Anthony Davies
Born (1969-12-02) 2 December 1969
Cardiff, Wales
Sport country Wales
Professional1991–2005
Highest ranking26 (2002–03)
Best ranking finishQuarter-final (1996 European Open)

Anthony Davies (born 2 December 1969)[1] is a Welsh former professional snooker player, who competed on the professional circuit from 1991 to 2005.[2]

Davies started playing snooker aged 12.[3] He made his first maximum break aged 18.[3]

His best performance was at the 1996 European Open, where he reached the quarter-finals after eliminating James Wattana and Joe Johnson.[2] In 2002, he also reached the last 16 of the World Championship.[2] Davies remained in the top 32 in the world rankings for three seasons, peaking at number 26, until a disappointing 2003/2004 season. He was relegated from the main tour in 2005.[3]

Since 1998, he has been an official coach for World Snooker. He has established two junior clubs in the South Wales area, helping to increase participation levels and improve playing performance amongst local snooker players. In April 2008, he worked on a pilot scheme, called Kids Into Snooker (KIS), set up by Cuefactor in conjunction with the Paul Hunter Foundation, the aim being to help generate interest in snooker amongst disadvantaged young people.[4][3]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1991/
92		 1992/
93		 1993/
94		 1994/
95		 1995/
96		 1996/
97		 1997/
98		 1998/
99		 1999/
00		 2000/
01		 2001/
02		 2002/
03		 2003/
04		 2004/
05		 2013/
14		 2014/
15
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] 94 90 64 45 37 61 85 80 40 31 26 31 54 [nb 3] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
UK Championship 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ 1R 2R 1R LQ A A
German Masters[nb 4] Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ NR Tournament Not Held A A
Welsh Open LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R 1R LQ 1R LQ A A
Players Tour Championship Grand Final Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ
China Open[nb 5] Tournament Not Held NR 1R 1R LQ 1R Not Held LQ A A
World Championship LQ LQ 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 2R LQ LQ LQ A A
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A
World Seniors Championship A Tournament Not Held A LQ
World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held DNQ
Former ranking tournaments
Classic LQ Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open[nb 6] LQ MR NR Tournament Not Held
Asian Classic[nb 7] LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event LQ NR Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 8] LQ 1R LQ WR LQ LQ LQ LQ 2R 1R 1R NR Tournament Not Held
Players Championship[nb 9] NH LQ 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ 1R 2R 1R Tournament Not Held
British Open LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R LQ 1R 2R 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R LQ Not Held
Malta Cup[nb 10] LQ 1R LQ 1R QF LQ NH LQ Not Held 1R LQ LQ LQ Not Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event LQ LQ LQ Not Held
World Open[nb 11] LQ 1R 2R LQ 1R LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ 1R 2R 1R 1R A NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Strachan Challenge[nb 6] R MR LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Scottish Masters A A A A A A A A A A A LQ Tournament Not Held
Merseyside Professional Championship A A A A A A A A A A A QF QF A Not Held
Performance table legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)		 QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi–finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ↑ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
  3. 1 2 He was an amateur
  4. ↑ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998)
  5. ↑ The event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)
  6. 1 2 The event was called the Strachan Open (1991/1992) and the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993-1993/1994)
  7. ↑ The event was called the Dubai Classic (1991/1992-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  8. ↑ The event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)
  9. ↑ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998-2002/2003)
  10. ↑ The event was called the European Open (1991/1992-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)
  11. ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix (1991/1992–2000/2001, 2004/2005) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)

Career finals

Amateur finals: 1

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2007 Welsh Amateur Championship Wales Philip Williams 3–8

References

  1. ↑ Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 333–334. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.
  2. 1 2 3 Stead, Marcus (26 February 2022). "Alfie plans to follow in his father's footsteps". Glamorgan Star. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Stead, Marcus (21 April 2020). "Snooker star Anthony Davies right on cue for a comeback". Barry and District News. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Snooker coaching with Anthony Davies". Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
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