# Lee Spick > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lee_Spick > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lee_Spick.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Spick > Source revision: 1335302711 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|English snooker player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=February 2013}} {{Infobox snooker player | name = Lee Spick | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1980|4|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Mansfield](/source/Mansfield), England | death_date = {{death date|2015|1|26|df=yes}} (aged 34) | Sport country = {{ENG}} | Professional = 2000/2001, 2002/2003, 2005–2010, 2013–2015 | High ranking = 65 (2007/2008) | Official maximums = | Best finish = Last 48 (x5) | World champ = }} '''Lee Spick''' (25 April 1980 – 26 January 2015) was an English professional snooker player. A former English under-15 champion, he reached the last 48 of ranking events on five occasions, including twice in the [World Championship](/source/World_Snooker_Championship). ==Career== He reached the Quarter-Final of the [2000 Benson and Hedges Championship](/source/Masters_Qualifying_Event), with wins against [Darren Morgan](/source/Darren_Morgan) and [Dean Reynolds](/source/Dean_Reynolds), as well as others, before losing to [Mark Davis](/source/Mark_Davis_(snooker_player)) 4–5. He also reached the Quarter-Final of the 2001 event, beating the likes of World Championship runner-up [Nigel Bond](/source/Nigel_Bond), before losing out to future World Champion [Shaun Murphy](/source/Shaun_Murphy) 3–5 He reached the last 48 of the [2006 World Championship](/source/2006_World_Snooker_Championship) and the [2007 China Open](/source/2007_China_Open_(snooker)). Previously in the [2005 World Championship](/source/2005_World_Snooker_Championship) he had victories over [David Gilbert](/source/David_Gilbert_(snooker_player)) 10–5, before a remarkable 10–7 win over [Ding Junhui](/source/Ding_Junhui), which put him only 2 matches away from a place at the Crucible, but [Stuart Bingham](/source/Stuart_Bingham) denied him with a 10–2 victory. In the [2007 China Open](/source/2007_China_Open_(snooker)) he defeated Jeff Cundy, [Tony Drago](/source/Tony_Drago) and [Dominic Dale](/source/Dominic_Dale). In the [2007 UK Championships](/source/2007_UK_Snooker_Championship) qualifying, he defeated [Jimmy White](/source/Jimmy_White) 9–7 in arguably one of the best results during his career, but he lost 8–9 to [Andrew Higginson](/source/Andrew_Higginson_(snooker_player)) in the following round. At the [2008 China Open](/source/2008_China_Open_(snooker)), Spick defeated Ashley Wright, [Rod Lawler](/source/Rod_Lawler) and [Mark Davis](/source/Mark_Davis_(snooker_player)), before losing in the Last 48 to [Dave Harold](/source/Dave_Harold) 0–5. [2008/09 season](/source/Snooker_season_2008%2F09) started relatively quiet for Spick. However, after recording impressive wins over [Stephen Craigie](/source/Stephen_Craigie) (10–5), [Barry Pinches](/source/Barry_Pinches) (10–5) and [Adrian Gunnell](/source/Adrian_Gunnell) (10–2), he was within one match of reaching the [Crucible](/source/Crucible_Theatre) for the first time in his career but lost narrowly 8–10 to [Steve Davis](/source/Steve_Davis). Spick seemed to carry that form into the next season, as he reached the last 48 stage of the [Shanghai Masters](/source/2010_Shanghai_Masters), however he failed to win a further match during the season and as a result was relegated from the tour. After having missed the opportunities to return to main tour via the [2011](/source/2011_Q_School) and [2012 Q School](/source/2012_Q_School)s, Spick announced his retirement from snooker.{{cite web |title=Lee Spick announces retirement from snooker |website=Mansfield and Ashfield Chad |url=http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/lee-spick-announces-retirement-from-snooker-1-4633748 |access-date=26 May 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130707015336/http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/other-sport/lee-spick-announces-retirement-from-snooker-1-4633748 |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2013 }} However he decided to come try again at the [2013 Q School](/source/2013_Q_School), and at Event 3 he defeated Darrell Whitworth, [Sanderson Lam](/source/Sanderson_Lam), Darren Cook and [Duane Jones](/source/Duane_Jones_(snooker_player)) to win a two-year card for the [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_snooker_season) and [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_snooker_season) seasons. Spick's return proved to be short-lived however, as he only played two matches, losing both, and had multiple withdrawals due to lack of sponsorship and a resulting depression. He never entered another professional tournament after the [2013 UK Championship](/source/2013_UK_Championship). ===Illness and death=== [World Snooker](/source/World_Snooker) announced the death of Spick on 26 January 2015, after a liver-related illness.{{cite news|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/9681483/snookers-lee-spick-dies-aged-34|title=Snooker's Spick dies, aged 34|publisher=sportinglife.com|date=26 January 2015|access-date=26 January 2015|archive-date=29 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129050122/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/9681483/snookers-lee-spick-dies-aged-34|url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4443030,00.html | title=Lee Spick Dies Age 34 | date=26 January 2015 | publisher=World Snooker | access-date=30 January 2015 }} ==Performance and rankings timeline== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! Tournament ! [1997/
98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_snooker_season) ! [1998/
99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_snooker_season) ! [1999/
00](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_snooker_season) ! [2000/
01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_snooker_season) ! [2001/
02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_snooker_season) ! [2002/
03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_snooker_season) ! [2003/
04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_snooker_season) ! [2004/
05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_snooker_season) ! [2005/
06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_snooker_season) ! [2006/
07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_snooker_season) ! [2007/
08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_snooker_season) ! [2008/
09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_snooker_season) ! [2009/
10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_snooker_season) ! [2010/
11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_snooker_season) ! [2012/
13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_snooker_season) ! [2013/
14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_snooker_season) |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" |[Ranking](/source/Snooker_world_rankings){{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=6 February 2011}}From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season. | align="center" |He was not on the Main Tour. | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" |New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" |[73](/source/Snooker_world_rankings_2006%2F2007) | align="center" |[65](/source/Snooker_world_rankings_2007%2F2008) | align="center" |[67](/source/Snooker_world_rankings_2008%2F2009) | align="center" |[68](/source/Snooker_world_rankings_2009%2F2010) | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- |colspan="30" | '''Ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [Australian Goldfields Open](/source/Australian_Goldfields_Open) |align="center" colspan="14" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [Shanghai Masters](/source/Shanghai_Masters_(snooker)) |align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [International Championship](/source/International_Championship) |align="center" colspan="14" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [UK Championship](/source/UK_Championship) |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| WD |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [Welsh Open](/source/Welsh_Open_(snooker)) |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [World Open](/source/World_Open_(snooker))The event ran under the names Grand Prix (1997/1998–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010) and LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004) |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| {{nowrap|[Players Tour Championship Finals](/source/Players_Tour_Championship_Finals)The event ran under the name Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013)}} |align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| DNQ |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [China Open](/source/China_Open_(snooker))The event ran under the name China International (1998/1999) |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| NR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"| Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [World Championship](/source/World_Snooker_Championship) |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |- |colspan="30" | '''Non-ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [The Masters](/source/Masters_(snooker)) |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |- |colspan="30"| '''Former ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [Thailand Masters](/source/Thailand_Masters) |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| NR |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"| Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| NR |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [Scottish Open](/source/Scottish_Open_(snooker))The event ran under the name Players Championship (2003/2004) |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| MR |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|NH |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [British Open](/source/British_Open_(snooker)) |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [Irish Masters](/source/Irish_Masters) |align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| NR |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [Malta Cup](/source/Malta_Cup)The event ran under the names Irish Open (1998/1999) and European Open (2001/2002–2003/2004) |align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"| Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| NR |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [Northern Ireland Trophy](/source/Northern_Ireland_Trophy) |align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [Bahrain Championship](/source/Bahrain_Championship) |align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |colspan="30"| '''Former non-ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [Masters Qualifying Event](/source/Masters_Qualifying_Event)The event ran under the name Benson & Hedges Championship (1997/1998–2002/2003) |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[2R](/source/1998_Masters_(snooker)) |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[QF](/source/2001_Masters_(snooker)) |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[QF](/source/2002_Masters_(snooker)) |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[2R](/source/2003_Masters_(snooker)) |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| NH |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[3R](/source/2006_Masters_(snooker)) |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[1R](/source/2007_Masters_(snooker)) |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[1R](/source/2008_Masters_(snooker)) |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;" |- ! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend |- | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | lost in the quarter-finals |- | align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | lost in the semi-finals | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | lost in the final | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W''' | won the tournament |- | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|A | did not participate in the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|WD | withdrew from the tournament |} {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held || means an event was not held. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event || means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event || means an event is/was a ranking event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event || means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |} {{reflist|group=nb}} ==Career finals== ===Non-ranking finals: 2 (2 titles)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" !width="80"| Outcome !width="20"| No. !width="50"| Year !style="width:250px;"| Championship !style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final !style="width:50px;"| Score |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 1. | 2002 | Challenge Tour – Event 3 | {{Flagicon|IRL}} [Joe Delaney](/source/Joe_Delaney_(snooker_player)) | style="text-align:center;"|5–2{{cite web|title=World Snooker Challenge Tour|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/challenge.html|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|access-date=3 January 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200859/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/challenge.html|archive-date=28 February 2012}} |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 2. | 2002 | WPBSA Open Tour – Event 5 | {{Flagicon|ENG}} [Mark Gray](/source/Mark_Gray_(snooker_player)) | style="text-align:center;"|5–3{{cite book|last=Hayton|first=Eric|title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker |year=2004|publisher=Rose Villa Publications|location=Suffolk|isbn=978-0-9548549-0-4|pages=Introduction & 178–186}} |} ===Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" !width="80"| Outcome !width="20"| No. !width="50"| Year !style="width:250px;"| Championship !style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final !style="width:50px;"| Score |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 1. | 1994 | English Under-15 Championship | {{flagicon|ENG}} [Michael Wild](/source/Michael_Wild) | style="text-align:center;"|4–0{{cite news|title=Career on cue|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001121/19941216/039/0039|url-access=subscription|work= Grimsby Daily Telegraph|date=16 December 1994|page=39}} |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 1995 | UK Under-15 Championship | {{flagicon|ENG}} [Shaun Murphy](/source/Shaun_Murphy) | align="center"|2–3{{cite news|title=Murphy is a marvel|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003955/19950427/064/0064|url-access=subscription|work=Wellingborough & Rushden Herald & Post|date=27 April 1995|page=64}} |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 2. | 2001 | English Open | {{Flagicon|NOR}} [Kurt Maflin](/source/Kurt_Maflin) | style="text-align:center;"|8–0{{cite web|title=Country Page - England|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk:80/files/Countries/country_england.htm|publisher=Global Snooker Centre|access-date=14 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004174708/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk:80/files/Countries/country_england.htm|archive-date=4 October 2008}} |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * * [http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/PlayersAlphabeticalArticle/0,,13165~3225143,00.html Profile on worldsnooker.com] * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120516170518/http://www.global-snooker.com/Lee-Spick.asp Profile on global-snooker.com]}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Spick, Lee}} Category:English snooker players Category:1980 births Category:2015 deaths Category:Sportspeople from Mansfield Category:Deaths from liver disease --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lee Spick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Spick) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Spick?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.