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Anthony Davies

Born	(1969-12-02) 2 December 1969 (age 55) Cardiff, Wales
Sport country	Wales
Professional	1991–2005
Highest ranking	26 (2002–03)
Best ranking finish	Quarter-final (1996 European Open)

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

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

His best performance was at the 1996 European Open, where he reached the quarter-finals after eliminating James Wattana and Joe Johnson. In 2002, he also reached the last 16 of the World Championship. 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.

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.

Performance and rankings timeline

1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
2. New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
3. ^ 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. ^ 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

Non-ranking finals: 1

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1998	UK Tour - Event 1	Alfie Burden	5–6

Amateur finals: 1

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2007	Welsh Amateur Championship	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. ^ Stead, Marcus (26 February 2022). "Alfie plans to follow in his father's footsteps". Glamorgan Star. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
3. ^ 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.

External links

• Anthony Davies at snooker.org

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