Steve Davis gives BBC pundit death stare live on TV after incredibly awkward comment at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield
- Steve Davis has given a BBC pundit a death glare on live television
- This came after an incredibly awkward comment was made about his career
- Were Jude Bellingham’s Allianz antics out of line? Listen to It’s All Kicking Off! podcast
Former snooker star Steve Davis has given a BBC pundit a death glare on live television after an incredibly awkward comment during the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.
Davis burst onto the screens as Jak Jokes took on Kyren Wilson in the final, with Jones shocking the nation when he reached the event at the Crucible.
Regardless, things didn’t go as Jones had hoped as Wilson took a huge 7–1 lead.
Before the piece, Davis discussed the match before a cheeky comment was made by fellow ex-snooker professional John Parrot.
This did not go down well with Davis, who gave him a death glare as Parrot looked at the camera.
Steve Davis has given a BBC pundit a death glare on live television after making an awkward comment
The comment referred to Davis’ last televised loss in 1985, a record-breaking play
“We know very well that in long session matches you can get frame after frame, blocks of frames won by players,” Davis said.
“So it’s far from over, but it’s a tough battle and obviously I think Jak Jones would like to win this session, at least 5-4.”
This caused presenter Parrott to cheekily reply: ‘It’s happened before, of course, in 1985.’
The comment was in reference to Davis being defeated by Dennis Taylor in the 1985 Crucible final, when his missed black at the end of the deciding frame was watched by a record television audience of 18.5 million viewers.
Taylor potted the black and won snooker’s most famous match.
However, Davis was not bothered by this, as he previously told a press conference: ‘I think the best moment of my career was missing the black against Dennis Taylor.
‘At one point I was the strongest player in the game so I was expected to win, so the moments when everyone is excited are the moments when you aren’t.
‘With Dennis that was the best and worst moment of my career because I think it showed how much snooker was appreciated by the public.’
However, the comment didn’t seem to go down well that evening when BBC presenter Hazel Irvine said: ‘That went down like a lead balloon, didn’t it?’