The News of the World Championship was the premium snooker tournament of the 1950s and widely considered as being more important than the snooker world championship due to the involvement of Joe Davis.

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Season
1950	Joe Davis	Sidney Smith	n/a	n/a
1951	Alec Brown	John Pulman	n/a	n/a
1952	Sidney Smith	Albert Brown	n/a	n/a
1953	Joe Davis	Jackie Rea	n/a	n/a
1954	John Pulman	Joe Davis	n/a	n/a
1955	Jackie Rea	Joe Davis	n/a	n/a
1956	Joe Davis	Fred Davis	n/a	n/a
1957	John Pulman	Fred Davis	n/a	n/a
1958	Fred Davis	John Pulman	n/a	n/a
1959	Fred Davis	Joe Davis	n/a	n/a