Steve Davis (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Davis came to public prominence after his performance at the 1980 World Championship, where he reached the quarter-finals, knocking out defending champion Terry Griffiths en route, before losing to Alex Higgins. Davis won his first major title in the same year - the UK Championship - during which he beat Griffiths 9-0 in the semi-finals and Higgins 16-6 in the final.This began an 18-month period of domination. He won the Wilson's Classic and then the Yamaha International Masters and English Professional titles in 1981, and became the bookmakers' favourite to win the 1981 World Championship, despite being seeded only 15. After struggling to a 10-8 win over a young Jimmy White in the opening round, he defeated Higgins in the second round and Griffiths in the quarter-finals, before outlasting defending champion Cliff Thorburn in a gruelling semi-final. Davis's 18-12 victory over Doug Mountjoy in the final confirmed his status as the world champion, and in celebration his manager Barry Hearn charged across the arena to lift him up in the air.