Lee sails into snooker final
Mumbai, Jan. 22: World number 18, Stephen Lee of England faced stiff opposition from India’s top cueist Manan Chandra before cruising into the final of the Rs 5-lakh Cricket Club of India Open Invitation International Snooker Tournament here on Saturday.
Lee (36), a former world number 5, took a handy 5-2 lead in the first session of the best-of-15-frame semi-final against nine-time national nine-ball pool champion Chandra of PSPB and then cruised to a 8-4 victory. He would meet the winner of the second semifinal between title favourite and former six-time world professional runner-up Jimmy White and Railways cueist Kamal Chawla in the final.
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