- In the Australian Goldfields Open Davis beat Jack Lisowski (5-2), Neil Robertson (5-1) and Martin Gould (5-2), Reached his second successive ranking semi-final.
- Started the 2012-2013 season very successfully. Reaching the first ranking event semi-final of his 21-year professional career at the Wuxi Classic.
- After an excellent 2009-2010 season, reached the top 32 of the players. Also claimed his highest rank, by being ranked 26th.
- From 1 December 2015 his ranking is 20.
- Became a professional snooker player in 1991.
- The Wuxi Classic 2012 included wins over Ding Junhui, Jamie Burnett and Graeme Dott. But lost to Stuart Bingham.
- Qualified for the 2010 Shanghai Masters. Beat Marco Fu and Stephen Maguire. But lost to Jamie Burnett.
- Has made 186 century breaks during his career.
- Won the 1996 Malta Masters beating John Read 6-3.
- The highlights of his career have been winning the Benson & Hedges Championship in 2002 and the six-red snooker world championships 3 times (in 2009, 2012 and 2013).
- Came close to losing his Main Tour status in the late 1990s.
- Has 2 children with his wife: a son Jack and a daughter Millie.
- Reached the second round of the 2010 World Championship for the first time in 15 years by defeating sixth seed Ryan Day.
- At the Six-red World Championship claimed the title by defeating Shaun Murphy 8-4 in the final.
- Vastly improved his game in the late 2000s.
- Managed to get in the top 16 for the first time in 2012.
- Got his career best tournament break of 143 in the China Open on 29 March 2010.
- Runner-up at the 2018 English Open. He lost to Stuart Bingham 7-9 in the final.
- Sparing partner of Jimmy Robertson.
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