Matthew Stephens

I think that Matthew Stevens is one of the up and coming talents in the game of snooker. At the young age of 22 he has already one some big tournements in the game and it shows the great talent this young man has got. His alround game has really improved over the past couple of years because i think his tactical game has imprived so much and it has put him up there with some of the best in the world. What is so amazing is that he has achieved so much at such a young age and it reminds me of Ronnie o Sullivan because he was exceptional from a very young age. At Sheffield 2001 he has shown some of the talent he has got and the game i was thinking about was his 13-5 ...  Read the complete review

Matthew Stevens is a brilliant snooker player who has achieved so much. After seeing him play a few years ago I saw the amazing potential that he had within him. I remember saying to my dad, he will win the World Championship one day. He has not been a professional for long, but what he has already achieved deserves to be acknowledged as great determination and huge potential. All this has been done in a short space of time. At the young age of 19 he entered the most important snooker competition of any snooker players dream, The World Championship. Now being 22, he recently entered his 3rd successive World Championship and achieved runner up position. ...  Read the complete review

The 1999/2000 season was the most lucrative, by a long way, in the short career of Matthew Stevens. The Regal Masters became his first major tournament win, while later in the season he claimed the Benson and Hedges Masters. His highlights in ranking events included a second final in the Liverpool Victoria UK Championship and a first appearance in the final of the Embassy World Championship, after which he treated himself to a new Ferrari. A native of Carmarthen, Stevens is a fluent Welsh speaker and the dragons that adorn his shirt cuffs, mark him out as a proud Welshman. Stevens climbed to No.6 on the world ranking list without winning a ...  Read the complete review