Neil Robertson disappointed with loss against Stephen Lee in 2011-12 PTC Grand Finals
Former World Snooker Champion from Australia, Neil Robertson had his chances against England’s Stephen Lee but he was not able to cash the opportunities and slipped down by a whitewash score line of 4-0.
The Aussie failed to add even a single frame win against Lee in the final encounter of 2011-12 Players Tour Championship (PTC) Grand Finals at the Bailey Allen Hall arena in Galway, Ireland.
Robertson showed a tremendous performance in the 2012 Masters snooker tournament and clinched the title after beating the former World Snooker Champion from England, Shaun Murphy by the score line of 10-6. This win gave him a lot of confidence and he entered
the Bailey Allen Hall arena on the final day of the event with the hopes to hit the title.
The Thunder from Down Under could not compile any major breaks in the final match and tumbled down at the hands of Lee. Stephen, on the other hand, fired some impressive knocks of 52 and 73 to clinch the victory. Robertson gave his best efforts to get back
into the game but he was not able to spring up. The whitewash loss against Lee did disappoint the former champ but still he is aiming to perform well in the upcoming tournaments.
Speaking to the World Snooker after his lost, Robertson said, “The first frame set the tone, I had chances to win it but just couldn't take them. All the other frames were similar, I just lost the cue ball or missed something tricky when I was in the balls.”
He added, “Stephen's safety must be the best in the world at the moment and the way he's been playing recently it would have been a travesty if he hadn't won a tournament. Good on him because he looked dead and buried a few years ago but he has resurrected
his career. It's disappointing to lose a final but it doesn't feel as bad as I thought it would.”
Robertson will next move to China where he will take on England’s Jamie Cope in the first round of 2012 China Open snooker tournament at the Beijing University Students Gymnasium in Beijing.
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