Liam Davies (snooker player)
Born | 28 June 2006 |
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Sport country | Wales |
Professional | 2024–present |
Highest ranking | 94 (July 2024) |
Current ranking | 98 (as of 30 September 2024) |
Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2023 Snooker Shoot Out (2023–24 season)) |
Liam James Davies (born 28 June 2006)[1] is a Welsh professional snooker player.
Career
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
Tournament | 2018/ 19 |
2021/ 22 |
2022/ 23 |
2023/ 24 |
2024/ 25 | ||||
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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 | LQ | |||||||
Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 2R | |||||||
English Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | ||||
British Open | NH | A | A | A | 2R | ||||
Wuhan Open | Not Held | A | |||||||
Northern Ireland Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | ||||
International Championship | A | Not Held | A | LQ | |||||
UK Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||||
Shoot Out | 1R | 1R | A | 4R | |||||
Scottish Open | A | A | A | A | |||||
German Masters | A | A | A | A | |||||
Welsh Open | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | |||||
World Open | A | Not Held | A | ||||||
World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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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. | |||
PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro=am event. |
Amateur finals: 21 (17 titles)
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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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
- ^ "Liam Davies - Info". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
28 June 2006
- ^ "Snooker player Liam Davies, 13, targeting professional breakthrough". BBC Sport. 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Davies Sets Record As Youngest Winner". World Snooker. 4 April 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Davies, 15, sets World Championship record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "'Remember the name' - Jordan Brown wowed by Liam Davies after beating teenager in World Championship qualifying". 10 April 2022.
- ^ Årdalen, Hermund. "Liam James Davies". snooker.org (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Gwent wildcards bid to cause Welsh Open upsets in Newport". South Wales Argus. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Liam creates history with the Hat-Trick of titles". ibsf.info. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Snooker player, 13, aims to turn pro". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Liam Davies Snooker player". Cwmbran Life. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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