[3][4], Hunter first qualified to play in the World Snooker Championship in 1999, where he lost 810 in the first round to the eventual champion Stephen Hendry. But we got on great straight away and we even had a kiss that night. Paul Alan Hunter (14 October 1978 - 9 October 2006) was an English professional snooker player. [6] At the 1996 Welsh Open, he reached the semi-final aged 17, the youngest player to do so at a ranking event. He completed a hat-trick of Masters victories in 2004 when he came from 7-2 down to beat Ronnie OSullivan 10-9. A subsequent scan ruled out a germ cell cancer, and the consultant broke the bad news that neuroendocrine tumours were the most probable diagnosis. 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 the Wembley Masters. 2005 At the beginning of that year, the pain was constant, so he went to see his GP, who referred him to a consultant fearing appendicitis. On top of this, his skin was grey and painful, so often I couldn't even hug him. He trailed 37, but won seven out of the next nine frames to win 109 and earn the 175,000 first prize. He was one of our characters and a fantastic player. Piss off cancer, its 12 years since my liver surgery! His best friend, and two-time world championship finalist, Matthew Stevens helped carry his coffin into Leeds Parish Church. But Im a different person now in a different stage of my life. Now, two years after three-time Masters champ Paul died, from a rare cancer on October 9, 2006 - five days before his 28th birthday - Lindsey is living with a new boyfriend she hopes to spend. "[47] Hunter received chemotherapy for his illness. [3], Four months after his professional debut, Hunter reached the second round of the 1995 UK Championship by defeating world number six Alan McManus 94. [58] He left a wife, Lindsey, and one daughter. Annmarie O'Connor - Living Your Best Life, Hugh Grant accuses Sun publisher of unlawful acts including burglaries to order, Eva Green wins High Court battle over sci-fi film collapse, Tom Daleys husband Dustin Lance Black faces trial accused of nightclub assault, Next three games will dictate a lot: Guardiola urges caution after City win, Liverpool come from behind to keep feint top four hopes alive, NBA roundup: Lakers sprint past Grizzlies, LOI previews: Candystripes eye top of the table as rivals Rovers visit, IS chief killed in Syria by Turkish forces, says Erdogan, 'Flat' Dublin avoid Kildare shock to advance to Leinster decider, Darragh Long 'delighted' with Kerry win over Waterford, More than a dozen flights out of Dublin Airport cancelled today, Brian Gavin: Limerick-Clare gave me a pang of hunger for the whistle, Locked out of their Clonmel store once locked in with a vulture fund. A rare stomach cancer ripped the three-time. I went to see him a couple of days before he died. Our baby had chosen the most unlikely time to make its entrance into our world. Background. Real life isn't like that though - he lost 10-8 in his first match.
