Posted October 9, 200618 yr Paul Hunter, the snooker player has lost his long battle with cancer at the age of 27. A real choker that someone so young has died................. :( :( :(
October 9, 200618 yr Yeah I just saw this on Look North. I wouldn't call myself a Snooker fan as such but I remember Paul. R.I.P. :(
October 9, 200618 yr You beat me too this. Very sad news: Hunter loses battle with cancer BBC News Paul Hunter has died at the age of 27 after a battle with cancer. The Leeds player was taken into the Kirkwood Hospice in Huddersfield last Friday and died on Monday evening. The three-time Masters champion was diagnosed with dozens of neuro endocrine tumours on the lining of his stomach in March 2005. Hunter would have been 28 on Saturday. He leaves a wife, Lindsey, and a daughter, Evie Rose, who was born on Boxing Day of last year. Hunter turned professional at the age of 16 in 1995 and won his first major title, the 1998 Welsh Open, at the age of 19. He also won the Welsh title in 2002 and picked up the British Open trophy the same year. But he will be best remembered for his exploits at Wembley. Hunter recovered from 7-3 down to beat Fergal O'Brien 10-9 in the 2001 final and fought back from 5-0 down to beat Mark Williams 10-9 in the final a year later. He completed a hat-trick of Masters victories in 2004 when he came from 7-2 down to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-9. Hunter's best World Championship performance was reaching the semi-finals in 2003, where he led Ken Doherty 15-9 before the Irishman stormed back to win 17-16. Despite chemotherapy treatment, Hunter continued to compete professionally but won only one match last season and fell from fifth to 34th in the rankings.
October 9, 200618 yr I'm a big fan of snooker when it comes to the big tournaments and I've watched Paul Hunter play a few times so it's very sad to hear this :(
October 9, 200618 yr His name rings a bell but I couldn't place him to this sport :( But I do remember one of the players still "struggling on" and continuing their seasons Very admirable to do that, but I would have felt bad playing him RIP
October 9, 200618 yr His name rings a bell but I couldn't place him to this sport :( But I do remember one of the players still "struggling on" and continuing their seasons Very admirable to do that, but I would have felt bad playing him RIP
January 22, 20178 yr BUMP This player would have definitely been an multiple world champion and gone on to break the titles for the most Masters. He was a truly talented player. 11 years on, he has the Masters trophy named after him. One of my favourite snooker players throughout my childhood. It was and still is a great loss to snooker. Watched a feature during the interval of the Masters final where they looked back at Paul Hunter's career.
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