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09-10-2006, 18:19
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Paul Hunter RIP
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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.
Despite chemotherapy treatment, Hunter continued to compete professionally but won only one match last season and fell from fifth to 34th in the rankings.
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.
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.
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so young. R.I.P
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09-10-2006, 18:21
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he is the same age as me...
sad news...
thoughts are with his friends and family...
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09-10-2006, 18:52
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Really sad to hear this, he did all he could to fight it and will be a big miss in the snooker world. Was such a professional too.
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09-10-2006, 18:55
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Really, really sad news. Seemed like a really nice guy, and a damn good snooker player too; he didn't deserve this.
27 years old with a baby who isn’t even 1 yet. It’s fucking tragic.
RIP Paul Hunter.
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09-10-2006, 18:59
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Well that's no fun.
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wow, i cant believe it, he didnt even look 27 poor guy.... RIP
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10-10-2006, 10:58
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R.I.P Paul Hunter
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10-10-2006, 13:29
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RIP, a really good player who would have won the World Championship, and seemed like a decent person and kept on playing until he just couldn't go on.
So young too.
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10-10-2006, 14:07
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It's a bloody shame this. I heard about it this morning and I was shocked, I thought he managed to beat his cancer.
He came across as a decent bloke.
R.I.P.
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10-10-2006, 18:19
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Very sad, difficult to believe.
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11-10-2006, 13:47
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Very sad news. A guy who I thought would have been capable of challenging for a world title.
But it's his family who my thoughts are with.
RIP Paul.
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11-10-2006, 13:50
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I was watching some of his comeback matches in the masters, the way he came back to beat Ronnie was immense.
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