Mark Selby On Willie Thorne

Throughout his journey to becoming world number one willie thorne and his brother. Former world champion and close friend dennis taylor and three time world champ mark selby who grew up practising in the leicester club bearing thorne s name also hailed the icon. Willie thorne has thanked ronnie o sullivan for his moustache tribute as the former snooker star battles a string of health problems in intensive care in spain.

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When selby was 16 his father david died of cancer.

Mark selby on willie thorne. 3 time world snooker champion mark selby pays tribute mark selby has been world snooker champion three times. Heartfelt mark selby would dedicate a fourth world snooker crown to late pal willie thorne saying. I owe him so much. I owe him so much.

That was before rocket ronnie made a quick fire 138 total clearance before forcing a final frame decider with a break of 71. The leicester jester began his love affair with the baize at thorne s snooker club in their hometown and was talent spotted by brother malcolm thorne. He then made 64 in the 33rd frame yet missed the final red he needed leaving selby to strike 34. Thorne was married to former miss great britain winner jill saxby and lived in broughton astley.

He was previously married to fiona walker with whom he had twin sons and a daughter. Willie thorne who until recently was leicestershire s best known snooker player was the least surprised man in sheffield when selby beat o sullivan 18 14 to win the title. He said on tuesday. The leicester jester began his love affair with the baize at thorne s snooker.

He ran a club in leicester for many years where mark selby used to compete in junior tournaments. When mark selby his young protégé won the world title for the first time in 2014 willie stood in the crucible and cried his eyes out perhaps also remembering his own brother malcolm who ran. Heartfelt mark selby would dedicate a fourth world snooker crown to late pal willie thorne saying. Malcolm thorne the brother of leicester born snooker player willie thorne spotted selby s snooker ability and gave him free practice at his brother s snooker club which selby took full advantage of practising in the evenings after school.

Mark selby has slammed ronnie o sullivan for being disrespectful during their world championship semi final.