Liam Davies (snooker player)

Liam James Davies (born 28 June 2006)[1] is a Welsh amateur snooker player. Competing at the 2022 World Snooker Championship, Davies was the youngest player to win a match at the event.[2][3][4] In addition to defeating Aaron Hill, Davies defeated Fergal O'Brien before losing on a deciding frame to Jordan Brown in the penultimate qualifying round.[5]

Liam Davies
Born (2006-06-28) 28 June 2006
Sport country Wales

As a result of high placing on the 2020–21 Q Tour, he was allowed to play in qualification events for the professional 2021–22 snooker season.[6][7] Liam, who is partially deaf,[8] is coached by Lee Walker.[9] His father Leyton owns the Scala snooker club in Merthyr Tydfil.[8]

Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament 2018/
19		 2021/
22
Ranking[10][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Shoot-Out 1R 1R
Welsh Open A LQ
World Championship A LQ
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 Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
VF / Variant Format Eventmeans an event is/was a variant format event.
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. He was an amateur

References
  1. "Liam Davies - Info". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 5 April 2022. 28 June 2006
  2. "Davies Sets Record As Youngest Winner". World Snooker. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. "World Championship snooker: Jimmy White hopes ended by Andrew Pagett in opening qualifier, Liam Davies sets record". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. "Davies, 15, sets World Championship record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  5. https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/world-championship/2021-2022/remember-the-name-jordan-brown-wowed-by-liam-davies-after-beating-teenager-in-world-championship-qua_sto8879041/story.shtml
  6. Årdalen, Hermund. "Liam James Davies". snooker.org (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  7. "Gwent wildcards bid to cause Welsh Open upsets in Newport". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  8. "Snooker player, 13, aims to turn pro". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  9. "Liam Davies Snooker player". Cwmbran Life. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  10. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.


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