STEVE DAVIS (England)

Date of birth: 22/8/57
Home town: Brentwood, England
Turned professional: 1978
World ranking: 29
Last five seasons(working backwards): 15-11-15-13-11
Provisional ranking: 24
Highest ever ranking: 1 (1983-1990)
Prize money last season: £56,650
Prize money this season: £53,925
Crucible prize money: £830,330
Total career prize money: £5,632,605
Career centuries: 315
Centuries last season: 1
Centuries this season: 3
Crucible centuries: 44
Highest tournament break: 147 (1982 Lada Classic)
World ranking titles: (28) 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989 World Championship; 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 UK Championship; 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989 International; 1984 Lada Classic; 1987, 1988, 1992 Mercantile Classic; 1985, 1988, 1989 Grand Prix; 1994, 1995 Regal Welsh Open; 1986, 1993 British Open; 1992 Asian Open; 1993 European Open

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD

1979: First round – lost 13-11 to Dennis Taylor
1980: Quarter-finals – lost 13-9 to Alex Higgins
1981: Winner – beat Doug Mountjoy 18-12
1982: First round – lost 10-1 to Tony Knowles
1983: Winner – beat Cliff Thorburn 18-6
1984: Winner – beat Jimmy White 18-16
1985: Runner-up – lost 18-17 to Dennis Taylor
1986: Runner-up – lost 18-12 to Joe Johnson
1987: Winner – beat Joe Johnson 18-14
1988: Winner – beat Terry Griffiths 18-11
1989: Winner – beat John Parrott 18-3
1990: Semi-finals – lost 16-14 to Jimmy White
1991: Semi-finals – lost 16-10 to John Parrott
1992: First round – lost 10-4 to Peter Ebdon
1993: Second round – lost 13-11 to Alan McManus
1994: Semi-finals – lost 16-9 to Stephen Hendry
1995: First round – lost 10-7 to Andy Hicks
1996: Quarter-finals – lost 13-10 to Peter Ebdon
1997: Second round – lost 13-3 to Ken Doherty
1998: Second round – lost 13-6 to Mark Williams
1999: First round – lost 10-9 to Joe Perry
2000: Second round – lost 13-11 to John Higgins
2001: FQRd – lost 10-6 to Andy Hicks
2002: FQRd – lost 10-8 to Robin Hull
2003: First round – lost 10-6 to Stephen Lee
2004: First round – lost 10-7 to Anthony Hamilton
2005: Quarter-finals – lost 13-4 to Shaun Murphy
2006: Second round – lost 13-7 to Shaun Murphy
2007: First round – lost 10-9 to John Parrott
2008: First round – lost 10-8 to Stuart Bingham

Crucible appearances (inc. 2009): 29
Matches played: 80
Matches won: 58
Highest Crucible break: 144 (1993)

First Round in World Championship 2009

v Neil Robertson

Previous Meetings

Robertson wins (1)
6-3 SF 2007 Welsh Open

Davis wins (3)
5-3 Rd1 2004 Players Championship
4-2 2007 Premier League
5-4 Rd1 2008 Grand Prix