Anthony Davies, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Anthony Davies

Welsh snooker player

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1969

Place of Birth: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Profession: snooker player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Anthony Davies

  • Anthony Davies (born 2 December 1969) is a former Welsh professional snooker player.
  • Davies started playing snooker aged 12.
  • He made his first century break made aged 15 and his first maximum break aged 17.
  • After winning a number of titles in Wales, in 1991 Davies turned professional.
  • His best performance was at the 1996 European Open, where he reached the quarter-finals.
  • 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 #26, until a disappointing 2003/2004 season in which he failed to win a match.
  • After failing to regain his form, he was relegated from the main tour in 2005, and retired from snooker in 2006.
  • 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 β€˜KIS’ [Kids Into Snooker], set up by Cuefactor in conjunction with the Paul Hunter Foundation, the aim being to help generate interest in snooker amongst disadvantaged young people.Davies made a brief return to competitive snooker in 2013, entering the sixth event of the European Tour, the Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup.
  • Having come through the amateur rounds, he then defeated Anthony McGill and Nigel Bond to reach the last 32, where he lost to Joel Walker.

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