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Liam Davies (snooker player)

Liam James Davies (born 28 June 2006)[1] is a Welsh professional snooker player.

Liam Davies
Born (2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 17)
Sport country Wales
Professional2024–present
Best ranking finishLast 16 (2023 Snooker Shoot Out (2023–24 season)

Career edit

At the 2019 Snooker Shoot Out, he became the youngest player to compete in a ranking event, at just 12 years old.[2]

Competing at the 2022 World Snooker Championship, Davies was the youngest player to win a match at the event, at 15 years and 277 days old.[3][4][5] In addition to defeating Aaron Hill, Davies defeated Fergal O'Brien before losing on a deciding frame to Jordan Brown in the penultimate qualifying round.[6]

As a result of high placing on the 2020–21 Q Tour, he was allowed to play in qualification events for the professional 2021–22 snooker season.[7][8] In August 2022, Davies won three back-to-back junior world events, defeating Bulcsú Révész in the Under-16 championship and Antoni Kowalski in the Under-18 and Under-21 categories. He became the first player to win all three titles in a single year.[9] Davies, who is partially deaf,[10] is coached by Lee Walker.[11]

Performance and rankings timeline edit

Tournament 2018/
19 		2021/
22 		2022/
23 		2023/
24 		2024/
25
Ranking[12][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League NR A A A RR
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not Held
Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters Tournament Not Held
English Open A A A A
British Open NH A A A
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held A
Northern Ireland Open A A A A
International Championship A Not Held A
UK Championship A A LQ LQ
Shoot Out 1R 1R A 4R
Scottish Open A A A A
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
German Masters A A A A
Welsh Open A LQ 1R 1R
World Open A Not Held A
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A LQ LQ LQ
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 Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
VF / Variant Format Event means an event is/was a variant format event.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ a b c d He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Amateur finals: 21 (17 titles) edit

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2019 Welsh Under-14 Championship   Oliver Briffett-Payne 3–0
Winner 2. 2019 Welsh Under-16 Championship   Oliver Briffett-Payne 3–0
Winner 3. 2019 Welsh Under-18 Championship   Conor Caniff 3–0
Runner-up 1. 2019 Welsh Under-21 Championship   Tyler Rees 0–3
Winner 4. 2020 Welsh Under-14 Championship   Riley Powell 3–0
Winner 5. 2020 Welsh Under-16 Championship   Oliver Briffett-Payne 3–2
Winner 6. 2020 Welsh Under-18 Championship   Luke James 3–2
Runner-up 2. 2020 Welsh Under-21 Championship   Dylan Emery 0–3
Winner 7. 2022 Welsh Under-18 Championship   Riley Powell 3–1
Winner 8. 2022 Welsh Under-21 Championship   Brad Ferguson 3–1
Winner 9. 2022 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships   Leone Crowley 4–1
Runner-up 3. 2022 Welsh Amateur Championship   Darren Morgan 2–8
Winner 10. 2022 World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships   Bulcsú Révész 4–2
Winner 11. 2022 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship   Antoni Kowalski 4–3
Winner 12. 2022 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship   Antoni Kowalski 5–1
Winner 13. 2023 Welsh Under-21 Championship   Riley Powell 3–0
Winner 14. 2023 IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship   Riley Powell 4–0
Winner 15. 2023 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship   Alexander Widau 5–2
Winner 16. 2023 Q Tour – Event 1   Craig Steadman 5–2
Runner-up 4 2023 Q Tour – Event 2   Michael Holt 2–5
Winner 17. 2024 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships   Antoni Kowalski 5–3

References edit

  1. ^ "Liam Davies - Info". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 5 April 2022. 28 June 2006
  2. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/49486023
  3. ^ "Davies Sets Record As Youngest Winner". World Snooker. 4 April 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. ^ "World Championship snooker: Jimmy White hopes ended by Andrew Pagett in opening qualifier, Liam Davies sets record". Eurosport. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Davies, 15, sets World Championship record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  6. ^ "'Remember the name' - Jordan Brown wowed by Liam Davies after beating teenager in World Championship qualifying". 10 April 2022.
  7. ^ Årdalen, Hermund. "Liam James Davies". snooker.org (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Gwent wildcards bid to cause Welsh Open upsets in Newport". South Wales Argus. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Liam creates history with the Hat-Trick of titles". ibsf.info. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Snooker player, 13, aims to turn pro". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Liam Davies Snooker player". Cwmbran Life. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

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