Steve Davis
Steve Davis, OBE (born 22 August 1957) is ae Inglis reteert professional snooker player frae Plumstead, Lunnon.
He dominat the sport durin the 1980s, whan he raxt aicht Warld Snooker Championship finals in nine year, won sax warld titles, an held the warld number ane rankin for seiven consecutive saesons. He is kent for the 1985 warld Championship final agin Dennis Taylor anaw, whilk wis decidit on the final black baw.
_2012-02-05_16.jpg) Davis at the 2012 German Masters | |
| Born | 22 August 1957 Plumstead, Lunnon, Ingland |
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| Sport kintra |  Ingland |
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| Professional | 1978–2016 |
| Heichest rankin | 1 (1983/84–1989/90) |
| Career winnins | £5.5 million |
| Heichest break | 147: 1982 Classic |
| Century braks | 355 |
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| Non-rankin | 55 |
Davis won a tot o 28 rankin events, placin him fowert on the aw-time leet. In addition tae his sax warld titles, he won the Masters three time an the UK Championship sax time, for a tot o 15 Triple Crown titles, ahint anly Ronnie O'Sullivan (19) an Stephen Hendry (18). Durin the 1987–88 saison, he became the first player tae win aw three Triple Crown events in ae saison, an remains ane o anly three players (alang wi Hendry an Mark Williams) tae achieve this. Davis wis named the BBC's Sports Personality o the Year in 1988, bein the anly snooker player tae win the awaird.
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