Complex sentence: Steve Davis took his first major title after making his first major quarter-final the previous year whitewashing Terry Griffiths 9-0 in the semi-final and massively beating Alex Higgins 16-6 in the final to claim the start of the Davis era in snooker.
Split into simpler sentences: Steve Davis took his first major title after making his first major quarter-final the previous year. He whitewashed Terry Griffiths 9-0 in the semi-final and defeated Alex Higgins 16-6 in the final to claim the start of the Davis era in snooker.