Paul Davison

Paul Davison

Paul Davison at the 2014 German Masters
Born	(1971-10-01) 1 October 1971 (age 45) Pickering, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
Sport country	England
Nickname	Snowy
Professional	1992–2005, 2006/07, 2008/09, 2010–2014, 2015–
Highest ranking	70 (November–December 2012)
Current ranking	90 (as of 18 December 2016)
Career winnings	£102,267
Highest break	144 (2001 World Championship Qualifying)
Century breaks	69
Best ranking finish	Last 32 (2012 German Masters, 2013 Australian Goldfields Open, 2014 German Masters)
Tournament wins
Non-ranking	3

Paul S. Davison (born 1 October 1971) is a professional snooker player from Pickering, North Yorkshire.

In the 2009/2010 season he finished third in the PIOS rankings, and thus retained his place on the 2010/2011 professional Main Tour. He came through three qualification matches, concluding with a narrow 5–4 victory over Dominic Dale, to progress to the wildcard round of the 2012 German Masters. He beat Pole Krzysztof Wróbel 5–2 to reach the main stage of a ranking event for the first time, drawing reigning UK Champion Judd Trump and was soundly beaten 1–5 in only 75 minutes. The run earned him valuable ranking points as he continued to strive towards his goal of getting into the top 64 in the world to ensure his place on the tour for next season. However, he did not win another match in the remainder of the season and finished it ranked world number 81, meaning he had to enter Q School to have a chance of playing in the 2012/2013 season. In May, Davison won five matches at the second Q School event, concluding with a 4–2 win over Gareth Allen to earn a place on the tour for the next two years.

Davison almost qualified for the 2012 International Championship, the fourth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season. He saw off Fraser Patrick, Peter Lines and Ben Woollaston, but then lost 3–6 to Dominic Dale in the final round. Davison had a consistent year in the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship Events, with his best result coming in the third European Tour Event, where he beat Ricky Norris, Joel Walker and Chris Norbury, before losing to world number one Mark Selby 3–4 in the last 16. He reached the last 32 on two other occasions which helped Davison finish 48th on the PTC Order of Merit. Davison's season ended when he lost 7–10 to Alfie Burden in the second round of World Championship Qualifying, which saw him end the year ranked world number 75.