In the early years of the championship, snooker had been seen, in the professional game, as secondary to billiards but from the mid-1930s snooker dominated. The 1935 Championship introduced some significant changes. It was the first to incorporate "world" in its name, being called the World's Professional Snooker Championship.[23][24] There was also a change in the organisation of the event with the matches being played consecutively at the same venue, Thurston's Hall in London.