Everything about Matthew Stevens totally explained
Matthew Stevens (born
11 September 1977,
Carmarthen, Wales) is a
Welsh professional
snooker player. Turning professional in 1994, Stevens reached number six in the
world rankings in 2000 and spent the next seven seasons in the top 8, peaking at #4 for
2005/2006. After the 2007 World Championships, Stevens has dropped out of the elite top 16 for the first time in 8 years.
Career
Stevens reached his first final at the 1998
Liverpool Victoria UK Championship, reaching the final before losing 10-6 to
John Higgins. He has one
ranking tournament victory: the
UK Championship in 2003.
Stevens has never won the
World Snooker Championship but has reached the final twice. In 2000 he reached the final but lost 16-18 to
Mark Williams after having been up 10-6, 13-7 and then 14-10 with only the final session to play. Stevens became only the second player in the history of the world championship to lose in the final from holding a 4 frame overnight lead. In 2005 he was again runner-up, losing 16-18 to
Shaun Murphy in the final, having been up 10-6 and then 12-11 with only the final session to play. Again Stevens relinquished a 4 frame overnight lead to lose in the final, only the third time this have ever happened. He has also been a beaten semi-finalist on three occasions in 2001, 2002 and 2004. In 2002 he looked certain to have won a place in the final leading
Peter Ebdon 16-14 in their semi final tie, and just needed a relatively simple red in the 31st frame to leave his opponent needing snookers. Stevens missed the pot and Ebdon made a famous clearance to win the frame, and went on to take the next two to win the match. In 2007 he lost 12-13 to Murphy in the quarter finals having led 11-5 and 12-7, making him the first person to ever lose a best of 25 match from leading 12-7.. He qualified for the
2008 World Championship, with a 10-5 win over
Rory McLeod.
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) In the 1st round he lost 10-5 to defending champion
John Higgins (his first ever defeat in the first round proper), and he finished ranked outside the top 16 for the second consecutive season, for
2008/2009 he's ranked at 17.
Like
Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stevens is right-handed but sometimes plays certain shots left-handed if necessary. In 1998 he along with a couple of other players compiled three 147s in a one day event, the Buckleys Best Snooker Challenge, setting a new record. in 2001 was tough on him. This caused Matthew to have an uneventful few seasons. Stevens and his wife Claire have a son, named Freddie Morrell who was born in 2004. He is also a celebrity
Texas hold 'em poker player and, in 2004 won the
UK's richest poker tournament at just 27 years old, beating former World
Darts champion
Phil Taylor to first place. Stevens had only been playing poker for 18 months before his victory.
Tournament wins
Ranking events
Other tournaments
Benson & Hedges Championship – 1995
Scottish Masters (1999)
Benson & Hedges Masters (2000)
Northern Ireland Trophy (2005)
Pot Black Cup (2005)Further Information
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