Career
Michie has been described as "charismatic" by the snooker press In the 2006/2007 season Michie was ranked only 61, for the first of two successive seasons, having failed to do better than the last-48 (third round) in ranking tournaments, although he did get that far twice that season. Michie has placed as high as northern
55 twice, in both the 2002/2003 and 2004/2005 seasons.
His first ranking semi-final (fifth-round) performance was earned, at the 1999 British Open by defeating Tony Drago, Marcus Campbell, double World Champion Ronnie O"Sullivan, and 1991 World Champion John Parrott, finally losing to Anthony Hamilton. In the 2002 LG Cup, he beat Marco Fu and Mark King, and narrowly defeated quarter-finalist Gerard Greene 5–4 (after having been down 1–4 before dramatically rallying), to reach the semi-finals again.
His only World Snooker Championship entrance to date was in the 1996 event, in which he was bumped out in the first round, 8–10, by James Wattana. The World Snooker website reported that he "arrived in a stretch limo" at the Crucible, apparently excited at his first World title opportunity, "but made a low-key exit after losing".
In January 2011, he was involved in a controversial televised match against Marcus Campbell in the inaugural Snooker Shoot-Out.
The WPBSA issued a statement saying that they would carry out a full investigation. The match against Campbell would prove to be Michie"s last as a professional, as he retired shortly afterwards. In 2002, he unsuccessfully offered a reward of £1,000 for the return of his cue, which had been stolen along with his car.
The tight-knit pro snooker world involves Michie in other ways, as of early 2007 he is in physical training to prepare for charity marathons to raise funds for the anti-cancer foundation that is the legacy of now-deceased fellow pro Paul Hunter.
