Davis upbeat despite 'one that got away'

A bitterly disappointed Steve Davis is doing his best to look on the bright side after narrowly failing to land his first ranking title for nine years in Cardiff last night.

A bitterly disappointed Steve Davis is doing his best to look on the bright side after narrowly failing to land his first ranking title for nine years in Cardiff last night.

The 46-year-old snooker legend led Ronnie O’Sullivan 8-5 in the Welsh Open final but was beaten 9-8 as the ‘Rocket’ roared back to deny him the £52,000 (€75,400) top prize.

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