Peter Lines has a long career in the world of snooker. He has been to the final of English Amateur Championship. In 1999, he reached the quarterfinals for the China Open. When he became a professional, 1991 was the year he began to enjoy success on professional circuit. In the 1990s, he reached the quarter-finals in both the Strachan Open (Asian Open) and Strachan Open. He qualified for the televised stages in 1998 of the World Championship.
His career is not particularly noteworthy, but Lines' career performance over the last few years has been exceptional. He made it to at least the quarter-finals of ranking events for the first times in his career. His season's highlight was his run at German Masters. He made it to the semi-finals but came so close to winning.
After a promising start, his 2011/12 season was dreadful. The pressure mounted as the season progressed, and he started to lose matches in his last four ranking events. At the end, he was ranked only 57th on European Tour. He was blessed with a second year of tour and qualified for the World Championship qualifiers.
He was able to compete in two major tournaments, defeating Joe Perry and Ian McCulloch. He also won a qualifier at the Players Tour Championships series (PTC), but it was not enough for him to be in the main tour.
In 2010, he won a UK Championship. But, he was again demoted to the PTC after the 2015/16 year. As a result, he has continued to take part in amateur tournaments.
Lines' behavior during a match in China has been ruled inappropriate by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. The World Snooker Tour received Lines' complaint. They have launched an investigation. The World Snooker Tribunal will likely be referred to the formal complaint made by Xiao Guodong's staff.
The case was heard December 16th, and Lines was sentenced by the WPBSA to a $500 fine. There was however an interesting aspect to Lines' fine. He was found guilty of violating two rules related to player conduct.
The first rule was that he replaced the white ball with his own after a foul-and-miss award. This is not unusual for professional players. Brendan Moore, Lines’ opponent, was angry at him about this issue. Both Lines and Moore claimed Lines had committed an error. Lines however maintained that he was right.
The World Snooker Tour stated that Lines used intimidation and swear words during the match. Lines also threatened to fight outside the arena.