Liam Davies (born 28 June 2006) 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.
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. In addition to defeating Aaron Hill, Davies defeated Fergal O'Brien before losing on a to Jordan Brown in the penultimate qualifying round.
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. 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. Davies, who is partially deaf, is coached by Lee Walker.
Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament 2018/19 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.He was an amateurNew players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking76Players qualified through Q School started the season without prize money ranking pointsRanking tournamentsChampionship LeagueNRAAARR2RRRChina OpenATournament Not HeldLQWuhan OpenNot HeldALQ1R2RBritish OpenNHAAA2R3R2REnglish OpenAAAALQ1RQFShenzhen OpenThe event was called the Xi'an Grand Prix (2024/2025–2025/2026)Tournament Not HeldLQLQLQNorthern Ireland OpenAAAALQLQInternational ChampionshipANot HeldALQLQUK ChampionshipAALQLQLQLQShoot Out1R1RA4R3R2RScottish OpenAAAALQLQGerman MastersAAAALQLQWelsh OpenALQ1R1R1RLQWorld Grand PrixDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQPlayers ChampionshipDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQWorld OpenANot HeldALQLQTour ChampionshipDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQWorld ChampionshipALQLQLQLQLQFormer ranking tournamentsSaudi Arabia MastersTournament Not Held2R2RNH
Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD 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.
Career finals Amateur finals: 21 (17 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2019 Welsh Under-14 Championship Oliver Briffett-Payne 3–0Winner 2. 2019 Welsh Under-16 Championship Oliver Briffett-Payne 3–0Winner 3. 2019 Welsh Under-18 Championship Conor Caniff 3–0Runner-up 1. 2019 Welsh Under-21 Championship Tyler Rees 0–3Winner 4. 2020 Welsh Under-14 Championship Riley Powell 3–0Winner 5. 2020 Welsh Under-16 Championship Oliver Briffett-Payne 3–2Winner 6. 2020 Welsh Under-18 Championship Luke James 3–2Runner-up 2. 2020 Welsh Under-21 Championship Dylan Emery 0–3Winner 7. 2022 Welsh Under-18 Championship Riley Powell 3–1Winner 8. 2022 Welsh Under-21 Championship Brad Ferguson 3–1Winner 9. 2022 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships Leone Crowley 4–1Runner-up 3. 2022 Welsh Amateur Championship Darren Morgan 2–8Winner 10. 2022 World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships Bulcsú Révész 4–2Winner 11. 2022 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship Antoni Kowalski 4–3Winner 12. 2022 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship Antoni Kowalski 5–1Winner 13. 2023 Welsh Under-21 Championship Riley Powell 3–0Winner 14. 2023 IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship Riley Powell 4–0Winner 15. 2023 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship Alexander Widau 5–2Winner 16. 2023 Q Tour – Event 1 Craig Steadman 5–2Runner-up 4 2023 Q Tour – Event 2 Michael Holt 2–5Winner 17. 2024 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships Antoni Kowalski 5–3
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