[VIDEO] You Need To Watch This Malaysian Kid Take On A Former World No. 5 In Snooker
Hint: Malaysia boleh...
By Darian Goh — 03 Jun 2015, 01:48 PM
This is Stephen Lee, a former professional snooker player who was once the world's number 5 before being banned for 12 years for match fixing
Stephen Lee (born 12 October 1974) is an English former professional snooker player. He turned professional in 1992 and was ranked in the top 16 between the 1997/1998 and 2007/2008 snooker seasons, reaching a career-high of fifth in the rankings. He won four ranking titles between 1998 and 2006, reached the semi-finals of the 2003 world championship and the final of the 2008 Masters.
Lee’s appeal against his 12-year ban was thrown out by Nicholas Stewart QC earlier this month, with his original costs order also increased from £40,000 to £75,000. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association described his actions as “the worst case of corruption” it had ever seen, while Lee said he was “devastated” by the penalty.
scotsman.comDespite the ban, Lee still has a strong following here and was recently in Malaysia to be part of an event organised by a local snooker outlet
But the show was stolen by this Malaysian kid who goes by the name of Jeremy Chai
A video, uploaded on Facebook of him playing against the former world number 5, went viral with close to half a million views. What exactly happened?
Jeremy starts the break, before potting the first ball easily... He even got the nod of approval from Stephen!
He goes on a roll, placing the cue ball perfectly to set up his next shot
Stephen too had his moments, showing that his skills hasn't diminished despite the ban
Towards the end of the game, Jeremy faced an almost impossible shot given his body size. Climbing over the table, he showed steady hands by pocketing the green ball with ease...
... followed by the blue ball as he carefully places the cue ball to align it for the next shot
He pockets the pink ball, drawing a round of applause from the crowd
It's time to pocket the black ball and although Jeremy barely misses, the crowd doesn't care. He's the people's hero!
At the end of the game, it was all smiles as both Stephen and Jeremy posed for a picture
