Fred Davis (snooker player)

Fred Davis MBE ( born August 13, 1913 † 16 April 1998) was an English billiards player. He is a multiple world champion in the disciplines of Snooker and English Billiards.

1929 Davis was snooker professional and played in 1937 his first professional snooker match. He was twelve years younger brother of Joe Davis, who dominated the Snooker Sport from 1927 to 1946. Joe took after his victory in 1946, no longer at the World Cup finals and clearing the way for Fred free, the world champion in 1948, 1949 and 1951.

1940, when they set out, the only time in the World Cup final against each other, Joe won with 37:36. Due to disagreements between some players and the umbrella organization founded Davis 1952 Professional Match Play Championship, which he won from 1952 to 1956 each year. Davis came back in 1957 from active Snooker Sport. When the World Cup was played again after six -year break in 1964, Davis came out of retirement. However, he lost in the years 1964, 1965 and 1966 respectively against John Pulman.

1976 the world rankings has been introduced. Davis ' skills had long ago reached their highest level, but he still finished in 4th place this year, 1977, he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire. He arrived in 1978 at the age of 64 years once the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship. Two years later (1980 and then 1981), he won the World Championship in the discipline of English Billiards.

Davis played professionally until old age. 1984, at the age of 70 years, he played for the last time at the World Championships. In 1992 he joined with 78 years in retirement.

Fred Davis is not related to Steve Davis, the six times world snooker champion was in the 1980s.

In 2011 he was admitted along with his brother, in the Snooker Hall of Fame.