 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pa 1980 World Snooker ChampionshipAkasvika kumaquarter-finals, achikunda Patsy Fagan uye mukwikwidzi anotsigira Terry Griffiths asati atadza kukunda Alex Higgins 913. Akakunda zita rake rokutanga guru gore iroro, 1980 UK Championship, achikunda Griffiths 90 mumasemi-fainari uye Higgins 166 mumagumo. Mushure mekukunda zita rake rekutanga, akahwina Wilsons Classic muna 1980, Yamaha Organs neChirungu Professional muna 1981, uye aive anofarira mabhuki kuhwina 1981 World Snooker Championship kunyangwe aive akagadzwa 13th. Davis akasvika kumagumo nekukunda White mumutambo wokutanga, Higgins mumutambo wechipiri, Griffiths mumakwikwi ekupedzisira uye mutsigiri weChampions Cliff Thorburn mumutambo wekupedzisira. Mumutambo wokupedzisira, akakunda Doug Mountjoy 1812 kuti atore mukombe wake wokutanga wepasi rose. Davis akapedza 9-0 whitewash kukunda Dennis Taylor muInternational Open yokupedzisira uye akaramba UK Championship ane 16-3 kukunda Griffiths mufainari, kuhwina zviitiko shanu muna 1981. Muna Ndira 1982, Davis akaunganidza iyo yekutanga terevhizheni yakanyanya kuputsa paClassic paQueen Elizabeth Hall muOldham achipesana naJohn Spencer. Sezvo Lada yakanga ichitsigira chiitiko chacho, vakapa Davis motokari yokupedza zororo racho. Akasvika kumagumo, asi akarasikirwa ne 8-9 kuna Griffiths mumagumo. Zvisinei, gare gare mumwedzi iwoyo Davis akakunda Griffiths 95 muMasters yekupedzisira, kuti akunde zita rake rekutanga. 