| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 October 1953 – 6 March 1954 |
| Final venue | Houldsworth Hall |
| Final city | Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Highest break | Walter Donaldson (121) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Fred Davis (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Walter Donaldson (SCO) |
| Score | 45–26 |
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The 1954 World Professional Match-play Championship was a professional snooker tournament held from 5 October 1953 to 6 March 1954 across various locations in the British Isles. The final was held at Houldsworth Hall in Manchester, England. Fred Davis won his sixth World Snooker Championship title by defeating Walter Donaldson by 45 frames to 26 in the final after securing a winning lead at 36–15. Donaldson compiled a break of 121, the highest of the tournament, on the last day of the final.
There were nine entrants. Rex Williams and Harry Stokes were scheduled to play a preliminary match, with the winner joining the other seven players in the main draw, but Williams retired from the match due to illness. Defending champion Davis defeated Stokes and then John Pulman, to face Donaldson for the eighth consecutive world final. Donaldson had eliminated Kingsley Kennerley and Alec Brown to reach the final. During the final, Donaldson announced his retirement from future world championship events.