Here is all you need to know about Paul Hunter, snooker legend, including his age, career, records, cause of death and more
Paul Hunter, who passed away at the age of 27, left behind a lasting legacy as one of the greatest snooker players of all time.
Who is snooker player Paul Hunter, cause of death, bio age, wife, daughter
Hunter was compared to David Beckham being called the “Beckham of the Baize” because of his good looks and style and died in 2006 due to cancerous tumours. He made a total of 114 century breaks and the highest a 146 in the 2004 Premier League.
Annually, the Paul Hunter Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Masters competition, in honour of the sportsman. He was triumphant in 2001, 2002, and 2004 to win the Masters championship three times. But Hunter’s matchup with Ronnie O’Sullivan at the 2004 Masters was one of his best and most memorable.
After trailing 6-3, Ronnie O’Sullivan overcame Ali Carter 10-7 to win the eighth Masters title at Alexandra Palace in London, setting a new record. In wake of this, let us have a look at who Paul Hunter was.
Players remember 3-time Masters champion Paul Hunter.
We lost Paul in 2006.#TheMasters | @mrqbingo pic.twitter.com/AfTldZpjz4
— WST (@WeAreWST) January 9, 2024
Who was Paul Hunter?
Paul Alan Hunter was an English professional snooker player who was born on October 14, 1978 in Huddersfield, England.
He officially began his professional career at the age of sixteen, and his first season of competition saw him make it all the way to the Welsh Open semifinals.
He broke for a century 114 times, with his greatest being in the 2004 Premier League. He was a prolific break-builder. He reached a career-high position of number four in the world during the 2004–05 snooker season. He reached a career-high position of number four in the world during the 2004–05 snooker season. Hunter received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award posthumously after his passing.
Despite receiving a neuroendocrine tumour diagnosis in March 2005, Hunter played on for a few more months. In October 2006, he passed away just short of turning 28. The Paul Hunter Trophy was renamed in his honour in April 2016 and the Paul Hunter Classic was the new name given to a competition in Fürth, Germany.
Mark Williams, Matthew Stevens, Ken Doherty, Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry, and other professionals joined the petition to rename the Masters trophy in Hunter’s honour. The Masters trophy was renamed in Hunter’s honour on April 20, 2016.
Who was Paul Hunter married to?
Paul Hunter was married to Lindsey Fell who was a beauty therapist. The two welcomed a child together on 26 December 2005, a year after their marriage in August, a daughter named Evie Rose.