 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Panguva iyo World Snooker Championship yakatanga Cope akanga ava nemakore anenge 50 asi akatamba muna 1927uye zviitiko zva1928. Muna 1927 akakunda Alec Mann asati arohwa naJoe Davis 167 mumasemifinal. Muna 1928 akatamba naMann zvakare asi akarasikirwa panguva ino. Mumutambo wake wa1927 achipesana naJoe Davis akarova 60 break iyo yaakazogamuchira chitupa chekuyeuka kubva kuBilliards Association uye Control Council. Kuputsa kwacho kwakaramba kuri kwakanakisisa muWorld Championship kutozosvikira Davis aita 61 mumutambo wokupedzisira wa1929. Cope akafa pakuvamba muna 1930. 