Davis took the title 30–19[18] and set a new record with a break of ninety-nine, missing out on his century after he snookered himself.[19] There were five entries in 1933 including forty-seven-year-old Willie Smith who entered for the first time and met Joe Davis in the final. Smith had won the World Billiards Championship twice. The match was played at Davis's own snooker hall in Chesterfield.