During his career davis scored a total of 689 century breaks and held the world record for a. Snooker letts successful sports by davis, steve paperback book the. Steve davis latest news, reaction, results, pictures. Steve davis snooker 19xxcds softwaregbareleased1985also foramstrad cpc, bbc micro, commodore 16, plus4, commodore 64, electron, enterprise, msx. Find the perfect steve davis snooker player stock photo. Steve davis says he rarely picks up a snooker cue these days, and does not watch a lot of the sport. Fred davis, obe 14 august 19 16 april 1998 was an english professional player of snooker and billiards, one of only two players ever to win the world title in both, the other being his brother joe. It is a conduit for a game that was born when the british still controlled an empire that spanned a fifth of the globe. Steve davis himself has the top break of just thirty so it is quite possible.
Comprising how i play snooker and advanced snooker for the average player with a supplement shots you must know by davis, joe and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This title is available for sale at the preservation team shop. The steve davis legend started 36 years ago when he first picked up a cue to play on the dining room table at his parents south london home. Steve davis the 198283 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between august 1982 and may 1983. Ebury is to publish snooker player steve davis autobiography. Dublin bowie festival, steve davis, avenged sevenfold and more the best concerts and events taking place around the country this weekend, including david august, amiina and. Id been playing snooker for a few years before i bought the video and then this book. Davis jr, 20 is set to compete in q school in sheffield in may the snooker equivalent of golfs qualifying school armed with notions of joining the games main tour. Steve davis was just a rookie from plumstead, south london, learning how to play from an old book his snookerobsessed father had given him. If youre interested in the history of snooker, or just looking for an insight in to the mind of a snooker genius, your snooker library needs this book. Feb 22, 2020 snooker ace steve davis has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six world championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years. Buy complete snooker first edition thus by davis, joe isbn. With his backing, steve began touring the country in a clappedout car as an amateur.
Joe davis obe 15 april 1901 10 july 1978 was an english professional snooker and english billiards player. Snooker great steve davis has announced his retirement at the age of 58. Steve davis girlfriend says producers should focus on interesting snooker legend jeannie nash has called on producers to stop focusing on joey essex and amy willerton and give. Steve davis obe, born 22 august 1957, plumstead, london is an english professional snooker player. They studied the book and built steve daviss own technique on it in the 1970s. This is a great guide that discusses all parts of snooker starting from the cue, tip and chalk, going through the stance, grip and bridge and ending by all sort of shots, angles and matchplay. This edit will also create new pages on giant bomb for. Successful snooker by steve davis goodreads share book. Complete snooker for the amateur by joe davis abebooks.
In recent years steve has also become a dj with his eclectic record collection. World ranking after the china open 2014 neil robertson ding junhui mark selby barry hawkins shaun murphy sutart bingham marco fu judd trump john higgins mbe. Hed always be reading from joe davis book, how i play snooker, says davis, referring to the 15. Steve davis questioned by jane fryer over lover cheree. Steve davis snooker armchairgm wiki fandom powered. As well as product information this section now includes live feeds from amazon giving the current price of almost every item shown. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He won the first 15 world championships from 1927 to 1946.
Steve davis is the former 6times world snooker champion that dominated snooker during the 1980s, an era which many regard to be snooke. Andrew goodfellow, deputy publisher at ebury publishing, acquired world rights to the book from barry hearn at matchroom sport. He dominated the sport during the 1980s, when he reached eight world championship finals in nine years, won six world titles, and held the world number one ranking for seven consecutive seasons. Mbe and obe snooker star entertains fans with his dry sense of humour and flair of trick shots. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events. Ronnie osullivan retirement bombshell dropped by steve davis. Discover book depositorys huge selection of snooker, billiards, pool books online. April 18 2016 snooker legend steve davis salutes the crucible crowd after announcing his retirement from the sport.
This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far with limited signs of wear, largely clean pages and spine remains undamaged. Steve davis latest news, reaction, results, pictures, video. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. He had two children, greg and jack, with his wife judith davis. Steve davis autobiography for ebury the bookseller. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits.
Apr 22, 2017 steve davis says he rarely picks up a snooker cue these days, and does not watch a lot of the sport. Guardian sport network how steve davis won his second world snooker championship in 1983 that 1980s sports blog. People always told me he was lucky, i can see why now. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. What sound there is in the game is very poor but that can be turned off on the main menu. Any aspiring snooker player will find some great pointers on technique. Snooker champion first edition by davis, steve isbn. Joe almost single handed made snooker the game what it is today. Snooker champion first edition by steve davis isbn. Davis began his career in 1978 and dominated the sport in the 1980s, winning.
He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six world championships during the 1980s. Snooker ace steve davis has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six world championships during the 1980s. Successful snooker letts successful sports davis, steve on. Book successful snooker by steve davis snooker gurus. Steve davis has 120 books on goodreads with 650 ratings. Joe davis has 35 books on goodreads with 435 ratings. This gives you the freedom to play snooker in all its tactical glory or as a happygolucky smack it and see roustabout. Davis writing is just like his style of playing, very simple, efficient and straight forward. Snooker owes a very great deal to joe davis, not only because he was a world champion, but also because the knowledge of the game conveyed through his books has benefited so many players. The tipshop has hints, cheats andor pokes for this game. Sport snooker snooker legend steve davis and his surreal journey into releasing album of synth music on vinyl interview.
Steve davis was just a rookie from plumstead, south london, learning how to play from an old book his snookerobsessed father had given him, when an. Professional snooker player who became a sixtime world champion. This page is a place to keep in touch and find out about joes projects, concert dateslocations, etc. Steve davis has in my mind written the best snooker autobiography to this day, even though there is not much drinking, drug abuse or womanizing. Apr 11, 2016 with the snooker world championship just around the corner, i thought it fitting to take a look at steve davis snooker on the commodore 64. He was the unbeatable machine, the automaton of the baize, romford slim. Steve davis snooker 19xxcds softwaregbreleased1985also foramstrad cpc, bbc micro, commodore 16, plus4, commodore 64, electron, enterprise, msx, sinclair. This book is an excellent companion to the video try snooker. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. He was the dominant figure in snooker from the 1920s to the 1950s. Published by cds software ltd, this simulation and sports game is available for free on this page. Licensed to youtube by adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of atmosphere. Joe davis, born april 15, 1901, whitewell, derbyshire, eng. Jan, 2018 ronnie osullivan retirement bombshell dropped by steve davis ahead of the masters snooker steve davis says ronnie osullivan should not retire from snooker because he can win titles when he.
Davis began his career in 1978 and dominated the sport in the 1980s, winning six world titles and was world number one from. Apr 09, 2015 steve davis was just a rookie from plumstead, south london, learning how to play from an old book his snookerobsessed father had given him, when an encounter with barry hearn changed his life forever. Snooker legend steve davis and his surreal journey into. He was taught to play snooker at the age of twelve by his father. Steves being unduly modest as he had a top 10 hit in 1986 with snooker loopy, though that was largely the. Skip to main content this banner text can have markup. Steve davis snooker legend and speaker book from arena. As an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. Gareth copleygetty images s ome things never change. Even steve used to say he used this book when he was a nipper. His own story as told to brian radford steve davis on. Totally relaxed young steve davis makes first ever recorded maximum break. It is an amazing coincidence that two of the best players the world has ever seen should have the same surname. Probably the best snooker game on the amstrad and it came out in the first year.
Steve davis competing at the 1989 world snooker championship. Steve davis comments about women in snooker draw condemnation this article is more than 5 years old lady greythompson leads criticism of davis for saying that women lack the determination needed. Released under licence from 6time snooker world champion, steve davis. For seemingly ages during the eighties, certainly steve davis was snooker. Far more than just a table, the steve davis snooker table is an icon. Steve davis is a legend in the world of snooker having won six world titles.
Everything his dad told him steve davis was so boring spitting image nicknamed him interesting giving him the title for his third. Keen to develop his technical abilities, steve used a copy of joe daviss book, how i play snooker, to hone his skills as a teenager and before long was recording high breaks including his first century break by the age of 17. Steve davis simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Steve davis born 22 august 1957 is an english former professional snooker player. This item has been quality checked to ensure it is in very good condition. In fact, its almost as if this book contains the script from that video. He was the numberone ranked snooker player in the world from 1983 to 1990. Retired snooker great says life like living in a big holiday camp by ben dirs. There were only half a dozen snooker games on the cpc but they failed to do any. Published on apr 7, 2020 a rare bit of footage of steve davis from the early 90s. Keen to develop his technical abilities, steve used a copy of joe daviss book, how i play snooker, to hone his skills as a teenager and before long was recording high. Joe davis british billiards and snooker player britannica. Steve davis snooker is a snooker game developed by cds software and published by cds software and blue ribbon software for the zx spectrum, atari 8bit, amstrad cpc. Sixtime world champion has turned to modular synthesizers and has joined.
Really recommend it if you take your game seriously. Steve davis vs dennis taylor in the 1985 snooker final. Davis was introduced to snooker by his father bill, a keen player, who took him to play at his local working mens club at the age of 12, and gave him joe davis instructional book how i play snooker. Successful snooker letts successful sports, steve davis, used. How steve davis won his sixth and final world snooker. He was one of the most popular personalities in the game, with a professional career which lasted from 1929 to 1993. He started playing at the lucania snooker club in romford, where at the age of. By 17, davis had abandoned his education in order to play snooker, a decision which. Career total statistics for steve davis professional results. The nerdiest nerd, he learned his craft under his father, bill, and from a book called how i play snooker by his hero joe davis, on a 3ft table in the kitchen of their twobedroom council flat. The only thing to consider is that the this is a great guide that discusses all parts of snooker starting from the cue, tip and chalk, going through the stance, grip and bridge. Local snooker player beats steve davis, a year after slaying mark selby 04 nov 2019 18. Steve davis snooker simulates the cue sport snooker. Steve davis forum, courtesy of snooker players network.
What followed was the development of a snooker phenomenon who took the game to new heights. Steve davis obe born august 22, 1957 is an english professional snooker player who lives in brentwood, essex with his wife and two sons. Its aimed at both the complete novice as well as more accomplished players. Nearly 10m viewers tuned in to watch davis beat finalist cliff thorburn, who had. The six time world snooker champion remains amongst the top 30 players and a member of the commentary team.
I should have read this book years ago but even now, it helped me clean out some bad habits in my stance and bridge. Indeed theres really only one major problem with steve davis snooker and youll encounter it long before you even attempt to put spin on the cue ball or plan the next shot. There was no television to help him or other senior players to show him the shots, methods, and various techniques. Steve was 6ft23 in 80s jimmy white was 5ft10 davis was much taller than jimmy white in world final of 84 pic of both with trophyat table so no way davis is only 3 inches bigger than jimmy white was big difference. Media in category steve davis, snooker player the following 74 files are in this category, out of 74 total. My autobiography by steve davis this is the story of a british sporting legend, in his own words. Steve davis snooker is a sports simulation video game developed by cds software, and published by cds software in 1985, with a budget release in 1988 published by blue ribbon software. Steve davis, obe born 22 august 1957 is an english retired professional snooker player from plumstead, london. Davis has won more professional snooker titles including six world and six uk championships than any other player and is justifiably considered one of the. Davis is also a former world doubles champion with.
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