Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1957-08-22
- Works
- 86
Top works
- Rise like lions
- Wanderer's Guide to Spirituality
- Poetic Musings on Sexuality
- Gaining Muscle Size and Density
- Magic of Symmetry
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Plumstead, London, England, UK
Steve Davis (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired snooker player who won the World Snooker Championship six times during the 1980s whilst remaining the world number one for seven consecutive seasons. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players to play the game.
Known for
- blur: To the End — Self2024
- The Mosconi Cup: A 30 Year Story2023
- One Day at the Crucible2021
- Enter the Dragon: China's Snooker Star2017
- Steve Davis: Snookerstar DJ2016
- Celebrity Black Ball Final with Steve Davis — Self2015
- Mark Selby: Life of a World Champion — Self2015
- Ali Carter: The Unbreakable2015
- Tony Drago: Fun & Torture2014
- The Strickland Story2013
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 36,593
- Total plays
- 129,068
Tags
jazztrombonecontemporary jazzsoulfunk
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1957-08-22 ) 22 August 1957 (age 68) , Plumstead , London, England
- Sport country
- England
- Nickname
- The Nugget Romford Slim Interesting
- Professional
- 1978–2016
- Highest ranking
- 1 ( 1983/84 – 1989/90 )
- World champion
- 1981 1983 1984 1987 1988 1989
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 22 August 1957
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Steve
- Family name
- Davis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Plumstead
- Occupation
- sports commentator
- Employer
- BBC
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
Article
Steve Davis (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player who is currently a commentator, DJ, electronic musician and author. He turned professional in 1978 and dominated the sport in the 1980s, when he reached eight World Snooker Championship finals in nine years, won six world titles and held the world number one ranking for seven consecutive seasons. He also won the UK Championship six times and the Masters three times for a total of 15 Triple Crown titles, placing him third all time. He won a total of 28 ranking titles during his career, placing him fifth on the all-time list. He is the only snooker player to have won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, which he received in 1988. He was made an MBE in the 1988 Birthday Honours and elevated to OBE in the 2000 New Year Honours.
Davis became widely known for his role in one of snooker's most famous matches, the 1985 World Championship final. Then the defending champion, he led Dennis Taylor 9–1 in the best-of-35-frame final, but Taylor recovered to tie the scores at 11–11, 15–15 and 17–17. The 68-minute deciding frame ended in a dramatic battle on the last black ball that attracted 18.5 million viewers in the UK, still the largest British television audience for any broadcast after midnight and any broadcast on BBC Two. Taylor potted the black to win the only world title of his career.