Stephen Craigie is an English

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...

 professional snooker

Snooker

Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...

 player from Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

. 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 place, his season culminating in a 10-5 defeat to Lee Spick

Lee Spick

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.-Career:He reached the last 48 of the 2006 World Championship and the 2007 China Open...

 in the first qualifying round of the World Championship.

Craigie's younger brother Sam

Sam Craigie

Sam Craigie is an English professional snooker player from Newcastle. He enjoyed a successful junior career before turning professional in 2011....

is also a professional snooker player.

External links

• Player Profile on World Snooker
• Profile on Pro Snooker Blog
• Results & Statistics on CueTracker