ɹˈiə wʊd ɡˌoʊ wˈʌn bˈɛɾɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ slˈæʃ fˈɪfti fˈaɪv ænd wʊd sᵻkjˈʊɹ ðæt jˈɪɹz ᵻvˈɛnt baɪ wˈɪnɪŋ ˈɔːl hɪz ˈeɪt mˈætʃᵻz, wɪð ɐ tˈæli ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ fɹˈeɪmz wˈʌn ænd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː lˈɔst.
Rea would go one better in 1954/55 and would secure that year's event by winning all his eight matches, with a tally of 174 frames won and 122 lost.