Lee Spick
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Lee Spick is an English
snooker player. He has reached the last 48 of ranking events on four occasions, twice in the World Championship
and twice in the China Open
.
10–5, before a remarkable 10–7 win over Ding Junhui
, which put him only 2 matches away from a place at the Crucible, but Stuart Bingham
denied him with a 10–2 victory. In the 2007 China Open he defeated Jeff Cundy, Tony Drago
and Dominic Dale
.
In the 2007 UK Championships
qualifying in 2007, he defeated Jimmy White
9–7 in arguably one of his best wins to date, but he lost 8–9 to Andrew Higginson
in the following round.
His 2009 season was relatively quiet. However, after recording impressive wins over Stephen Craigie
(10–5), Barry Pinches
(10–5) and Adrian Gunnell
(10–2), he was within one match of reaching the Crucible for the first time in his career but lost narrowly 8–10 to Steve Davis
.
The following season was not as successful for him, and thus he is not currently on the main tour.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
snooker player. He has reached the last 48 of ranking events on four occasions, twice in the World Championship
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England...
and twice in the China Open
China Open (snooker)
The China Open is a professional snooker tournament. It is one of a number of ranking tournaments and began in 1997.-History:The first international snooker tournament in China was the China International in September 1997, a non-ranking tournament for the top 16 players and local players. The...
.
Career
He reached the last 48 of the 2006 World Championship and the 2007 China Open. Previously in the 2005 World Championship he had victories over David GilbertDavid Gilbert (snooker player)
David Gilbert is an English professional snooker player. Gilbert is a former World Snooker Young Player of Distinction. Gilbert practices in Tamworth, Staffordshire at 'Tamworth Cue Sports Leisure Club'.-Career:...
10–5, before a remarkable 10–7 win over Ding Junhui
Ding Junhui
Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...
, which put him only 2 matches away from a place at the Crucible, but Stuart Bingham
Stuart Bingham
Stuart Bingham is an English professional snooker player. He was the 1996 English Amateur and World Amateur champion, but for many years was something of a journeyman professional. He had a run of strong results in late 2005, to earn him a top 32 world rankings place he has yet to lose...
denied him with a 10–2 victory. In the 2007 China Open he defeated Jeff Cundy, Tony Drago
Tony Drago
Tony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship...
and Dominic Dale
Dominic Dale
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.
In the 2007 UK Championships
2007 UK Snooker Championship
The 2007 Maplin UK Championship professional ranking snooker tournament was held between 8 and 16 December 2007 at the Telford International Centre, Telford, England....
qualifying in 2007, he defeated Jimmy White
Jimmy White
James Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...
9–7 in arguably one of his best wins to date, but he lost 8–9 to Andrew Higginson
Andrew Higginson
Andrew Higginson is an English professional snooker player, currently living in Widnes. He is best known for reaching the final of the 2007 Welsh Open as a virtual unknown...
in the following round.
His 2009 season was relatively quiet. However, after recording impressive wins over Stephen Craigie
Stephen Craigie
Stephen Craigie is an English professional snooker player from Newcastle. As a junior he won a number of tournaments and he managed to secure his place on the Main Tour for the first time in the 2008/2009 season by winning the European Under-19 Championship.However he was unable to retain his...
(10–5), Barry Pinches
Barry Pinches
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(10–5) and Adrian Gunnell
Adrian Gunnell
Adrian Gunnell is an English professional snooker player from Telford. He has reached the last-16 in four world ranking events , but has yet to progress beyond that stage...
(10–2), he was within one match of reaching the Crucible for the first time in his career but lost narrowly 8–10 to Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Steve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire...
.
The following season was not as successful for him, and thus he is not currently on the main tour.