This was an additional adjustment to be made after each match (a number of frames) which was kept secret until the end of the tournament.

[1] It seems that the handicapper decided to make no adjustments since the final table simply reflects the actual results.

Melbourne Inman, the six-time world billiards champion now in his late fifties, struggled, despite receiving the most generous handicap.

[2] During the tournament Sidney Smith scored a record 133 break, becoming the first player to make a total clearance in snooker competition.

Smith then made the total clearance which included the 15 reds with six blacks, six pinks, two blues, a green and then all the colours.