Crucible Classics #13

At number 13 in my countdown is:

13. 2002 Semi-Final: Peter Ebdon 17-16 Matthew Stevens
12-123(84); 73-7; 33-71; 24-73(73); 71(71)-62; 108(81)-3; 65-63(63); 79(79)-46; 98(97)-24; 127(127)-6; 15-114(75); 68(59)-1; 4-95(65); 0-94(94); 30-97(97); 75-73(73); 38-77; 9-77(68); 34-81(67); 75(66)-1; 74(52)-30; 0-107(79); 28-74(54); 68(60)-9; 34-75(70); 62-52(51); 18-60(60); 42-69; 64-22; 4-80(76); 62-61(56); 138(138)-0; 78(55)-42

Match Progress: 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3, 7-4, 8-4, 8-5, 8-6, 8-7, 9-7, 9-8, 9-9, 9-10, 10-10, 11-10, 11-11, 11-12, 12-12, 12-13, 13-13, 13-14, 13-15, 14-15, 14-16, 15-16, 16-16, 17-16

What are your memories/observations of this Crucible Classic?

Stevens couldn't have played much better himself and still lost that match.

A classic one no doubt.

That pink is one of the best bottle shots ever at the crucible. Stevens the nearly man again. Oh boy were the two semis and final that year good.

If only Matthew Stevens won this match then it would have been a final Hendry more than likely would have won.

Juddernaut88 wrote:If only Matthew Stevens won this match then it would have been a final Hendry more than likely would have won.

Yes, I think he would be mentally exausted.

Ebdon was a mental giant.