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Paul Hunter

Male; England (England); Born: 14 Oct 1978 (46 years) Died: 9 Oct 2006 (18 years)
Status: Amateur; First season as pro: 1994; Last season as pro: 2005; Ranking wins: 3; Best performance: Masters Champion 2001, 2002, 2004. SF Worldchampionship 2003.; Other sources: CueTracker

2005/2006
World Championship (15 Apr - 1 May 2006)
Rd 1 Australia Neil Robertson 10-5 England Paul Hunter  
China Open (20-26 Mar 2006)
Rd 1 England David Roe 5-4 England Paul Hunter Head to head
Welsh Open (27 Feb - 5 Mar 2006)
Rd 2 England Anthony Hamilton 5-3 England Paul Hunter Head to head
Malta Cup (30 Jan - 5 Feb 2006)
Rd 1 Wales Dominic Dale 5-3 England Paul Hunter Head to head
Masters (15-22 Jan 2006)
Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams 6-3 England Paul Hunter Head to head
UK Championship (5-18 Dec 2005)
Rd 3 China Ding Junhui 9-2 England Paul Hunter Head to head
Rd 2 England Paul Hunter 9-8 Scotland Jamie Burnett Head to head
Pot Black (29 Oct 2005)
SF Wales Matthew Stevens 96-7 England Paul Hunter Head to head
QF England Paul Hunter 56-44 England Ronnie O'Sullivan Head to head
Grand Prix (8-16 Oct 2005)
Rd 1 Jamaica Rory McLeod 5-4 England Paul Hunter  
2004/2005
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 2005)
Rd 1 England Michael Holt (a) 10-8 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head

This was Holt's first time at the crucible.

China Open (26 Mar - 3 Apr 2005)
QF Ireland Ken Doherty (a) 5-1 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-3 England Jimmy White (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-4 England Ali Carter (a) Head to head
Masters (13-20 Feb 2005)
Rd 1 England Steve Davis (a) 6-5 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Malta Cup (31 Jan - 6 Feb 2005)
Rd 1 England Stuart Pettman (a) 5-3 England Paul Hunter (a)  
UK Championship (15-28 Nov 2004)
Rd 6 England Ali Carter (a) 9-8 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Rd 5 England Paul Hunter (a) 9-7 Australia Quinten Hann (a) Head to head
British Open (8-14 Nov 2004)
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy (a) 5-3 England Paul Hunter (a)  
Grand Prix (2-10 Oct 2004)
SF England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 6-3 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
QF England Paul Hunter (a) 5-0 Thailand James Wattana (a) Head to head
Rd 4 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-1 England Steve Davis (a) Head to head
Rd 3 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-4 England Ali Carter (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-3 Wales Darren Morgan (a)  
2003/2004
World Championship (17 Apr - 3 May 2004)
Rd 2 Wales Matthew Stevens (a) 13-12 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 10-7 England John Parrott (a) Head to head
Players Championship (3-11 Apr 2004)
SF England Paul Hunter (a) 6-2 Ireland Ken Doherty (a) Head to head
QF England Paul Hunter (a) 5-2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-3 England Steve Davis (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-0 China Ding Junhui (a) Head to head
Final England Jimmy White (a) 9-7 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head

Session 1:
73-33, 76-50, 7-77, 9-63, 66-31, 28-56, 59-18, 27-58

Session 2:
10-52, 70-2 (51), 64-33, 100-0 (56), 76-0 (76), 9-71 (67), 54-58, 74-8

Referee: Colin Brinded

Masters (1-8 Feb 2004)
Final England Paul Hunter (a) 10-9 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) Head to head

Session 1:
22-59 (56), 26-80 (80), 117-8 (117), 1-86 (86), 0-87 (87), 22-84 (84), 7-124 (79), 127-0 (127)

Session 2:
47-84, 90-0, 102-27 (102), 82-9 (82), 76-0, 32-97, 109-21 (109), 0-86, 142-0 (110), 72-35 (58), 63-15

Referee: Jan Verhaas

SF England Paul Hunter (a) 6-3 Scotland John Higgins (a)  
QF England Paul Hunter (a) 6-5 Wales Mark J Williams (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 6-3 England David Gray (a)  
LG Cup (4-12 Oct 2003)
Rd 3 Scotland Chris Small (a) 5-3 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-1 England Stuart Bingham (a)  
2002/2003
World Championship (19 Apr - 5 May 2003)
SF Ireland Ken Doherty (a) 17-16 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
QF England Paul Hunter (a) 13-12 England Peter Ebdon (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Paul Hunter (a) 13-6 Wales Matthew Stevens (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 10-5 England Ali Carter (a) Head to head
Scottish Open (5-13 Apr 2003)
Rd 1 England Mark Selby (a) 5-3 England Paul Hunter (a)  
Masters (2-9 Feb 2003)
SF Wales Mark J Williams (a) 6-3 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
QF England Paul Hunter (a) 6-1 England Stephen Lee (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 6-4 Scotland Alan McManus (a) Head to head
LG Cup (4-12 Oct 2002)
QF England Steve Davis (a) 5-4 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Rd 3 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-3 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-3 Thailand James Wattana (a) Head to head
2001/2002
World Championship (20 Apr - 6 May 2002)
Rd 1 Australia Quinten Hann (a) 10-9 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Scottish Open (6-14 Apr 2002)
Rd 1 Wales Dominic Dale (a) 5-3 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
China Open (24 Feb - 3 Mar 2002)
Rd 2 England Stephen Lee (a) 5-3 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-0 Wales Dominic Dale (a) Head to head
Masters (3-10 Feb 2002)
Final England Paul Hunter (a) 10-9 Wales Mark J Williams (a) Head to head

Session 1:
1-84 (79), 51-64, 6-83, 53-64, 79-82, 74-56 (MW 56), 107-7 (69), 67-56 (MW 56)

Session 2:
88-8 (61), 59-56, 20-61 (53), 70-5 (57), 39-65, 85-6 (84), 71-34, 4-65, 65-37, 0-73 (72), 65-10 (65)

Referee: Jan Verhaas

SF England Paul Hunter (a) 6-5 Scotland Alan McManus (a) Head to head
QF England Paul Hunter (a) 6-5 England Peter Ebdon (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 6-3 England Stephen Lee (a) Head to head
LG Cup (12-21 Oct 2001)
Rd 3 England Peter Ebdon (a) 5-4 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-1 England Alfie Burden (a)  
2000/2001
World Championship (21 Apr - 7 May 2001)
Rd 2 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 13-5 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 10-6 England David Roe (a) Head to head
Scottish Open (8-15 Apr 2001)
SF Ireland Ken Doherty (a) 6-3 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
QF England Paul Hunter (a) 5-2 Northern Ireland Joe Swail (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-2 Ireland David McDonnell (a)  
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-3 Wales Ryan Day (a)  
Masters (4-11 Feb 2001)
Final England Paul Hunter (a) 10-9 Ireland Fergal O'Brien (a)  
Hunter was trailing 3-7 before he made four centuries in six frames.

Session 1:
40-59, 57-68, 67-44, 48-80 (80), 30-72, 56-71, 78-0 (51), 34-64

Session 2:
61-53 (PH 52), 54-57, 51-43, 133-6 (129), 136-0 (101), 0-88 (88), 104-0 (75), 136-0 (136), 132-0 (132), 44-62, 77-44

Referee: Jan Verhaas

SF England Paul Hunter (a) 6-4 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) Head to head
QF England Paul Hunter (a) 6-3 England Peter Ebdon (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 6-5 Wales Matthew Stevens (a) Head to head
China Open (9-17 Dec 2000)
QF England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 5-4 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-0 Ireland Ken Doherty (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-0 England Michael Holt (a) Head to head
Grand Prix (13-22 Oct 2000)
QF Wales Mark J Williams (a) 5-3 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Rd 3 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-4 England Stephen Lee (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-2 England Steve Davis (a) Head to head
1999/2000
World Championship (15 Apr - 1 May 2000)
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Joe Swail (a) 10-6 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Scottish Open (28 Mar - 9 Apr 2000)
Rd 1 England Gary Ponting (a) 5-2 England Paul Hunter (a)  
Masters (6-13 Feb 2000)
Rd 1 England John Parrott (a) 6-3 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
China Open (11-19 Dec 1999)
Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams (a) 5-0 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-4 Northern Ireland Joe Swail (a) Head to head
Grand Prix (16-24 Oct 1999)
Rd 3 Ireland Ken Doherty (a) 5-3 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-1 Northern Ireland Joe Swail (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-4 Ireland Michael Judge (a)  
1998/1999
World Championship (17 Apr - 3 May 1999)
Rd 1 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 10-8 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
China International (8-14 Mar 1999)
Rd 1 England Mark King (a) 5-0 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Scottish Open (15-21 Feb 1999)
QF Scotland Graeme Dott (a) 5-4 England Paul Hunter (a)  
Rd 3 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-4 Scotland Jamie Burnett (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-3 Scotland John Lardner (a)  
World Championship Qual (3 Jan - 20 Mar 1999)
Q Rd 6 England Paul Hunter (a) 10-5 Scotland Euan Henderson (a)  
Grand Prix (14-25 Oct 1998)
Rd 2 England Anthony Hamilton (a) 5-1 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-2 England Jimmy Michie (a) Head to head
1997/1998
Scottish Open (12-22 Feb 1998)
Rd 3 England Stephen Lee (a) 5-4 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-0 England John Parrott (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-4 Ireland Mick Price (a)  
World Championship Qual (2 Jan - 22 Mar 1998)
Q Rd 7 England Mark King (a) 10-9 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Q Rd 6 England Paul Hunter (a) 10-5 England Steve Judd (a)  
Q Rd 5 England Paul Hunter (a) 10-5 England Lee Richardson (a)  
Grand Prix (14-26 Oct 1997)
Rd 3 England John Parrott (a) 5-4 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-1 England Stephen Lee (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-1 England Martin Clark (a)  
1996/1997
World Championship Qual (3 Jan - 25 Mar 1997)
Q Rd 6 England Jimmy Michie (a) 10-7 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
Q Rd 5 England Paul Hunter (a) 10-7 Belgium Mario Geudens (a)  
Q Rd 4 England Paul Hunter (a) 10-6 England Garoid O'Connor (a)  
Grand Prix (16-27 Oct 1996)
Rd 1 Scotland Chris Small (a) 5-4 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
1995/1996
World Championship Qual (1 Jan - 22 Mar 1996)
Q Rd 1 England Nick Walker (a) 10-4 England Paul Hunter (a)