| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 January – 10 March 1956 |
| Final venue | Tower Circus |
| Final city | Blackpool |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Professional Billiards Players' Association |
| Highest break |  Rex Williams (ENG) (141) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Fred Davis (ENG) |
| Runner-up | John Pulman (ENG) |
| Score | 38–35 |
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The 1956 World Professional Match-play Championship was a snooker tournament that took place from 9 January to 10 March 1956 with the final being held at the Tower Circus in Blackpool, England from 5 to 10 March. Fred Davis won his eighth and last world snooker title by defeating John Pulman by 38 frames to 35 in the final. Pulman led 31–29 going into the last day of the final on 10 March, but Davis won 8 of the first 10 frames on that day to take a winning lead of 37–33. The event, organised by the Professional Billiards Players' Association, is now recognised as an edition of the World Snooker Championship.
There were four participants. Rex Williams made the highest break of the tournament with 141, a championship record, in frame 48 of his semi-final match against Fred Davis in Aston. Pulman defeated Jackie Rea in the other semi-final, which was held in Belfast.