<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: UDavis wafanelekela umqhudelwano weMasters ka-2013 ngenxa yesimo sakhe esimenza athole indawo kwabayishumi nesithupha abaphambili. Ekuphumeni kwakhe kokuqala kulo mqhudelwano eminyakeni engu-13 wabhekana nenombolo yomhlaba yesishiyagalolunye uMark Allen emzuliswaneni wokuqala futhi walahlekelwa ngo-26. Lokhu kwaqala ukwehla kwefomu likaDavis njengoba elahlekelwe emzuliswaneni wokuqokwa weWelsh Open, umzuliswano wokuqala weWorld Open kanye nePlayers Tour Championship Finals nasemzuliswaneni wesibili we  <response>: I-China ivulekile. Kodwa-ke, wayesekleliswe endaweni ye-16 emhlabeni ngesikhathi sokunqanyulwa kwe-2013 World Championship, kodwa waphoqeleka ukuba afaneleke ngenxa yenombolo yomhlaba engu-28 kanye no-Ronnie OSullivan onqume ukuvikela isicoco sakhe ngemuva kokuthatha unyaka kude ne-snooker yobungcweti. Ngakho-ke u-OSullivan wayeyinombolo yokuqala, okusho ukuthi uDavis waphuma kwabayishumi nesithupha abaphambili ababeqinisekiswe indawo kulo mcimbi. UDavis wanqoba uLiang Wenbo ngo-10 kuya ku-6 ekuqokweni. Uhlangabezane noJohn Higgins oseke waba ngumpetha amahlandla amane emzuliswaneni wokuqala futhi wathola ukunqoba okuhle kakhulu empilweni yakhe ngokuwina ngo-10x6 futhi wadlala noStuart Bingham emidlalweni eyishumi nesithupha yokugcina. Lo mdlalo wabonakala unzima kakhulu, kodwa ngo-10 kuya ku-10 uBingham wahamba wanqoba ngo-13 kuya ku-10 kanti uDavis wathi ngemuva kwalokho wenze kahle ngokuwina amafreyimu ayi-10 lokho kwaba ukudumazeka kwakhe ngendlela enza ngayo. Kodwa-ke, waqeda isizini ephakathi kwabangu-16 abaphambili okokuqala ngqa, esendaweni engu-13 emhlabeni. 