Shamed Stephen Lee has refused to rule out a return to top-level snooker when his 12-year ban for match-fixing ends two years from today.
The disgraced 48-year-old from Trowbridge was the fourth and now rarely mentioned member of the ‘Class of 1992’ along with Ronnie O’Sullivan, John Higgins and Mark Williams. Lee’s career achievements including five ranking titles were all forgotten as he was found guilty of seven counts of fixing matches over 2008-2009.
And the ban, resulting from the worst case of its kind, will come to an end on his 50 th birthday exactly 24 months from Wednesday. Lee said: “I must get asked this weekly, daily, minutely. I would like to say no….but I am still capable of playing. Let’s see what happens in two years. It’s not a no, and not a yes.
