Paul Hunter

Ieri, 9 octombrie 2006, a murit Paul Hunter - unul dintre cei mai buni jucători de snooker din lume. El suferea de cancer. Pe 14 octombrie ar fi împlinit 28 de ani.

Dumnezeu să-l odihnească!

*Victor*, on Oct 10 2006, 15:08, said:

Sunt socat, chiar nu stiam ca avea cancer.
L-am vazut parca si anul trecut la un turneu pe eurosport.

Duminezeu sa-l odihneasca!

A murit Paul Hunter, un mare jucator de snooker
Nascut la Leeds in 1978, Paul a pus prima data mana pe tac cand avea doar 7 ani. A devenit jucator profesionist in 1995, la numai 17 ani, si promitea o cariera fantastica. A castigat cateva dintre cele mai prestigioase turnee de snooker: Regal Welsh Open in 1998 si 2002, Benson & Hedges Masters in 2001 si 2002, British Open in 2002. Acum un an insa totul a inceput sa se destrame. Hunter a inceput sezonul pe locul 5 in ierarhia mondiala si il va termina probabil in afara primilor 32. In consecinta, va fi obligat sa dispute calificari. Lucru care nu s-a mai intamplat de pe vremea cand era o tanara speranta a snooker-ului.
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Lumea snookerului este mai saraca cu inca un talent dovedit

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Da, mult mai săracă. Dumnezeu să-l odihnească.

Să sperăm că acolo sus Cineva îi poate da o masă de snooker...
Zi tristă pentru lumea snooker-ului...
Dumnezeu să-l odihnească pe campion cum ştie el mai bine!
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RIP

baiat dragut si cu talent, era o placere sa urmaresc mondialele de snooker.
La ultimele concursuri nici nu mai avea par in cap de la sedintele de chimioterapie, ce era in sufletul lui ...

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Zamolxel, on Oct 11 2006, 12:47, said:

o sa dispute calificari sau o murit?  

Mosotti, on Oct 11 2006, 13:08, said:

Era doar o scurta istorie. daca observi, sunt niste puncte de suspensie acolo.


Imi cer scuze... nu am vazut ca exista un topic deja pe aceasta tema  

Edited by radumiki, 11 October 2006 - 12:30.

a murit de cancer de colon. RIP  

Hunter loses battle with cancer  
  
Born: 14/10/1978
Turned pro: 1998
Major titles: Welsh Open ('98, '02), Masters ('01, '02, '04), British Open ('02)
Family: Wife Lindsey, daughter Evie Rose
Died: 9/10/2006  
Snooker star Paul Hunter has died aged 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.

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.


un mare jucator, un mare talent lasa in urma o lume intreaga, fani indurerati si o tanara familie muta de durere...
un mare jucator, o tanara speranta, un jucator viu, creativ, ingenios, plin de viata, imaginatie, buna dispozitie si nu in ultimul rand, o mare, mare performanta a acestui nobil sport...
sunt mut de durere, de uimire, impietrit de un inevitabil pe care multi l-au stiut dar nimeni nu l-a asteptat si nu si l-a imaginat real
dumneze sa-l odihneasca
...

  pacat, mare pacat...

RIP

SnowWhit3, on Oct 12 2006, 10:42, said:

mai este un topic ...

RIP

imi pare rau, sa le lipeasca un moderator daca e cazul...sunt pur si simplu socat...nici nu m-am mai uitat...

Dumnezeu sa-l odihneasca ..

The three-times Masters champion from Leeds passed away at 8.20pm at Kirkwood Hospice in Huddersfield, five days before his 28th birthday.
The death of the popular Yorkshireman will bring immense sadness to the snooker world and to British sport.
Hunter was diagnosed 18 months ago with neuro-endocrine tumours, a rare form of cancer which causes slow-growing tumours in the lining of the body to release excessive amounts of hormones.
He underwent several gruelling courses of chemotherapy in hope of beating the disease, but to no avail. His condition deteriorated rapidly in recent weeks and he was taken into the hospice on Saturday.
Hunter leaves behind wife Lindsey and daughter Evie Rose, who was born on Boxing Day 2005.
World Snooker chairman Sir Rodney Walker said: "I’m sure that everyone who met Paul, as well as his millions of fans and the sporting public as a whole, will join me in sending most sincere sympthies to Lindsey, Paul’s parents, his family and friends.
"Paul was a man who had everything going for him - an oustanding talent, good looks, fame, riches, charm and a beautiful wife. This shows us just how quickly life can change.
"It’s a bitter blow for snooker but most importantly for his family and our thoughts are with them."
Hunter grew up in Leeds and attended Cardinal Heenan High School, spending most of his spare time developing his natural aptitude for snooker. He was coached in his formative years by 1986 World Champion Joe Johnson.
After winning the Pontin’s Star of the Future event twice, he turned professional in 1995 and made an immediate impact, beating Stephen Hendry on his way to the semi-finals of the Welsh Open at the age of just 17.
Two years later he returned to the same event at the Newport Centre to win his first ranking tournament, beating John Higgins in the final to establish himself as a major contender in the sport.
That victory helped Hunter break into the top 16 and he continued to climb the rankings to reach a career peak of No 4 in 2004/05. He won the Welsh Open again in 2002 and the British Open later that year.
But Hunter’s most significant success came in snooker’s most prestigious invitation event - the Masters.
In 2001, he reached the final at Wembley for the first time and came from 7-3 down to beat Fergal O’Brien 10-9. His comeback was aided by a flurry of rapid high scoring as he rattled in four century breaks in six frames.
His media profile developed swiftly and he became known as the ’Beckham of the Baize’ for his glamorous image.
Hunter won the Masters twice more in the next three years, remarkably both times by a 10-9 scoreline after recovering an apparently insurmountable deficit.
In 2002 he came from 5-0 down to beat Mark Williams and in 2004 over 5million viewers on BBC Sport saw him beat Ronnie O’Sullivan having trailed 7-2.
When the diagnosis of cancer was announced in April last year, Hunter promised his fans that he would be as "tenacious and positive" in his fight against the disease as he had been throughout his snooker career.
Despite suffering from considerable pain as well as numbness in his limbs, he bravely competed on the circuit throughout the 2005/06 season. He subsequently announced his wish to take a break from snooker in order to receive more treatment.
In July this year, his fellow professionals voted for a change to the constitution of the WPBSA which allowed Hunter to successfully apply to have his official world ranking frozen at No 34 for a season.
But the news that Hunter will no longer grace the green baize will cause great sorrow to the likes of Matthew Stevens, Jimmy Michie and his many other close friends on the circuit.
Backstage at snooker events, Hunter’s charisma, cheerful persona and laid-back approach to life made him universally popular among players, officials, media and fans. He will be sadly missed by all.
His unselfish nature and appreciation of his support is underlined by an incident at the 2005 China Open in Beijing.
Following his first-round match, Hunter was requested for a press conference. When he did not appear within 20 minutes, his whereabouts was sought.
Hunter was soon discovered in the arena, patiently signing autographs and having photos taken with Chinese fans, and he remained there until every request was met. This was just a few days after he had been diagnosed with the disease which was to bring his end.

cineva sa ma opreasca din plans..

D-zeu sa-l odihneaca!
pacat ca ne nastem pe rand si murim pe sarite  

Sunt un mare fan al snookerului si sincer imi pare rau ca a murit Paul Hunter , stiam ca suferea de cancer dar nu credeam ca o sa moara asa repede .

Dumnezeu sa-l odihneasca.

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cred ca toti, cu el in frunte, au fost absolut convinsi ca isi va reveni si se va vindeca.
inainte de sezonul competitional 2005/2006 toti ii urau o refacere cat mai grabnica pentru un joc la adevarata lui valoarea.
din pacate bietii de noi, niste amarati muritori, ne-am inselat din nou, si cancerul a rapit o alta viata nevinovata...