Paul Hunter

Hunter with the Masters Trophy
Born	14 October 1978(1978-10-14), Leeds, Yorkshire
Died	9 October 2006(2006-10-09) (aged 27), Huddersfield
Sport country	England
Nickname	Beckham of the Baize
Professional	1995–2006
Highest ranking	4 (2004/05)[1]
Career winnings	UK£1,525,050[2]
Highest break	146 (2004 Premier League)
Tournament wins
Ranking	3
Non-ranking	3

Performance timeline

Tournaments	1995/ 96	1996/ 97	1997/ 98	1998/ 99	1999/ 00	2000/ 01	2001/ 02	2002/ 03	2003/ 04	2004/ 05	2005/ 06
Rankings[16]	UR[nb 1]	78	43	24	12	14	9	9	8	4	5
Ranking tournaments
British Open	LQ	LQ	1R	2R	2R	SF	2R	W	QF	2R	NH
Grand Prix[nb 2]	LQ	1R	4R	2R	5R	QF	3R	QF	3R	SF	1R
UK Championship	2R	QF	2R	SF	4R	6R	3R	3R	QF	3R	3R
Irish Masters	Non-Ranking Event							SF	2R	2R	NH
Scottish Open	LQ	LQ	4R	QF	3R	SF	2R	4R	F	Not Held
Malta Cup[nb 3]	LQ	LQ	NH	2R	Not Held		1R	QF	2R	1R	1R
Welsh Open	SF	LQ	W	2R	3R	F	W	SF	QF	2R	2R
China Open	Not Held		2R	1R	1R	QF	2R	Not Held		QF	1R
Thailand Masters	1R	1R	LQ	1R	1R	1R	2R	Not Held
World Snooker Championship	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	2R	1R	SF	2R	1R	1R
Non ranking tournaments
The Masters	A	WR	A	A	1R	W	W	SF	W	1R	1R
Premier League	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	RR	RR	A
Irish Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	Ranking Event			NH
Scottish Masters	A	A	A	1R	A	A	1R	QF	Not Held

Performance Table Legend
NH	tournament not held in that calendar year	A	did not participate in the tournament
DQ	disqualified from the tournament	#R	lost in the early rounds of the tournament (RR = round robin, WR = Wild Card Round)
QF	advanced to but not past the quarterfinals	SF	advanced to but not past the semifinals
F	advanced to the final, tournament runner-up	W	won the tournament