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Joe Davis, OBE (born 15 April 1901 in Whitwell, Derbyshire, England; died 10 July 1978 in Hampshire, England) was an English professional player of English billiards and later snooker. He is generally regarded^{[attribution needed]} as the father of snooker, and one of the greatest players of all time. Joe Davis - Snooker player This work is copyrighted. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Whitwell is the name of several villages in the UK and a place in Tennessee. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan 967 Area... The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, is the climax of snookers annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Whitwell is the name of several villages in the UK and a place in Tennessee. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan 967 Area... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan 967 Area... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... A snooker table English Billiards is a form of billiards played on a 6 Ã— 12 rectangular table with pockets in the four corners and in the middle of the long sides (see Snooker for markings and a diagram). ... Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large (12 feet Ã— 6 feet, 3. ...

Born in Whitwell, Derbyshire, Joe Davis became a professional billards player at the age of 18, having won the Chesterfield Championship aged 13 and in 1926 reached his first World Billiards final. He soon developed an interest in snooker, though. He helped to organise the first snooker world championship in 1927 and won the tournament by beating Tom Dennis 20-10, for which he won £6 10s. He went on to win every world championship until 1946, when he retired from the event, but continued to play professionally until 1964. Whitwell is the name of several villages in the UK and a place in Tennessee. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... Joe Davis and Tom Dennis competing in the final of the 1927 World Snooker Championship. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar). ... Tom Dennis was a professional snooker and billiards player from England. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

Davis was also the World Professional Billiards Champion from 1928 until 1932. Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ...

In the 1950s, Joe Davis attempted to popularise a new game called Snooker Plus. This game had two extra coloured balls, an orange and a purple, but it never took off. Snooker Plus was a variation on the game of snooker and it was created by Joe Davis, the reigning World snooker champion of the time. ...

He achieved the first officially recognised maximum break of 147 in 1955 in an exhibition match at Leicester Square Hall, the country's mecca for billiards enthusiasts, and was officially beaten on level terms just four times in his career. 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leicester Square at night in 2005: a view towards the northeast corner. ...

Joe's brother Fred, twelve years his junior, was also one of the greatest players of his era, and was himself a multiple world champion. When Joe met Fred in the world championship final of 1940, Joe won 37-36. Fred Davis (August 13, 1913 - April 16, 1998) was an English professional snooker and billiards player, and was one of the most loved personalities in the game. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

He was awarded an OBE in 1963. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

Joe Davis died two months after collapsing while watching his brother play Perrie Mans in the 1978 world snooker championship semi-final. Pierre Perrie Mans (born 14 October 1940) is a retired professional snooker player from South Africa. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The World Championship is the climax of snookers annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points. ...

His home, in Whitwell, Derbyshire, still bears a plaque commemorating him. Whitwell is a small village located in Derbyshire, England. ...

Joe Davis is no relation to snooker player Steve Davis. Steve Davis OBE (born August 22, 1957) is an English professional snooker player who was born in London and lives in Brentwood, Essex with his wife and two sons. ...

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The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, is the climax of snookers annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points. ...

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Categories: Wikipedia articles needing factual verification | World Snooker Champions | English snooker players | English players of English billiards | Officers of the Order of the British Empire | Sportspeople of multiple sports | 1901 births | 1978 deaths | Snooker biography stubs | Cue sports biography stubs | English sportspeople stubs Illustration of a three ball pocket billiards game in early 19th century TÃ¼bingen, Germany, using a table much longer than the modern type. ... Pocket billiards is a sub-classification of the broader category of games known as cue sports. ... A correct nine ball rack Nine ball is a contemporary variation of pocket billiards, with historical beginnings rooted in the United States and traceable to the 1920s. ... Eight ball players Eight ball is a billiards game played with a cue ball and 15 billiard balls on a pool table with 6 pockets. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Straight Pool, also called 14. ... Bank pool has been gaining popularity in recent years. ... Rotation (or rotation pool) is a pocket billiards (pool) game played using a standard pool table and standard triangular rack of fifteen (solid/stripe) billiard balls. ... Chicago is a money ball pocket billiards gambling game. ... A pocket billiards game, circa 1800s Germany Cowboy pool, sometimes just called cowboy, is a hybrid pool game combining elements of English billiards through an intermediary game, with more standard pocket billiards characteristics. ... Golf is a pool game usually played for money. ... Billiards ballsâ€Ž Kelly pool, also known as pea pool, pill pool, keeley, the keilley game and as killy, is a pocket billiards game with numerous variations, played on a standard pool table using 15 numbered markers, called commonly peas or pills, and sometimes tally balls or shake balls. ... The leather shake bottle used as a carom target in bottle pool. ... Woodcut detail from A Little Pretty Pocket-Book (1744), providing the first known reference to baseball. ... Three Ball is a gambling game of pocket billiards, playable by any number of persons in rotation. ... Vincent Van Goghs The Night CafÃ© Cribbage, sometimes called cribbage pocket billiards, cribbage pool, fifteen points and pair pool, is a two player pocket billiards game that, like its namesake card game, has a scoring system which awards points for pairing groups of balls (rather than playing cards) that... Billiards is a family of games played on a table with a stick, known as a cue stick, which is used to strike balls, moving them around the table. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2272 Ã— 1704 pixel, file size: 2. ... Carambole billiards (or carom) is a billiards game possibly developed in the 18th century in France, though the exact date of invention is not clear. ... Carambole billiards (or carom) is a billiards game possibly developed in the 18th century in France, though the exact date of invention is not clear. ... Paul Gauguins Night CafÃ© at Arles (1888) Artistic billiards, sometimes called fantasy billiards or fantaisie classique, is a carom billiards discipline in which players compete at performing 76 preset shots of varying difficulty. ... Five-pins (Italian cinque birilli), also known as five-pin billiards or Italian billiards (It. ... Inset from School of Recreation, 1710. ... Jacob Schaefer, Sr. ... There are two similar yet distinct carom billiard games known as 4-ball. ... Illustration of a three ball pocket billiards game in early 19th century TÃ¼bingen, Germany, using a table much longer than the modern type. ... Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large (12 feet Ã— 6 feet, 3. ... A snooker table English Billiards is a form of billiards played on a 6 Ã— 12 rectangular table with pockets in the four corners and in the middle of the long sides (see Snooker for markings and a diagram). ... Russian Billiards pyramid. ... Bumper pool is a casual billiards game played on an octagonal or rectangular table with one pocket centered on each end. ... Bagatelle (from French by way of the Italian bagattella, a trifle) is a game, the object of which is to get a number of balls past pins (which act as obstacles) into holes. ... American version Carrom boards Carrom is a family of tabletop games sharing a similarity in that their mechanics lie somewhere between billiards and shuffleboard. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... Illustration of a three ball pocket billiards game in early 19th century TÃ¼bingen, Germany, using a table much longer than the modern type. ... The following is a glossary of traditional terms used in the three main cue sport disciplines: pool, which denotes a host of games played on a table with six pockets such as straight pool, eight-ball, nine-ball, one-pocket and bank pool; carom billiards referring to the various carom... Illustration from Michael Phelans 1859 book, The Game of Billiards Cue sports techniques (usually more specific, e. ... A pocket billiards (pool) table A billiards table or billiard table is a table on which billiards games are played. ... A close-up picture of American-style pool balls Billiard balls are used in cue sports, such as carom billiards, pool, and snooker. ... A cue stick or simply cue, is an item of sporting equipment essential to the games of billiards, pool and snooker. ... A rack is the name given to a frame (usually wood or plastic) used to organize billiard balls at the beginning of a game. ...

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