Mark Selby Willie Thorne

Thorne was diagnosed with leukaemia in march and was taken to hospital in spain last week with.

Mark selby willie thorne. Getty images thorne revealed in march that he had been diagnosed with leukaemia and was undergoing chemotherapy in spain. He paid tribute to the. Willie thorne is going through terrible health problems picture. Former snooker star and bbc commentator willie thorne has died at the age of 66 says world snooker.

William joseph thorne 4 march 1954 17 june 2020 was an english professional snooker player. 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. Thorne became a household name in the snooker world in the 1980s and reached the quarter finals of the world snooker championship in 1982 and 1986. Thorne who died in june aged 66 was present for selby s first professional match against wayne brown at the 1999 british open.

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. Mark selby has been world snooker champion three times. He also reached the final of the 1985 uk championship losing 14 16 to steve davis after leading 13 8. And the likeable but flawed snooker icon was at the crucible.

Thorne who died in june aged 66 was present for selby s first professional match against wayne brown at the 1999 british open. And the likeable but flawed snooker icon was at the crucible bawling his eyes out when selby won his first of three world titles six years ago. When selby was 16 his father david died of cancer. 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.

Throughout his journey to becoming world number one willie thorne and his brother malcolm have been ever present.