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source, the guardian october 10
Paul Hunter, the Yorkshireman who won the Masters at Wembley three times, has died of cancer at the age of 27. He had been diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumours in April 2005 and despite several courses of chemotherapy the disease could not be beaten; he was taken to the Kirkwood Hospice in Huddersfield last Friday, where he died last night.
Hunter was a charismatic and popular player whose death brought an immediate flurry of tributes. "I'm absolutely devastated by the news," the seven-times world champion Stephen Hendry said. "He's got a young family and he had a fantastic future in front of him. It's everyone's worst nightmare and puts everything into perspective."
Hunter left school at 14 to concentrate on snooker, and sprung to public attention in 2001 when he beat Fergal O'Brien 10-9 to win the first of three Benson & Hedges Masters titles. He credited the win to "Plan B" - sex with his then fiancée at the interval, at which point he was losing 6-2. "I came back and played some awesome snooker so all I can say is that it works for me," he said.
With his youthful good looks, the story earned him a reputation as snooker's "sexpot". "Paul was a man who had everything going for him - an outstanding talent, good looks, fame, riches, charm and a beautiful wife," said the World Snooker chairman Sir Rodney Walker. "This shows us just how quickly life can change."
Hunter married Lyndsey Fell, a beauty therapist, in Jamaica in 2004 and their child, Evie Rose, was born last December.
But he had already been diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumours. As he started chemotherapy his snooker suffered: he won only one match last season and his ranking plummeted, from a career high of No4. He was given special dispensation to sit out the current campaign and return with his ranking unchanged at 34. "I like to think I am part of the new breed of snooker," he once said. "I don't practise in the way Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry did. I have fun. It's the way I am. I am not going to change it for snooker. I am not going to let snooker run my life totally. I love snooker, I will always play. It's what I am good at but you've still got to have fun."
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World of snooker mourns death of young champion
By Brian Burnside
Published: 10 October 2006
Paul Hunter, who died last night after losing his battle with cancer, was not only one of the most popular players on the snooker circuit, but also one of its brightest talents.
He was three times a winner of the Wembley Masters, and a World Championship semi-finalist who believed he would one day triumph at the Crucible.
Hunter, from Leeds, was diagnosed with dozens of neuro-endocrine tumours of the lining of his stomach in March 2005. He made a comeback last season but remained ill and needed to take time out from the game for chemotherapy.
He won only one match last season and fell from fifth to 34th in the rankings. The 27-year-old was taken into the Kirkwood Hospice in Huddersfield last Friday and died last night.
Stephen Hendry, the seven-times world champion, paid tribute to Hunter last night. "I'm absolutely devastated by the news. He's got a young family and he had a fantastic future in front of him. It's everyone's worst nightmare and puts everything in perspective."
John Parrott, the 1991 world champion, said: "It's a great loss to the sport but more importantly it's a great loss to his family."
Hunter turned professional at 16 in 1995 and won his first major title, the 1998 Welsh Open, aged 19.
The Leeds player won the Welsh title in 2002 and picked up the British Open trophy the same year.
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 adrift to beat Mark Williams 10-9 in the final a year later. He completed a hat-trick of Masters wins in 2004 when he came from 7-2 down to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-9.
Until the news of his cancer broke, Hunter was best known as a happy-go-lucky character, a good looker, a frankly hopeless competitor on Superstars, and the man with "plan B" up his sleeve. Famously, when Hunter won the Masters for the first time, he found inspiration during the midway interval by returning with wife Lindsey to their hotel room. He later joked about it with the media, and after winning eight of 11 frames in the evening session, Hunter's "plan B" was coined as a snooker phrase.
Tagged the "Beckham of the baize", a splash of wedding photos in Hello confirmed his celebrity status.
Hunter would have been 28 this coming Saturday. He leaves a wife, Lindsey, and a daughter, Evie Rose, who was born last Boxing Day.
A tale of triumph and tragedy
1978: Born, 14 October.
1995: Turned professional at the age of 16.
2001: Recovered from 7-3 down to beat Fergal O'Brien 10-9 and win the Wembley Masters title.
2002: Comes from 5-0 down to defeat Mark Williams 10-9 to retain his Wembley Masters title.
2003: Reached semi-final of World Championships, losing 17-16 to Ken Doherty.
2004: Claims third Wembley Masters, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan in last frame.
2005: Diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumours.
2006: Plays through pain but loses in first round of World Championship.
9 October: Dies aged 27 after losing cancer fight.
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source, the guardian october 10
Paul Hunter, the Yorkshireman who won the Masters at Wembley three times, has died of cancer at the age of 27. He had been diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumours in April 2005 and despite several courses of chemotherapy the disease could not be beaten; he was taken to the Kirkwood Hospice in Huddersfield last Friday, where he died last night.
Hunter was a charismatic and popular player whose death brought an immediate flurry of tributes. "I'm absolutely devastated by the news," the seven-times world champion Stephen Hendry said. "He's got a young family and he had a fantastic future in front of him. It's everyone's worst nightmare and puts everything into perspective."
Hunter left school at 14 to concentrate on snooker, and sprung to public attention in 2001 when he beat Fergal O'Brien 10-9 to win the first of three Benson & Hedges Masters titles. He credited the win to "Plan B" - sex with his then fiancée at the interval, at which point he was losing 6-2. "I came back and played some awesome snooker so all I can say is that it works for me," he said.
With his youthful good looks, the story earned him a reputation as snooker's "sexpot". "Paul was a man who had everything going for him - an outstanding talent, good looks, fame, riches, charm and a beautiful wife," said the World Snooker chairman Sir Rodney Walker. "This shows us just how quickly life can change."
Hunter married Lyndsey Fell, a beauty therapist, in Jamaica in 2004 and their child, Evie Rose, was born last December.
But he had already been diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumours. As he started chemotherapy his snooker suffered: he won only one match last season and his ranking plummeted, from a career high of No4. He was given special dispensation to sit out the current campaign and return with his ranking unchanged at 34. "I like to think I am part of the new breed of snooker," he once said. "I don't practise in the way Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry did. I have fun. It's the way I am. I am not going to change it for snooker. I am not going to let snooker run my life totally. I love snooker, I will always play. It's what I am good at but you've still got to have fun."
also
World of snooker mourns death of young champion
By Brian Burnside
Published: 10 October 2006
Paul Hunter, who died last night after losing his battle with cancer, was not only one of the most popular players on the snooker circuit, but also one of its brightest talents.
He was three times a winner of the Wembley Masters, and a World Championship semi-finalist who believed he would one day triumph at the Crucible.
Hunter, from Leeds, was diagnosed with dozens of neuro-endocrine tumours of the lining of his stomach in March 2005. He made a comeback last season but remained ill and needed to take time out from the game for chemotherapy.
He won only one match last season and fell from fifth to 34th in the rankings. The 27-year-old was taken into the Kirkwood Hospice in Huddersfield last Friday and died last night.
Stephen Hendry, the seven-times world champion, paid tribute to Hunter last night. "I'm absolutely devastated by the news. He's got a young family and he had a fantastic future in front of him. It's everyone's worst nightmare and puts everything in perspective."
John Parrott, the 1991 world champion, said: "It's a great loss to the sport but more importantly it's a great loss to his family."
Hunter turned professional at 16 in 1995 and won his first major title, the 1998 Welsh Open, aged 19.
The Leeds player won the Welsh title in 2002 and picked up the British Open trophy the same year.
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 adrift to beat Mark Williams 10-9 in the final a year later. He completed a hat-trick of Masters wins in 2004 when he came from 7-2 down to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-9.
Until the news of his cancer broke, Hunter was best known as a happy-go-lucky character, a good looker, a frankly hopeless competitor on Superstars, and the man with "plan B" up his sleeve. Famously, when Hunter won the Masters for the first time, he found inspiration during the midway interval by returning with wife Lindsey to their hotel room. He later joked about it with the media, and after winning eight of 11 frames in the evening session, Hunter's "plan B" was coined as a snooker phrase.
Tagged the "Beckham of the baize", a splash of wedding photos in Hello confirmed his celebrity status.
Hunter would have been 28 this coming Saturday. He leaves a wife, Lindsey, and a daughter, Evie Rose, who was born last Boxing Day.
A tale of triumph and tragedy
1978: Born, 14 October.
1995: Turned professional at the age of 16.
2001: Recovered from 7-3 down to beat Fergal O'Brien 10-9 and win the Wembley Masters title.
2002: Comes from 5-0 down to defeat Mark Williams 10-9 to retain his Wembley Masters title.
2003: Reached semi-final of World Championships, losing 17-16 to Ken Doherty.
2004: Claims third Wembley Masters, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan in last frame.
2005: Diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumours.
2006: Plays through pain but loses in first round of World Championship.
9 October: Dies aged 27 after losing cancer fight.
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