Liam Davies

Liam Davies (born 28 June 2006) is a Welsh professional snooker player.

Career At the 2019 Snooker Shoot Out, he became the youngest player to compete in a ranking event, at just 12 years old.

Competing at the 2022 World Snooker Championship, Davies was the youngest player to win a match at the event, at 15 years and 277 days old. In addition to defeating Aaron Hill, Davies defeated Fergal O'Brien before losing on a to Jordan Brown in the penultimate qualifying round.

As a result of high placing on the 2020–21 Q Tour, he was allowed to play in qualification events for the professional 2021–22 snooker season. In August 2022, Davies won three back-to-back junior world events, defeating Bulcsú Révész in the Under-16 championship and Antoni Kowalski in the Under-18 and Under-21 categories. He became the first player to win all three titles in a single year. Davies, who is partially deaf, is coached by Lee Walker.

Performance and rankings timeline Performance Table LegendLQ lost in the qualifying draw#R lost in the early rounds of the tournament(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)QF lost in the quarter-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD withdrew from the tournament NH / Not Held means an event was not held.NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.PA / Pro-am Event means an event is/was a pro=am event.

Career finals Amateur finals: 21 (17 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2019 Welsh Under-14 Championship Oliver Briffett-Payne 3–0Winner 2. 2019 Welsh Under-16 Championship Oliver Briffett-Payne 3–0Winner 3. 2019 Welsh Under-18 Championship Conor Caniff 3–0Runner-up 1. 2019 Welsh Under-21 Championship Tyler Rees 0–3Winner 4. 2020 Welsh Under-14 Championship Riley Powell 3–0Winner 5. 2020 Welsh Under-16 Championship Oliver Briffett-Payne 3–2Winner 6. 2020 Welsh Under-18 Championship Luke James 3–2Runner-up 2. 2020 Welsh Under-21 Championship Dylan Emery 0–3Winner 7. 2022 Welsh Under-18 Championship Riley Powell 3–1Winner 8. 2022 Welsh Under-21 Championship Brad Ferguson 3–1Winner 9. 2022 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships Leone Crowley 4–1Runner-up 3. 2022 Welsh Amateur Championship Darren Morgan 2–8Winner 10. 2022 World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships Bulcsú Révész 4–2Winner 11. 2022 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship Antoni Kowalski 4–3Winner 12. 2022 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship Antoni Kowalski 5–1Winner 13. 2023 Welsh Under-21 Championship Riley Powell 3–0Winner 14. 2023 IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship Riley Powell 4–0Winner 15. 2023 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship Alexander Widau 5–2Winner 16. 2023 Q Tour – Event 1 Craig Steadman 5–2Runner-up 4 2023 Q Tour – Event 2 Michael Holt 2–5Winner 17. 2024 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships Antoni Kowalski 5–3