Steve Davis
Davis at the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic
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| Born |
22 August 1957 Plumstead, London, England |
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| Sport country |
 England
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| Professional | 1978–2014 |
| Highest ranking | 1 (1983/84–1989/90) |
| Career winnings | £5,613,536 |
| Highest break | 147 (1982 Classic) |
| Century breaks | 338 |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 28 |
| Non-ranking | 53 |
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Steve Davis, OBE (born 22 August 1957) is an English former professional snooker player from Plumstead, London. Known for dominating the sport during the 1980s, when he won the World Championship six times and was ranked world number one for seven consecutive seasons, he is remembered particularly for contesting the 1985 World Championship final with Dennis Taylor, the black-ball conclusion of which attracted a record 18.5 million British viewers. He is a well known public figure and is generally viewed by his peers as one of the greatest players of all time. Until his retirement in 2016, Davis combined his ongoing playing career with his role as a television analyst and commentator for the BBC's snooker coverage, alongside being a DJ of electronic music on local radio station Phoenix FM and at the Bloc Weekend music festival.
In addition to his six world titles, Davis's career achievements include three Masters and a record six UK Championship titles. He won a total of 28 ranking events (tying with John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan, and behind only Stephen Hendry) and made over £5.6 million in prize money. Davis compiled more than 300 competitive century breaks, including the first officially recognised (and first televised) maximum break in professional competition, in 1982. During the 1987/1988 season, he became the first player to complete snooker's Triple Crown by winning the UK Championship, Masters, and World Championship in the same season. His other accomplishments include winning the World Doubles Championship four times with Tony Meo and winning the World Team Classic/World Cup four times with England.
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