Joe Davis

Joseph Davis
OBE
Born15 Apryle 1901(1901-04-15)
Whitwell, Derbyshire
Dee'd10 Julie 1978(1978-07-10) (aged 77)
Hampshire
Sport kintra Ingland
Professional1919–1964
Heichest break147 (1955)
Toornament wins
Major22
Warld Champion

Joe Davis OBE (15 Apryle 1901 – 10 Julie 1978) wis an Inglis professional snooker an Inglis billiards player. He wis the dominant figure in snooker frae the 1920s tae the 1950s. He won the first 15 Warld Championships frae 1927 tae 1946.

Efter his 1946 veectory he no langer played in the Warld Championship but continued tae play in ither toornaments an exhibition matches until 1964. He wis Warld Billiards Champion fower times atween 1928 an 1932.

Career finals

Snooker warld championship finals

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Ref.
Winner 1 1927 Professional Snooker Championship Ingland Tom Dennis 16–7[a]
Winner 2 1928 Professional Snooker Championship Ingland Fred Lawrence 16–13
Winner 3 1929 Professional Snooker Championship Ingland Tom Dennis 17–12[b]
Winner 4 1930 Professional Snooker Championship Ingland Tom Dennis 25–12
Winner 5 1931 Professional Snooker Championship Ingland Tom Dennis 25–21
Winner 6 1932 Professional Snooker Championship New Zealand Clark McConachy 25–18[c]
Winner 7 1933 Professional Snooker Championship Ingland Willie Smith 25–18
Winner 8 1934 Professional Snooker Championship Ingland Tom Newman 25–22
Winner 9 1935 Warld's Professional Snooker Championship Ingland Willie Smith 25–20[d]
Winner 10 1936 Warld Snooker Championship Australie Horace Lindrum 31–27[e]
Winner 11 1937 Warld Snooker Championship Australie Horace Lindrum 31–28[f]
Winner 12 1938 Warld Snooker Championship Ingland Sidney Smith 31–23[g]
Winner 13 1939 Warld Snooker Championship Ingland Sidney Smith 37–25[h]
Winner 14 1940 Warld Snooker Championship Ingland Fred Davis 37–35[i]
Winner 15 1946 Warld Snooker Championship Australie Horace Lindrum 73–62[j]

Other snooker tournament wins

Billiards warld championship finals

Outcome No. Date Championship Opponent in the final Score Ref.
Runner-up 1 May 1926 Billiards Association an Control Club Championship Ingland Tom Newman 9,505–16,000 (pp212–213)
Runner-up 2 May 1927 Billiards Association an Control Club Championship Ingland Tom Newman 14,763–16,000 (pp212–213)
Winner 1 May 1928 Billiards Association an Control Club Championship Ingland Tom Newman 16,000–14,874 (pp212–213)
Winner 2 Apryle 1929 Billiards Association an Control Club Championship Ingland Tom Newman 18,000–17,219 (pp212–213)
Winner 3 May 1930 Billiards Association an Control Club Championship Ingland Tom Newman 20,198–20,117 (pp212–213)
Winner 4 Mairch 1932 Billiards Association an Control Club Championship New Zealand Clark McConachy 25,161–19,259 (pp212–213)
Runner-up 3 May 1933 Warld Professional Championship of Inglis Billiards Australie Walter Lindrum 21,121–21,815 (pp212–213)
Runner-up 4 October 1934 Warld Professional Championship of Inglis Billiards Australie Walter Lindrum 22,678–23,553 (pp212–213)
  1. ↑ Score after "dead frames": 20–11
  2. ↑ Score after "dead frames": 19–14
  3. ↑ Score after "dead frames": 30–19
  4. ↑ Score after "dead frames": 28–21
  5. ↑ Score after "dead frames": 34–27
  6. ↑ Score after "dead frames": 32–29
  7. ↑ Score after "dead frames": 37–24
  8. ↑ Score after "dead frames": 43–30
  9. ↑ Score after "dead frame": 37–36
  10. ↑ Score after "dead frames": 78–67
  11. ↑ played as "Snooker Plus"

References

  1. ↑ "Snooker Gold Cup won by Davis". Morning Bulletin. 21 December 1936. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Suffolk: Rose Villa Publications. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Bibliography

  • Davis, Joe (1929) [First published 1928]. Billiards Up-Tae-Date. John Lang. ASIN B0008BPL3M.
  • Davis, Joe (1946) [First published 1936]. Improve Your Snooker. Lunnon: Methuen Publishing. ASIN B000WVCH8A.
  • Davis, Joe (1954). Advanced Snooker. Country Life. ASIN B0000CJ1MO.
  • Davis, Joe (1956). How I Play Snooker. Country Life. ASIN B0000CJK63.
  • Davis, Joe (1974). Complete Snooker. W. H. Allen. ISBN 0-491-01521-6.
  • Davis, Joe (1976). The braks Came My Way – Autobiography. W. H. Allen. ISBN 0-491-01686-7. Retrieved 9 September 2009.

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