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Mike Watterson the man who brought the World Championship to the Crucible has died at the age of 76. The Mansfield-based former world number 65 was being treated in hospital for a liver-related illness.

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Welsh snooker legend dies at 78 Welsh snooker player and coach Doug Mountjoy has died at the age of 78.

. Snooker star Willie Thorne has been described as a beautiful man and one of the games greatest after it was announced he had died following a short illness. Higgins was one of. 2 days agoRonnie OSullivan will NEVER meet his granddaughter. Mon 9 Oct 2006 2010 EDT.

Died 9th October 2006. Two-time former UK champion Doug Mountjoy has died at the age of 78 World Snooker has announced. He was a pro player for much of the 1980s with a highest. Doug Mountjoy one of Wales greatest ever snooker players has died at the age of 78.

During the 200405 snooker season he attained a career-high ranking of number four in the world. Paul Hunter Snooker champion and Neuroendocrine Cancer patient. Paul Hunter three-time Masters snooker champion was just 27 when he fell victim to Neuroendocrine Cancer at the peak of his powers and popularity. Its nearly 10 years since snookers Alex Higgins passed away at the age of 61.

Paul Hunter the Yorkshireman who won the Masters at Wembley three times has died of cancer at the age of 27. He was a three-time Masters champion winning the event in 2001 2002 and 2004 recovering from a deficit in the final to win 109 on all three occasions. The Welsh Open in 1998 and 2002 and the British Open in 2002. Snooker legend Eddie Charlton has died in New Zealand at the age of 75.

Warren Alwyn Simpson died 28 June 1980 was an Australian professional snooker player. Snooker player Lee Spick has died at the age of 34. SNOOKER legend Willie Thorne who was once married to Miss GB and gambled away 1m has passed away aged 66. Renowned for his fast play which earned him the nickname Hurricane Higgins Alex was one of the most iconic snooker players of his generation.

Has a snooker player died. Fellow former Nottinghamshire-based tour. Mountjoy won 15 non-ranking and two ranking tournaments over the course of a. Estranged daughter 25 says she would reject any request from the Snooker World No.

In March 2005 Hunter was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumours but continued to play for several months afterwards. Snooker icon Willie Thorne has passed away aged 66 after going into septic shock in hospital in Spain his friend and carer confirmed on Wednesday morning. Watterson was a successful snooker player as well as a promoter manager and commentator. The Hurricane died penniless in sheltered housing from malnutrition in Belfast.

Ronnie OSullivan who two weeks. Career edit After winning several amateur championships at state and national level Simpson turned professional in the early 1960s. Former snooker and Strictly Come Dancing star Willie Thorne has died in hospital in Spain after suffering septic shock following respiratory failure. He was a World Championship runner-up in 1981 one of only six Welshmen to reach snookers biggest contest.

He also won three ranking events. Paul Alan Hunter 14 October 1978 9 October 2006 was an English professional snooker player. Alex Higgins was a Northern Irish snooker player. Born and raised in Chesterfield Watterson played for England as an amateur and had a top competitive break of 140.

Former snooker star and BBC commentator Willie Thorne has died at the age of 66 says World Snooker. Edward Francis Charlton AM 31 October 1929 8 November 2004 was an Eddie Charlton the Australian snooker player has died in a New Zealand hospital at the age of 75Charlton was in New Zealand for a series of exhibitions and. He died peacefully listening to his children after going into septic shock due to.