Draft:Ryan Davies (snooker player)
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| Born | 29 April 2002 Oldham, Greater Manchester |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Best ranking finish | R16 (x1) |
Ryan Davies (born 29 April 2002) is an English snooker player.[1]
Early life
[edit]From Oldham, Greater Manchester, he attended Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College. He hit his first century break as a 12 year-old at an EASB regional snooker tour match at the National Snooker Centre in Leeds in 2014.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2017, aged 14 years-old, he was filmed scoring a maximum 147 break at Savannah Snooker and Pool Club in Whitefield, Greater Manchester.[3]
Davies won the English national under-14, 16 and 18 snooker titles, and in 2018-19 finished top of the rankings on the national Under-21 Premier Tour. That season, aged 16-years-old, Davies reached the last 64 of the 2018 Paul Hunter Classic ranking event, and also defeated Robbie Williams, Ben Mertens and Sunny Akani to make the last 16 of the 2019 Snooker Shoot Out in February 2019.[4][5]
In March 2023, he added the English national under-21 title defeating Liam Pullen, Jake Crofts and Lewis Ullah on the way to the title.[6]
Given a wildcard to the 2023 UK Championship in November 2023, he faced Anton Kazakov in the first qualifying round and triumphed 6-1.[7] In the next round he completed a 121 break as he took world number 56 David Grace to a decider before losing 6-5.[8]
He entered Q School in May 2024. His performances were enough to earn a place as a top-up player competing as an amateur at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester in June 2024. On 13 June 2024, he defeated Scottish professionals Stephen Maguire and Dean Young 3-0.[9]
Personal life
[edit]The son of Martin Davies, his brother Aaron Davies is a former junior schooler champion and is an international eight-ball pool player, and was part of the England men's team which won the 2018 European Championships in Malta.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ryan Davies". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Smedley, Simon (23 September 2014). "Ton-up 12 year old!". Oldham Chronicle. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Smedley, Simon (12 April 2017). "HOT POT!". Oldham Chronicle. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "EPSB Q&A RYAN DAVIES". espb.co.uk. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Wild card Ryan Davies reaches last 32 of Snooker Shootout along with Jimmy White". Sporting Life. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "DAVIES COMPLETES UNIQUE JUNIOR GRAND SLAM". espb.co.uk. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Caulfield, David (18 November 2023). "UK Championship qualifiers: 2023 draw, schedule, results, how to watch". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "MINK MISSES OUT ON HISTORIC WIN". wst.tv. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "MICHAEL WHITE CONTINUES WELSH CHARGE AT CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER TO REACH LAST 32". Eurosport. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Double title boost for hot-shot Ryan". Oldham Chronicle. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Smedley, Simon (16 March 2018). "Aaron and Ryan continue to make terrific progress on the green baize". Oldham Chronicle. Retrieved 18 November 2023.