Andy Lee (snooker player) explained

Andy Lee
Birth Date:1980 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Hinckley, England
Sport Country: (until 2011)
(since 2012)
Professional:2008/2009, 2018–2020, 2022–2024
High Ranking:79 (June 2023)
Best Finish:Last 32 (x3)
C:李俊威[1]
P:Lǐ Jùnwēi
J:Lei5 Zeon3 Wai1

Andy Lee (; born 27 November 1980), also known as Lee Chun Wai, is an English and Hong Kong former professional snooker player.

Career

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]

2018/2019

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.

Lee reached his first ever the last 32 of a ranking event in the Gibraltar Open, beating Curtis Daher 4–0 and Kuldesh Johal 4–3 before losing 0–4 to Andrew Higginson.

Personal life

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

Tournament1998/
99
2002/
03
2003/
04
2008/
09
2010/
11
2011/
12
2012/
13
2015/
16
2016/
17
2017/
18
2018/
19
2019/
20
2022/
23
2023/
24
Ranking[4] [5] [6] 9179
Ranking tournaments
Championship LeagueTournament Not HeldNon-Ranking EventRRRR
European Masters[7] AAATournament Not HeldAALQLQLQLQ
British OpenAAATournament Not Held1RLQ
English OpenTournament Not HeldAA1R2RLQLQ
Wuhan OpenTournament Not HeldLQ
Northern Ireland OpenTournament Not HeldAA1R1R2RLQ
International ChampionshipTournament Not HeldAAAALQLQNHLQ
UK ChampionshipAAALQAAAAAA1R1RLQLQ
Shoot OutTournament Not HeldNon-RankingAA1R1R1R1R
Scottish Open[8] AAATournament Not HeldMRAAA1R2RLQLQ
World Grand PrixTournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
German MastersNRTournament Not HeldAAAAAALQLQLQLQ
Welsh OpenAAALQAAAAAA1R3R1RLQ
Players Championship[9] Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
World Open[10] AAALQAAANHAA1RLQNHLQ
Tour ChampionshipTournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQ
World ChampionshipLQLQLQLQAAAAAALQALQLQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Haining OpenTournament Not HeldMR3RA3RANHA
Former ranking tournaments
Northern Ireland TrophyTournament Not HeldLQTournament Not Held
Bahrain ChampionshipTournament Not HeldLQTournament Not Held
Shanghai MastersTournament Not HeldLQAAAAAANon-RankingNHNR
Paul Hunter ClassicTournament Not HeldPAMinor-Ranking EventLQA1RNRNot Held
Indian OpenTournament Not HeldAALQTournament Not Held
China Open[11] ANot HeldLQAAAAAALQTournament Not Held
Riga Masters[12] Tournament Not HeldMRAALQLQNot Held
China ChampionshipTournament Not HeldNRALQLQNot Held
Gibraltar OpenTournament Not HeldMRAA3R1RNot Held
WST ClassicTournament Not Held1RNH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship[13] Tournament Not HeldAAARRAARRAALQNH
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw
  1. R
lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew 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.

Career titles

Amateur snooker

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hong Kong Billiard Sports Control Council Co., Ltd. 1 June 2018. 1 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181101100932/http://www.hkbilliardsports.org.hk/en/elite_athletes.php. dead.
  2. http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=22&event=738 Results (Q School 3 2018) - snooker.org
  3. Web site: Hinckley snooker star Andy Lee's future looks bright . Hinckley Times. 1 June 2018 . 5 March 2009.
  4. Web site: Ranking History. Snooker.org. 6 February 2011.
  5. He was an amateur
  6. New players don't have a ranking
  7. The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999) and European Open (2002/2003-2003/2004)
  8. The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  9. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2012/2013 and 2015/2016)
  10. The event was called the Grand Prix (1998/1999 and 2008/2009) and the LG Cup (2002/2003-2003/2004)
  11. The event was called the China International (1998/1999)
  12. The event was called the Riga Open (2015/2016)
  13. The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009)
  14. Web site: Elite Athletes . Hong Kong Billiard Sports Control Council Co., Ltd . 1 June 2018 . 1 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181101100932/http://www.hkbilliardsports.org.hk/en/elite_athletes.php . dead .