[8][9] Davies made a dream start to the season as in his first match he defeated world number four Shaun Murphy 5–1 to qualify for the 2013 Wuxi Classic in China where he lost 5–2 to Joel Walker in the first round.

Davies defeated Tom Ford 5–3 to reach the China Open, but was thrashed 5–0 by Zhao Xintong in the wildcard round.

[16] Davies entered 2015 Q School in a bid to regain his place and came within two matches of doing so in the first event, but lost 4–1 to Leo Fernandez.

[14] Davies again entered Q School, but only won two matches across the two events to fall short of gaining a tour card.

[17] In the second event of 2017 Q School he stood one win away from regaining a spot back on the tour, but was beaten 4–2 by Duane Jones.