Andy Lee (snooker player)
 Paul Hunter Classic 2018 | |
| Born | 27 November 1980 Hinckley, England |
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| Sport country |  England (until 2011) Hong Kong (since 2012) |
| Professional | 2008/2009, 2018–2020, 2022–present |
| Highest ranking | 79 (June 2023) |
| Current ranking | 97 (as of 8 April 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (x3) |
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| Chinese | 李俊威[1] | ||||||||||||
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Andy Lee (Chinese: 李俊威; born 27 November 1980), also known as Lee Chun Wai, is an English and Hong Kong professional snooker player.
Career[edit]
He qualified for the main tour for the 2008–09 season by beating Adam Duffy 6–3 in the 2008 English Pro Ticket Tour Play-offs. In his début season, he reached the last 64 of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix, beating Lewis Roberts 5–2 and Barry Pinches 5–4 before losing 2–5 to Jimmy Michie; in the China Open, Lee beat Matthew Selt and Paul Davies before losing at the same stage to Gerard Greene. Having earned £5,000 in prize money, Lee finished the season ranked 83rd and was relegated from the main tour.
As an amateur, Lee competed in the Players Tour Championship series between 2010 and 2016, without any success. He entered the 2018 Q School in an attempt to win back a place on the main tour; in the first event he lost in the last 32, 0–4 to Thor Chuan Leong. He progressed one round further in the second event, being eliminated 1–4 by Lu Ning in the last 16. In the third event he beat Kuldesh Johal 4–2 in the quarter-finals to regain his professional status after a hiatus of nine years.[2]
Lee lost the Last 64 2018 World Open 1–5 to Neil Robertson and lost the Last 128 2018 Paul Hunter Classic 3–4 to English Amateur player Reggie Edwards.
Personal life[edit]
Lee was born in the United Kingdom, to parents who were emigrated from Hong Kong to the UK in 1975. His father was a Hong Kong policeman. He was educated at John Cleveland College and De Montfort University.[3]
Performance and rankings timeline[edit]
| Tournament | 1998/ 99 |
2002/ 03 |
2003/ 04 |
2008/ 09 |
2010/ 11 |
2011/ 12 |
2012/ 13 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2022/ 23 |
2023/ 24 | |||||||||||
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| Ranking[4] | [nb 1] | [nb 1] | [nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 1] | [nb 1] | [nb 1] | [nb 1] | [nb 1] | [nb 2] | 91 | [nb 2] | 79 | |||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters[nb 3] | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||
| British Open | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | 1R | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | LQ | |||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | NH | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | NR | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open[nb 4] | A | A | A | Not Held | MR | A | A | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | NR | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | LQ | |||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 5] | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| World Open[nb 6] | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | NH | LQ | |||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain Championship | Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | Non-Ranking | NH | NR | ||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Not Held | PA | Minor-Ranking Event | LQ | A | 1R | NR | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||
| China Open[nb 7] | A | Not Held | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | A | LQ | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | A | LQ | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | 3R | 1R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 1R | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haining Open | Tournament Not Held | 3R | A | 3R | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship[nb 8] | Not Held | A | A | A | RR | A | RR | A | A | LQ | NH | |||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
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| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
| PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
- ^ a b c d e f g h He was an amateur
- ^ a b c New players don't have a ranking
- ^ The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999) and European Open (2002/2003-2003/2004)
- ^ The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)
- ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013)
- ^ The event was called the Grand Prix (1998/1999 and 2008/2009) and the LG Cup (2002/2003-2003/2004)
- ^ The event was called the China International (1998/1999)
- ^ The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009)
Career titles[edit]
Amateur snooker[edit]
- IBSF World Team Snooker Championships - 2014
- Hong Kong 6-Red Open Championship - 2011, 2013, 2017
- Hong Kong Snooker Open Championship - 2012 (Event 2), 2013 (Event 1, Event 3), 2016 (Event 2), 2017 (Event 2), 2018 (Event 1)[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hong Kong Billiard Sports Control Council Co., Ltd". Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Results (Q School 3 2018) - snooker.org
- ^ "Hinckley snooker star Andy Lee's future looks bright". Hinckley Times. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Elite Athletes". Hong Kong Billiard Sports Control Council Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
External links[edit]
- Andy Lee at the World Snooker Tour