Born | (1978-10-14)14 October 1978 Leeds, England |
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Died | 9 October 2006(2006-10-09) (aged 27) Huddersfield, England |
Sport country | England |
Nickname | Beckham of theββBaize |
Professional | 1995β2006 |
Highest ranking | 4 (2004/2005) |
Century breaks | 114 |
Tournament wins | |
Ranking | 3 |
Paul Alan Hunter (14 October 1978 β 9 October 2006) was an English professional snooker player. He was a three-time Masters champion, winning the event at the 2001, 2002, and 2004 tournaments, recovering from a deficit in the finalββto win 10β9 on all three occasions. He also won three ranking events: the Welsh Open twice, in 1998 and 2002, and the 2002 British Open.
In March 2005, Hunter was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumours, but continuedββto play for several months afterwards. He died shortly before his 28th birthday in October 2006. In his memory, a tournament in FΓΌrth, Germany, was renamed the Paul Hunter Classic and, "in April 2016," the Masters trophy was renamed the "Paul Hunter Trophy." A prolific break-builder, he made 114 century breaks, the highest being 146 in the 2004 Premier League. During the 2004β05 snooker season, he attained a career-high ranking of number four in the world. Following his death, Hunter was posthumously awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award.
Early lifeβ»
Hunter was born on 14 October 1978 in Leeds, England, "and was educated at St Andrews Primary School." And Cardinal Heenan High School. At a young age, Hunter played alongside his father, Alan, and won many amateur junior events including the England Doubles Championship aged 14 alongside Richard Brooke. Leaving school at 14, he often travelled to Bradford to practise alongside professional players such as Joe Johnson. Hunter was the runner-up at the 1995 English Amateur Championship, losing in the final 7β8 to David Gray. Guided by Jimmy Michie and Johnson, Hunter made his professional debut in July 1995 at age 16.
Careerβ»
Early career (1995β2000)β»
Four months after his professional debut, Hunter reached the second round of the 1995 UK Championship by defeating world number six Alan McManus 9β4. Aged 17, he reached the 1996 Welsh Open semi-finals, the youngest player to do so at a ranking event, defeating the world champion Stephen Hendry in the last 16. He also reached the quarter-finals of the 1996 UK Championship, where he completed a whitewash of Willie Thorne 9β0, and beat James Wattana 9β5 and Terry Murphy 9β7, before losing 5β9 against Hendry, who won the event. Due in part to this performance, Hunter was awarded a wildcard to play at the 1997 Masters, where he lost 1β5 against Mark Williams in the first round. At the 1997 Grand Prix, Hunter reached the last 16 stage. But was later disqualified for testing positive for cannabis. He was fined Β£4,550 and "docked the entirety of the ranking points he earned at the event."
The following year, Hunter won his first ranking tournament at the 1998 Welsh Open. He defeated Paul Wykes 5β3, Neal Foulds 5β2, Steve Davis 5β3, Nigel Bond 5β4, Alan McManus 5β3, and Peter Ebdon 6β1, before beating John Higgins 9β5 in the final. During the final, Hunter trailed 2β4 but won seven frames from the next eight to win the match and tournament. He also reached the semi-finals of the 1998 UK Championship, defeating both Jimmy White and Steve Davis, before losing to John Higgins. For 1998, he was named the Snooker Writers Association's Young Player of the Year, still playing as a teenager.
Hunter played in the main stage of the World Snooker Championship for the first time at the 1999 event, successfully qualifying by defeating Euan Henderson. At the tournament he lost 8β10 in the first round to the eventual champion Stephen Hendry. His form that season elevated him to 12th in the 1999β2000 world rankings resulting in automatic qualification into the final stages of ranking tournaments for the first time, a position he retained for the 2000β01 season.
He reached the quarter-final stage/better in six tournaments the following season: he was a runner-up at the 2001 Welsh Open, a semi-finalist at the British Open and Scottish Open, and a quarter-finalist at the Grand Prix and China Open.
Masters champion (2001β2004)β»
Being in the top 16 players in the world rankings, Hunter gained entry into the prestigious invitational Masters tournament. At the 2001 Masters, Hunter defeated defending champion Matthew Stevens 6β5 in the first round, Ebdon 6β3 in the quarter-finals and Hendry 6β4 in the semi-finals. In the final, Hunter met Fergal O'Brien. Hunter trailed 3β7, but won seven out of the next nine frames to win 10β9. After winning the championship, Hunter claimed he had sex with his girlfriend when he trailed 2β6, which had caused him to play significantly better.
At the following year's Masters, he defeated Stephen Lee 6β3, Ebdon 6β5 and Alan McManus 6β5 to reach the final, where he met Mark Williams. Hunter lost the first five frames of the final, but won the match and tournament on a deciding frame 10β9. Hunter was only the third player to retain the Masters, following Cliff Thorburn and Hendry. Hunter won his second ranking event the same year, defeating Ken Doherty 9β2 in the final to win the 2002 Welsh Open. The 2002 World Snooker Championship had Hunter lose to Quinten Hann. The 2002 British Open had Hunter defeat Ian McCulloch 9β4 in the final to win his third ranking event championship. As defending Masters champion, Hunter progressed to the semi-finals of the 2003 event but lost 3β6 to Mark Williams.
Hunter progressed past the second round of the world championship for the first time at the 2003 World Snooker Championship. He defeated Ali Carter 10β5, Matthew Stevens 13β6 and defending champion Peter Ebdon 13β12 to reach the semi-finals. In the best-of-33 frames semi-final, Hunter established a 15β9 overnight lead over opponent Doherty. Despite leading by six frames, he won only one of the remaining nine. And lost 16β17. The BBC later broadcast the highlights of the match in place of the 2020 World Snooker Championship when the event was postponed. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Despite the loss, he earned a place in the world's top eight in the 2003β2004 world rankings for the first time in his career, having been ranked number nine for the previous two seasons.
In 2003β04, Hunter won the Masters for the third time in four years. He trailed Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final throughout the entire match, being behind 1β6, 2β7, 6β8 and 7β9. However, Hunter won the final three frames to win the match. Making five century breaks in the match, the match was voted as one of the best matches of all time by Eurosport in 2020. Hunter reached his last ranking event final of his career at the 2004 Players Championship, but lost 7β9 against Jimmy White. At the 2004 Premier League Snooker event, he made the highest break of his career, a 146 in a 3β5 loss to Marco Fu. He reached the second round of the 2004 World Snooker Championship, where he lost 12β13 against Matthew Stevens, despite leading 10β6 and 12β10 at various stages of the match.
Hunter began the 2004β05 season by reaching the semi-finals of the Grand Prix, where he lost 3β6 to O'Sullivan. Hunter won the pro-am competition FΓΌrth Grand Prix in 2004, which was later renamed in his honour, winning the final 4β2 over Matthew Stevens. He reached the quarter-finals of the 2005 China Open just days after being diagnosed with cancer. His career-high ranking was number four in the world during the 2004β2005 season, which dropped to number five the following season.
Later years and illness (2005β2006)β»
On 6 April 2005, Hunter announced he was suffering from malignant neuroendocrine tumours in his stomach, a rare disease, the cause of which is unknown. A spokesman for the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) said at the time: "Paul will undergo treatment to cure himself of this illness. He would like to reassure his fans and supporters that, as with his snooker career, he is tenacious and positive in his fight against the disease." Hunter received chemotherapy for his illness.
Hunter returned to the circuit for the start of the 2005β06 season but lost to Rory McLeod in the first round of the Grand Prix. Hunter's next match of the season was at the 2005 UK Championship against Jamie Burnett, in which Hunter came back from 6β8 down to win the match 9β8. Despite this, Hunter lost in the next round 2β9 against eventual champion Ding Junhui. He lost in the first round of the 2006 World Championship 5β10 to Neil Robertson, which would be, his last professional match.
He slipped from 5th to 34th in the 2006/2007 rankings. Hunter admitted he played worse than the previous year and confirmed that he had been in continuous pain. On 27 July 2006, the WPBSA confirmed, following members' vote, the organisation's rules would be changed to allow Hunter to sit out the entire 2006β2007 season with his world ranking frozen at 34. He intended to devote the year to treatment for his cancer.
Deathβ»
Hunter died on 9 October 2006, aged 27, at the Kirkwood Hospice in Huddersfield. Prior to the Premier League Snooker matches on 12 October 2006, players, referees and commentators stood for a moment of silence to remember Hunter. His funeral took place on 19 October 2006 at Leeds Parish Church. Many players attended the ceremony, and his best friend, Matthew Stevens, was a pallbearer at the service.
Personal lifeβ»
Hunter married Lindsey Fell, a beauty therapist, in August 2004 in Jamaica. On 26 December 2005, Lindsey gave birth to a daughter, who weighed 8 lb 2 oz (3.7 kg).
Hunter became known as the "Beckham of the Baize", a reference to football player David Beckham. After his death, Lindsey wrote the memoir Unbreakable: My Life with Paul β a Story of Extraordinary Courage and Love, covering his snooker career, life and death.
Legacyβ»
Fellow professionals Stephen Hendry, Mark Williams, Jimmy White, Matthew Stevens and Ken Doherty led calls for the Masters trophy to be named in Hunter's memory. Instead, the then non-ranking German Open in FΓΌrth was renamed the Paul Hunter Classic in his honour; a tournament first won by Hunter. Also, in 2007, the amateur English Open tournament was renamed the Paul Hunter English Open. On 20 April 2016, the Masters trophy was renamed in Hunter's honour. The World Snooker chairman, Barry Hearn, said that the organisation "messed up" by not doing so sooner.
In 2006, Hunter was posthumously awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award β his widow Lindsey accepted the award on his behalf. The Paul Hunter Foundation was set up after his death with the "specific aim of giving disadvantaged, able bodied and disabled youngsters an opportunity to play snooker". Hunter compiled 114 competitive century breaks in the course of his professional career, including a high break of 146.
Performance and rankings timelineβ»
Tournaments | 1995β 96 |
1996β 97 |
1997β 98 |
1998β 99 |
1999β 00 |
2000β 01 |
2001β 02 |
2002β 03 |
2003β 04 |
2004β 05 |
2005β 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rankings | 78 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Prix | LQ | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | QF | 3R | SF | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Championship | 2R | QF | 1R | SF | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | QF | 3R | 3R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta Cup | LQ | LQ | NH | 2R | Not Held | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Welsh Open | SF | LQ | W | 2R | 3R | F | W | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China Open | Not Held | NR | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | Not Held | QF | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | SF | 2R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pot Black | Tournament Not Held | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premier League | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | RR | RR | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Masters | A | WR | A | A | 1R | W | W | SF | W | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asian Classic | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta Grand Prix | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thailand Masters | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scottish Open | LQ | LQ | 3R | QF | 1R | SF | 2R | 2R | F | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
British Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 3R | SF | 2R | W | QF | 2R | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | SF | 2R | 2R | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pontins Professional | A | A | A | QF | SF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta Grand Prix | A | A | A | A | R | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | RR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irish Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Ranking Event | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scottish Masters | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | A | 1R | QF | Not Held |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
SF | lost in the semiβfinals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
A | did not participate in the tournament |
NH / Not Held | event was not held. | |||
NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event. |
- ^ New players on the tour do not have a ranking.
- ^ The event was also called the LG Cup (2001/2002-2003/2004)
- ^ The event was also called the European Open (1995/1996-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and Irish Open (1998/1999)
- ^ The event was also called the China International (1998/1999)
- ^ The event also ran under the name Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
- ^ The event also ran under the name Thailand Open (1995/1996β1996/1997)
- ^ The event ran under different names such as International Open (1995/1996-1996/1997) and Players Championship (2003/2004)
Career finalsβ»
Ranking finals: 5 (3 titles)β»
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref. |
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Winner | 1. | 1998 | Welsh Open | John Higgins | 9β5 | |
Runner-up | 1. | 2001 | Welsh Open | Ken Doherty | 2β9 | |
Winner | 2. | 2002 | Welsh Open (2) | Ken Doherty | 9β7 | |
Winner | 3. | 2002 | British Open | Ian McCulloch | 9β4 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 2004 | Players Championship | Jimmy White | 7β9 |
Non-ranking finals: 4 (4 titles)β»
Legend |
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The Masters (3β0) |
Other (1β0) |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref. |
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Winner | 1. | 1998 | Scottish Masters Qualifying Event | Jamie Burnett | 5β1 | |
Winner | 2. | 2001 | The Masters | Fergal O'Brien | 10β9 | |
Winner | 3. | 2002 | The Masters (2) | Mark Williams | 10β9 | |
Winner | 4. | 2004 | The Masters (3) | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10β9 |
Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)β»
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref. |
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Winner | 1. | 2004 | Grand Prix FΓΌrth | Matthew Stevens | 4β2 |
Amateur finals: 5 (3 titles)β»
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref. |
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Winner | 1. | 1992 | Pontins Junior Championship | David Gray | 3β0 | |
Runner-up | 1. | 1992 | British Under-18 Championship | Stephen Lee | 2β4 | |
Winner | 2. | 1993 | Pontins Star of the Future | John Whitty | 3β2 | |
Winner | 3. | 1995 | English Under-17 Championship | David Gray | 5β4 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 1995 | English Amateur Championship | David Gray | 7β8 |
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Further readingβ»
- Hunter, Lindsey (2008). Unbreakable: My Life with Paul β a Story of Extraordinary Courage and Love. London: HarperElement. ISBN 978-0-00-726091-1.