Steve Davis

Steve Davis
OBE

Davis at the 2012 German Masters
Born	(1957-08-22) 22 August 1957 Plumstead, Lunnon, Ingland
Sport kintra	Ingland
Nickname	The Nugget Interesting Ginger Magician Romford Robot Mister Black Romford Slim
Professional	1978–2016
Heichest rankin	1 (1983/84–1989/90)
Career winnins	£5.5 million
Heichest break	147: 1982 Classic
Century braks	355
Toornament wins
Non-rankin	55

Steve Davis, OBE (born 22 August 1957) is ae Inglis reteert professional snooker player frae Plumstead, Lunnon. He dominat the sport durin the 1980s, whan he raxt aicht Warld Snooker Championship finals in nine year, won sax warld titles, an held the warld number ane rankin for seiven consecutive saesons. He is kent for the 1985 warld Championship final agin Dennis Taylor anaw, whilk wis decidit on the final black baw.

Davis won a tot o 28 rankin events, placin him fowert on the aw-time leet. In addition tae his sax warld titles, he won the Masters three time an the UK Championship sax time, for a tot o 15 Triple Crown titles, ahint anly Ronnie O'Sullivan (19) an Stephen Hendry (18). Durin the 1987–88 saison, he became the first player tae win aw three Triple Crown events in ae saison, an remains ane o anly three players (alang wi Hendry an Mark Williams) tae achieve this. Davis wis named the BBC's Sports Personality o the Year in 1988, bein the anly snooker player tae win the awaird.