Anthony Davies (born 2 December 1969) is a Welsh former professional

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player, who competed on the professional circuit from 1991 to 2005. Davies started playing snooker aged 12. He made his first

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aged 18. His best performance was at the 1996 European Open, where he reached the quarter-finals after eliminating

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and Joe Johnson. In 2002, he also reached the last 16 of the

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. Davies remained in the top 32 in the world rankings for three seasons, peaking at number 26, until a disappointing 2003/2004 season. He was relegated from the main tour in 2005. Since 1998, he has been an official coach for World Snooker. He has established two junior clubs in the South Wales area, helping to increase participation levels and improve playing performance amongst local snooker players. In April 2008, he worked on a pilot scheme, called Kids Into Snooker (KIS), set up by Cuefactor in conjunction with the

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Foundation, the aim being to help generate interest in snooker amongst disadvantaged young people.

Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Non-ranking finals: 1

Amateur finals: 1

References

External links

* Welsh snooker players 1969 births Living people Snooker players from Cardiff Long stubs with short prose {{UK-snooker-bio-stub