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Andy Lee
Paul Hunter Classic 2018
Born (1980-11-27) 27 November 1980 (age 43)
Hinckley, England
Sport country England (until 2011)
 Hong Kong (since 2012)
Professional2008/2009, 2018–2020, 2022–present
Highest ranking83 (2008/2009)
Best ranking finishLast 32 (x3)
Andy Lee
Chinese李俊威[1]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Jùnwēi
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLei5 Zeon3 Wai1
IPA[lej˩˧ tsɵn˧.wɐj˥]

Andy Lee (born 27 November 1980), also known as Lee Chun Wai, is an English and Hong Kong 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 Q-School in 2018 in an attempt to win back a place on the main tour; in Event 1, he lost in the last 32, 0–4 to Thor Chuan Leong. He progressed one round further in Event 2, being eliminated 1–4 by Lu Ning in the last 16. At the final 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

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

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
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]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event RR
European Masters[nb 3] A A A Tournament Not Held A A LQ LQ LQ
British Open A A A Tournament Not Held 1R
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held A A 1R 1R 2R
UK Championship A A A LQ A A A A A 1R 1R
Scottish Open[nb 4] A A A Tournament Not Held MR A A 1R 2R
English Open Tournament Not Held A A 1R 2R
World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Shoot Out Tournament Not Held NR A A 1R 1R
German Masters NR Tournament Not Held A A A A A LQ LQ
Welsh Open A A A LQ A A A A A 1R 3R
Players Championship[nb 5] Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A A A LQ A
Non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship[nb 6] Tournament Not Held A A A RR A RR A A
Haining Open Tournament Not Held 3R A 3R A
Former ranking tournaments
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not Held LQ Tournament Not Held
Bahrain Championship Tournament Not Held LQ Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not Held LQ A A A A A Non-Ranking NH
Paul Hunter Classic Tournament Not Held PA Minor-Ranking Event LQ A 1R NR NH
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 NH
International Championship Tournament Not Held A A A LQ LQ NH
China Championship Tournament Not Held NR A LQ LQ NH
World Open[nb 8] A A A LQ A A A A A 1R LQ NH
Gibraltar Open Tournament Not Held A A 3R 1R NH
Performance Table Legend
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.
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h He was an amateur
  2. ^ a b c New players don't have a ranking
  3. ^ The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999) and European Open (2002/2003-2003/2004)
  4. ^ The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  5. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013)
  6. ^ The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009)
  7. ^ The event was called the China International (1998/1999)
  8. ^ The event was called the Grand Prix (1998/1999 and 2008/2009) and the LG Cup (2002/2003-2003/2004)

Career titles

Amateur snooker

  • 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

  1. ^ "Hong Kong Billiard Sports Control Council Co., Ltd".
  2. ^ Results (Q School 3 2018) - snooker.org
  3. ^ "Hinckley snooker star Andy Lee's future looks bright". Hinckley Times. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Elite Athletes". Hong Kong Billiard Sports Control Council Co., Ltd. Retrieved 1 June 2018.