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 Tournament 1991/92 1992/931993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2013/14 2014/15RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the seasonNew players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking94906445376185804031263154He was an amateurRanking tournamentsUK Championship2RLQLQLQLQLQLQLQ1RLQ1R2R1RLQAAGerman MastersThe event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998)Tournament Not HeldLQLQLQNRTournament Not HeldAAWelsh OpenLQLQLQLQ1RLQLQLQ1R1R1RLQ1RLQAAPlayers Tour Championship Grand FinalTournament Not HeldDNQDNQChina OpenThe event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)Tournament Not HeldNR1R1RLQ1RNot HeldLQAAWorld ChampionshipLQLQ1R1RLQLQLQLQLQLQ2RLQLQLQAANon-ranking tournamentsThe MastersLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQAAAWorld Seniors ChampionshipATournament Not HeldALQWorld Grand PrixTournament Not HeldDNQFormer ranking tournamentsClassicLQTournament Not HeldStrachan OpenThe event was called the Strachan Open (1991/1992) and the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993-1993/1994)LQMRNRTournament Not HeldAsian ClassicThe event was called the Dubai Classic (1991/1992-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)LQLQLQLQ1RLQTournament Not HeldMalta Grand PrixTournament Not HeldNon-Ranking EventLQNRTournament Not HeldThailand MastersThe event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)LQ1RLQWRLQLQLQLQ2R1R1RNRTournament Not HeldPlayers ChampionshipThe event was called the International Open (1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998-2002/2003)NHLQ2RLQLQLQLQLQ1RLQ1R2R1RTournament Not HeldBritish OpenLQLQLQ1R1RLQ1R2R1R2R3R1R1RLQNot HeldMalta CupThe event was called the European Open (1991/1992-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)LQ1RLQ1RQFLQNHLQNot Held1RLQLQLQNot HeldIrish MastersNon-Ranking EventLQLQLQNot HeldWorld OpenThe event was called the Grand Prix (1991/1992–2000/2001, 2004/2005) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)LQ1R2RLQ1RLQ1RLQLQLQ1R2R1R1RANHFormer non-ranking tournamentsStrachan ChallengeRMRLQLQTournament Not HeldScottish MastersAAAAAAAAAAALQTournament Not HeldMerseyside Professional ChampionshipAAAAAAAAAAAQFQFANot Held 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.
Career finals
Non-ranking finals: 1 Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 1998 UK Tour - Event 1 Alfie Burden 5–6
Amateur finals: 1 Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 2007 Welsh Amateur Championship Philip Williams 3–8
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