# Anthony Davies

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/ 93 | 1993/ 94 | 1993/ 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/ 15 |
| Ranking | | 94 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 45 | 37 | 61 | 85 | 80 | 40 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 54 | | |
| Ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | A | A |
| German Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | A |
| Welsh Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | A | A |
| Players Tour Championship Grand Final | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ |
| China Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | NR | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | A | A |
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A |
| Non-ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A |
| World Seniors Championship | A | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ |
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | DNQ |
| Former ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Strachan Open | LQ | MR | NR | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Asian Classic | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Malta Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Thailand Masters | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | WR | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Players Championship | NH | LQ | 2R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| British Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| Malta Cup | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | QF | LQ | NH | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| World Open | LQ | 1R | 2R | 2R | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | NH | NH |
| Former non-ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Strachan Challenge | R | MR | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Scottish Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Merseyside Professional Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
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 | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. |
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. |
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
* ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
* 1 2 He was an amateur
* ↑ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998)
* ↑ The event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)
* 1 2 The event was called the Strachan Open (1991/1992) and the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993-1993/1994)
* ↑ The event was called the Dubai Classic (1991/1992-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
* ↑ The event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)
* ↑ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998-2002/2003)
* ↑ The event was called the European Open (1991/1992-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)
* ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix (1991/1992–2000/2001, 2004/2005) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)

## Career finals
### Non-ranking finals: 1

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1998 | UK Tour - Event 1 | Alfie Burden | 5–6 |

### Amateur finals: 1

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2007 | Welsh Amateur Championship | Philip Williams | 3–8 |