Steve James (snooker player) Steve James (snooker player) Stephen "Steve" James (born 2 May 1961) is a retired English professional snooker player. A former postman, the high point of his career was his sole ranking title – the Classic in 1990, beating Australian Warren King 10–6 in the final. His world ranking peaked at number seven the following season, the best of his five seasons in the top sixteen. On 14 April 1990, in his match against Alex Higgins at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, James became the first player to produce a 16-red total clearance in competitive play. In other words, he
Paul Davies (snooker player) Paul Davies (snooker player) Paul Davies (born 22 June 1970) is a retired Welsh professional snooker player who lives in Cardiff. He turned professional in 1991. He began his career in small Hampshire town where his was mentored by a local amateur snooker player by the name of Bert Garland who died in 1996. Paul now owns his snooker cue. He made an immediate impact, reaching two semi-finals in his first 3 seasons – the 1991 Dubai Classic and the 1993 Asian Open, losing to the eventual champions (John Parrott and Dave Harold) in each case. However he has never