Steve Davis : biography
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 an official televised maximum break and is one of five 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 is ranked number 51 after the 2013 Wuxi Classic.
Davis has also competed in pool and poker events and has written books on a variety of subjects. 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.
Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament | 1978/1979 | 1979/1980 | 1980/1981 | 1981/1982 | 1982/1983 | 1983/1984 | 1984/1985 | 1985/1986 | 1986/1987 | 1987/1988 | 1988/1989 | 1989/1990 | 1990/1991 | 1991/1992 | 1992/1993 | 1993/1994 | 1994/1995 | 1995/1996 | 1996/1997 | 1997/1998 | 1998/1999 | 1999/2000 | 2000/2001 | 2001/2002 | 2002/2003 | 2003/2004 | 2004/2005 | 2005/2006 | 2006/2007 | 2007/2008 | 2008/2009 | 2009/2010 | 2010/2011 | 2011/2012 | 2012/2013 | 2013/2014 |
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RankingFrom the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season. | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 44 | 51 | 51 | |
Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wuxi Classic | Not held | Non-ranking | LQ | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NH | N/A | N/A | N/A | W | N/A | N/A | N/A | F | N/A | NH | A | Not held | N/A | Not held | QR | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||
Shanghai Masters | Not held | 2R | QF | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not held | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Championship | A | QF | W | W | QF | F | W | W | W | W | SF | F | F | 2R | SF | QF | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | F | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | |
German MastersThe event ran under different name as German Open (1995/1996 to 1997/1998). | Not held | 2R | 1R | LQ | 1R | Not held | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Welsh Open | Not held | A | 2R | W | W | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | LQ | 1R | 1R | F | 2R | 2R | SF | 3R | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | |||||||||||||
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). | Not held | A | 2R | SF | W | QF | 3R | W | W | 1R | F | QF | QF | QF | QF | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | SF | 2R | 3R | 3R | RR | RR | QF | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||
Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China OpenThe event ran under different names as China International (1997/1998 and 1998/1999) | Not held | W | 2R | LQ | 1R | 2R | Not held | 2R | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||
1R | QF | W | 1R | W | W | F | F | W | W | W | SF | SF | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||
Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masters | A | A | 1R | W | QF | QF | 1R | SF | 1R | W | SF | SF | 1R | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | W | SF | 1R | 1R | A | WR | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | |
Championship League | Not Held | A | RR | RR | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Variant Format Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoot-Out | Not Held | 2R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic | NH | A | W | F | W | W | SF | QF | W | W | 1R | SF | 3R | W | Not held | |||||||||||||||||||||
The event ran under different names such as International Open (1981/1982 to 1984/1985, 1986/1987 to 1996/1997), Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986) and Players Championship (2003/2004). | Not held | W | QF | W | W | QF | QF | W | W | W | Not held | F | QF | F | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | Not held | MR | NH | ||||||||||
British OpenThe 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). | NH | A | W | W | N/A | W | SF | W | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | SF | SF | W | SF | QF | 1R | SF | 4R | 3R | QF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | Not held | ||||||||
NH | N/A | N/A | SF | NH | A | A | W | 2R | F | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | LQ | LQ | 1R | A | NH | A | Not held | |||||||||||||||
Irish Masters | Non-ranking event | QF | 1R | 2R | NH | NR | Not held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta CupThe 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). | Not held | 1R | SF | 1R | QF | W | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R | Not held | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | NR | Not held | |||||||||||||||
Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not held | W | W | SF | W | W | 3R | Not held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scottish Masters | NH | SF | W | W | W | A | A | N/A | NH | SF | QF | F | SF | N/A | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | Not held | ||||||||||||
Irish Masters | A | A | A | F | W | W | SF | A | W | W | SF | W | W | QF | W | W | QF | F | QF | QF | QF | 1R | QF | A | Ranking event | NH | A | Not held | ||||||||
Premier LeagueThe event ran under different name as European League (1992/1993 to 1996/1997). | Not held | W | W | W | W | F | F | SF | RR | SF | F | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | SF | SF | RR | RR | A | A | A | A | NH |