Stephen Maguire suffered another landslide defeat, this time at the hands of Stephen Lee in this second round of the SAGA Insurance Masters at the Wembley Conference Centre.
The world number three was beaten 6-0 by Lee, the second year the Glaswegian potter has fallen having failed to make an impression in this event.
Lee opened with a 95 break, before snatching a scrappy second frame to go 2-0 ahead.
The third frame lasted over 40 minutes as Maguire battled back, only to close out the frame when Lee made a composed 20 clearance.
It was soon 4-0 courtesy of a 51 run, with Maguire facing a mountain to climb at the interval.
And, despite Maguire having the chance to reduce his arrears in the sixth frame when he trailed 5-0, the Milton right-hander could not claw his way back from the damage done in the opening four-frame session when the players resumed to conclude their match.
Lee won the fifth frame with a splendid 87 break and then won the last frame with 62-46 points.
"Every match I turn up to these days I seem to get battered," Maguire said afterwards. "I came into the match confident, but from the word go I was very flat.
"I've just been told to keep practising. I've been looking forward to tournaments and enjoying practise, but I've just lost the plot. I just don't know what the matter is."
