_2012-02-05_16.jpg) Davis in 2012 | |
| Born | (1957-08-22)22 August 1957 (age 68) Plumstead, London, England |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Nickname | |
| Professional | 1978–2016 |
| Highestranking | 1 (1983/84–1989/90) |
| Maximum breaks | 1 |
| Century breaks | 338 |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 28 |
| World Champion | |
Steve Davis (born 22 August 1957)[3] is an English retired professionalsnooker player who is currently acommentator,DJ,electronic musician and author. He dominated professional snooker in the 1980s, when he reached eightWorld Snooker Championship finals in nine years, won six world titles and held theworld number one ranking for seven consecutive seasons. He won 28 ranking titles during his career, placing him fifth on theall-time list, behindRonnie O'Sullivan (41),Stephen Hendry (36),John Higgins (33) andJudd Trump (30). The first player to make an officially recognisedmaximum break in professional competition, at the1982 Classic, he was also the first to earn £1 million in career prize money. He is the only snooker player to have won theBBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, which he received in 1988.
Davis became widely known for his role in one of snooker's most famous matches, the1985 World Championship final. Then the defending champion, he took an 8–0 lead overDennis Taylor in the best-of-35-frame final, but Taylor recovered to tie the scores at 11–11, 15–15 and 17–17. The 68-minute deciding frame ended in a dramatic battle on the last black ball that attracted 18.5 million viewers in the UK, still the largest British television audience for any broadcast after midnight and any broadcast onBBC Two. Taylor potted the black to win the only world title of his career. Davis's terse responses in post-match interviews became the basis for a recurring caricature on the satirical British television showSpitting Image, which gave him the sardonic nickname "Interesting".
In addition to his six world titles, Davis won theUK Championship six times and theMasters three times for a total of 15Triple Crown titles, placing him third behind O'Sullivan (23) and Hendry (18). During the1987–88 season, he became the first player to win all three Triple Crown events in a single season, a feat that only two other players, Hendry andMark Williams, have since matched. He won his last major title at the1997 Masters, aged 39, but continued to compete at a high level and was still a top-16 ranked player at age 50. He made the last of his 30Crucible appearances in2010, aged 52, when he eliminated the defending world champion John Higgins to become the oldest world quarter-finalist since1983. He retired at the end of the2015–16 season, after 38 seasons on the professional tour, but remains active as a commentator and analyst for theBBC's snooker coverage. He was made anMBE in the1988 Birthday Honours and elevated toOBE in the2000 New Year Honours.
Outside snooker, Davis competed innine-ball pool tournaments, which included representing Europe in theMosconi Cup eleven consecutive times between 1994 and 2004. A keenchess andpoker player, he served as president of theBritish Chess Federation between 1996 and 2001 and competed in televised poker tournaments. In 2013, he featured as a contestant onI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, anITV reality television series. A fan ofprogressive rock, he has an ongoing career as a radio broadcaster, club DJ and musician; withKavus Torabi and Michael J. York, he co-founded theelectronic music bandthe Utopia Strong, with which he has recorded several albums. He has authored and co-authored books on snooker, chess, cooking and music, as well as three autobiographies.
Davis was born on 22 August 1957 inPlumstead, London,[4] the elder of two boys; Keith being his younger brother.[5] Davis's father Bill, a keen player, introduced him to snooker at the age of 12 and took him to play at his localworking men's club. Bill gave Steve an instructional book:How I Play Snooker by the unrelatedJoe Davis.[6][7] They studied the book, Davis later basing his technique on it during the 1970s.[8] He began playing at the Lucania Snooker Club inRomford. The club manager brought his talent to the attention ofBarry Hearn (chairman of the Lucania chain ofsnooker halls) when Davis was 18 and Hearn became his friend and manager.[9][10] Paid £25 a match by Hearn, Davis toured the United Kingdom and participated in challenge matches against established professionals such asRay Reardon,John Spencer andAlex Higgins. Around this time he was nicknamed "Nugget" because, according to Hearn, "you could put your case of money on him and you knew you were going to get paid."[9]
Davis won the English Under-19Billiards Championship in 1976.[11] One of his last wins as a snooker amateur was againstTony Meo, another future professional, in the final of the 1978Pontins Spring Open.[12] He defended his title a year later, defeating future rivalJimmy White 7–4 in the final.[13] Davis applied in 1978 to become a professional and was initially rejected,[14] before being accepted with effect from 17 September 1978, becoming the youngest of the professional players. He made his professional television debut onPot Black, where he played againstFred Davis.[15][16][17] He played in his firstWorld Snooker Championship in1979, having won two qualifying matches,[18] but lost 11–13 toDennis Taylor in the first round proper.[19]
At the1980 World Snooker Championship he reached the quarter-finals, defeatingPatsy Fagan and defending championTerry Griffiths before losing to Alex Higgins 9–13.[20][21] He won his first major title that year, the1980 UK Championship, beating Griffiths 9–0 in the semi-finals and Higgins 16–6 in the final.[18][22] After winning his first title, he won theWilson's Classic in 1980, theYamaha Organs andEnglish Professional in 1981,[11] and was thebookmakers' favourite to win the1981 World Snooker Championship despite beingseeded 13th.[23][24] Davis reached the final by defeating White in the first round, Higgins in the second round, Griffiths in the quarter-finals and defending championCliff Thorburn in the semi-final.[25] In the final, he won 18–12 againstDoug Mountjoy to take his first world championship.[26][27]
Davis completed a 9–0whitewash victory over Dennis Taylor in theInternational Open final and retained theUK Championship with a 16–3 win over Griffiths in the final, winning five events in 1981.[28] On Monday 11 January 1982, Davis compiled the first televisedmaximum break at theClassic at Queen Elizabeth Hall inOldham against John Spencer.[29] AsLada were sponsoring the event, they offered Davis a car for completing the break.[30] He reached the final, but lost 8–9 to Griffiths in the final.[31] However, later that month Davis defeated Griffiths 9–5 in theMasters final, to win his first title.[32]
His 18-month period of dominance ended at the1982 World Snooker Championship, where he lost 1–10 toTony Knowles in the first round.[19] Despite this, he finished the season as theworld number one for the first time.[33][34] Davis lost to Griffiths in the quarter-finals of the1982 UK Championship later that year.[35] After those two defeats, he won theWorld Doubles Championship with partner Tony Meo.[11] He overcame Thorburn 18–6 in the1983 World Snooker Championship, regaining the title with asession to spare in the final.[36] Davis led 7–0 against Higgins in the1983 UK Championship final, but lost on adeciding frame 15–16.[37] At the1984 World Snooker Championship, he was the first player to retain his title at theCrucible Theatre – the event's venue since 1977 – by defeating Jimmy White 18–16 in the final, winning his third world championship.[38] Davis also won the1984 UK Championship, beating Higgins 16–8 in the final.[39]
At the1985 World Snooker Championship, Davis defeatedNeal Foulds, David Taylor, Griffiths and Reardon en route to thechampionship final, where his opponent was Dennis Taylor.[40] Davis won all of the frames in the firstsession, and the first of the evening, to lead 8–0 but Taylor recovered to trail 7–9. Taylor levelled the match for the first time at 11–11; after Davis took the lead again, Taylor fought back a second time from 12–15 to level at 15–15 and a third time from 15–17 to 17–17, forcing a deciding frame. With the scores close, Taylor potted the finalcolours to leave theblack ball. With Davis leading 62–59 in the frame at that point, the player who potted the black ball would win the championship. After several failed attempts to pot it by each player, Taylor potted the ball to win the title. The final was watched by 18.5 million viewers, setting all-time records forBBC Two and for a post-midnight audience on British television.[41] The final, later called the "black ball final", was voted theninth-greatest sporting moment of all time in a 2002Channel 4 poll; Davis's disbelief and Taylor's triumphant, pointing finger have been replayed many times on television.[42]
Davis and Taylor met again in the final of the1985 Grand Prix, but this time Davis won in a deciding frame. At 10 hours 21 minutes, it was the longest one-day final in snooker history.[43] Davis trailedWillie Thorne 8–13 in the1985 UK Championship final. Thorne missed ablue off the spot, which would have given him a 14–8 lead; Davis won the frame and seven of the next eight to win 16–14.[44] Davis also won the1986 British Open, with a 12–7 win over Thorne.[45] At the1986 World Championship, Davis defeated White 13–5 in the quarter-finals and Thorburn 16–12 in the semi-finals.[46] His opponent in the final wasJoe Johnson, who started the tournament as an outsider to win, withodds of 150–1. Davis lost the match, 12–18.[47] At the end of 1986, he beat Foulds 16–7 to retain the1986 UK Championship.[39]
Davis began 1987 by winning theClassic 13–12 against defending champion Jimmy White.[48] At the1987 World Snooker Championship, he defeated Griffiths 13–5 in the quarter-final and White 16–11 in the semi-final.[49] Meeting Johnson again in the final, he established a 14–10 lead after three sessions. Johnson reduced Davis's lead to 14–13, but Davis took four of the next five frames to win the match 18–14 and regain the title, his fourth world championship.[50] In December he retained hisUK title with a 16–14 win against White in the final.[39] Davis retained theClassic in 1988 before claiming his secondMasters title: in the final he completed a 9–0 whitewash ofMike Hallett, the only such result in the event's history.[32] He also won theWorld Cup with England and secured his fourthIrish Masters title. Inthat year's 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 his fifth world title 18–11.[51]
He won the first ranking event of the1988–89 snooker season, a 12–6 victory over White in theInternational Open. During the same match, Davis became the first player to make three consecutive century breaks in a major tournament.[52] In October, he won theGrand Prix final 10–6 against Alex Higgins and held the World, UK, Masters, Grand Prix, Classic and Irish Masters titles simultaneously. His four-year unbeaten run in theUK Championship ended in December with a 3–9 semi-final loss to Hendry.[53] Davis did not win another major title until the1989 World Championship, where he beat Hendry 16–9 in the semi-finals before the most decisive victory in a world final of the modern era: an 18–3 win againstJohn Parrott, for his sixth world championship.[54] He retained theGrand Prix in October, beatingDean Reynolds 10–0 in the final – the first whitewash in a ranking-event final.[55] By the end of the 1980s, Davis was snooker's first millionaire.[11]
Davis began the 1990s by winning theIrish Masters for the fifth time, defeating Taylor 9–4.[56][57]Davis was denied an eighth consecutive appearance in the1990 World Snooker Championship final by Jimmy White, who won their semi-final 16–14.[58] He was succeeded as world number one by new world championStephen Hendry, at the end of the1989–90 snooker season, Davis having held the spot for seven consecutive seasons.[59] The following season, Davis reached the final of theUK Championship again and played Hendry, losing on a deciding frame 15–16.[60] Davis won theIrish Masters again, defeating Parrott 9–5 in the final.[57] At theworld championship, Davis reached the semi-final but lost to Parrott 16–10.[61]
Davis won theClassic, defeating Hendry 9–8, and then won theAsian Open by beatingAlan McManus 9–3.[62][63] He did not win a match at the1992 World Snooker Championship, however, as he was beaten 4–10 byPeter Ebdon, the first time he had lost in the opening round in nine years.[64] He won theEuropean Open in 1993 where he completed a 10–4 victory against Hendry in the final.[65] Davis won a seventh Irish Masters event in 1993, where he defeated McManus 9–4.[57] At the1993 World Snooker Championship, Davis defeated Ebdon, who had defeated him the year previously 10–3, but lost again to McManus in the second round 13–11.[66][67] Davis won his eighth (and final) Irish Masters event in 1994 with a deciding frame win over McManus.[57] Davis progressed past the second round for the first time in three years at the1994 World Snooker Championship, defeatingDene O'Kane,Steve James and Wattana but was defeated by Hendry 9–16 in the semi-final.[68][69] Over the next two seasons, Davis won consecutiveWelsh Open titles. At the1994 event, he completed three consecutive whitewash 5–0 victories and won the final 9–6 over McManus.[70] The following season at the1995 event, he defeatedJohn Higgins 9–3 in the final.[71] This victory was his lastranking title of his career.[72]
In 1996, Davis reached the quarter-finals of both theMasters andWorld Championship, losing to McManus and Ebdon, respectively.[73][74][75][76] The following year, at the1997 Masters, Davis reached the final, defeating McManus, Ebdon and Doherty.[77] Trailing O'Sullivan 4–8 in the final, Davis won six frames in a row, securing a 10–8 victory.[78] The win was Davis's last fully professional title of his career, his third Masters title.[4] At theworld championship later that year, Davis defeatedDavid McLellan in the opening round, before losing to Doherty 3–13.[79] He also reached the second round in the1998 event, where he defeatedSimon Bedford, but lost to Williams 6–13.[75]
For the1998–99 season, Davis's best result was reaching the quarter-finals at the1998 UK Championship, the first time he had progressed past the third round in five years, but lost toPaul Hunter.[80][81] He also reached the same stage at the1999 Welsh Open, but lost to Williams.[82] However, at the1999 World Snooker Championship, he lost in the first round on a deciding frame toJoe Perry. Davis did reach the quarter-finals of the1999 British Open in1999–2000,[83][84] but only won one match at the2000 World Snooker Championship, defeatingGraeme Dott, but losing to Higgins 11–13.[85] After this loss, Davis fell out of the top 16 in the world rankings for the2000–01 season for the first time since 1980 and would not play in the Masters for the first time since he first qualified.[59]
Davis's best result during the season was a quarter-final appearance at the2001 Irish Masters losing to O'Sullivan.[57] Davis failed to qualify for the2001 World Snooker Championship, losing 6–10 toAndy Hicks in the last qualifying round.[86] This was the first time Davis would be absent from the event since his debut in 1979.[87][88] After the loss, he contemplated retirement, but said that it would be the "easy thing to do".[89] Since he still enjoyed the challenge of professional play he continued into the2001–02 snooker season and reached the semi-finals of the2002 LG Cup and the quarter-finals of the2003 Irish Masters the following season.[90][91] However, Davis was unable to qualify for the2002 World Snooker Championship, losing 8–10 toRobin Hull in the final round of qualification.[92]
Despite this, his previous results were enough to regain his place in the top 16 for the2003–2004 season, starting ranked 11th in the world.[59] Despite not progressing past the third round in any other events, Davis reached the final at the2004 Welsh Open. This was nine years after he last won a ranking event at the 1995 Welsh Open. He defeatedMark King, Higgins, Milkins and Marco Fu and met O'Sullivan in the final.[93] In the best of 17 frames match, he led 8–5, but lost 8–9.[94][95] He reached the quarter-finals of the2005 World Snooker Championship, losing to eventual winnerShaun Murphy.[96]
Davis reached his 100th major career final at the2005 UK Championship inYork,[4] his first appearance in the event's final since 1990.[39] He beat defending championStephen Maguire and Hendry before he lost 6–10 toDing Junhui in the final.[97][98] Davis brushed off suggestions of retirement before theWorld Championships,[99] and reached the second round where he lost to Murphy.[100] His performances during the2006–07 season, including reaching the2006 UK Championship quarter-finals and theWelsh Open semi-finals, ensured that Davis was still a top-16 player at the age of 50.[101] Although Davis dropped out of the top sixteen a year later, he reached successive quarter-finals at theShanghai Masters andGrand Prix in 2008.[102] At the2009 World Snooker Championship, Davis lost 2–10 to Neil Robertson in the first round.[103] At the2009 UK Championship, he defeatedMichael Judge 9–7 to set up a first-round match against Hendry which he lost 6–9.[104][105]
He qualified for the2010 World Snooker Championship, his 30th time at the event, by defeatingAdrian Gunnell 10–4.[106] In the first round, Davis beat Mark King 10–9; at 52, he was the oldest player to win a match at the Crucible sinceEddie Charlton defeated Cliff Thorburn in 1989.[107] In the second round, against defending champion John Higgins, Davis won 13–11, a win commentatorClive Everton called "the greatest upset in the 33 years the Crucible has been hosting the championship."[108] This made him the oldest world quarter-finalist since Charlton in 1983. In the quarter-final match against AustralianNeil Robertson, Davis lost 5–13.[109] Despite having his best run at the World Championship for five years and reaching the quarter-finals for only the second time since 1994, this was his last appearance at the Crucible; he failed to qualify for the tournament again before his retirement.[110] O'Sullivan equalled Davis's record of 30 Crucible appearances in2022.[111]
Davis participated in thePlayers Tour Championship in 2010; his best result was at thePaul Hunter Classic, where he reached the quarter-finals before losing 1–4 to Shaun Murphy.[112] He finished 67th on theOrder of Merit.[113] He reached the final of the2010 World Seniors Championship, losing 1–4 to Jimmy White.[114] He narrowly reached the last qualifying round of the2011 World Snooker Championship by defeatingJack Lisowski 10–9 before losing 2–10 toStephen Lee.[115]
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Davis began the2011–12 season ranked world number 44, his lowest ranking position since turning professional.[59][116] He reached the final of the2011 World Seniors Championship, where he lost 1–2 toDarren Morgan.[117] He participated in the2011–12 Players Tour Championship; his best result was in theWarsaw Classic, where he reached the semi-finals before losing 3–4 toRicky Walden,[118] and finished at number 26 on theOrder of Merit.[119] He qualified for the2011 UK Championship by defeatingIan McCulloch andAndrew Higginson,[120] but lost 1–6 in the first round to O'Sullivan.[121] He reached the last 16 of theWelsh Open, losing 0–4 to Murphy.[122][123] Davis did not qualify for the main stage of theWorld Snooker Championship, losing 7–10 toBen Woollaston.[124][125]
He qualified for the2012 Shanghai Masters,[126][127] where he lost 4–5 to Walden;[128] he then qualified for the final stages of the2012 UK Championship,[129] but lost in the first round 2–6 toAli Carter.[130] He again participated in thePlayers Tour Championship; his best results were in theKay Suzanne Memorial Trophy and theScottish Open, where he reached the last 16 before losing 3–4 to John Higgins and 1–4 to Ding Junhui.[131][132] He placed 52nd on the tour'sOrder of Merit.[133] He finished the season in the qualifying stage of theWorld Championship, losing 7–10 to Maflin.[134] He won his firstWorld Seniors Championship in 2013 by defeatingNigel Bond, 2–1.[135] After being beaten byCraig Steadman 8–10 in the second round of the2014 World Snooker Championship qualification, Davis finished the season outside the top 64 on the money list and dropped off the main professional tour after 36 years.[136]
Davis received an invitational tour card for tournaments in the 2014–15 season.[137] He played in the2014 Champion of Champions event after qualifying with the 2013 World Seniors Championship,[138] losing 1–4 toMark Selby in the group semi-final.[139] He entered the2016 World Snooker Championship qualifiers but lost toFergal O'Brien in his last professional match. During a liveBBC broadcast on 17 April 2016, Davis announced his retirement from professional snooker, citing the recent death of his father as the main reason. He entered the Crucible Theatre holding the World Championship trophy and received a standing ovation from the audience.[140] Over the course of his career, Davis won over £5.5 million in prize money.[136][141] As of 2021[update], he continues to play exhibitions and is a pundit and commentator for the BBC's snooker coverage of Triple Crown events.[140]
From 1994 to 2007, Davis regularly participated in professionalnine-ball pool events; he was instrumental in creating theMosconi Cup, an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested between teams representing Europe and the United States.[2] He represented Europe in the tournament eleven times and was a member of the victorious 1995 and 2002 teams;[142] his victory against the US'sEarl Strickland clinched the 2002 competition for Europe.[143][144][145] In 2001, Davis reached the final of his first pool event at theWorld Pool League before losing 9–5 toEfren Reyes.[146]Sky Sports commentatorSid Waddell gave him the nickname "Romford Slim", calling him Britain's answer to American pool playerRudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone.[2] Davis dislikesblackball pool as played on English-style tables in Britishpubs and clubs, considering it a "Mickey Mouse game" when played with a smaller cue ball than the other balls, although he is happy with the game when played with uniform balls.[147]
At the2000 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, Davis was seeded 63rd. In the round of 64, he trailed second seed and reigning world championEfren Reyes 2–8, but won the match 9–8. He defeated two other former world champions,Ralf Souquet 9–6 in the last 32 andKunihiko Takahashi 11–6 in the last 16, but lost 7–11 in the quarter-finals toCorey Deuel.[148]
He reached the last 16 of the2003 WPA World Nine-ball Championship inCardiff,Wales, where he faced three-time champion Strickland.[149] The match was notable for the behaviour of its players. Strickland accused members of the crowd of bias towards Davis;[150] when warned by refereeMichaela Tabb, he told her to "shut up".[151] He complained after Davis took a second toilet break (when only allocated one), and Davis later admitted that the second break wasgamesmanship against his opponent. Strickland won the match and proceeded to the semi-finals.[150]
Davis has become a proficientpoker player, with successful appearances at televised tournaments;[152] they included an appearance at the final table of the 2003Poker Million with Jimmy White, who eventually won.[153] He finished 579th atevent 41 of the2006 World Series of Poker, winning $20,617.[154] Atevent 54 of the2008 World Series of Poker, Davis finished 389th and won $28,950.[155] He finished 131st, winning $5,491, atevent 56 of the2010 World Series of Poker.[156] At event 22 of the 2011 Grand Poker Series, Davis finished eighth and won $2,049.[157]
A keenchess player, he served as president of theBritish Chess Federation from 1996 until 2001.[158][159] Davis co-authoredSteve Davis Plays Chess, a 1995 book.[158][160]
Davis has become known for his coolness and conduct in high-pressure situations.[4] His initial lack of emotional expression and monotonous interview style earned him a reputation as boring, and the satirical television seriesSpitting Image nicknamed him "Interesting".[161] Davis has since played on this image and says it helped him gain public acceptance.[162] He co-authored the 1988 bookHow to Be Really Interesting withGeoff Atkinson, a comedy writer who had been a key part of Spitting Image's writing team.[163][164]
Davis worked with a series ofvideo games. He appeared in a spoof online promotion for theNintendo DS gameWorld Snooker Championship: Season 2007–08, parodying aNicole Kidman Brain Training advertisement, and worked with theWorld Snooker Championship franchise andVirtual Snooker.[165] He also gave his name to two video games,Steve Davis Snooker in 1984 andSteve Davis World Snooker in 1989.[166][167] In 2010, Davis played himself onThe Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret; other television appearances include the Christmas 1981 episode ofThe Morecambe & Wise Show.[168]
Davis has published a number of other books. Five relate to snooker:Successful Snooker (1982),[169]Frame and Fortune (1982),[170]Steve Davis: Snooker Champion (1983),[171]Matchroom Snooker (1988)[172] andThe Official Matchroom 1990 Snooker Special.[173] He co-authored two chess books in 1995 withDavid Norwood:Steve Davis Plays Chess[174] andGrandmaster Meets Chess Amateur.[175] Davis wrote three 1994 cookbooks:Simply Fix – the Steve Davis Interesting Cookbook No 1 – Interesting Things to Do With Meat,[176]Simply Fix – The Steve Davis Interesting Cookbook No 2 – Interesting Things to Make with Poultry,[177] andSimply Fix – the Steve Davis Interesting Cookbook No 3 – Interesting Things to Make Using Vegetables.[178] His third autobiography,Interesting, was published in 2015.[179] Davis co-produced a music book withKavus Torabi titledMedical Grade Music in 2021.[180]
He participated in thethirteenth series ofI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2013, finishing in eighth place.[181]The Rack Pack, a 2016 BBC television film about professional snooker during the 1970s and 1980s focusing on Davis's rivalry with Alex Higgins, featuredWill Merrick as Davis.[182]
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When in thesixth form at school, Davis began listening toprogressive rock and was introduced to theCanterbury scene. Interviewed in 2020, Davis said, "I loved what bands likeSoft Machine andHenry Cow were doing – it was challenging and very complex." RegardingRobert Wyatt, he urged people to get Wyatt'sRock Bottom album, describing it as "an incredible record".[183] Davis is a fan of French progressive rock bandMagma and produced a London concert so he could see them, which led to their re-formation.[184] He has an extensive record collection of mostly original vinyl copies.[183]
He joinedChas & Dave and several other snooker stars (as the Matchroom Mob) on "Snooker Loopy", a 1986 novelty record which was a Top 10 hit in theUK Singles Chart.[185][186] A year later they released "Romford Rap", a follow-up single which reached number 91 on the UK charts.[187]
Davis joined Brentwood community radio stationPhoenix FM in 1996, broadcasting a variety of soul and rock shows during the next ten years online and on FM under aRestricted Service Licence. When the station went full-time on FM in March 2007, he hostedThe Interesting Alternative Show.[188][189] As a result of his broadcasts, Davis was a guest presenter onBBC Radio 6 Music in 2011.[190] Davis adopted "Thunder Muscle" as his stage name – the energy drink brand from the television seriesThe Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, where he played a fictional version of himself promoting the product. He also used the stage name "Rocky Flame".[191][192][193] He branched out into club work in 2015 and has regular slots at London bars and nightclubs.[194] Davis performed with Kavus Torabi at the 2016Glastonbury Festival;[195] their collaboration led to the formation ofthe Utopia Strong, anelectronic music band whose debut album was released on 13 September 2019.[196] In March 2023, Davis undertook a UK tour with the Utopia Strong in support of TheSteve Hillage Band. He played analogue modular synthesiser on two free-form pieces each night totalling 30 mins.[citation needed]
In September 2021, Davis appeared in a music video for a track titled "Lily" from theRichard Dawson andCircle collaborative album.[197]
Davis won a record 84 professional titles and was the runner-up in 38 events, with28 of these as ranking event victories.[136][110][a] His modern-era record of six world titles has been broken by both Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan,[198] and his six UK Championship titles has been bettered only by O'Sullivan.[199] Davis compiled 338 competitive centuries during his career.[200][201][b] He was coached byFrank Callan for much of his career, who also represented Hendry in the 1990s.[202] In the 2005 bookMasters of the Baize, a detailed comparison and ranking of snooker professionals, Luke Williams and Paul Gadsby rated Davis as the third-greatest snooker player of all time (behind Joe Davis and Hendry).[203][204] In 2011, Davis was inducted into World Snooker's newHall of Fame with seven other former world champions.[205]
Davis was one of the first professional players to play in China, touring through the 1980s.[206][207] This, along with highly lucrative off-table endorsements, both set up by Hearn, allowed him to become the United Kingdom's highest paid sportsperson in the later half of the 1980s.[208][209] During the 2010 world championship, to mark the anniversary of the 1985 world championship final, Davis appeared with 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 and Davis arrived sporting a red wig.[210][better source needed]
In 1988, Davis became the only snooker player named as theBBC Sports Personality of the Year,[211] and was made anMBE.[212][213] He was made anOBE in 2000,[214][78] and has been honorary president of the Snooker Writers' Association.[215] Although he was on the board ofLeyton Orient F.C., he has been aCharlton Athletic F.C. fan most of his life.[216]
Davis marriedflight attendant Judith (née Greig) in 1990. They have two sons together, Greg (born in 1991) and Jack (born in 1993).[217] In 1995, a British tabloid newspaper paid a 19-year-old dancer £32,000 to publish her allegations that Davis had had an extramarital affair with her.[218] Davis and his wife divorced in 2005.[219] At age 47, Davis began a relationship with 31-year-old accounts worker Jeannie Nash,[220][221] who became his long-term partner.[222] In 2012, Davis's son Greg enteredQ-School with the aim of winning a place on theprofessional snooker tour, but failed to do so.[223][224]
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| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open[nb 4] | NH | Non-Ranking Event | NH | A | Tournament Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | WD | LQ | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | 2R | QF | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | WD | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | TournamentNot Held | LQ | WR | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | Non-Ranking Event | W | W | W | W | SF | F | F | 3R | SF | QF | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | QF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | F | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters[nb 5] | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 2R | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | Tournament Not Held | A | 3R | W | W | 3R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | LQ | 1R | 1R | F | 2R | 2R | SF | 3R | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | 1R | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals[nb 6] | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open[nb 7] | Tournament Not Held | NR | 2R | LQ | 1R | 2R | Not Held | 2R | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | 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 | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship[nb 8] | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | NH | 2R | 2R | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champion of Champions | A | NH | 1R | Not Held | A | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The 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 | WR | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Not Held | A | RR | RR | A | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Seniors Championship | Tournament Not Held | A | Tournament Not Held | F | F | QF | W | QF | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot-Out | Tournament Not Held | 2R[228] | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canadian Masters[nb 9] | Non-Ranking | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking | F | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | NH | Non-Ranking Event | W | SF | QF | W | W | 1R | SF | 3R | W | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai Classic[nb 10] | Tournament Not Held | NR | A | F | 3R | 1R | F | 1R | 2R | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters[nb 11] | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | Not Held | A | 1R | W | 2R | F | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | LQ | 1R | NR | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open[nb 12] | Not Held | NR | QF | W | W | QF | QF | W | W | W | Not Held | F | QF | F | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open[nb 13] | NH | Non-Ranking Event | SF | W | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | SF | SF | W | SF | QF | 1R | SF | 3R | 3R | QF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | QF | 1R | 2R | NH | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Cup[nb 14] | Tournament Not Held | WD | SF | 3R | QF | W | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R | Not Held | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy[nb 15] | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | NR | 2R | 3R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open[nb 16] | Tournament Not Held | WD | 2R | SF | W | QF | 3R | W | W | 1R | F | QF | QF | QF | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | 2R | 3R | 3R | RR | RR | QF | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic[nb 17] | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | 1R | A | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bombay International | A | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open[nb 18] | Not Held | W | Ranking Event | Not Held | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highland Masters | Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pontins Professional | SF | SF | QF | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | NH | A | W | F | W | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | QF | W | W | QF | F | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tolly Cobbold Classic | RR | A | A | W | W | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open[nb 13] | NH | A | W | W | 2R | W | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singapore Masters | Tournament Not Held | F | W | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KitKat Break for World Champions | Tournament Not Held | F | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgian Classic | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Professional Championship | Not Held | W | Not Held | W | SF | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open[nb 4] | NH | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | F | A | NH | R | Not Held | Ranking | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysian Masters | Tournament Not Held | RR | NH | SF | Tournament Not Held | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Masters | Tournament Not Held | W | W | Tournament Not Held | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo Masters | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canadian Masters[nb 9] | QF | QF | QF | Tournament Not Held | F | W | QF | R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai Classic[nb 10] | Tournament Not Held | F | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matchroom Professional Championship | Tournament Not Held | F | SF | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International League | Tournament Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norwich Union Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | W | A | F | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centenary Challenge | Tournament Not Held | F | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| London Masters | Tournament Not Held | SF | QF | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters League | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Challenge | Tournament Not Held | F | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters[nb 11] | Tournament Not Held | F | RR | RR | SF | Not Held | Ranking | W | Ranking Event | A | Not Held | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Challenge[nb 19] | Tournament Not Held | SF | W | F | SF | W | QF | NH | SF | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Challenge | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgian Challenge | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Masters | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent Classic[nb 20] | Tournament Not Held | SF | A | A | A | A | NH | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgian Masters | Tournament Not Held | SF | QF | 1R | Not Held | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Tournament Not Held | W | SF | SF | F | F | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pot Black | RR | A | RR | W | W | QF | QF | 1R | Tournament Not Held | W | 1R | W | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tenball | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guangzhou Masters | Tournament Not Held | F | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open[nb 7] | Tournament Not Held | W | Ranking Event | Not Held | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Super Challenge | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions Super League | Tournament Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters[nb 5] | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | 1R | Not Held | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions Cup[nb 21] | Tournament Not Held | QF | A | 1R | QF | QF | RR | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Masters | Not Held | SF | W | W | W | A | A | A | NH | SF | QF | F | SF | 1R | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | Tournament 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 | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy[nb 15] | Not Held | F | Tournament Not Held | WR | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warsaw Snooker Tour | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Warsaw | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier League[nb 22] | Tournament Not Held | RR | 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 | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Grand Final | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||
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| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/partner | Opponent(s) in the final | Score | Ref. |
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| Winner | 1. | 1981 | World Team Classic | England |  Wales | 4–3 | [294] |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1982 | World Team Classic | England |  Canada | 2–4 | [295] |
| Winner | 2. | 1982 | World Doubles Championship | Tony Meo | Terry GriffithsDoug Mountjoy | 13–2 | [296] |
| Winner | 3. | 1983 | World Team Classic(2) | England | Wales | 4–2 | [297] |
| Winner | 4. | 1983 | World Doubles Championship(2) | Tony Meo | Jimmy WhiteTony Knowles | 10–2 | [298] |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1985 | World Cup(2) | England | Ireland | 7–9 | [299][300] |
| Winner | 5. | 1985 | World Doubles Championship(3) | Tony Meo | Ray ReardonTony Jones | 12–5 | [301] |
| Winner | 6. | 1986 | World Doubles Championship(4) | Tony Meo |  Stephen HendryMike Hallett | 12–3 | [302] |
| Winner | 7. | 1988 | World Cup(3) | England |  Australia | 9–7 | [255] |
| Winner | 8. | 1989 | World Cup(4) | England | Rest of the World | 9–8 | [299] |
| Winner | 9. | 1991 | World Masters Mixed Doubles | Allison Fisher | Jimmy WhiteCaroline Walch | 6–3 | [303] |
| Winner | 10. | 1991 | World Mixed Doubles Championship | Allison Fisher | Stephen HendryStacey Hillyard | 5–4 | [304] |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref. |
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| Winner | 1. | 1978 | Pontins Spring Open | Tony Meo | 7–6 | [13] |
| Winner | 2. | 1979 | Pontins Spring Open(2) | Jimmy White | 7–4 | [13] |
| Winner | 3. | 1980 | Warners Open | Brian Watson | 5–1 | [305] |
| Winner | 4. | 1981 | Guinness World of Snooker Open | Mike Darrington | 6–4 | [306] |
| Winner | 5. | 1984 | Isle of Wight Open | Terry Griffiths | 5–2 | [307] |
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