Liam Davies (snooker player)

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Liam Davies
Born (2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 18)
Sport countryFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Professional2024–present
Highest ranking 94 (July 2024)
Current ranking 105 (as of 2 February 2025)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (2023 Shoot Out)

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

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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
Ranking [12] [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League NRAAA RR
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not HeldLQ
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 2R
English Open AAAALQ
British Open NHAAA 2R
Wuhan Open Not HeldALQ
Northern Ireland Open AAAALQ
International Championship ANot HeldALQ
UK Championship AALQLQLQ
Shoot Out 1R 1R A 4R 3R
Scottish Open AAAALQ
German Masters AAAALQ
Welsh Open ALQ 1R 1R 1R
World Open ANot HeldALQ
World Grand Prix DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Players Championship DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Tour Championship DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
World Championship ALQLQLQ
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew 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.
PA / Pro-am Eventmeans an event is/was a pro=am event.
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. 1 2 3 4 He was an amateur
  3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

Amateur finals: 21 (17 titles)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1.2019Welsh Under-14 Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Oliver Briffett-Payne 3–0
Winner2.2019Welsh Under-16 Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Oliver Briffett-Payne 3–0
Winner3.2019Welsh Under-18 Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Conor Caniff 3–0
Runner-up1.2019Welsh Under-21 Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tyler Rees 0–3
Winner4.2020Welsh Under-14 Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Riley Powell 3–0
Winner5.2020Welsh Under-16 Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Oliver Briffett-Payne 3–2
Winner6.2020Welsh Under-18 Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Luke James 3–2
Runner-up2.2020Welsh Under-21 Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dylan Emery 0–3
Winner7.2022Welsh Under-18 Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Riley Powell 3–1
Winner8.2022Welsh Under-21 Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brad Ferguson 3–1
Winner9.2022 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships Flag of Ireland.svg Leone Crowley 4–1
Runner-up3.2022 Welsh Amateur Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 2–8
Winner10.2022 World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships Flag of Hungary.svg Bulcsú Révész 4–2
Winner11.2022 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship Flag of Poland.svg Antoni Kowalski 4–3
Winner12.2022 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship Flag of Poland.svg Antoni Kowalski 5–1
Winner13.2023Welsh Under-21 Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Riley Powell 3–0
Winner14.2023 IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Riley Powell 4–0
Winner15.2023 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Widau 5–2
Winner16.2023 Q Tour – Event 1 Flag of England.svg Craig Steadman 5–2
Runner-up42023 Q Tour – Event 2 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 2–5
Winner17.2024 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships Flag of Poland.svg Antoni Kowalski 5–3

References

  1. "Liam Davies - Info". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 5 April 2022. 28 June 2006
  2. "Snooker player Liam Davies, 13, targeting professional breakthrough". BBC Sport. 29 August 2019.
  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.