Steve Davis
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Steve Davis, OBE
(born 22 August 1957 in Plumstead
, London) is an English professional snooker
player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships
during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire. He has won 28 ranking events in total, second only to Stephen Hendry
.
Davis' achievements also include three Masters
and a record six UK Championship
titles. In 1988 he became the first player to complete snooker's Triple Crown in a single season. He is also a former four-time World Doubles champion with Tony Meo and won the World Team Classic/World Cup four times with England. In 1982, he became the first player to compile a televised maximum break and is one of four players to have compiled over 300 competitive century breaks. Though he has not won a major tournament since 1997, he continues to play snooker at a high level and reached the quarter-finals at the 2010 World Championship. He was still ranked in the world's top 16 at the age of 50, and after the Antwerp Open
is ranked number 44. Outside of snooker Davis is a known writer, pool and poker
player. He played at the Mosconi Cup
between 1994
and 2004
as a member of Team Europe
, winning the event in 1995
and 2002
, and reached the final table of the 2003 Poker Million
. He was made an MBE in 1998 and an OBE in 2001. He now combines his playing career with his role as an established television analyst and occasional commentator for the BBC
's snooker coverage.
and Stephen Hendry
. , Davis has won a record 80 professional titles from 115 finals, 28 of them in ranking events. His record of six world titles in the modern era has been bettered only by Hendry and no player has yet matched his tally of six UK titles. Davis has also compiled over 300 competitive centuries during his career. In 2011 he was inducted to World Snooker's newly created Hall of Fame along with seven former World Champions.
at the age of 12. He started playing at the Lucania Snooker Club in Romford
, where at the age of 18 the manager of the club brought his talent to the attention of Barry Hearn
, chairman of the Lucania chain of snooker halls. Hearn became Davis' friend and manager. Paid £25 a match by Hearn, Davis toured the country, taking part in challenge matches against established professionals such as Ray Reardon
, John Spencer
and Alex Higgins
. Around this time he was given the nickname "Nugget" because, according to Hearn, "you could put your case of money on him and you knew you were going to get paid."
Davis won the English Under-19 Billiards Championship in 1976. One of his last wins as an amateur was against another future professional Tony Meo in the final of the Pontin's Spring Open of 1978. A year later he successfully defended his title, this time defeating another of his future rivals, Jimmy White
, 7–4 in the final. Davis turned professional on 17 September 1978 and made his professional television debut on Pot Black
, where he played against Fred Davis. He made his World Championship debut in 1979, losing 11–13 to Dennis Taylor
in the first round.
en route, before losing to Alex Higgins. Davis won his first major title in the same year – the UK Championship – during which he beat Griffiths 9–0 in the semi-finals and Higgins 16–6 in the final. This began an 18-month period of dominance. He won the Classic and then the International Masters and English Professional titles in 1981, and became the bookmakers' favourite to win the 1981 World Championship, despite being seeded only 15. Davis reached the final by defeating Jimmy White
in the first round, Higgins in the second round, Griffiths in the quarter-finals and defending champion Cliff Thorburn
in the semi-final. Davis's 18–12 victory over Doug Mountjoy
in the final confirmed bookmakers' early predictions, and in celebration his manager Barry Hearn
charged across the arena to lift him up in the air. He would go on to reach seven out of the next eight world finals.
He followed up his world title win with a 9–0 final victory over Dennis Taylor in the International Open and then retained the UK Championship with a 9–0 whitewash over White in the semi-finals and a 16–3 win over Griffiths in the final. This began a period of six months in which Davis and Griffiths contested almost all the major tournament finals. During this run, in January 1982, Davis made television snooker history when he compiled the first televised maximum break at the Classic at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham
, against John Spencer
, though he subsequently lost 8–9 in the final against Griffiths. In 1982 Davis won his first Masters title, defeating Griffiths 9–6 in the final.
Davis's 18-month period of dominance ended at the 1982 World Championship, when he succumbed to the so-called "Crucible Curse
", suffering a 1–10 loss to Tony Knowles
in the first round. Later that year, he couldn't win a third consecutive UK title as he lost in the quarter-finals against Griffiths. Following those two setbacks, he won the World Doubles Championship title with partner Tony Meo. In 1983 Davis regained the world title with a session to spare in the final, defeating an overwhelmed Thorburn 18–6; Thorburn had seen his previous three matches go to a deciding frame and a late finish. Davis lost 15–16 to Higgins in the 1983 UK Championship final, despite having led 7–0 at one point of the match. In 1984, he became the first player to retain his world title at the Crucible Theatre
by beating Jimmy White 18–16 in the final. He also regained the UK title in 1984 defeating Higgins 16–8.
, where his opponent was Dennis Taylor. He looked set for a third consecutive world title after an opening session of near-faultless snooker gave him a 7–0 lead, which he extended to 8–0 in the evening session, but Taylor recovered to trail only 7–9. From 11–11 the pair traded frames before Davis forged ahead to lead 17–15. Taylor won the next two frames to level the match at 17–17 and force a deciding frame. With the scores close, Taylor potted the final colours to leave the black as the winner-takes-all ball. After a series of safety shots and attempts at potting it, Davis over-cut the black, leaving Taylor with a reasonably straightforward pot to secure the championship. The "nailbiting" finale drew 18.5 million viewers, a record post-midnight audience on British television and a record audience for BBC Two
. The finish was voted the ninth greatest sporting moment of all time
in a 2002 Channel 4
poll.
Davis and Taylor met again in the final of the 1985 Grand Prix, but this time Davis won in the deciding frame. At 10 hours 21 minutes, it remains the longest one-day final in snooker history. In the 1985 UK Championship final Davis trailed 8–13 against Willie Thorne
, who missed a blue off the spot which would have given him a 14–8 lead. Davis won the frame and then seven of the next eight to win 16–14. At the 1986 World Championship, Davis defeated White 13–5 in the quarter-finals and Thorburn 16–12 in the semi-finals, Davis's opponent in the final was Joe Johnson
, who had started the tournament as a 150–1 outsider. Davis lost the match 12–18. The result did not affect his position at the top of the world rankings, as he had won the UK Championship, the Grand Prix and the British Open in the 1985/1986 season
. At the end of 1986 he beat Neal Foulds
16–7 to retain the UK Championship.
Davis started 1987 by winning the Classic, beating defending champion Jimmy White 13–12. At the World Championship, he defeated Griffiths 13–5 in the quarter-final, and White 16–11 in the semi-final. In the final he again met Johnson, and established a 14–10 lead after the third session. Johnson won the first three frames of the last session, but Davis won four of the last five frames to win the match 18–14 and regain the title. In beating Johnson he became the first player to win the UK Championship, Masters and World Championship in the same year. In December he retained his UK title with a 16–14 final win against White. In 1988 retained the Classic, and the Masters title with a 9–0 final whitewash of Mike Hallett
, won the World Cup with England and won his fourth Irish Masters title. In the World Championship Davis defeated Hallett 13–1, Tony Drago
13–4 and Thorburn 16–8 en route to the final, where he met Griffiths. Davis established a 5–2 lead after the first session, but Griffiths levelled at 8–8 after the second. On the second day of the match Davis took ten out of thirteen frames to win 18–11 and claim his fifth world title.
Davis won the first ranking event of the 1988/1989 season
with a 12–6 win over White in the International Open; in the same match, he became the first player to make three consecutive century breaks in a major tournament. In October, Davis won the Grand Prix, beating Alex Higgins 10–6 in the final to hold the World, UK, Masters, Grand Prix, Classic and Irish Masters titles simultaneously. However, his four year unbeaten run at the UK Championship came to an end in December with a 3–9 semi-final loss to Hendry. He did not win another major title that season until the 1989 World Championship, where he beat Hendry 16–9 in the semi-finals before going on to complete the heaviest victory in a world final of the modern era with an 18–3 win over John Parrott
, his last world championship to date. In October he retained the Grand Prix, beating Dean Reynolds
10–0 in the final, the first whitewash
in a ranking event final. By the end of the 1980s, Davis was snooker's first millionaire.
at the end of the 1989/90 season
. He was ranked number 2 for the 1990/1991
, 1991/1992
, 1994/1995
and 1995/1996
seasons. He reached the semi-finals of the World Championships in 1991 and 1994. He also won the Irish Masters in 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1994, the Classic and the Asian Open in 1992, the European Open in 1993, and consecutive Welsh Open
titles in 1994 and 1995
. His successful defence of his Welsh Open title in 1995 is to date his last ranking
title. Davis's last victory in a major tournament came at the 1997 Masters. Trailing his opponent Ronnie O'Sullivan
4–8 in the final, he won the next six frames to secure a 10–8 win.
Davis dropped out of the top 16 for the 2000/2001 season
, and failed to qualify for the World Championship for the next two years. After failing to qualify for the World Snooker Championship for the first time in his professional career in 2001, Davis felt that retiring would be the easy thing to do, but as he still liked the challenge of snooker, he continued playing, and regained his place back in the top 16 for the 2003/2004 season
. He was runner-up in the 2004 Welsh Open to O'Sullivan, losing 8–9 after having led 8–5. In 2005 he reached the quarter finals of the World Championship, losing to eventual winner Shaun Murphy
.
, Davis reached his 100th major career final, and made his first appearance in the UK final since 1990. En route he beat defending champion Stephen Maguire
9–8, a win which included a 145 break; and then Stephen Hendry
9–6 in the semi-finals to reach the final, where he lost 6–10 against Ding Junhui
. Before the World Championships Davis brushed off suggestions of retirement, and he reached the second round, where he lost to Murphy. Davis's performances through the 2006/2007
season, including reaching the UK Championship quarter-finals and the Welsh Open semi-finals, ensured he was still a top 16 player at the age of 50.
He dropped out of the top sixteen a year later, but showed form in the 2008/2009 season by reaching the quarter-finals of both the Shanghai Masters
and Grand Prix, the first time he had reached consecutive ranking event quarter-finals since 1996. At the World Championship Davis lost in the first round 2–10 against Neil Robertson. After the match he again dismissed talk of his retirement.
In the first two tournaments of the 2009/2010 season
Davis failed to qualify for the televised stages as he lost 4–5 against Matthew Selt
in the Shanghai Masters and 0–5 against Mark Davis
in the Grand Prix. In the next tournament, the UK Championship, he defeated Michael Judge
9–7 to set up a first round match against Hendry, which he lost 6–9. Davis started 2010 by failing to qualify for the Welsh Open and the China Open, losing 2–5 against Dominic Dale
and 3–5 against Mike Dunn respectively in the final qualifying round. In March he qualified for the World Championship for a record 30th time by defeating Adrian Gunnell
10–4.
In the first round Davis defeated Mark King
10–9, becoming the oldest player to win a match at the Crucible since Eddie Charlton
beat Cliff Thorburn
in 1989. In the second round against defending champion John Higgins, a 1–20 favourite, Davis led 6–2 after the first session, 9–7 after the second session, and ultimately won 13–11, a win Clive Everton
described as "the greatest upset in the 33 years the Crucible has been hosting the championship." This made him the oldest world quarter-finalist since Charlton in 1983. In the quarter-final match against Australian Neil Robertson
, Davis recovered from a 2–12 deficit to force the match into the third session, eventually losing 5–13. On 29 April 2010, to mark the 25th anniversary of their black-ball final of 1985, Davis appeared with Dennis Taylor before the beginning of the first semi-final, to stage a humorous re-enactment of their historic final frame. Taylor entered the arena wearing a pair of comically oversized glasses, while Davis arrived sporting a red wig.
Davis started the 2010/2011 season
by qualifying to the televised stages of Shanghai Masters
, whitewashing Rod Lawler 5–0, but lost in the first round 3–5 against Jamie Cope
. He lost his qualifying matches in the next two tournaments, he lost 1–3 against Peter Ebdon
in the last 64 of the World Open
and 2–9 against Mark Joyce
in the last 48 of the UK Championship
. Davis also participated at the Players Tour Championship
, where his best results came at the Paul Hunter Classic
, where he reached the quarter-finals, but lost 1–4 against Shaun Murphy
. Davis finished 67 on the Order of Merit. Davis also reached the final of the World Seniors Championship, but lost in the final 1–4 against Jimmy White
. Davis reached the third qualifying round of the German Masters
, but was whitewashed by Ryan Day 0–5. Davis lost his first qualifying matches of the next two tournaments. He was beaten by Joe Jogia
3–4 in the Welsh Open
and 4–5 by James Wattana
in the China Open
. Davis narrowly reached the last qualifying round of the World Championship
, by defeating Jack Lisowski
10–9, but lost against Stephen Lee
2–10.
Davis started the 2011/2012 season
at number 44, his lowest rank since turning professional. Davis lost his first qualifying match at the Shanghai Masters
1–5 against Passakorn Suwannawat
. Davis also participates at the Players Tour Championship
, where his best results came at the Warsaw Classic
, where he reached the semi-finals, but lost 3–4 against Ricky Walden
. After 9 of the 12 events Davis is ranked number 22 on the Order of Merit. After 2010 Davis reached the final of the World Seniors Championship
, but again lost in the final this time 1–2 against Darren Morgan
. He qualified for the UK Championship
, by defeating both Ian McCulloch
and Andrew Higginson
6–2.
, and has represented Europe in the tournament on eleven occasions, and was a member of the team's 1995
and 2002
wins; his victory against the US's Earl Strickland
clinched the 2002 competition for Europe. In 2001, Davis nearly won his first singles title in pool at the World Pool League
. However, Efren Reyes
defeated him 9–5 the final. Sid Waddell gave him the nickname "Romford Slim" and said he was Britain's answer to the famous American pool player Rudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone. Davis dislikes eight-ball pool
as played on English-style tables in British pubs
and clubs, considering it a "Mickey Mouse game" because of its under-sized cue ball in relation to the other balls, but made it clear that he is only critical of the game when it is played with an undersized cue ball.
Davis has also become a proficient poker
player, with successful appearances at televised tournaments; one of these included an appearance at the final table of the 2003 Poker Million
together with fellow snooker player Jimmy White
, who eventually won. Later, at Event 41 of the 2006 World Series of Poker
, Davis finished 579th, winning US$20,617. At Event 54 of the 2008 World Series of Poker
he finished 389th, winning $28,950. At Event 56 of the 2010 World Series of Poker
he finished 131st, winning $5,491. He is also a keen chess
player and was, for a while, the President of the British Chess Federation
.
gave him the ironic nickname "Interesting". Davis himself now plays upon this image and says it helped him gain acceptance from the public. It led to him co-authoring the comedic book, How to Be Really Interesting (1988), with Geoff Atkinson
, the front cover of which shows Davis mocking his perceived dullness, dressed in boxing regalia holding a cue.
He has published numerous other books, five relating to snooker: Successful Snooker (1982), Frame and Fortune (1982), Steve Davis: Snooker Champion (1983), Matchroom Snooker (1988) and The Official Matchroom 1990; two relating to chess in 1995 with David Norwood
: Steve Davis Plays Chess and Grandmaster Meets Chess Amateur. He also authored three cookbooks in 1994: Simply Fix – the Steve Davis Interesting Cookbook No 1 – Interesting Things to Do With Meat, Simply Fix – The Steve Davis Interesting Cookbook No 2 – Interesting Things to Make with Poultry, and Simply Fix – the Steve Davis Interesting Cookbook No 3 – Interesting Things to Make Using Vegetables.
Davis appeared as a commentator for the BBC's snooker coverage and as a guest on television quizzes such as They Think It's All Over
and A Question of Sport
. He appeared in a baked beans advertisement in the 1980s (featuring snooker commentator Ted Lowe
with the pay-off line "really interesting" and Davis 'assessing' his beans on toast as if it were a snooker situation, and chalking his cutlery). In 2007, his image was used as the epitome of "reliability" in a series of advertisements for Irish Life
. He featured in a spoof online viral promoting the Nintendo DS
game World Snooker Championship Season 2007–08, in which he parodied a Nicole Kidman
Brain Training advert. In 2010 Davis made a cameo appearance in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
as himself.
In 1986 he joined musical duo Chas & Dave and several other snooker stars of the time (under the name "The Matchroom Mob") on the novelty record Snooker Loopy
, which was a Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom. A year the later they released a follow-up single, the Romford Rap, although this only reached #91 in the UK charts. Since 1996 he has presented a show dedicated to progressive rock
and the Canterbury scene
on his local radio station, Phoenix FM
.
and was made an MBE
. He was awarded an OBE
in 2001, and is currently honorary president of the Snooker Writers' Association. Davis is a big fan of the French progressive rock
band Magma
, and even organised a concert in London so he could watch them. Davis is on the board of Leyton Orient
football club, which he has revealed to be more of a gimmick; Davis has been a Charlton Athletic
fan most of his life, and Barry Hearn
is the Orient chairman. He lives in Brentwood
, Essex, and divorced from his wife Judith in 2005 after 15 years of marriage. Together, they have two sons called Greg (born 1991) and Jack (born 1993).
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| align="center" |29
| align="center" |23
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| colspan="35" | Ranking tournaments
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Shanghai Masters
|align="center" colspan="29" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | UK Championship
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F
| style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | German MastersThe event ran under different name as German Open (1995/1996 to 1997/1998).
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Welsh Open
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | World OpenThe event ran under different name as Professional Players Tournament (1982/1983 and 1983/1984), LG Cup (2001/2002 to 2003/2004) and Grand Prix (1984/1985 to 2000/2001 and 2004/2005 to 2009/2010).
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
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|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
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|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
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|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| China Open
The event ran under different names as China International (1997/1998 and 1998/1999)
|align="center" colspan="19" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
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|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
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| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
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|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Masters
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|WR
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Premier LeagueThe event ran under different name as European League (1992/1993 to 1996/1997).
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|-
| colspan="35" | Former ranking tournaments
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Classic
|align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | The event ran under different names such as International Open (1981/1982 to 1984/1985, 1986/1987 to 1996/1997), Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986) and Players Championship (2003/2004).
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | British Open
The event ran under different names such as British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/1982 to 1983/1984).
| align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|N/A
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
| align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" |
| align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|N/A
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|N/A
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#00ff00;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Irish Masters
|align="center" colspan="24" style="color:#cccccc;"| Non-ranking event
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"| NR
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Malta Cup
The event ran under different names such as European Open (1988/1989 to 1996/1997 and 2001/2002 to 2003/2004) and Irish Open (1998/1999).
| align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#00ff00;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; color:#cccccc;"|NR
| align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|-
| colspan="35" | Former non-ranking tournaments
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" |
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" colspan="25" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Scottish Masters
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|N/A
|align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|N/A
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Irish Masters
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"| Ranking event
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|}
Order of the British Empire
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(born 22 August 1957 in Plumstead
Plumstead
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, London) is an English professional snooker
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships
World Snooker Championship
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during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire. He has won 28 ranking events in total, second only to Stephen Hendry
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
.
Davis' achievements also include three Masters
Masters (snooker)
The Masters is a professional snooker tournament and the second longest running tournament outside the World Championship. Although not a ranking event, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the circuit, earning the second biggest prize money.-History:The tournament was held...
and a record six UK Championship
UK Championship (snooker)
The UK Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It is the second biggest ranking tournament after the World Championship and is one of the Triple Crown events.-History:...
titles. In 1988 he became the first player to complete snooker's Triple Crown in a single season. He is also a former four-time World Doubles champion with Tony Meo and won the World Team Classic/World Cup four times with England. In 1982, he became the first player to compile a televised maximum break and is one of four players to have compiled over 300 competitive century breaks. Though he has not won a major tournament since 1997, he continues to play snooker at a high level and reached the quarter-finals at the 2010 World Championship. He was still ranked in the world's top 16 at the age of 50, and after the Antwerp Open
Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 9
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is ranked number 44. Outside of snooker Davis is a known writer, pool and poker
Poker
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player. He played at the Mosconi Cup
Mosconi Cup
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between 1994
1994 Mosconi Cup
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and 2004
2004 Mosconi Cup
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as a member of Team Europe
Team Europe
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, winning the event in 1995
1995 Mosconi Cup
The 1995 Mosconi Cup, the second edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 7–10 December, at the Festival Hall, Basildon, England....
and 2002
2002 Mosconi Cup
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, and reached the final table of the 2003 Poker Million
Poker Million
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. He was made an MBE in 1998 and an OBE in 2001. He now combines his playing career with his role as an established television analyst and occasional commentator for the BBC
BBC Television
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's snooker coverage.
Career
In the book Masters of the Baize, a detailed comparison and ranking of snooker pros, authors Luke Williams and Paul Gadsby rated Davis as the third greatest snooker player of all time behind Joe DavisJoe Davis
Joe Davis, OBE was a British professional player of snooker and English billiards....
and Stephen Hendry
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
. , Davis has won a record 80 professional titles from 115 finals, 28 of them in ranking events. His record of six world titles in the modern era has been bettered only by Hendry and no player has yet matched his tally of six UK titles. Davis has also compiled over 300 competitive centuries during his career. In 2011 he was inducted to World Snooker's newly created Hall of Fame along with seven former World Champions.
Early career
Davis was introduced to snooker by his father Bill, a keen player, who took him to play at his local working men's clubWorking men's club
Working men's clubs are a type of private social club founded in the 19th century in industrial areas of the United Kingdom, particularly the North of England, the Midlands and many parts of the South Wales Valleys, to provide recreation and education for working class men and their families.-...
at the age of 12. He started playing at the Lucania Snooker Club in Romford
Romford
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, where at the age of 18 the manager of the club brought his talent to the attention of Barry Hearn
Barry Hearn
Barry Hearn is an English sporting events promoter, and the founder and chairman of promotions company Matchroom Sport. He is currently the chairman of Leyton Orient F.C., and the Professional Darts Corporation and was also until July 2010 chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker...
, chairman of the Lucania chain of snooker halls. Hearn became Davis' friend and manager. Paid £25 a match by Hearn, Davis toured the country, taking part in challenge matches against established professionals such as Ray Reardon
Ray Reardon
Ray Reardon, MBE is a retired Welsh snooker player. He dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning six World Championships in that decade...
, John Spencer
John Spencer (snooker player)
John Spencer was an English professional snooker player who won the World Professional title at his first attempt, was the first winner at the Crucible Theatre, was the inaugural winner of the Masters and Irish Masters and was the first player to make a 147 break in competition...
and Alex Higgins
Alex Higgins
Alexander Gordon "Alex" Higgins , also known by his nickname of Hurricane Higgins, was a Northern Irish professional snooker player who was twice World Champion and twice runner-up. Higgins earned the nickname The Hurricane because of his speed of play...
. Around this time he was given the nickname "Nugget" because, according to Hearn, "you could put your case of money on him and you knew you were going to get paid."
Davis won the English Under-19 Billiards Championship in 1976. One of his last wins as an amateur was against another future professional Tony Meo in the final of the Pontin's Spring Open of 1978. A year later he successfully defended his title, this time defeating another of his future rivals, Jimmy White
Jimmy White
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, 7–4 in the final. Davis turned professional on 17 September 1978 and made his professional television debut on Pot Black
Pot Black
Pot Black was a British series of snooker tournaments televised by BBC, that played a large part in the popularisation of the modern game, from 1969 to 1986. The event was revived in the form of several one-off tournaments throughout the 1990s and up to 2007...
, where he played against Fred Davis. He made his World Championship debut in 1979, losing 11–13 to Dennis Taylor
Dennis Taylor
Dennis Taylor is a retired snooker player, and current BBC snooker commentator. Winner of two ranking events, he is best known for winning the 1985 World Championship, beating World number one Steve Davis on the final black in one of the sport's most memorable finals...
in the first round.
Dominance of snooker
Davis came to public prominence after his performance at the 1980 World Championship, where he reached the quarter-finals, defeating defending champion Terry GriffithsTerry Griffiths
Terrence "Terry" Griffiths OBE is a retired Welsh snooker player and current snooker coach and pundit. He won the World Championship in 1979 at the first attempt, and reached the 1988 final. He also won the Masters in 1980 and the UK Championship in 1982, making him one of seven players to have...
en route, before losing to Alex Higgins. Davis won his first major title in the same year – the UK Championship – during which he beat Griffiths 9–0 in the semi-finals and Higgins 16–6 in the final. This began an 18-month period of dominance. He won the Classic and then the International Masters and English Professional titles in 1981, and became the bookmakers' favourite to win the 1981 World Championship, despite being seeded only 15. Davis reached the final by defeating Jimmy White
Jimmy White
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in the first round, Higgins in the second round, Griffiths in the quarter-finals and defending champion Cliff Thorburn
Cliff Thorburn
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in the semi-final. Davis's 18–12 victory over Doug Mountjoy
Doug Mountjoy
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in the final confirmed bookmakers' early predictions, and in celebration his manager Barry Hearn
Barry Hearn
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charged across the arena to lift him up in the air. He would go on to reach seven out of the next eight world finals.
He followed up his world title win with a 9–0 final victory over Dennis Taylor in the International Open and then retained the UK Championship with a 9–0 whitewash over White in the semi-finals and a 16–3 win over Griffiths in the final. This began a period of six months in which Davis and Griffiths contested almost all the major tournament finals. During this run, in January 1982, Davis made television snooker history when he compiled the first televised maximum break at the Classic at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
, against John Spencer
John Spencer (snooker player)
John Spencer was an English professional snooker player who won the World Professional title at his first attempt, was the first winner at the Crucible Theatre, was the inaugural winner of the Masters and Irish Masters and was the first player to make a 147 break in competition...
, though he subsequently lost 8–9 in the final against Griffiths. In 1982 Davis won his first Masters title, defeating Griffiths 9–6 in the final.
Davis's 18-month period of dominance ended at the 1982 World Championship, when he succumbed to the so-called "Crucible Curse
Crucible Curse
The "Crucible curse" refers to the fact that no first-time snooker world champion has retained his title the following year since the event moved to the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in 1977...
", suffering a 1–10 loss to Tony Knowles
Tony Knowles (snooker player)
Anthony Knowles is an English professional snooker player. He was a three times semi-finalist in the World Professional Snooker Championship in the 1980s.-Career:...
in the first round. Later that year, he couldn't win a third consecutive UK title as he lost in the quarter-finals against Griffiths. Following those two setbacks, he won the World Doubles Championship title with partner Tony Meo. In 1983 Davis regained the world title with a session to spare in the final, defeating an overwhelmed Thorburn 18–6; Thorburn had seen his previous three matches go to a deciding frame and a late finish. Davis lost 15–16 to Higgins in the 1983 UK Championship final, despite having led 7–0 at one point of the match. In 1984, he became the first player to retain his world title at the Crucible Theatre
Crucible Theatre
The Crucible Theatre is a theatre built in 1971 and located in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. As well as theatrical performances, it is home to the most important event in professional snooker, the World Snooker Championship....
by beating Jimmy White 18–16 in the final. He also regained the UK title in 1984 defeating Higgins 16–8.
Black ball final
At the 1985 World Championship, Davis dropped only 23 frames en route to the final1985 World Snooker Championship final
The 1985 World Snooker Championship final, commonly known as the black ball final, was played on the weekend of 27/28 April 1985 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was contested between defending World Champion Steve Davis and Northern Irishman Dennis Taylor, appearing in his second...
, where his opponent was Dennis Taylor. He looked set for a third consecutive world title after an opening session of near-faultless snooker gave him a 7–0 lead, which he extended to 8–0 in the evening session, but Taylor recovered to trail only 7–9. From 11–11 the pair traded frames before Davis forged ahead to lead 17–15. Taylor won the next two frames to level the match at 17–17 and force a deciding frame. With the scores close, Taylor potted the final colours to leave the black as the winner-takes-all ball. After a series of safety shots and attempts at potting it, Davis over-cut the black, leaving Taylor with a reasonably straightforward pot to secure the championship. The "nailbiting" finale drew 18.5 million viewers, a record post-midnight audience on British television and a record audience for BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
. The finish was voted the ninth greatest sporting moment of all time
100 Greatest/100 Worst
100 Greatest is a long-running TV strand on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom that has been broadcasting since 1999. The "list show" programmes are generally public polls, and reflect the votes of visitors to the Channel 4 website. However, the results of some of the polls are determined by experts...
in a 2002 Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
poll.
Davis and Taylor met again in the final of the 1985 Grand Prix, but this time Davis won in the deciding frame. At 10 hours 21 minutes, it remains the longest one-day final in snooker history. In the 1985 UK Championship final Davis trailed 8–13 against Willie Thorne
Willie Thorne
William Joseph "Willie" Thorne , is a former English professional snooker player and now a sports commentator.Thorne became national under-16 champion at both snooker and English billiards in 1970...
, who missed a blue off the spot which would have given him a 14–8 lead. Davis won the frame and then seven of the next eight to win 16–14. At the 1986 World Championship, Davis defeated White 13–5 in the quarter-finals and Thorburn 16–12 in the semi-finals, Davis's opponent in the final was Joe Johnson
Joe Johnson (snooker player)
Joe Johnson is an English former professional snooker player. He is best known as the surprise winner of the 1986 World Championship.- Career :...
, who had started the tournament as a 150–1 outsider. Davis lost the match 12–18. The result did not affect his position at the top of the world rankings, as he had won the UK Championship, the Grand Prix and the British Open in the 1985/1986 season
Snooker season 1985/1986
The snooker season 1985/1986 was a series of snooker tournaments played during the years 1985 and 1986. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.-Calendar:...
. At the end of 1986 he beat Neal Foulds
Neal Foulds
Neal Foulds is a former English professional snooker player and is now a commentator on the sport.-Career:Foulds quickly climbed the rankings after turning professional in 1983, reaching no. 3 within four years. He won his first ranking tournament in 1986, the BCE International, beating Cliff...
16–7 to retain the UK Championship.
Davis started 1987 by winning the Classic, beating defending champion Jimmy White 13–12. At the World Championship, he defeated Griffiths 13–5 in the quarter-final, and White 16–11 in the semi-final. In the final he again met Johnson, and established a 14–10 lead after the third session. Johnson won the first three frames of the last session, but Davis won four of the last five frames to win the match 18–14 and regain the title. In beating Johnson he became the first player to win the UK Championship, Masters and World Championship in the same year. In December he retained his UK title with a 16–14 final win against White. In 1988 retained the Classic, and the Masters title with a 9–0 final whitewash of Mike Hallett
Mike Hallett
Mike Hallett is an English professional snooker player and television sports commentator.-Career:Hallett was a consistently solid snooker player, but never achieved the very top ranks...
, won the World Cup with England and won his fourth Irish Masters title. In the World Championship Davis defeated Hallett 13–1, Tony Drago
Tony Drago
Tony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship...
13–4 and Thorburn 16–8 en route to the final, where he met Griffiths. Davis established a 5–2 lead after the first session, but Griffiths levelled at 8–8 after the second. On the second day of the match Davis took ten out of thirteen frames to win 18–11 and claim his fifth world title.
Davis won the first ranking event of the 1988/1989 season
Snooker world rankings 1988/1989
Snooker world rankings 1988/1989: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1988/1989 season are listed below.-References:...
with a 12–6 win over White in the International Open; in the same match, he became the first player to make three consecutive century breaks in a major tournament. In October, Davis won the Grand Prix, beating Alex Higgins 10–6 in the final to hold the World, UK, Masters, Grand Prix, Classic and Irish Masters titles simultaneously. However, his four year unbeaten run at the UK Championship came to an end in December with a 3–9 semi-final loss to Hendry. He did not win another major title that season until the 1989 World Championship, where he beat Hendry 16–9 in the semi-finals before going on to complete the heaviest victory in a world final of the modern era with an 18–3 win over John Parrott
John Parrott
John Parrott MBE is an English professional snooker player and TV personality.He won the World Snooker Championship in 1991, defeating Jimmy White in the final. Two years earlier he had lost 3–18 to Steve Davis, the heaviest final defeat in modern times...
, his last world championship to date. In October he retained the Grand Prix, beating Dean Reynolds
Dean Reynolds
Dean Reynolds is an English professional snooker player.-Career:Before turning professional, Reynolds won the first-ever Junior Pot Black in 1981, beating Dene O'Kane, another future professional, with a 2- aggregate score of 151–79.He twice reached a ranking tournament final, but lost both times,...
10–0 in the final, the first whitewash
Whitewash (sport)
A whitewash is an informal term in sport describing a game or series in which the losing person or team fails to score.A whitewash may be in a single game where the loser fails to score any points or goals, or in a series where the loser fails to win a game...
in a ranking event final. By the end of the 1980s, Davis was snooker's first millionaire.
1990–2005
In the 1990 World Championship, Davis was denied an eighth consecutive appearance in the final by Jimmy White, who won their semi-final 16–14. Davis was replaced as world number one by Stephen HendryStephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
at the end of the 1989/90 season
Snooker world rankings 1989/1990
Snooker world rankings 1989/1990: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1989/1990 season are listed below.-References:...
. He was ranked number 2 for the 1990/1991
Snooker world rankings 1990/1991
Snooker world rankings 1990/1991: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1990/1991 are listed below.-References:...
, 1991/1992
Snooker world rankings 1991/1992
Snooker world rankings 1991/1992: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1991/1992 season are listed below.-References:...
, 1994/1995
Snooker world rankings 1994/1995
These are the Snooker world rankings of 1994–1995: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 1994–1995 season are listed below.-References:...
and 1995/1996
Snooker world rankings 1995/1996
Snooker world rankings 1995/1996: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 1995/1996 season are listed below.* Peter Francisco was banned for five years.-References:...
seasons. He reached the semi-finals of the World Championships in 1991 and 1994. He also won the Irish Masters in 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1994, the Classic and the Asian Open in 1992, the European Open in 1993, and consecutive Welsh Open
Welsh Open (snooker)
The Welsh Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It replaced the Welsh Professional Championship, which started in 1980 and was only open to Welsh players.- History :...
titles in 1994 and 1995
1995 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 1995 Regal Welsh Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 22–29 January 1995 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales....
. His successful defence of his Welsh Open title in 1995 is to date his last ranking
Snooker world rankings
The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments on the World Snooker Tour. They are maintained by the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
title. Davis's last victory in a major tournament came at the 1997 Masters. Trailing his opponent Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...
4–8 in the final, he won the next six frames to secure a 10–8 win.
Davis dropped out of the top 16 for the 2000/2001 season
Snooker world rankings 2000/2001
Snooker world rankings 2000/2001: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 2000/2001 season are listed below.-References:...
, and failed to qualify for the World Championship for the next two years. After failing to qualify for the World Snooker Championship for the first time in his professional career in 2001, Davis felt that retiring would be the easy thing to do, but as he still liked the challenge of snooker, he continued playing, and regained his place back in the top 16 for the 2003/2004 season
Snooker world rankings 2003/2004
Snooker world rankings 2003/2004: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2003/2004 season are listed below.-References:...
. He was runner-up in the 2004 Welsh Open to O'Sullivan, losing 8–9 after having led 8–5. In 2005 he reached the quarter finals of the World Championship, losing to eventual winner Shaun Murphy
Shaun Murphy (snooker player)
Shaun Murphy is an English professional snooker player, who won the 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting. He is known for his dedication and for being a devout Christian.Born in Harlow, England, Murphy turned...
.
2005–present
At the 2005 UK Championship, held in YorkYork
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
, Davis reached his 100th major career final, and made his first appearance in the UK final since 1990. En route he beat defending champion Stephen Maguire
Stephen Maguire
Stephen Maguire is a Scottish professional snooker player.-Early career:Maguire almost qualified for the 2000 World Championships, leading eventual semi-finalist Joe Swail 9–6 in the final qualifying round before losing 9–10, but first served notice of his true potential by knocking out Stephen...
9–8, a win which included a 145 break; and then Stephen Hendry
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
9–6 in the semi-finals to reach the final, where he lost 6–10 against Ding Junhui
Ding Junhui
Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...
. Before the World Championships Davis brushed off suggestions of retirement, and he reached the second round, where he lost to Murphy. Davis's performances through the 2006/2007
Snooker season 2006/2007
The snooker season 2006/2007 was a series of snooker tournaments played during 2006 and 2007. The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.-Calendar:- Official rankings :...
season, including reaching the UK Championship quarter-finals and the Welsh Open semi-finals, ensured he was still a top 16 player at the age of 50.
He dropped out of the top sixteen a year later, but showed form in the 2008/2009 season by reaching the quarter-finals of both the Shanghai Masters
2008 Shanghai Masters
The 2008Roewe Shanghai Masters professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 29 September and 5 October 2008 at the Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China...
and Grand Prix, the first time he had reached consecutive ranking event quarter-finals since 1996. At the World Championship Davis lost in the first round 2–10 against Neil Robertson. After the match he again dismissed talk of his retirement.
In the first two tournaments of the 2009/2010 season
Snooker season 2009/2010
The snooker season 2009/10 was a series of snooker tournaments played during 2009 and 2010. The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.- Calendar :- Official rankings :...
Davis failed to qualify for the televised stages as he lost 4–5 against Matthew Selt
Matthew Selt
Matthew Selt is an English professional snooker player from Romford. He qualified for the professional tour by finishing seventh on the Pontin’s International Open Series in 2006/2007...
in the Shanghai Masters and 0–5 against Mark Davis
Mark Davis (snooker player)
Mark Davis is an English professional snooker player from St. Leonards in Sussex, England. The highlights of his career so far have been winning the Benson & Hedges Championship in 2002 – earning him an appearance at the Masters – and winning the 2009 Six-red World Championship.- Career :Davis...
in the Grand Prix. In the next tournament, the UK Championship, he defeated Michael Judge
Michael Judge
-External links:**...
9–7 to set up a first round match against Hendry, which he lost 6–9. Davis started 2010 by failing to qualify for the Welsh Open and the China Open, losing 2–5 against Dominic Dale
Dominic Dale
-External links:**...
and 3–5 against Mike Dunn respectively in the final qualifying round. In March he qualified for the World Championship for a record 30th time by defeating Adrian Gunnell
Adrian Gunnell
Adrian Gunnell is an English professional snooker player from Telford. He has reached the last-16 in four world ranking events , but has yet to progress beyond that stage...
10–4.
In the first round Davis defeated Mark King
Mark King (snooker player)
Mark King is an English professional snooker player. He has not yet won a ranking tournament, but came close when he was a beaten finalist in the 1997 Regal Welsh Open and the 2004 Irish Masters.- Career :...
10–9, becoming the oldest player to win a match at the Crucible since Eddie Charlton
Eddie Charlton
Edward Francis Charlton AM was an Australian professional snooker and English billiards player. He remains the only player to have been world championship runner-up in both snooker and billiards without winning either title...
beat Cliff Thorburn
Cliff Thorburn
Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn CM, known as Cliff Thorburn is a retired professional Canadian snooker player...
in 1989. In the second round against defending champion John Higgins, a 1–20 favourite, Davis led 6–2 after the first session, 9–7 after the second session, and ultimately won 13–11, a win Clive Everton
Clive Everton
Clive Everton , is a Welsh veteran BBC snooker commentator, journalist and author. He began his BBC career on the radio, but has been commentating on the television from the 1978 World Championship through to the present...
described as "the greatest upset in the 33 years the Crucible has been hosting the championship." This made him the oldest world quarter-finalist since Charlton in 1983. In the quarter-final match against Australian Neil Robertson
Neil Robertson (snooker player)
Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...
, Davis recovered from a 2–12 deficit to force the match into the third session, eventually losing 5–13. On 29 April 2010, to mark the 25th anniversary of their black-ball final of 1985, Davis appeared with Dennis Taylor before the beginning of the first semi-final, to stage a humorous re-enactment of their historic final frame. Taylor entered the arena wearing a pair of comically oversized glasses, while Davis arrived sporting a red wig.
Davis started the 2010/2011 season
Snooker season 2010/2011
The 2010/11 snooker season is a series of snooker tournaments played during 2010 and 2011. The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.- Calendar :-New professional players:...
by qualifying to the televised stages of Shanghai Masters
2010 Shanghai Masters
The 2010 Roewe Shanghai Masters professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 6–12 September 2010 at the Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China.Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he has withdrawn due to personal reasons....
, whitewashing Rod Lawler 5–0, but lost in the first round 3–5 against Jamie Cope
Jamie Cope
-External links:***...
. He lost his qualifying matches in the next two tournaments, he lost 1–3 against Peter Ebdon
Peter Ebdon
Peter "Ebbo" Ebdon is an English professional snooker player and former world champion renowned for his remarkably focused, determined style of play.-Early years:...
in the last 64 of the World Open
2010 World Open (snooker)
The 2010 12bet.com World Open professional ranking snooker tournament was held at the S.E.C.C., Glasgow between 18–26 September 2010. This was the first time that the World Open was sponsored by 12bet.com....
and 2–9 against Mark Joyce
Mark Joyce
Mark Joyce is an English professional snooker player who lives in Walsall. Joyce enjoyed an outstanding amateur career, winning the European Under-19 Championship in 2001, the English Open in 2005 and the English Amateur Championship in 2006, beating Martin O’Donnell 8–3 in the final.Joyce also...
in the last 48 of the UK Championship
2010 UK Championship (snooker)
The 2010 12BET.com UK Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 4–12 December 2010 at the Telford International Centre, Telford, England.Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 8–9 against Mark Allen in the last 16....
. Davis also participated at the Players Tour Championship
Players Tour Championship 2010/2011
The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 started on 24 June 2010 and ended on 20 March 2011 with events held in Sheffield and Europe. The televised finals took place between the top 24 Order of Merit players, who have played at least 6 events ....
, where his best results came at the Paul Hunter Classic
Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 1
The Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 1 minor-ranking snooker tournament took place between 26–29 August 2010 in Fürth, Germany....
, where he reached the quarter-finals, but lost 1–4 against Shaun Murphy
Shaun Murphy (snooker player)
Shaun Murphy is an English professional snooker player, who won the 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting. He is known for his dedication and for being a devout Christian.Born in Harlow, England, Murphy turned...
. Davis finished 67 on the Order of Merit. Davis also reached the final of the World Seniors Championship, but lost in the final 1–4 against Jimmy White
Jimmy White
James Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...
. Davis reached the third qualifying round of the German Masters
2011 German Masters
The 2011 German Masters professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 2–6 February at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany.The event was last held in 1998, but it was non-ranking...
, but was whitewashed by Ryan Day 0–5. Davis lost his first qualifying matches of the next two tournaments. He was beaten by Joe Jogia
Shailesh Jogia
Shailesh Jogia, commonly known as "Joe", is a British professional snooker player of Indian extraction, born in Leicester, England on 13 November 1975. He lives in the Hertfordshire town of Letchworth.he now lives back in leicester...
3–4 in the Welsh Open
2011 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 14–20 February 2011 in the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This was the first time that the Welsh Open was sponsored by Wyldecrest Park Homes....
and 4–5 by James Wattana
James Wattana
James Wattana is a Thai professional snooker player.-Career:...
in the China Open
2011 China Open (snooker)
The 2011 Bank of Beijing China Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 28 March and 3 April 2011 at the Beijing University Students Gymnasium, Beijing, China....
. Davis narrowly reached the last qualifying round of the World Championship
2011 World Snooker Championship
The 2011 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 16 April and 2 May 2011 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 74th edition of the event and was the last ranking event of the 2010/2011 snooker season...
, by defeating Jack Lisowski
Jack Lisowski
Jack Lisowski is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, by finishing first in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.-Amateur years:He was runner-up to Mitchell Mann in the 2007 Junior Pot Black....
10–9, but lost against Stephen Lee
Stephen Lee
Stephen Lee is a professional snooker-player from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, whose smooth cue action is regarded by some pundits as the most natural in the game. He has won four ranking titles, and spent 10 seasons in the Top 16 of the world rankings before dropping out for the snooker...
2–10.
Davis started the 2011/2012 season
Snooker season 2011/2012
The 2011/12 snooker season is a series of snooker tournaments played during 2011 and 2012. The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.- Calendar :-New professional players:...
at number 44, his lowest rank since turning professional. Davis lost his first qualifying match at the Shanghai Masters
2011 Shanghai Masters
The 2011 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 5–11 September 2011 at the Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China...
1–5 against Passakorn Suwannawat
Passakorn Suwannawat
Passakorn Suwannawat is a Thai professional snooker player.Suwannawat turned professional in the 2006/2007 season. He dropped off the main tour after just one season....
. Davis also participates at the Players Tour Championship
Players Tour Championship 2011/2012
The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 started on 18 June 2011 and will end on 17 March 2012 with events held in England and Europe. European events are no longer called Euro Players Tour Championship and are included alongside other PTC events....
, where his best results came at the Warsaw Classic
Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 6
The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 6 minor-ranking snooker tournament took place between 29 September–2 October 2011 in Warsaw, Poland...
, where he reached the semi-finals, but lost 3–4 against Ricky Walden
Ricky Walden
-External links:**...
. After 9 of the 12 events Davis is ranked number 22 on the Order of Merit. After 2010 Davis reached the final of the World Seniors Championship
2011 World Seniors Championship
The 2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship was a cue sport tournament played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, that took place between 5–6 November 2011 at the East of England Showground, Peterborough, England...
, but again lost in the final this time 1–2 against Darren Morgan
Darren Morgan
Darren Morgan is a Welsh snooker player, who won the World Amateur Championship in 1987, and played on the main World Snooker tour from 1988 through 2007. He earned just under £1 million in prize money, reached a high ranking of 8, and was ranked within the top 16 for many years despite never...
. He qualified for the UK Championship
2011 UK Championship (snooker)
-Final:-Qualifying:These matches were held between 5 and 9 November 2011 at the South West Snooker Academy, Gloucester, England.-Preliminary round:Best of 11 frames- Round 1–4 :-Qualifying stages centuries:* 139 David Hogan* 134, 100 Sam Baird...
, by defeating both Ian McCulloch
Ian McCulloch (snooker player)
-External links:**...
and Andrew Higginson
Andrew Higginson
Andrew Higginson is an English professional snooker player, currently living in Widnes. He is best known for reaching the final of the 2007 Welsh Open as a virtual unknown...
6–2.
Other sports
From 1994 to 2007, Davis played in professional nine-ball pool events regularly. He was instrumental in the creation of the Mosconi CupMosconi Cup
The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested between teams representing Europe and the USA since 1994. The trophy is named after American player Willie Mosconi, and is modeled on and compared to the Ryder Cup in golf...
, and has represented Europe in the tournament on eleven occasions, and was a member of the team's 1995
1995 Mosconi Cup
The 1995 Mosconi Cup, the second edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 7–10 December, at the Festival Hall, Basildon, England....
and 2002
2002 Mosconi Cup
The 2002 Mosconi Cup, the ninth edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 19–22 December, at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England....
wins; his victory against the US's Earl Strickland
Earl Strickland
Earl "The Pearl" Strickland is an American professional pool player and was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2006...
clinched the 2002 competition for Europe. In 2001, Davis nearly won his first singles title in pool at the World Pool League
World Pool League
The World Pool League was a nine ball pool tournament promoted by Matchroom Sport and PartyGaming, and sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association . All of the events were held in Warsaw, Poland, annually from 1999 to 2006. Six notable players were selected to participate in each event,...
. However, Efren Reyes
Efren Reyes
Efren Manalang Reyes is a Filipino professional pool player and a two-time world champion. Reyes is considered by many to be the greatest all-around pool player in the history of the game. He is affectionately nicknamed "Bata" and "the Magician".-Early life:Reyes was born in Pampanga in 1954...
defeated him 9–5 the final. Sid Waddell gave him the nickname "Romford Slim" and said he was Britain's answer to the famous American pool player Rudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone. Davis dislikes eight-ball pool
Blackball (pool)
Blackball is a pool game that is popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, several Western European nations, Australia and some other countries. In the UK and Ireland it is usually called simply "pool"...
as played on English-style tables in British pubs
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
and clubs, considering it a "Mickey Mouse game" because of its under-sized cue ball in relation to the other balls, but made it clear that he is only critical of the game when it is played with an undersized cue ball.
Davis has also become a proficient poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player, with successful appearances at televised tournaments; one of these included an appearance at the final table of the 2003 Poker Million
Poker Million
The Poker Million has been a televised European poker tournament since its inception in November 2000. The final debuted to 30 million viewers and has since remained popular. It was created by UK gaming outfit Ladbrokes with the help of sports promotion firm Matchroom Sport...
together with fellow snooker player Jimmy White
Jimmy White
James Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...
, who eventually won. Later, at Event 41 of the 2006 World Series of Poker
2006 World Series of Poker
The 2006 World Series of Poker began on June 25, 2006 with "satellite" events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29...
, Davis finished 579th, winning US$20,617. At Event 54 of the 2008 World Series of Poker
2008 World Series of Poker
The 2008 World Series of Poker was the 39th annual World Series of Poker . Held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, the series began on May 30, 2008, and featured 55 poker championships in several variants. All events but the $10,000 World Championship No Limit Texas hold...
he finished 389th, winning $28,950. At Event 56 of the 2010 World Series of Poker
2010 World Series of Poker
The 2010 World Series of Poker was the 41st annual World Series of Poker , held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and ran from May 28 to July 17. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship that began on July 5...
he finished 131st, winning $5,491. He is also a keen chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player and was, for a while, the President of the British Chess Federation
English Chess Federation
The English Chess Federation is the governing chess organisation in England and is affiliated to FIDE. The ECF was formed in 2004 and was effectively a re-constitution of the extant governing body, the British Chess Federation , an organisation founded in 1904...
.
In other media
Davis has become known for his coolness and impeccable conduct in high-pressure situations, earning himself the nicknames "Ginger Magician" and "Nugget". His initial lack of emotional expression and somewhat monotonous interviewing style earned him a reputation as boring. As a result, the satirical television series Spitting ImageSpitting Image
Spitting Image is a British satirical puppet show that aired on the ITV network from 1984 to 1996. It was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Television. The series was nominated for 10 BAFTA Awards, winning one for editing in 1989....
gave him the ironic nickname "Interesting". Davis himself now plays upon this image and says it helped him gain acceptance from the public. It led to him co-authoring the comedic book, How to Be Really Interesting (1988), with Geoff Atkinson
Geoff Atkinson
Geoff Atkinson is a British comedy writer and producer.He has written and produced various shows featuring Rory Bremner. He is managing director of Vera Productions, an Independent production company he set up with Bremner....
, the front cover of which shows Davis mocking his perceived dullness, dressed in boxing regalia holding a cue.
He has published numerous other books, five relating to snooker: Successful Snooker (1982), Frame and Fortune (1982), Steve Davis: Snooker Champion (1983), Matchroom Snooker (1988) and The Official Matchroom 1990; two relating to chess in 1995 with David Norwood
David Norwood
David Robert Norwood is an English chess Grandmaster, chess writer, and businessman who now represents Andorra at Chess.The son of an electrician, Norwood read history at Keble College, Oxford University before joining city investment bank Banker's Trust in 1991. FIDE awarded him the International...
: Steve Davis Plays Chess and Grandmaster Meets Chess Amateur. He also authored three cookbooks in 1994: Simply Fix – the Steve Davis Interesting Cookbook No 1 – Interesting Things to Do With Meat, Simply Fix – The Steve Davis Interesting Cookbook No 2 – Interesting Things to Make with Poultry, and Simply Fix – the Steve Davis Interesting Cookbook No 3 – Interesting Things to Make Using Vegetables.
Davis appeared as a commentator for the BBC's snooker coverage and as a guest on television quizzes such as They Think It's All Over
They Think It's All Over (TV series)
They Think It's All Over was a British comedy panel game with a sporting theme produced by Talkback Thames and shown on BBC One. The show's name is taken from Kenneth Wolstenholme's famous 1966 World Cup commentary quotation, "they think it's all over...it is now!" and the show used the phrase as...
and A Question of Sport
A Question of Sport
A Question of Sport is a long-running BBC quiz show which started on 2 December 1968 and continues to this day. It is currently recorded at The Studios, MediaCityUK...
. He appeared in a baked beans advertisement in the 1980s (featuring snooker commentator Ted Lowe
Ted Lowe
Edwin Charles Ernest Lowe, MBE , known as Ted Lowe, was an English snooker commentator for the BBC. His unmistakably husky, hushed tones earned him the nickname "Whispering Ted".-Life and career:...
with the pay-off line "really interesting" and Davis 'assessing' his beans on toast as if it were a snooker situation, and chalking his cutlery). In 2007, his image was used as the epitome of "reliability" in a series of advertisements for Irish Life
Irish Life and Permanent
Irish Life and Permanent, Plc or IL&P is a provider of personal financial services in Ireland. IL&P enjoys limited liability....
. He featured in a spoof online viral promoting the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
game World Snooker Championship Season 2007–08, in which he parodied a Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, singer, film producer, spokesmodel, and humanitarian. After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm...
Brain Training advert. In 2010 Davis made a cameo appearance in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret is an American-British sitcom starring David Cross, Sharon Horgan, Blake Harrison, Will Arnett and Spike Jonze...
as himself.
In 1986 he joined musical duo Chas & Dave and several other snooker stars of the time (under the name "The Matchroom Mob") on the novelty record Snooker Loopy
Snooker Loopy
"Snooker Loopy" is a humorous song which was released as a single in May 1986 and entered the UK Singles Chart, reaching #6. It was written and performed by Chas & Dave and featured snooker players Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor, Willie Thorne, Terry Griffiths and Tony Meo, as backing vocalists under...
, which was a Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom. A year the later they released a follow-up single, the Romford Rap, although this only reached #91 in the UK charts. Since 1996 he has presented a show dedicated to progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
and the Canterbury scene
Canterbury Scene
The Canterbury scene is a term used to loosely describe the group of progressive rock, avant-garde and jazz musicians, many of whom were based around the city of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s...
on his local radio station, Phoenix FM
Phoenix FM
Phoenix FM is a community radio station serving the areas of Brentwood and Billericay, England. It was formed in 1996 and has broadcast twelve 28-day restricted service licence broadcasts on FM. The station's presenters include local snooker hero Steve Davis, Boxer Rebellion drummer Piers Hewitt,...
.
Personal life
In 1988, Davis was named the BBC Sports Personality of the YearBBC Sports Personality of the Year
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year is an awards ceremony that takes place annually in December. Devised by Paul Fox in 1954, it originally consisted of one titular award. Several new awards have been introduced, and , eight awards are presented. The oldest of these are the Team of the Year and...
and was made an MBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
. He was awarded an OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in 2001, and is currently honorary president of the Snooker Writers' Association. Davis is a big fan of the French progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band Magma
Magma (band)
Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in Paris in 1969 by classically trained drummer Christian Vander, who claimed as his inspiration a "vision of humanity's spiritual and ecological future" that profoundly disturbed him. In the course of their first album, the band tells the story of a...
, and even organised a concert in London so he could watch them. Davis is on the board of Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
football club, which he has revealed to be more of a gimmick; Davis has been a Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
fan most of his life, and Barry Hearn
Barry Hearn
Barry Hearn is an English sporting events promoter, and the founder and chairman of promotions company Matchroom Sport. He is currently the chairman of Leyton Orient F.C., and the Professional Darts Corporation and was also until July 2010 chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker...
is the Orient chairman. He lives in Brentwood
Brentwood, Essex
Brentwood is a town and the principal settlement of the Borough of Brentwood, in the county of Essex in the east of England. It is located in the London commuter belt, 20 miles east north-east of Charing Cross in London, and near the M25 motorway....
, Essex, and divorced from his wife Judith in 2005 after 15 years of marriage. Together, they have two sons called Greg (born 1991) and Jack (born 1993).
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Snooker world rankings
The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments on the World Snooker Tour. They are maintained by the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
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Snooker world rankings 1979/1980
Snooker world rankings 1979/1980: The professional world rankings for the top 28 snooker players in the 1979/1980 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1980/1981
The professional snooker world rankings for the top 27 snooker players in the 1980/1981 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1981/1982
Snooker world rankings 1981/1982: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1981/1982 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1982/1983
Snooker world rankings 1982/1983: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1982/1983 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1983/1984
Snooker world rankings 1983/1984: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1983/1984 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1984/1985
Snooker world rankings 1984/1985: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1984/1985 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1985/1986
Snooker world rankings 1985/1986: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1985/1986 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1986/1987
Snooker world rankings 1986/1987: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1986/1987 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1987/1988
Snooker world rankings 1987/1988: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1987/1988 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1988/1989
Snooker world rankings 1988/1989: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1988/1989 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1989/1990
Snooker world rankings 1989/1990: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1989/1990 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1990/1991
Snooker world rankings 1990/1991: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1990/1991 are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1991/1992
Snooker world rankings 1991/1992: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1991/1992 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1992/1993
Snooker world rankings 1992/1993: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1992/1993 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1993/1994
Snooker world rankings 1993/1994: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1993/1994 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1994/1995
These are the Snooker world rankings of 1994–1995: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 1994–1995 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1995/1996
Snooker world rankings 1995/1996: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 1995/1996 season are listed below.* Peter Francisco was banned for five years.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1996/1997
Snooker world rankings 1996/1997: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 1996/1997 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1997/1998
Snooker world rankings 1997/1998: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 1997/1998 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1998/1999
Snooker world rankings 1998/1999: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 1998/1999 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 1999/2000
Snooker world rankings 1999/2000: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 1999/2000 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 2000/2001
Snooker world rankings 2000/2001: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 2000/2001 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 2001/2002
Snooker world rankings 2001/2002: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 2001/2002 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 2002/2003
Snooker world rankings 2002/2003: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 2002/2003 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 2003/2004
Snooker world rankings 2003/2004: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2003/2004 season are listed below.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 2004/2005
Snooker world rankings 2004/2005: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2004/2005 season are listed below. This was Chris Small's only top 16 season, and Paul Hunter's only appearance in the top 4.-References:...
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Snooker world rankings 2005/2006
Snooker world rankings 2005/2006: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2005/2006 season are listed below.-Note:...
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Snooker world rankings 2006/2007
Snooker world rankings 2006/2007: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2006/2007 season are listed below.-Notes:...
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Snooker world rankings 2007/2008
Snooker world rankings 2007/2008: The professional world rankings for the top 75 snooker players in the 2007/2008 season are listed below...
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Snooker world rankings 2008/2009
Snooker world rankings 2007/2008: The official world ranking points for the 96 professional snooker players in the 2007/2008 season are listed below. The total points from the seasons 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 were used to determine the rankings for the season 2008/2009.- Ranking points :...
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Snooker world rankings 2009/2010
Snooker world ranking points 2008/2009: The official world ranking points for the 96 professional snooker players in the 2008/2009 season are listed below. The total points from the seasons 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 were used to determine the ranking for the season 2009/2010.- Ranking points :...
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Snooker world rankings 2010/2011
Snooker world rankings 2010/2011: The professional world rankings for all the professional snooker players who qualified for the 2010/2011 season are listed below. The rankings worked as a two-year rolling list. The points for each tournament two years ago were removed, when the corresponding...
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Snooker world rankings 2011/2012
Snooker world rankings 2011/2012: The professional world rankings for all the professional snooker players who qualified for the 2011/2012 season are listed below. The rankings work as a two-year rolling list. The points for each tournament two years ago will be removed, when the corresponding...
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Shanghai Masters
|align="center" colspan="29" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
2007 Shanghai Masters
The 2007 Shanghai Masters was the inaugural event of the Shanghai Masters tournament and the first ranking event of the season. It took place between 6–12 August 2007 at the Shanghai Grand Stage.Dominic Dale won in the final 10–6 against Ryan Day....
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
2008 Shanghai Masters
The 2008Roewe Shanghai Masters professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 29 September and 5 October 2008 at the Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China...
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
2010 Shanghai Masters
The 2010 Roewe Shanghai Masters professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 6–12 September 2010 at the Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China.Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he has withdrawn due to personal reasons....
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
2011 Shanghai Masters
The 2011 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 5–11 September 2011 at the Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China...
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | UK Championship
UK Championship (snooker)
The UK Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It is the second biggest ranking tournament after the World Championship and is one of the Triple Crown events.-History:...
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F
| style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R
| style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
2010 UK Championship (snooker)
The 2010 12BET.com UK Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 4–12 December 2010 at the Telford International Centre, Telford, England.Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 8–9 against Mark Allen in the last 16....
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | German MastersThe event ran under different name as German Open (1995/1996 to 1997/1998).
|align="center" colspan="17" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
1998 German Masters
-Final:-Centurie breaks:*130, 114 John Parrott*123 Anthony Hamilton...
|align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
2011 German Masters
The 2011 German Masters professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 2–6 February at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany.The event was last held in 1998, but it was non-ranking...
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Welsh Open
Welsh Open (snooker)
The Welsh Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It replaced the Welsh Professional Championship, which started in 1980 and was only open to Welsh players.- History :...
|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
1995 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 1995 Regal Welsh Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 22–29 January 1995 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales....
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|style="text-align:center; background:#white;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
2011 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 14–20 February 2011 in the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This was the first time that the Welsh Open was sponsored by Wyldecrest Park Homes....
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | World OpenThe event ran under different name as Professional Players Tournament (1982/1983 and 1983/1984), LG Cup (2001/2002 to 2003/2004) and Grand Prix (1984/1985 to 2000/2001 and 2004/2005 to 2009/2010).
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
1994 Grand Prix (snooker)
The 1994 Skoda Grand Prix took place at the Assembly Rooms in Derby in England starting on 10 October and shown on the BBC between 16 and 23 October 1994.John Higgins won in the final 9–6 against Dave Harold.-Prize money and ranking points:...
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
2004 Grand Prix (snooker)
The 2004 Totesport Grand Prix was the 2004 edition of the Grand Prix snooker tournament, held from 2 to 10 October 2004 at the Guild Hall, Preston, England. World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament, defeating Ian McCulloch by nine frames to five in the final. In the semi-finals,...
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
2005 Grand Prix (snooker)
The 2005 Grand Prix professional ranking snooker tournament was held between 8 and 16 October 2005, at the Guild Hall, Preston, England.John Higgins won in the final 9-2 against Ronnie O'Sullivan. In the final, Higgins set two records...
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
2010 World Open (snooker)
The 2010 12bet.com World Open professional ranking snooker tournament was held at the S.E.C.C., Glasgow between 18–26 September 2010. This was the first time that the World Open was sponsored by 12bet.com....
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| China Open
China Open (snooker)
The China Open is a professional snooker tournament. It is one of a number of ranking tournaments and began in 1997.-History:The first international snooker tournament in China was the China International in September 1997, a non-ranking tournament for the top 16 players and local players. The...
The event ran under different names as China International (1997/1998 and 1998/1999)
|align="center" colspan="19" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
2005 China Open (snooker)
The 2005 China Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 26 March–3 April 2005 at the Chaoyang Sports Centre in Beijing, China...
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
2011 China Open (snooker)
The 2011 Bank of Beijing China Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 28 March and 3 April 2011 at the Beijing University Students Gymnasium, Beijing, China....
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| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F
| style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#white;"|LQ
| style="text-align:center; background:#white;"|LQ
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#white;"|LQ
2011 World Snooker Championship
The 2011 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 16 April and 2 May 2011 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 74th edition of the event and was the last ranking event of the 2010/2011 snooker season...
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| colspan="35" | Non-ranking tournaments
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Masters
Masters (snooker)
The Masters is a professional snooker tournament and the second longest running tournament outside the World Championship. Although not a ranking event, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the circuit, earning the second biggest prize money.-History:The tournament was held...
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|WR
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
2011 Masters (snooker)
The 2011 Ladbrokes Mobile Masters professional non-ranking snooker tournament was held between 9–16 January 2011 at the Wembley Arena, London, England...
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Premier LeagueThe event ran under different name as European League (1992/1993 to 1996/1997).
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
2002 Premier League Snooker
* 93–6, 37–67, 70–20, 79–0, 108–17, 69–9, 62–9** 75–33, 68–55, 59–23, -0, 0-, 112–6, 1–76 , 73–0...
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
2003 Premier League Snooker
*58–69, 83–25, 24–66, 75–8, 9-, 0–98 , 72–60 , 39–80 , -, 42–61** 73–26, -, 104–32, 23–82 , 74–57, 49–57, 71–48, 59–32...
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
2004 Premier League Snooker
*-1, -9, -16, 94–27, 0–77, 77–4, 104–0**21–65, -0, 90–1, -65, 104–0, 56–14, 17–76, -40, 45–64, 53–52...
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
2005 Premier League Snooker (2004/05)
* 34–71 , 0–68, 0–134 , 15–61, 9–** 36–61, 38–85 , 6–74, 8–, 33–81*** 52–70, 19–, 0–, 1–, 34–60, 0–-Century breaks:Each century break was worth a £1,000 per break.*134, 132, 121 Ronnie O'Sullivan...
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
2005 Premier League Snooker (2005/06)
* –0, 105–1, –72 , 0–103 , 50–75, 122–0, –0, –0** 43–88, 98–36, 62–21, 67–26, 97–0, 13–, 76–0*** –6, 62–60, 73–29, 88–0, 65–41, 65–51-Century breaks:...
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
2006 Premier League Snooker
* -18, 100–16, 74–1, 48–66, 106–17, 28–64, 71–14** 50–67, 0–71 , 0-, 20–62, -1, 63–28, 57–9, 90–16, 11–60–11*** 77–7, 62–49, -0, -0, 46–13, 98–1, -9-Century breaks:...
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
2007 Premier League Snooker
* 40–50, 31–73 , -0, 77–0, 0-, 66–52, 3–119 , 1-** 17-, 18–80 , 83–16, 35–87 , 1–93 , 48–56*** -0, 4–84 , 49–82 , 80–26, 77–0, 2–90 , 29-, 14-, 14–111 , 108–0, 0–107 -Century breaks:*143 Steve Davis*141, 141, 124, 120, 119, 113, 110, 105, 104, 103, 101 Ronnie O'Sullivan*138, 138,...
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR
2008 Premier League Snooker
* 83–34, –4, 133–0, –4, –0 ** 55–68, 93–0, 20–93 , 76–8, 24–93, –0, 6–69 , –4, 4–*** 11–121 , 8–82 , 18–74, 14–, 48–83 , 61–58, 13–, –0, 20–...
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
2009 Premier League Snooker
The 2009 PartyCasino.com Premier League Snooker professional non-ranking snooker tournament was played from 3 September to 29 November 2009.Shaun Murphy won in the final 7–3 against defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan.- Prize fund :Winner: £30,000...
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
2010 Premier League Snooker
The 2010 PartyCasino.com Premier League Snooker professional non-ranking snooker tournament was played from 2 September to 28 November 2010.Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated him 7–1 in the final.- Prize fund :...
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
2011 Premier League Snooker
The 2011 PartyPoker.com Premier League Snooker was a cue sport tournament played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, that was played from 18 August to 27 November 2011....
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| colspan="35" | Former ranking tournaments
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Classic
Classic (snooker)
The Classic was a professional snooker tournament, which began in 1980 and ended in 1992. It was originally a non-ranking event, but became ranking in 1984. Steve Davis has won the event six times and was the last champion.-History:...
|align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | The event ran under different names such as International Open (1981/1982 to 1984/1985, 1986/1987 to 1996/1997), Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986) and Players Championship (2003/2004).
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
2002 Scottish Open (snooker)
The 2002 Regal Scottish Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 6 and 14 April 2002 in the A.E.C.C Aberdeen. It was the 8th ranking tournament of the 2001/2002 season....
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
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| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | British Open
British Open (snooker)
The British Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was a ranking tournament from 1985. The tournament has not been held since the 2004/2005 season....
The event ran under different names such as British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/1982 to 1983/1984).
| align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|N/A
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
2004 British Open (snooker)
The 2004 British Open was the 2004 edition of the British Open snooker tournament, held from 8 to 14 November 2004 at The Brighton Centre, Brighton, England. John Higgins won the tournament, defeating Stephen Maguire nine to six in the all-Scottish final to lift his first ranking-event title since...
| align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" |
| align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|N/A
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|N/A
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#00ff00;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
| align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Irish Masters
|align="center" colspan="24" style="color:#cccccc;"| Non-ranking event
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
2005 Irish Masters
-Final:- Qualifying :Qualifying for the tournament took place between 10–13 January 2005 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.- Qualifying stages centuries :* 141, 125, 110 Ding Junhui* 138 Mark Selby* 138 Jamie Burnett* 132 Barry Pinches* 130 Gary Wilson...
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"| NR
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Malta Cup
Malta Cup
The Malta Cup was a professional snooker tournament that has been on the World Snooker calendar since the 1988/89 season. It was previously known as the European Open as the sole ranking tournament in Europe, outside the British Isles.- History :Prior to the 1988/89 season, there were no ranking...
The event ran under different names such as European Open (1988/1989 to 1996/1997 and 2001/2002 to 2003/2004) and Irish Open (1998/1999).
| align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#00ff00;"|W
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R
2004 European Open (snooker)
The 2004 European Open was the 2004 edition of the European Open snooker tournament, held from 1 to 6 March 2004, at the Hilton Conference Centre, Portomaso, Malta. It was the final year the event was known as European Open, as the event was renamed to Malta Cup in next year...
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R
2007 Malta Cup
-Final:-Qualifying:Qualifying for the tournament took place in Pontin's Prestatyn, Wales between 31 October and 3 November 2006.-Qualifying stages centuries:* 138 Mark Allen* 134, 100 Mark Davis* 131 Alfie Burden* 129 Mark King* 124, 102 Liang Wenbo...
| style="text-align:center; color:#cccccc;"|NR
| align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
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| colspan="35" | Former non-ranking tournaments
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" |
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" colspan="25" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Scottish Masters
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|N/A
|align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|N/A
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Irish Masters
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"| Ranking event
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A
2007 Irish Masters
-Final:-Century breaks:*147, 138, 134, 122 Ronnie O'Sullivan*135 John Higgins*131, 107, 104 Barry Hawkins*109 Fergal O'Brien*103 David Morris*102 Joe Swail...
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not held
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| Performance Table Legend | |||
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| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (RR = round robin) |
| QF | advanced to but not past the quarterfinals | SF | advanced to but not past the semifinals |
| F | advanced to the final, tournament runner-up | W | won the tournament |
| A | did not participate in the tournament | NH | Tournament was not held |
| Italics or NR | means the event offered no ranking points for that season |
| N/A | there is no information about the event |
Ranking finals: 41 (28 titles, 13 runner-ups)
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Non-ranking finals: 74 (52 titles, 22 runner-ups)
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Team finals: 11 (9 title, 2 runner-ups)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/partner | Opponent(s) in the final | Score | Ref. |
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| Winner | 1. | 1981 |  England |
 Wales |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 1982 | England |
 Canada |
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| Winner | 2. | 1982 | World Doubles Championship | |
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| Winner | 3. | 1983 | England |
Wales |
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| Winner | 4. | 1983 | World Doubles Championship (2) | |
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| Runner-up | 2. | 1985 | World Cup (2) | England |
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| Winner | 5. | 1985 | World Doubles Championship (3) | |
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| Winner | 6. | 1986 | World Doubles Championship (4) | |
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| Winner | 7. | 1988 | World Cup (3) | England |
 Australia |
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| Winner | 8. | 1989 | World Cup (4) | England |
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| Winner | 9. | 1991 | World Masters World Masters The World Masters, known for sponsorship reasons as the Mita/Sky World Masters, was a snooker tournament held in January 1991. Conceived by promoter Barry Hearn, the tournament had a similar format to the Grand Slam events in tennis, with men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's... |
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Pro-am finals: 2 (2 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref. |
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| Winner | 1. | 1978 | Pontin's Spring Open | |
7–6 | |
| Winner | 2. | 1979 | Pontin's Spring Open | |
7–4 |
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