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Liam Davies
Born (2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 18)
Sport country Wales
Professional2024–present
Highest ranking94 (July 2024)
Current ranking 103 (as of 11 November 2024[needs update])
Best ranking finishLast 16 (2023 Snooker Shoot Out (2023–24 season))

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

Career

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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

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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 NR A A A RR
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not Held LQ
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 2R
English Open A A A A LQ
British Open NH A A A 2R
Wuhan Open Not Held A LQ
Northern Ireland Open A A A A LQ
International Championship A Not Held A LQ
UK Championship A A LQ LQ LQ
Shoot Out 1R 1R A 4R
Scottish Open A A A A LQ
German Masters A A A A
Welsh Open A LQ 1R 1R
World Open A Not Held A
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A LQ LQ LQ
Performance Table Legend
LQ 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-finals
SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD 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.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ a b c d He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Amateur finals: 21 (17 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2019 Welsh Under-14 Championship Wales Oliver Briffett-Payne 3–0
Winner 2. 2019 Welsh Under-16 Championship Wales Oliver Briffett-Payne 3–0
Winner 3. 2019 Welsh Under-18 Championship Wales Conor Caniff 3–0
Runner-up 1. 2019 Welsh Under-21 Championship Wales Tyler Rees 0–3
Winner 4. 2020 Welsh Under-14 Championship Wales Riley Powell 3–0
Winner 5. 2020 Welsh Under-16 Championship Wales Oliver Briffett-Payne 3–2
Winner 6. 2020 Welsh Under-18 Championship Wales Luke James 3–2
Runner-up 2. 2020 Welsh Under-21 Championship Wales Dylan Emery 0–3
Winner 7. 2022 Welsh Under-18 Championship Wales Riley Powell 3–1
Winner 8. 2022 Welsh Under-21 Championship Wales Brad Ferguson 3–1
Winner 9. 2022 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships Republic of Ireland Leone Crowley 4–1
Runner-up 3. 2022 Welsh Amateur Championship Wales Darren Morgan 2–8
Winner 10. 2022 World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships Hungary Bulcsú Révész 4–2
Winner 11. 2022 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship Poland Antoni Kowalski 4–3
Winner 12. 2022 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship Poland Antoni Kowalski 5–1
Winner 13. 2023 Welsh Under-21 Championship Wales Riley Powell 3–0
Winner 14. 2023 IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship Wales Riley Powell 4–0
Winner 15. 2023 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship Germany Alexander Widau 5–2
Winner 16. 2023 Q Tour – Event 1 England Craig Steadman 5–2
Runner-up 4 2023 Q Tour – Event 2 England Michael Holt 2–5
Winner 17. 2024 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships Poland Antoni Kowalski 5–3

References

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  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.
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