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.
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.