Sussex Nomad
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Sad news, great snooker player but extremely boring and slow at the table. But he had great personality.
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[Other Sport] RIP Willie Thorne
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Pierre the Painter
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- May 20, 2020
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Highest ranking of 7th in the World, won the Mercantile Credit Classic in 1985 and got to the World Championship QF twice. A good but not great career, will be better remembered for his outstanding personality and services to snooker from the commentary box.
oldboyroy
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Was slow playing but certainly 1 of the gentlemen of the sport. Back in the 80s he was 1 player I used to support.RIP
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 31,274
What surprised me was that despite his long career he never won a ranking tournament and only made it past the 2nd round of the World Championships on 2 occasions in 19 attempts. The fact he is as well-regarded as he is speaks volumes about his personality and dry sense of humour.
Rest (no pun intended) In Peace.
Rest (no pun intended) In Peace.
Sussex Nomad
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Always great in these threads, to focus in on those negative traits
Always sad to highlight the bits you don't like.
SK1NT
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RIP Willie. A real character. I have missed his commentary over the last few years.