Paul Davies (snooker player)

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Paul Davies
Born (1970-06-22) 22 June 1970 (age 53)
Sport countryFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Professional1991–2011
Highest ranking 35
Best ranking finishSemi-final (x2)

Paul Davies (born 22 June 1970) is a Welsh former professional snooker player who lives in Cardiff. He turned professional in 1991.

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Initially based in Hampshire, Davies began his career in which he was mentored by a local amateur snooker player by the name of Bert Garland who died in 1996. Paul now owns his snooker cue.

Career

He made an immediate impact, reaching two semi-finals in his first 3 seasons – the 1991 Dubai Classic and the 1993 Asian Open, losing to the eventual champions (John Parrott and Dave Harold) in each case. However he has never gone this far in a ranking event again. He has never qualified for the World Championship, losing in the final qualifying round four times.

In 1997 he was runner up to Andy Hicks in the Benson and Hedges Qualifying, losing 6–9 in the final, denying him a place at the wildcard stage at Wembley. He reached the quarter-Finals of the 1997 Welsh Open with wins over Dave Harold, Chris Small and Ken Doherty before Mark Williams ended his run by beating him 5–3.

He came close to defeating Ding Junhui in the 2006 Northern Ireland Trophy, losing 4–5 in the last 48 to the eventual champion. He qualified for the 2007 Grand Prix, producing two shocks in his group, beating Jamie Cope the previous year's runner up and Stephen Hendry, effectively knocking the latter out the tournament. However he lost his other 3 matches eventually finishing 5th in his group.

He had a good run in the 2007 UK Championship, enjoying wins over Kurt Maflin 9–6, Mark Davis 9–8, before defeating Dominic Dale 9–3 to reach the last 32 and earn a place in the televised stages, where he did well to hold Shaun Murphy to 4–4, before Murphy eventually won 9–5.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1990/
91 		1991/
92 		1992/
93 		1993/
94 		1994/
95 		1995/
96 		1996/
97 		1997/
98 		1998/
99 		1999/
00 		2000/
01 		2001/
02 		2002/
03 		2003/
04 		2004/
05 		2005/
06 		2006/
07 		2007/
08 		2008/
09 		2009/
10 		2010/
11 		2020/
21
Ranking [1] [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 3] 48 36 55 66 53 48 41 38 35 57 65 74 78 65 57 62 57 54 64 [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
European Masters [nb 4] ALQLQLQLQLQ 1R NH 2R Not HeldLQLQLQLQLQLQNRNot HeldA
UK Championship ALQ 1R LQ 1R 2R LQ 1R 2R 1R LQLQLQLQLQLQLQ 1R LQLQLQA
Scottish Open [nb 5] Not Held QF LQ 1R LQLQLQ 2R 3R LQLQLQLQTournament Not HeldA
World Grand Prix Tournament Not HeldDNQ
German Masters [nb 6] Tournament Not HeldLQ 1R LQNRTournament Not HeldAA
Shoot Out NRTournament Not HeldNR 1R
Welsh Open A 1R 1R LQ 3R LQ QF 1R LQLQLQLQLQ 1R LQLQLQLQ 1R LQWDA
Players Championship [nb 7] Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQ
Tour Championship Tournament Not HeldDNQ
World Championship ALQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQAA
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters ALQALQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQAALQLQAAAA
Former ranking tournaments
Classic ALQTournament Not Held
Strachan Open NHLQMRNRTournament Not Held
Asian Classic [nb 8] A SF 1R LQ 1R LQLQTournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Tournament Not HeldNon-Ranking EventLQNRTournament Not Held
Thailand Masters [nb 9] ALQ SF LQLQLQLQLQ 1R LQLQLQNRNot HeldNRTournament Not Held
British Open A 2R 2R LQ 1R LQLQ 2R 2R LQLQ 2R LQLQLQTournament Not Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking EventLQLQ 1R NHNRTournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not HeldNR 1R LQLQNot Held
Bahrain Championship Tournament Not HeldLQNot Held
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not HeldLQLQLQLQNH
World Open [nb 10] A 2R LQLQ 1R LQ 1R 2R LQLQLQLQLQLQLQ 1R LQ RR LQLQLQNH
China Open [nb 11] Tournament Not HeldNR QF LQLQLQNot HeldLQLQLQLQLQLQANH
Former non-ranking tournaments
World Masters 2R Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open NHRMR 1R F Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Tournament Not Held 1R AAAARATournament Not Held
Merseyside Professional Championship Not HeldAAAAAAAAQFA1R1RTournament Not Held
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.
  1. ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. 1 2 He was an amateur
  3. ↑ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
  4. ↑ The event was also called the Irish Open (1998/1999), the European Open (1990/1991-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005-2007/2008)
  5. ↑ The event was also called the International Open (1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  6. ↑ The event was also called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998)
  7. ↑ The event was also called the Players Tour Championship Finals (2010/2011)
  8. ↑ The event was also called the Dubai Classic (1990/1991–1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  9. ↑ The event was also called the Asian Open (1990/1991-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)
  10. ↑ The event was also called the LG Cup (2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Grand Prix (1990/1991-2000/2001 and 2004/2005-2009/2010)
  11. ↑ The event was also called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)

Career finals

Non-ranking finals: 2

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponentScoreRef.
Runner-up1. 1994 Strachan Challenge – Event 2 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 4–9
Runner-up2. 1997 Benson & Hedges Championship Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 6–9

Pro–am finals: 2 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponentScoreRef.
Runner-up1.1990 Pontins Spring Open Flag of England.svg Tony Rampello2–7
Winner1.2006TCC Open Snooker Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 7–4 [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "2008 TCC Open Snooker Championship". Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
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