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{{short description|English former professional snooker player}}
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{{Infobox snooker player
| name = Paul Hunter
| image = Paul Hunter.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1978|10|14}}
| birth_place = [[Leeds]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2006|10|9|1978|10|14}}
| death_place = [[Huddersfield]], England
| Sport country= {{ENG}}
| Professional = 1995–2006
| High ranking = 4 ([[2004–05 snooker world rankings|2004–05]])
| Official maximums = 
| Ranking wins = 3
}}

'''Paul Alan Hunter''' (14 October 1978&nbsp;– 9 October 2006) was an English professional [[snooker]] player. He was a three-time [[Masters (snooker)|Masters]] champion, winning the event in [[2001 Masters (snooker)|2001]], [[2002 Masters (snooker)|2002]], and [[2004 Masters (snooker)|2004]]; on all three occasions, he recovered from a deficit in the final to claim the title on a {{cuegloss|deciding frame}}. He also won three [[List of snooker players by number of ranking titles|ranking events]]: the [[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]] in [[1998 Welsh Open (snooker)|1998]] and [[2002 Welsh Open (snooker)|2002]], and the [[2002 British Open]].

Hunter was diagnosed with [[neuroendocrine tumour]]s in March 2005, but he continued to play for several months after receiving the diagnosis. He died shortly before his 28th birthday in October 2006. A tournament in [[Fürth]], Germany, was renamed the [[Paul Hunter Classic]] in his memory, and he was posthumously awarded the [[BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award]]. In April 2016, the Masters trophy was renamed the Paul Hunter Trophy. He made 114 [[century break]]s in professional competition, the highest of these a 146 in the [[2004 Premier League Snooker|2004 Premier League]] tournament. During the [[2004–05 snooker season|2004{{nbnd}}05 season]], Hunter attained a career-high [[2004–05 snooker world rankings|ranking]] of world number four.

==Early life==
Paul Alan Hunter was born on 14&nbsp;October 1978 in [[Leeds]],<ref name="Independent Obituary" /><ref name="Times obituary pg. 1" /> England, where he attended the [[Cardinal Heenan Roman Catholic High School|Cardinal Heenan High School]].<ref name="The Daily Telegraph Obituary" /> Hunter played alongside his father, Alan, at a young age and won many amateur junior events, including the English Doubles Championship, which he won aged 14 with fellow Yorkshireman Richard Brooke.<ref name="Times obituary pg. 1" /> After leaving school at 14 to spend more time playing snooker,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5101205.snooker-hunter-bids-to-retain-title/ |title=Snooker: Hunter bids to retain title |date=7 November 2003 |website=The Argus |archive-date=7 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207213121/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5101205.snooker-hunter-bids-to-retain-title/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="guardian interview" /> he often travelled to [[Bradford]] to practise alongside professional players such as [[Joe Johnson (snooker player)|Joe Johnson]].<ref name="Independent Obituary" /> Hunter was the runner-up at the 1995 [[English Amateur Championship]], losing 7{{nbnd}}8 to [[David Gray (snooker player)|David Gray]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite news |title=English Open re-named for Hunter |work=BBC Sport |date=19 April 2007 |access-date=2 July 2020 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6573139.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713142501/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6573139.stm |archive-date=13 July 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his professional debut in July 1995 at age 16, with the help of his mentors Johnson and [[Jimmy Michie]].<ref name="The Daily Telegraph Obituary" />

== Career ==
=== Early career (1995–2000) ===
Four months after making his professional debut, Hunter reached the second round of the [[1995 UK Championship]] by defeating [[Alan McManus]], the sixth highest ranked player in the [[1995–96 snooker world rankings|snooker world rankings]], 9{{nbnd}}4.<ref name="KzcWz" /> Aged 17, he reached the semi-finals of the [[1996 Welsh Open (snooker)|1996 Welsh Open]], the youngest player to appear at this stage of a ranking event,<ref name="Times obituary pg. 1" /> by defeating the world champion [[Stephen Hendry]] in the last 16.<ref name="4J7Uo" /> He also reached the quarter-finals of the [[1996 UK Championship]], where he completed a {{cuegloss|whitewash}} of [[Willie Thorne]] 9{{nbnd}}0, and bested [[James Wattana]] 9{{nbnd}}5 and [[Terry Murphy (snooker player)|Terry Murphy]] 9{{nbnd}}7, before losing 5{{nbnd}}9 against Hendry, the eventual winner of the event.<ref name="b9jQH" /> Due in part to this performance, Hunter was awarded a [[Wild card (sports)|wildcard]] to play at the [[1997 Masters (snooker)|1997 Masters]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Yates |first=Phil |date=4 February 1997 |title=O'Sullivan holds nerve for victory – Snooker |work=The Times |location=London |page=49}}</ref> where he lost 1{{nbnd}}5 against [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] in the first round.<ref name="XiiRY" /> He reached the last 16 stage of the [[1997 Grand Prix (snooker)|1997 Grand Prix]], but was later disqualified for testing positive for cannabis. He was fined £4,550 and docked the entirety of the ranking points he had earned at the event.<ref name="Independent Obituary" /><ref name="iris_Drug">{{Cite news |title=Drug test D-day for O'Sullivan |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=13 May 1998 |access-date=3 May 2020 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/drug-test-d-day-for-o-sullivan-1.152302 |archive-date=10 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110155710/https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/drug-test-d-day-for-o-sullivan-1.152302 |url-status=live |first=Clive |last=Everton}}</ref><ref name="thet_Drug">{{Cite web |title=Drugs fine for ace Hunter |work=Bradford Telegraph and Argus |date=15 April 1998 |access-date=2 July 2020 |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8078025.drugs-fine-for-ace-hunter/ |archive-date=10 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110155713/https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8078025.drugs-fine-for-ace-hunter/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The following year, Hunter won his first ranking tournament at the [[1998 Welsh Open (snooker)|1998 Welsh Open]]; after eliminating [[Paul Wykes]] 5{{nbnd}}3, [[Neal Foulds]] 5{{nbnd}}2, [[Steve Davis]] 5{{nbnd}}3, [[Nigel Bond]] 5{{nbnd}}4, Alan McManus 5{{nbnd}}3, and [[Peter Ebdon]] 6{{nbnd}}1, he defeated [[John Higgins]] 9{{nbnd}}5 in the final. Hunter trailed 2{{nbnd}}4 but won seven {{cuegloss|frames}} from the next eight to win the match and the Welsh Open title.<ref name="OGxAy" /> He also reached the semi-finals of the [[1998 UK Championship]], defeating both [[Jimmy White]] and Davis, before losing to Higgins.<ref name="XzmmA" /> For 1998, he was named the Snooker Writers Association's Young Player of the Year.<ref name="The Daily Telegraph Obituary" /><ref name="Independent Obituary" />

Hunter played in the main stage of the [[World Snooker Championship]] for the first time in [[1999 World Snooker Championship|1999]], after qualifying against [[Euan Henderson (snooker player)|Euan Henderson]].<ref name="Global Snooker1999">{{cite web |title=World Championship 1999 |url=http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1999.asp |website=global-snooker.com |access-date=3 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403031746/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1999.asp |archive-date=3 April 2011 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> He then lost 8{{nbnd}}10 in the first round to Hendry, the eventual champion.<ref name="dbWhb" /> Hunter's performance that season elevated him to 12th in the [[1999–2000 snooker world rankings|1999{{nbnd}}2000 world rankings]], allowing him automatic qualification into the final stages of ranking events for the first time.<ref name=Guardian/><ref name="Ranking History" /> He retained his good form for the [[2000–01 snooker season|2000{{nbnd}}01 season]],<ref name="Ranking History" /> reaching at least the quarter-final stage in five ranking tournaments: he was a runner-up at the [[2001 Welsh Open (snooker)|2001 Welsh Open]],<ref name="P4NsF" /> a semi-finalist at the [[2001 British Open|British Open]] and [[2001 Scottish Open (snooker)|Scottish Open]],<ref name="s5pNz" /><ref name="WTeUn" /> and a quarter-finalist at the [[2000 Grand Prix (snooker)|Grand Prix]] and [[2000 China Open (snooker)|China Open]].<ref name="LCWie" /><ref name="spfb1" />

=== Masters winner (2001–2004) ===
Ranked amongst the world's top 16 players in [[2000–01 snooker world rankings|2000{{nbnd}}01]], Hunter gained entry into the invitational [[Masters (snooker)|Masters tournament]]. At the [[2001 Masters (snooker)|2001 Masters]], he eliminated the defending champion [[Matthew Stevens]] 6{{nbnd}}5 in the first round, Peter Ebdon 6{{nbnd}}3 in the quarter-finals, and Stephen Hendry 6{{nbnd}}4 in the semi-finals.<ref name="pfm3X" /><ref name="Benson & Hedges Masters 2001" /> He then met [[Fergal O'Brien]] in the final; Hunter trailed 3{{nbnd}}7 but won seven of the next nine frames to win 10{{nbnd}}9.<ref name="Benson & Hedges Masters 2001" /><ref name="qRbQh" /> After winning the Masters title, Hunter claimed that he and his fiancée had had sex during the {{cuegloss|mid-session interval}} when he was trailing 2{{nbnd}}6, which had caused him to play significantly better.<ref name="Independent Obituary" /><ref name="guardian interview" />

At the [[2002 Masters (snooker)|following year's Masters]], he defeated [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] 6{{nbnd}}3, Ebdon 6{{nbnd}}5 and Alan McManus 6{{nbnd}}5 to reach the final, where he met Mark Williams.<ref name="2002M" /> Despite losing the first five frames of the final, Hunter won the match and tournament on a {{cuegloss|deciding frame}} 10{{nbnd}}9.<ref name="2002M" /> He was only the third player to retain the Masters title, after [[Cliff Thorburn]] (1985{{nbnd}}1986) and Hendry (1989{{nbnd}}1993).<ref name="Xu4QK" /> Hunter won his second ranking event the same year, defeating [[Ken Doherty]] 9{{nbnd}}2 in the final to win the [[2002 Welsh Open (snooker)|2002 Welsh Open]].<ref name="ZiCGX" /> He lost to [[Quinten Hann]] in the first round of the [[2002 World Snooker Championship|2002 World Championship]].<ref name="tGqw0" /> In November, he defeated [[Ian McCulloch (snooker player)|Ian McCulloch]] 9{{nbnd}}4 in the final of the [[2002 British Open]] to win the third ranking event of his career.<ref name="nB9BC" /> As the defending champion at the [[2003 Masters (snooker)|2003 Masters]], Hunter progressed to the semi-finals but lost 3{{nbnd}}6 to Williams.<ref name="qO23n" />

Hunter progressed past the second round of the World Championship for the first time in [[2003 World Snooker Championship|2003]]. He defeated [[Ali Carter]] 10{{nbnd}}5, Stevens 13{{nbnd}}6 and defending champion Ebdon 13{{nbnd}}12 to reach the semi-finals.<ref name="0XMrr" /><ref name="1X1rP" /> In the best-of-33 frames semi-final, Hunter established an overnight lead of 15{{nbnd}}9 over opponent Doherty. Despite leading by six frames, he won only one of the remaining nine, and lost 16{{nbnd}}17.<ref name="ryoNy" /> Years later, the [[BBC]] broadcast the highlights of the match alongside other memorable matches in place of the [[2020 World Snooker Championship|2020 World Championship]], which was postponed because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom]].<ref name="bbc._BBCS" /><ref name="bbc._BBCt" /> Hunter's progress in the World Championship helped earn him a place in the world's top eight in the [[2003–04 snooker world rankings|2003{{nbnd}}04 rankings]] for the first time in his career, having been ranked number nine for the previous two seasons.<ref name="Ranking History" />

In [[2003–04 snooker season|2003–04]], Hunter won the [[2004 Masters (snooker)|Masters]] for the third time in four years. He trailed [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] throughout the final, with scores of 1{{nbnd}}6, 2{{nbnd}}7, 6{{nbnd}}8, and 7{{nbnd}}9, but took the remaining three frames to win 10{{nbnd}}9. Hunter compiled five [[century break]]s in the match.<ref name="AgAdE" /><ref name="7lHom" /> The 2004 Masters final was voted one of the best matches of all time by [[Eurosport]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/snooker-news-ronnie-o-sullivan-on-his-favourite-rivalry-and-modelling-his-game-on-steve-davis_sto7727643/story.shtml|title = The Debate: What are the greatest Triple Crown matches ever? |work=Eurosport |date=28 July 2020}}</ref> Hunter reached his last ranking event final at the [[2004 Players Championship (snooker)|2004 Players Championship]], but lost 7{{nbnd}}9 against Jimmy White.<ref name="IjnCo" /> At the [[2004 Premier League Snooker]] event, he made the highest {{cuegloss|break}} of his career, a 146 in a 3{{nbnd}}5 loss to [[Marco Fu]].<ref name="Week 4">{{cite web |title=February 21–22, 2004 |url=http://www.matchroomsport.com/snook5_info.htm |work=matchroomsport.com |publisher=Matchroom Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040606134918/http://www.matchroomsport.com/snook5_info.htm |archive-date=6 June 2004}}</ref> He reached the second round of the [[2004 World Snooker Championship|2004 World Championship]], where he lost 12{{nbnd}}13 against Stevens, despite leading 10{{nbnd}}6 and 12{{nbnd}}10.<ref name="WMXBt" />

Hunter began the [[2004–05 snooker season|2004–05 season]] by reaching the semi-finals of the [[2004 Grand Prix (snooker)|Grand Prix]], where he lost 3{{nbnd}}6 to O'Sullivan.<ref name="6SfIC" /> He won the 2004 [[Paul Hunter Classic|Fürth Grand Prix]], a [[pro-am]] competition, defeating Stevens 4{{nbnd}}2 in the final; the event was later renamed in Hunter's honour.<ref name="jC9Sx" /> He reached the quarter-finals of the [[2005 China Open (snooker)|2005 China Open]] in March 2005,<ref name="Mnv4q" /> just days after being diagnosed with cancer.<ref name=BBC20061009>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6035879.stm |title=Hunter loses battle with cancer |date=9 October 2006 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=9 February 2021 |archive-date=20 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220085608/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6035879.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> His career-high ranking was world number four during [[2004–05 snooker world rankings|2004{{nbnd}}05]],<ref name="cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk" /> which dropped to number five [[2005–06 snooker world rankings|the following season]].<ref name="Ranking History" />

=== Later years and illness (2005–2006) ===
In April 2005, Hunter was diagnosed with malignant [[neuroendocrine tumour]]s in his stomach,<ref name="Guardian" /> a rare disease, the cause of which is unknown.<ref name="uQLBh" /> A spokesperson for the [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] (WPBSA) said at the time: "Paul will undergo treatment to cure himself of this illness. He would like to reassure his fans and supporters that, as with his snooker career, he is tenacious and positive in his fight against the disease."<ref name="rte" /> Hunter received [[chemotherapy]] for his illness.<ref name="Yorkshire Post obituary" />

Hunter returned to the circuit for the start of the [[2005–06 snooker season|2005–06 season]] but lost to [[Rory McLeod (snooker player)|Rory McLeod]] in the first round of the [[2005 Grand Prix (snooker)|Grand Prix]].<ref name="Utfye" /> Hunter's next match of the season was at the [[2005 UK Championship]] against [[Jamie Burnett]], in which Hunter came back from 6{{nbnd}}8 down to win the match 9{{nbnd}}8.<ref name="2gobD" /> Despite this, Hunter lost in the next round 2{{nbnd}}9 against eventual champion [[Ding Junhui]].<ref name="GQE29" /> He lost in the first round of the [[2006 World Snooker Championship|2006 World Championship]] 5–10 to [[Neil Robertson]], which was his last professional match.<ref name="Independent Obituary" />

Slipping from 5th to 34th in the [[2006–07 snooker world rankings|2006{{nbnd}}07 rankings]],<ref name="Ranking History" /><ref name="Yorkshire Post obituary" /><ref name="Times obituary pg. 2" /> Hunter admitted he played worse than the previous year and confirmed that he had been in continuous pain.<ref name="apvFw" /> Following a members' vote on 27 July 2006, the WPBSA announced its rules would be changed to allow Hunter to sit out the entire [[2006–07 snooker season]] with his world ranking frozen at 34. Hunter intended to devote the year to treatment for his cancer.<ref name="cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk" /><ref name="The Daily Telegraph Obituary" />

== Death and legacy ==
Hunter died on 9&nbsp;October 2006, aged 27, at the [[Kirkwood Hospice]] in [[Huddersfield]].<ref name=BBC20061009 /><ref name="Guardian" /> Prior to the [[Premier League Snooker]] matches on 12&nbsp;October 2006, players, referees and commentators stood for a [[moment of silence]] to remember Hunter.<ref name="breakingnews.ie" /> His funeral took place on 19&nbsp;October 2006 at [[Leeds Parish Church]].<ref name="Paul Hunter Profile" /> Many snooker players attended the ceremony, and his best friend, Matthew Stevens, was a [[pallbearer]] at the service.<ref name="Paul Hunter Profile" />

Following his death, fellow professionals Stephen Hendry, Mark Williams, Jimmy White, Matthew Stevens and Ken Doherty led immediate calls for the [[Masters (snooker)|Masters]] trophy to be named in Hunter's memory.<ref name="Times20061011">{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/snooker-appropriate-tribute-to-hunter-high-on-agenda-9v2x9s55mqp |title=Snooker: Appropriate tribute to Hunter high on agenda |last=Yates |first=Phil |date=11 October 2006 |access-date=18 December 2024 |work=The Times |url-access=subscription |archive-date=20 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220085317/https://www.thetimes.com/article/snooker-appropriate-tribute-to-hunter-high-on-agenda-9v2x9s55mqp |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/stars-support-masters-tribute-7198045.html |title=Stars support Masters tribute |work=Evening Standard |date=<!--12 April 2012 update--> |orig-date=<!--12 January 2006 in source code--> |access-date=15 December 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=15 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215145308/https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/stars-support-masters-tribute-7198045.html}}</ref> The idea was ruled out at the time, but in 2007 the then-non-ranking [[Fürth German Open]], a tournament first won by Hunter in 2004, was renamed the Paul Hunter Classic in his honour.<ref name="BBC6232319">{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6232319.stm |title=Hunter Masters tribute ruled out |last=Harlow |first=Phil |date=5 January 2007 |access-date=18 December 2024 |work=BBC Sport |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208105328/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6232319.stm |archive-date=8 February 2007}}</ref><ref name="j08W2" /> The same year, the amateur English Open tournament was renamed the Paul Hunter English Open.<ref name="ppexc" /> On 20&nbsp;April 2016, the World Snooker chairman [[Barry Hearn]] committed to renaming the Masters trophy in Hunter's honour, stating that the organisation had "messed up" by not doing so sooner.<ref name="trophy" />

Hunter was posthumously awarded the [[BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award]] in 2006, and his widow Lindsey accepted the award on his behalf.<ref name="PS87m" /> A [[registered charity]] called The Paul Hunter Foundation was set up after his death with the "specific aim of giving disadvantaged, able bodied and disabled youngsters an opportunity to play snooker".<ref name="Paul Hunter Foundation" /> 

Noted for his "flamboyant" and "fluent" style by snooker commentator [[Clive Everton]],<ref name=Golden>{{cite magazine|first=Clive |last=Everton |title=Paul Hunter: Denied His Golden Future |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=November 2005 |page=4}}</ref><ref name=tribute>{{cite magazine|title=Tributes |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=November 2005 |page=7}}</ref> Hunter was also described as being unfazed by bad luck or playing conditions by commentator Phil Yates,<ref>{{cite news|first=Phil |last=Yates |title=Heartfelt tributes as man with the golden smile is mourned |newspaper=The Times |date=10 October 2006 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/snooker-heartfelt-tributes-as-man-with-the-golden-smile-is-mourned-k29cvlb88hm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215093818/https://www.thetimes.com/article/snooker-heartfelt-tributes-as-man-with-the-golden-smile-is-mourned-k29cvlb88hm |archive-date=15 December 2024 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> and Barry Hearn said that Hunter's "mercurial talent" was a "sad loss" to the sport.<ref name="trophy" /> Over his 11-year professional career, Hunter's total prize money was £1.53&nbsp;million.<ref name="apvFw" /> He compiled 114 century breaks in professional competition,<ref name="ybVQW" /> including a high break of 146.<ref name="breakingnews.ie" />

== Personal life ==
Hunter married Lindsey Fell, a beauty therapist, in August 2004 in Jamaica.<ref name="Guardian" /> The couple had one daughter, born on 26&nbsp;December 2005.<ref name="Times obituary pg. 2" /><ref name="Tp6vH" /> After his death, Lindsey wrote the memoir ''Unbreakable: My Life with Paul – a Story of Extraordinary Courage and Love'', covering his snooker career, his personal life and his death.{{sfn|Hunter|2007}} Hunter became known as the "Beckham of the [[Baize]]", a reference to footballer [[David Beckham]].<ref name="Times obituary pg. 1" /><ref name="RlcWo" />

==Performance and rankings timeline==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|+Career event results<ref name="CUESPORT">{{cite book |last1=Hayton |first1=Eric N. |last2=Dee |first2=John |year=2004 |title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History |publisher=Rose Villa Publications |isbn=978-0-9548549-0-4 |pages=555–557}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Hunter |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=1191&season=-1 |website=Snooker.org |access-date=14 December 2024 |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322225120/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=1191&season=-1 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! '''Tournaments'''
! [[1995–96 snooker season|1995–<br />96]]
! [[1996–97 snooker season|1996–<br />97]]
! [[1997–98 snooker season|1997–<br />98]]
! [[1998–99 snooker season|1998–<br />99]]
! [[1999–2000 snooker season|1999–<br />00]]
! [[2000–01 snooker season|2000–<br />01]]
! [[2001–02 snooker season|2001–<br />02]]
! [[2002–03 snooker season|2002–<br />03]]
! [[2003–04 snooker season|2003–<br />04]]
! [[2004–05 snooker season|2004–<br />05]]
! [[2005–06 snooker season|2005–<br />06]]
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Snooker world rankings|Rankings]]<ref name="Ranking History" />
| align="center"| {{efn|New players on the tour do not have a ranking.}}
| align="center"| [[1996–97 snooker world rankings|78]]
| align="center"| [[1997–98 snooker world rankings|43]]
| align="center"| [[1998–99 snooker world rankings|24]]
| align="center"| [[1999–2000 snooker world rankings|12]]
| align="center"| [[2000–01 snooker world rankings|14]]
| align="center"| [[2001–02 snooker world rankings|9]]
| align="center"| [[2002–03 snooker world rankings|9]]
| align="center"| [[2003–04 snooker world rankings|8]]
| align="center"| [[2004–05 snooker world rankings|4]]
| align="center"| [[2005–06 snooker world rankings|5]]
|-
|colspan="17"| '''Ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[World Open (snooker)|Grand Prix]]{{Efn|name="WlcRn"|The event was also called the LG Cup (2001/2002-2003/2004)<ref>{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/GP.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155938/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/GP.html|archive-date=16 February 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|access-date=10 July 2012}}</ref>}}
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 Grand Prix (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 Grand Prix (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Grand Prix (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Grand Prix (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2000 Grand Prix (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 LG Cup (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2002 LG Cup (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 LG Cup (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2004 Grand Prix (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Grand Prix (snooker)|1R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[UK Championship]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 UK Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1996 UK Championship|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;" |[[1998 UK Championship|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 UK Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 UK Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 UK Championship|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 UK Championship|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2003 UK Championship|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 UK Championship|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 UK Championship|3R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Malta Cup]]{{Efn|name="v0s"|The event was also called the European Open (1995/1996-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and Irish Open (1998/1999)<ref name="Turner Malta">{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Chris |title=Malta Grand Prix, Malta Cup |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Malta.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403122412/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Malta.html |archive-date=3 April 2012 |access-date=4 November 2011 |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive}}</ref>}}
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ
|align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#555555;"| NH
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Irish Open|2R]]
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 European Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2003 European Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 European Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Malta Cup|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 Malta Cup|1R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1996 Welsh Open (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1998 Welsh Open (snooker)|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|[[2001 Welsh Open (snooker)|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2002 Welsh Open (snooker)|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2003 Welsh Open (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2004 Welsh Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[China Open (snooker)|China Open]]{{Efn|name="qeprw"|The event was also called the China International (1998/1999)<ref>{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=China International, China Open, Shanghai Masters, Jiangsu/Wuxi Classic|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/China.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155144/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/China.html|archive-date=16 February 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|access-date=1 March 2011}}</ref>}}
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| NR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 China International|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 China Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2000 China Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 China Open (snooker)|2R]]
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2005 China Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 China Open (snooker)|1R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 World Snooker Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2003 World Snooker Championship|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 World Snooker Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|-
|colspan="17"| '''Non-ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Pot Black]]
| colspan="10" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2005 Pot Black|SF]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Premier League Snooker|Premier League]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 Premier League Snooker|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Premier League Snooker|RR]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 Masters (snooker)|WR]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Masters (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2001 Masters (snooker)|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2002 Masters (snooker)|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2003 Masters (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2004 Masters (snooker)|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Masters (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 Masters (snooker)|1R]]
|-
|colspan="17"| '''Former ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Asian Classic]]{{Efn|name="a7YOi"|The event also ran under the name Thailand Classic (1995/1996)<ref name="Turner Middle East">{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Dubai Classic, Dubai Masters, Bahrain Snooker Championship|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mideast.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107153823/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mideast.html|archive-date=7 January 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|access-date=13 March 2013}}</ref>}}
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| LQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| LQ
| colspan="30" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[German Masters|German Open]]
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| LQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| LQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| LQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| NR
| colspan="30" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Malta Grand Prix]]
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Malta Grand Prix|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| NR
|colspan="30" style="text-align:center;color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Thailand Masters]]{{Efn|name="TixHq"|The event also ran under the name Thailand Open (1995/1996–1996/1997)<ref name="Turner Thailand">{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Thai.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155548/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Thai.html|archive-date=16 February 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive}}</ref>}}
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 Thailand Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 Thailand Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Thailand Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Thailand Masters|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 Thailand Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 Thailand Masters|2R]]
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Scottish Open (snooker)|Scottish Open]]{{Efn|name="97HND"|The event ran under different names such as International Open (1995/1996-1996/1997) and Players Championship (2003/2004)<ref name="Turner International Open">{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/int.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155037/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/int.html|archive-date=16 February 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|access-date=4 November 2011}}</ref>}}
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Scottish Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1999 Scottish Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2001 Scottish Open (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 Scottish Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 Scottish Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|[[2004 Players Championship (snooker)|F]]
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[British Open (snooker)|British Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 British Open (1998/1999)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 British Open (1999/2000)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2000 British Open|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 British Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2002 British Open|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2003 British Open|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 British Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| NH
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Irish Masters]]
|colspan="7" style="text-align:center;color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2003 Irish Masters|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 Irish Masters|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Irish Masters|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|-
|colspan="17"| '''Former non-ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Pontins Professional]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1999 Pontins Professional|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2000 Pontins Professional|SF]]
|colspan="30" style="text-align:center;color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Malta Grand Prix]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 Malta Grand Prix|RR]]
|colspan="30" style="text-align:center;color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Champions Cup (snooker)|Champions Cup]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 Champions Cup|RR]]
|colspan="30" style="text-align:center;color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Irish Masters]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 Irish Masters|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"| Ranking Event
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Scottish Masters]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Scottish Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"| A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 Scottish Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2002 Scottish Masters|QF]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;color:#555555;"|Not Held
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend
|-
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|LQ
| lost in the qualifying draw
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" width="30"|#R
| lost in the early rounds of the tournament<br />(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" width="30"|QF
| lost in the quarter-finals
|-
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| lost in the semi–finals
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
| lost in the final
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W'''
| won the tournament
|-
| align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
| did not participate in the tournament
|
|
|
|
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
|  style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held || event was not held.
|-
|  style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event || event is/was no longer a ranking event.
|-
|  style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event || event is/was a ranking event.
|}

{{Notelist}}

==Career finals==
===Ranking finals: 5 (3 titles)===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome
!width="20"| No.
!width="50"| Year
!style="width:200px;"| Championship
!style="width:180px;"| Opponent in the final
!style="width:80px;"| Score
!style="width:20px;"| Ref.
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
| [[1998 Welsh Open (snooker)|1998]]
| [[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|John|Higgins|John Higgins}}
| 9–5
| <ref name="Turner Welsh" />
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| [[2001 Welsh Open (snooker)|2001]]
| [[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]]
| {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Ken|Doherty}}
| 2–9
| <ref name="Turner Welsh" />
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 2.
| [[2002 Welsh Open (snooker)|2002]]
| [[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]] <small>(2)</small>
| {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Ken|Doherty}}
| 9–7
| <ref name="Turner Welsh" />
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 3.
| [[2002 British Open|2002]]
| [[British Open (snooker)|British Open]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ian|McCulloch|Ian McCulloch (snooker player)}}
| 9–4
| <ref name="Turner British Open" />
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2.
| [[2004 Players Championship (snooker)|2004]]
| [[Scottish Open (snooker)|Players Championship]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jimmy|White}}
| 7–9
| <ref name="sZkfF" />
|}

===Non-ranking finals:  3 (3 titles)===
{| class="wikitable"
! Legend
|- bgcolor="ffffcc"
|  The Masters (3–0)
|}

{| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome
!width="20"| No.
!width="50"| Year
!style="width:220px;"| Championship
!style="width:180px;"| Opponent in the final
!style="width:80px;"| Score
!style="width:20px;"| Ref.
|-
|-bgcolor="ffffcc"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
| [[2001 Masters (snooker)|2001]]
| [[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]]
| {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Fergal|O'Brien}}
| 10–9
| <ref name="Turner Masters" />
|-bgcolor="ffffcc"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 2.
| [[2002 Masters (snooker)|2002]]
| [[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]] <small>(2)</small>
| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Mark|Williams|Mark Williams (snooker player)}}
| 10–9
| <ref name="Turner Masters" />
|-bgcolor="ffffcc"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 3.
| [[2004 Masters (snooker)|2004]]
| [[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]] <small>(3)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ronnie|O'Sullivan}}
| 10–9
| <ref name="Turner Masters" />
|}

===Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome
!width="20"| No.
!width="50"| Year
!style="width:200px;"| Championship
!style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final
!style="width:80px;"| Score
!style="width:20px;"| Ref.
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
|  2004
| [[Paul Hunter Classic|Grand Prix Fürth]]
|  {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Matthew|Stevens}}
| 4–2
|  <ref name="jC9Sx" />
|}

===Amateur finals: 6 (4 titles)===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome
!width="20"| No.
!width="50"| Year
!style="width:200px;"| Championship
!style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final
!style="width:80px;"| Score
!style="width:20px;"| Ref.
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
| 1992
| Pontins Junior Championship
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|David|Gray|David Gray (snooker player)}}
| 3–0
| <ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Peter|title=Pontin's pointed the way to fame for Paul|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/pontin-s-pointed-the-way-to-fame-for-paul-1-2074703|work=Yorkshire Evening Post|access-date=14 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114094852/http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/pontin-s-pointed-the-way-to-fame-for-paul-1-2074703|archive-date=14 November 2017}}</ref> 
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| 1992
| British Under-18 Championship
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Stephen|Lee|Stephen Lee (snooker player)}}
| 2–4
| <ref>{{cite news |last=Stockhausen |first=Andy |title=Steve hits peak form|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-post-steve-hits-peak-form/161000113/|work=Bristol Evening Post|date=2 June 1992|page=27 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 2.
| 1993
| Pontins Junior Championship
|  {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Matthew|Stevens}}
| 4–2
| <ref>{{cite magazine |title=Hunter wins again |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=July 1993 |page=8}}</ref> 
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 3.
| 1993
| Pontins Star of the Future
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|John|Whitty|John Whitty (snooker player)}}
| 3–2
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Best break|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/liverpool-echo-best-break/161000203/|work=Liverpool Echo|date=9 October 1993|page=19 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 4.
| 1995
| English Under-17 Championship
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|David|Gray|David Gray (snooker player)}}
| 5–4
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Hunter's junior title|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/leicester-mercury-hunters-junior-title/161000236/|work=Leicester Daily Mercury|date=27 May 1995|page=44 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2.
| 1995
| [[English Amateur Championship]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|David|Gray|David Gray (snooker player)}}
| 7–8
| <ref name="wJXSq" />
|}

==References==
<references>
<ref name="cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk">{{cite web |title=Player Profile of Paul Hunter |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Players/HunterP.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313150042/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Players/HunterP.html |archive-date=13 March 2012 |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |access-date=17 November 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="Times obituary pg. 1">{{cite news |title=Paul Hunter (obituary, page&nbsp;1)|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article667716.ece |work=The Times |access-date=28 October 2010 |location=London |date=11 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905131246/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article667716.ece |archive-date=5 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="breakingnews.ie">{{cite web |title=Cancer victim Paul Hunter dies, aged 27 |date=10 October 2006 |url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/cwidaucwidkf/ |website=breakingnews.ie |access-date=28 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614045929/http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/cwidaucwidkf/ |archive-date=14 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="trophy">{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Owen |title=Paul Hunter: Masters trophy renamed in honour of ex-champion |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/36095079 |access-date=20 April 2016 |work=BBC Sport |date=20 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420180845/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/36095079 |archive-date=20 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Independent Obituary">{{cite news |title=Paul Hunter |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/paul-hunter-419492.html |last=Baxter |first=Trevor |work=The Independent |access-date=28 October 2010 |location=London |date=11 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707234130/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/paul-hunter-419492.html |archive-date=7 July 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Ranking History">{{cite web |title=Ranking History |url=http://www.snooker.org/Rnk/history.asp |website=Snooker.org |access-date=12 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514065952/http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp |archive-date=14 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="ZiCGX">{{cite web |title=Regal Welsh Open 2002 |url=http://www.snooker.org/trn/0102/wo2002_res.shtml |website=Snooker.org |access-date=17 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429150131/http://www.snooker.org/trn/0102/wo2002_res.shtml |archive-date=29 April 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="tGqw0">{{cite web |title=Embassy World Championship (2002) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1582 |website=Snooker.org |access-date=17 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110200743/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1582 |archive-date=10 January 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="0XMrr">{{cite web |title=Embassy World Championship (2003) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1566 |website=Snooker.org |access-date=17 December 2024 |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110200812/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1566 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="1X1rP">{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Orlovac |title=Hunter edges out Ebdon |work=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/2986677.stm |access-date=18 December 2008 |date=1 May 2003 |location=London |archive-date=15 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915220438/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/2986677.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="ryoNy">{{cite news |first=Dan |last=Warren |title=Doherty wins Crucible epic |work=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/2997531.stm |access-date=18 December 2008 |date=3 May 2003 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116020254/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/2997531.stm |archive-date=16 January 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="AgAdE">{{cite web |title=Masters (2004) |website=Snooker.org |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1623 |access-date=17 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215225021/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1623 |archive-date=15 February 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="7lHom">{{cite news |first=Clive |last=Jones |title=Hunter claims Masters epic |work=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/3471197.stm |access-date=13 December 2008 |date=9 February 2004 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713130818/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/3471197.stm |archive-date=13 July 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="IjnCo">{{cite web |title=Daily Record Players Championship (2004) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1680 |website=Snooker.org |access-date=17 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110200807/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1680 |archive-date=10 January 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="WMXBt">{{cite news |title=Stevens shoots down Hunter |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/3653255.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=17 November 2010 |first=Phil |last=Harlow |date=24 April 2004 |archive-date=10 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110155709/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/3653255.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
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<ref name="uQLBh">{{cite web |title=Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) |url=http://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancerinformation/cancertypes/neuroendocrine/overview.aspx |publisher=MacMillan Cancer Support |access-date=20 April 2016 |archive-date=10 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110155726/https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/neuroendocrine-tumours-nets |url-status=live }}</ref>
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<ref name="2gobD">{{cite web |title=Brave Hunter is winner again |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Snooker%3A+bRAVE+paul+IS+winner+again.-a0139541511 |work=Daily Mirror |access-date=29 March 2011 |archive-date=10 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110155733/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Snooker%3A+bRAVE+paul+IS+winner+again.-a0139541511 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="GQE29">{{cite web |title=Travis Perkins UK Championship (2005) |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1038 |website=Snooker.org |access-date=17 December 2024 |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110200825/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1038 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Tp6vH">{{cite web |last=Byrne |first=Paul |title=Baby delight for cancer hit snooker ace |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/baby-delight-for-cancer-hit-snooker-571194 |work=Daily Mirror |date=27 December 2005 |access-date=28 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020181732/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/baby-delight-for-cancer-hit-snooker-571194 |archive-date=20 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="apvFw">{{cite news |title=Obituary: Paul Hunter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/oct/11/guardianobituaries.obituaries1 |work=The Guardian |access-date=28 October 2010 |location=London |first=Clive |last=Everton |date=11 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926020028/http://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/oct/11/guardianobituaries.obituaries1 |archive-date=26 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="j08W2">{{cite web |title=Paul Hunter Classic |url=https://snookerstars.de/index.php/fdfdfdfd |language=de |website=SnookerStars.de |access-date=18 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422132359/https://snookerstars.de/index.php/fdfdfdfd |archive-date=22 April 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="ppexc">{{cite web |title=Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc4.html#EngOpen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155703/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc4.html#EngOpen |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 February 2012 |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |access-date=22 December 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="PS87m">{{cite news |first=James |last=Corrigan |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/phillips-is-surprise-winner-of-top-sports-personality-award-428036.html |title=Phillips is surprise winner of top Sports Personality award |date=11 December 2006 |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=25 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325090251/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/phillips-is-surprise-winner-of-top-sports-personality-award-428036.html |archive-date=25 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="Turner Masters">{{cite web |last=Turner |first=Chris |title=The Masters |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masters.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107160419/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masters.html |archive-date=7 January 2012 |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |access-date=18 March 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="sZkfF">{{cite web |last=Turner |first=Chris |title=Players Championship |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/playchamp.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155022/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/playchamp.html |archive-date=16 February 2012 |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |access-date=29 March 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="jC9Sx">{{cite web |title=Paul Hunter Classic History |url=http://www.global-snooker.com/Paul-Hunter-Classic-Historic-Results.asp |work=Global Snooker |access-date=29 March 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609230133/http://www.global-snooker.com/Paul-Hunter-Classic-Historic-Results.asp |archive-date=9 June 2012}}</ref>
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last=Hunter |first=Lindsey |title=Unbreakable: My life with Paul – A story of extraordinary courage and love |publisher=HarperCollins |location=London |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-00-726090-4}}

==External links==
* {{WST player|old_id=paul-hunter|archive=20230601222252}}
* {{snooker.org player}}
* [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6038044.stm Paul Hunter tribute in pictures] at [[BBC Sport]]

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[[Category:Snooker players from Leeds]]
[[Category:Masters (snooker) champions]]
[[Category:People educated at Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School, Leeds]]

[[Category:1978 births]]

[[Category:2006 deaths]]

[[Category:Deaths from stomach cancer in England]]