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Jimmy Michie

Michie won just two matches in six ranking events during the 2009/10 season, and slipped eight places down the world list to No 56.

His only successes were in the Pukka Pies UK Championship, where he beat Ben Woollaston before losing to Stuart Bingham, and the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship, where he beat David Gray before losing to Graeme Dott.

The Yorkshireman appeared in the semi-finals of the 2002 LG Cup at the Guild Hall in Preston. He beat the likes of Marco Fu and Mark King then came from 4-1 down to beat Gerard Greene 5-4 in the quarter-finals.

“I have taken the game for granted in the last few years,” he said. “But I want to see if I can win a tournament before I finish playing.” He wasn’t able to achieve that ambition as he went down 6-2 to eventual champion Chris Small.

His fortunes took a sharp turn for the worse two months later when his car was stolen - with his cue in the boot. Despite an offer of £1,000 for its safe return, he did not get the cue back.

Michie’s first semi-final came at the 1999 British Open. He beat Tony Drago, Marcus Campbell, Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Parrott before going out to Anthony Hamilton.

He made his first and only Crucible appearance to date at the 1996 World Championship. The charismatic cueman arrived in a stretch limo but made a low-key exit after losing 10-8 to James Wattana in the first round.

Michie has embarked upon a fitness regime, aimed primarily at getting into shape to run half and full marathons, to raise money for charity as well as improve his performances on the table.

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