World Snooker

[JohnDoe]

"Up and down like a whores draws"

I died

[Tee]

"Up and down like a whores draws"

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

I died

How funny was it! The awkwardness in the arena made it even better, Sue never had a clue what to say.

[Liverpel]

Hazel - "Do you want to rephrase that or move on?"

Ronnie - "Well, this is going out live, isn't it?"

[Shaggy]

Hazel apologised for his "industrial language"

[Buzzo]

I hadn't watched any Snooker for years before the final this weekend.

Hawkeye

[Shaggy]

Ali Carter: Snooker player faces battle against testicular cancer

Snooker player Ali Carter will undergo surgery on Tuesday after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.

Carter received the news from doctors last week and will have a course of chemotherapy following the operation.

It is another health setback for the 33-year-old from Essex, who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease back in 2003 and has had a well-documented struggle with the illness.

"I hope to be back in action soon," Carter said in a statement.

Carter has won three ranking events in his professional career and has been ranked as high as number two in the world.

He reached the World Championship final at the Crucible in both 2008 and 2012, where he lost to Ronnie O'Sullivan on both occasions.

Barry Hearn, chairman of the sport's governing body World Snooker, added: "Ali has shown in his battle against Crohn's disease that he is a fighter.

"We hope for a positive outcome and everyone in snooker is 100 per cent behind him. We look forward to seeing him back on the circuit soon."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/23129387

[Chazza]

Stephen Lee: Snooker player faces match-fixing tribunal

Stephen Lee will face corruption claims centred on seven matches at an independent tribunal on Monday.

The former world number five, who has been suspended since October 2012, denies match-fixing claims which relate to tournaments in 2008 and 2009.
Lee, 38, of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, is expected to represent himself at the hearing in Bristol.

Sport Resolutions UK will hear the case which could lead to a lengthy ban if the player is found guilty.

One of the games in which Lee, who was ranked eighth in the world at the time of his suspension, is accused of breaching rules took place at the 2009 World Championship in Sheffield.

He faces further claims involving three matches at the 2008 Malta Cup, two games at the UK Championship that year and one match at the 2009 China Open.

Adam Lewis QC will chair the disciplinary hearing, which has been listed for five days but could be completed by the middle of the week.
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association has brought the case against Lee.

It says the delay in holding the proceedings has partly been down to Lee changing his legal advisers three times.

Lee is accused of providing information "that is not publicly available" and deliberately influenced "the outcome or conduct of a game or frame".

Fellow professional Joe Jogia was given a two-year ban in July 2012, for offences described as being "at the lower end" after an investigation into suspicious betting patterns on a match in which he played.

Australian Quinten Hann was banned for eight years in 2006 for match-fixing offences after a newspaper sting in which he accepted a proposal to lose a China Open match.

While Hann remains suspended, South African Peter Francisco has returned to the game at a low level after serving a five-year match-fixing ban handed down in 1995, following his 10-2 loss to Jimmy White at the World Championship.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/24000431

[Shaggy]

With the benefit of hindsight, this looks so obvious.

Some featured "bad shots" from Lee during the match he threw at the Worlds...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/24213852

[Tee]

****ing hell, he has put on weight.....I thought it was Fat ******* from the Austin Powers films.

[Shaggy]

Francis Keogh @HonestFrank
Breaking news: Snooker player Stephen Lee banned for 12 years + fined £40,000 costs after found guilty of seven match-fixing charges

[RichC]

Just seen O'Sullivan beat Ricky Walden 6-0 today, Walden managed a total of 39 points in 6 frames

[Shaggy]

And all 39 in the first frame. Lost 5 frames on the spin without potting a ball. Think he missed one pot in the whole match.

[RichC]

Wow, didn't know that.

If Ronnie puts his mind to play he's unbeatable imo

[Shaggy]