Day 5 of the Victor Chandler World Pool Championship in Cardiff, Wales, saw the two defending World Champions eliminated from the final 64-man single elimination board. English snooker sensation Steve Davis shocked defending Cardiff champ Efren Reyes 9-8 after being down 8-2 as the field dwindled to 32 Wednesday night. Davis, backed by a sell-out hometown crowd, took advantage of a rare error by "The Magician" to overcome the huge deficit.

Earlier in the day 29 year-old Kevin Smith of South London took out defending WPA World titleist Nick Varner, Owensboro, Ky., in a come-from-behind-thriller that ended 9-7. Play continues today in the $250,000 championship.

Late Results:

Ismael Paez (Mex) def. Luc Salvas (Can) 9-5

Kim Davenport (USA) def. Lou Condo Jnr (Aust) 9-1

Rodolfo Luat (Phi) def. Michael Coltrain (USA) 9-6

Evgenji Stalev (Rus) def. Michael Schmidt (Ger) 9-7

Steve Davis (Eng) def. Efren Reyes (Phi) 9-8

Johnny Archer (USA) def. Adam Lewis (Eng) 9-6

Peter Nielsen (Den) def. Jeremy Jones (USA) 9-4

Young Hwa Jeong (Kor) def. Marcus Chamat (Swe) 9-6

Akikumo Toshikawa (Jap) def. Johnny Archer (USA) 9-5

Alex Pagaluyan (Can) def. Alain Martel (Can) 9-4

Chin Shun Yang (Tai) def. Leonardo Andam (Phi) 9-8