Stephen Lee has appeared to rule out a return to snooker regardless of his 12-year ban coming to an finish.
The former World No.5 was slapped with the large punishment in 2012, after being discovered responsible of fixing matches in 2008 and 2009. He has not competed in or attended any WPBSA-affiliated competitions since taking part in in opposition to John Higgins within the 2012 Premier League.
During his pomp, he received 5 titles and was extensively thought-about as one of the aesthetically pleasing gamers within the sport. However, regardless of the very fact he’s set to be allowed to return to the game later this yr, Lee, 49, might not come again in any respect.
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After a fan on Facebook requested him to make a comeback, he replied: “No chance of it my friend.” He additionally added: “I struggle to break off nowadays. It’s down to my son now.”
Lee’s son Alfie is a promising newbie participant who has competed in Q School and within the 2023 WSF Championship.
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His feedback are a whole sea change from the earlier solutions he has given about sooner or later returning to the game. In a 2022 interview with the Daily Mirror, he was open about sooner or later returning to the billiard world to compete.
“I must get asked this weekly, daily, minutely,” Stephen Lee mentioned in 2022. “I wish to say no, however I’m nonetheless able to taking part in. Let’s see what occurs in two years. It’s not a no, and never a sure.”
He added: “We can only just see what happens in a couple of years’ time. I have some exciting things coming up, and I’m also getting older.
“My eyes are getting worse, and I never had good eyes to start with. As you get older the determination and the goes.”