If you had offered Steve Davis the chance of playing in the quarter-finals of the snooker world championship before it began this year, what would he have done? He probably would have laughed and said “no chance.”
All joking aside, it is really happening, and on his 30th appearance at The Crucible, Davis is now the oldest player to compete at this stage for 27 years since the late Eddie Charlton, who was 53-years-old.
Going into the tournament as a 500-1 outsider, Davis’ odds have now been slashed following his magnificent triumph over defending world champion John Higgins to as near as 40-1. He completed a remarkable 13-11 win, and was playing snooker that was close to his very best.
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