Successful snooker steve davis free download as pdf file. Davis won the first 15 championships before retiring from the event, undefeated, after his 1946 success. Dominic dale and steve davis at snooker german masters martin rulsch 20140129 01. Jimmy white snooker master class free download as pdf file. He is the most gifted, the most unique and the most flamboyant. Steve davis snooker is a sports simulation video game developed by cds software, and published by cds software in 1985, with a budget release in 1988 published by blue ribbon software. How a 1501 outsider won the 1986 world snooker championship. Released under licence from 6time snooker world champion, steve davis the game is the first to feature a license of a professional snooker player, with. This is a list of professional snooker players ordered by the number of ranking titles they have won. However, the book is quite old, published in 198182 i guess when steve was world champion. Steve davis held his nerve under intense pressure to knock out the defending champion, john higgins, at the world championship to become the oldest quarterfinalist in. Davis became professional in 1991 but for many years was considered something of a journeyman.
Snooker world 1982 world snooker championship final. A professional player between 19782016, he reached eight world snooker. He was involved in a directorial role for world snooker in the early 2000s. Snooker world championship 2010 steve davis vs john higgins last 16 full match duration. World rankings were introduced in 197677, initially based on the results from the previous three world championships. In the 1990s, his success waned, and he dropped off the main tour in 1997. He is an actor, known for swiss toni 2003, harrys mad 1993 and world championship snooker 2005 2005. Steve davis s final win over jimmy white will feature on the bbc pa davis no longer has a snooker table in his house and has resisted the urge to return to the game in any kind of playing. He was critical of a change to the cloths on competition snooker tables in 1986, which led to the pack breaking open more easily. Steve davis has won a total of 28 ranking and 73 professional tournaments in his career. Steve davis, 60, is cueing up records after four decades on the.
The one true genius snooker has ever produced steve davis. Steve davis eager to avoid sitting through the black ball. Prior to the event, bookmakers odds for a johnson victory was. Media in category steve davis, snooker player the following 74 files are in this category, out of 74 total. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events. Top quality snooker coaching and instruction joe davis versus. Steve davis announces his retirement from snooker youtube. The first championship was held in 1927 and was won by joe davis.
Key figures in the game were ray reardon in the 1970s, steve davis in the 1980s, and stephen. Snooker has always been jimmys first love but he also has a passion for pool and poker, jimmy won the masconi cup pool tournament in 1996 and beat steve davis at a poker millions event in 2003, if you enjoy playing poker you can book jimmy to come and play along, but make sure youre good as jimmy is a talent at this also. The world number 16 joe johnson defeated davis 1812 in the final to win his sole ranking event. Davis has also become a proficient poker player, with successful appearances. Rankings after the 2012 world snooker championship pdf. John pulman was the most successful player of the 1960s, when the world.
Mark davis born 12 august 1972 is an english professional snooker player from st. The first ranking event was thus the 1974 world championship, won by ray reardon. The defending champion was northern irelands dennis taylor, who had defeated steve davis 1817 in the 1985 world snooker championship final to win his first title. These players are steve davis, terry griffiths, alex higgins, stephen hendry, john higgins, mark williams, ronnie osullivan, neil robertson, mark selby, shaun murphy, and judd trump. Steve davis, obe born 22 august 1957 is an english retired professional snooker player from plumstead, london. This is steve davis s performance at the colwyn bay in north wales at the world snooker trickshot championship in 2004 now, you will hear a swedish commentator in.
Amazon price new from used from paperback please retry. Because for me, when you beat steve davis when he was at his best, you felt like youd been in a war. Advanced technique in pool and billiards 2010 edition. Steve davis says he rarely picks up a snooker cue these days, and does not watch a lot of the sport. In the 1950s snooker went into a period of decline and the championship was not held after 1952, although an. Steve davis was born on august 22, 1957 in plumstead, london, england. He played in the 1985 world championship final against dennis. A ranking title is a tournament which counts towards the snooker world rankings. Snooker world champ 2016 steve davis reflects upon steve davis.
Unusual shot by alex hurricane higgins to beat steve davis snooker. Steve was at his peak in the 1980s when he won the world championship six times and was ranked world number one for seven consecutive seasons. World snooker trick shots 2004 steve davis youtube. It was a very successful apprenticeship and toughened him up to withstand the greater pressures the. Successful snooker by steve davis paperback, 1982 for sale. Snooker bleacher report latest news, rumors, scores. Alex higgins snooker legend download ebook pdf, epub. Ronnie osullivan explains how steve davis changed snooker. Steve also describes his own playing style and very fine details about his cue and other factoring components. Book successful snooker by steve davis posted by snooker gurus at 05. Snookers steve davis reflects upon steve davis 2016 youtube. Steve davis snooker simulates the cue sport snooker.
Taylor lost in the first round of the event 410 to mike hallett. Steve davis upsets the odds to beat world champion john. Steve davis, obe born 22 august 1957 is an english retired professional snooker player from. Snooker is a cue sport that originated among british army officers stationed in india in the. In the year of 1986, joe johnson, an outsider, whose odds were 1501 to win the world championship final, came in to play against the legendary world champion, steve davis he won the title six time. He is largely responsible for what snooker became in the 80s and is definitely responsible for the increase in. Alex is the best snooker player there has ever been.
Only davis, hendry and williams have won all three triple crown events in the same season, and hendry is. The book is concise, to the point and full of informative images. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Davis writing is just like his style of playing, very simple, efficient and straight forward. Steve davis forum, courtesy of snooker players network. Gareth copleygetty images s ome things never change. Snooker owes a very great deal to joe davis, not only because he was a world champion, but also because the knowledge of the game conveyed through his books has benefited so many players. Steve davis the 198283 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between august 1982 and may 1983. Snooker s mr dull has reinvented himself as a superstar dj and says he is living life in reverse like benjamin button. This is a great guide that discusses all parts of snooker starting from the cue, tip and chalk, going through the stance, grip and bridge and ending by all sort of shots, angles and matchplay.
To everybodys shock, joe johnson went on to win the final against davis, beating him 1812. The 1982 world snooker championship also known as the 1982 embassy world snooker championship for sponsorship purposes was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 april and 16 may 1982 at the crucible theatre in sheffield, england alex higgins won his second world title, defeating ray reardon 1815 in the final. A total of 11 players have completed a career triple crown, having won each of the events at least once. Part of the essence of successful snooker, as with any other game, is keeping the chance of mistakes to a fig. It is an amazing coincidence that two of the best players the world has. A professional player between 19782016, he reached eight world snooker championship finals in nine years during the 1980s, won six world titles, and held the world number one ranking for seven consecutive seasons. Steve davis snooker playing legend who is renowned for his dry. List of snooker players by number of ranking titles. The world snooker championship is the leading snooker tournament both in terms of prestige and prize money. His most famous match was a final against dennis taylor that came down to the black and was watched by a record 18 million people. Buy successful snooker letts successful sports first by steve davis isbn.
Steve davis snooker 19xxblue ribbon softwaregbh homesoftkfilereleased1985also foramstrad cpc, bbc micro, commodore 16, plus4, commodore 64. Successful snooker steve davis sports nature scribd. At the time of this games release, steve davis was the most successful snooker player in the world. Dennis taylor v steve davis 1985 world snooker championship final to be shown on bbc two. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Book successful snooker by steve davis snooker gurus.