– 5 2 . ▁Davis ▁also ▁made ▁the ▁highest ▁break ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁with ▁ 1 0 9 . ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁ ▁Main ▁draw ▁S ources : ▁ ▁Qual ifying ▁All ▁qual ifying ▁matches ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁B urr ough es ▁Hall ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁first - round ▁matches ▁were ▁held ▁from ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁match ▁Sydney ▁Lee ▁conced ed ▁his ▁match ▁to ▁John ▁Pul man ▁before ▁the ▁second ▁day ' s ▁play ▁because ▁of ▁an ▁abs cess ▁on ▁his ▁neck . ▁Pul man ▁was ▁leading ▁ 8 – 2 ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁day . ▁Only ▁ 1 0 ▁frames ▁had ▁been ▁played ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁power ▁cut ▁which ▁cur ta iled ▁the ▁afternoon ▁session ▁to ▁three ▁frames . ▁Con rad ▁Stan bury ▁comfort ably ▁won ▁the ▁second ▁match , ▁against ▁Eric ▁New man , ▁taking ▁a ▁ 1 9 – 5 ▁winning ▁lead ▁after ▁the ▁second ▁day . ▁The ▁third ▁match ▁between ▁Will ie ▁Le igh ▁and ▁Herbert ▁Hol t ▁was ▁very ▁close . ▁Le igh ▁won ▁the ▁final ▁frame ▁ 8 3 – 3 5 ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁match . ▁The ▁final ▁first - round ▁matches ▁between ▁John ▁Bar rie ▁and ▁Herbert ▁Francis ▁was ▁also ▁close . ▁The ▁match ▁was ▁ 1 2 – 1 2 ▁after ▁two ▁days . ▁Bar rie ▁won ▁the ▁match ▁ 1 9 – 1 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁semi - final s ▁were ▁held ▁from ▁ 5 ▁to ▁ 1