Scots snooker ace admits ‘I thought give up or retire’ after edging epic HOUR-LONG decider to reach UK Championship

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TWENTY years ago, he secured his biggest-ever prize with a UK Championship victory.

This time around, this Scottish snooker hero had to survive an HOUR-LONG deciding frame just to make it to the event.

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Stephen Maguire is back in the UK ChampionshipCredit: PA

Stephen Maguire won the UK Championship back in 2004, the biggest triumph of his career.

But two decades on from being the event’s champion, this time he had to come through the gruelling qualifying process.

And gruelling is certainly the…

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