | 4 |
Alexander Edward Brown (27 May 1908 – 3 September 1995) was one of the leading professional snooker players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s.[1] Brown was a former speedway driver.
He was born in London,[1] the son of Alexander Brown, a professional billiards player.
Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament |
1935/ 36 |
1936/ 37 |
1937/ 38 |
1938/ 39 |
1939/ 40 |
1945/ 46 |
1946/ 47 |
1947/ 48 |
1948/ 49 |
1949/ 50 |
1950/ 51 |
1951/ 52 |
1952/ 53 |
1953/ 54 |
1954/ 55 |
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Daily Mail Gold Cup[nb 1][nb 2] |
NH |
A |
4 |
1 |
1 |
Tournament Not Held |
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Sunday Empire News Tournament[nb 1] |
Tournament Not Held |
A |
Tournament Not Held |
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News of the World Snooker Tournament[nb 1] |
Tournament Not Held |
LQ |
1 |
8 |
5 |
? |
? |
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Sporting Record Masters' Tournament[nb 1] |
Tournament Not Held |
A |
Tournament Not Held |
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World Championship |
SF |
QF |
QF |
SF |
QF |
QF |
QF |
QF |
QF |
QF |
A |
A |
Not Held |
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Professional Matchplay Championship |
Tournament Not Held |
QF |
QF |
SF |
SF |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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LQ |
lost in the qualifying draw |
#R/N |
lost in the early rounds of the tournament (N = position in round-robin event) |
QF |
lost in the quarter-finals |
SF |
lost in the semi-finals |
F |
lost in the final |
W |
won the tournament |
DNQ |
did not qualify for the tournament |
A |
did not participate in the tournament |
WD |
withdrew from the tournament |
NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. |
^ abcd Round-robin handicap tournament
^ Billiards event before 1936/37 season
Tournament wins
No. |
Event |
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1. | 1938/1939 Daily Mail Gold Cup |
2. | 1939/1940 Daily Mail Gold Cup |
3. | 1950/1951 News of the World Tournament Qualifying Event |
4. | 1950/1951 News of the World Tournament |
References
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