Lee may quit after defeat by Swail

STEPHEN LEE revealed he is considering quitting snooker after crashing out of the 888.com World Championship in the first round for the second year running.

Lee, who reached the semi-finals in 2003, lost 10-4 to Northern Ireland’s Joe Swail at the Crucible in Sheffield to cap a disappointing two seasons.

The 33-year-old Englishman did make the final of the Masters at Wembley this season, losing 10-3 to Mark Selby, but said: “I have just been making up the numbers the last two years.