Hundreds of mourners assembled in Leeds Parish Church and many more gathered outside for the funeral of snooker professional Paul Hunter. The three-times Masters champion died of cancer at Kirkwood Hospice, Huddersfield last Monday, aged 27. Matthew Stevens, Hunter's closest friend on the circuit, was one of the pallbearers at the service.
Meanwhile, many of Hunter's fellow professionals were due to form a guard of honour for their friend's coffin. Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry and six-time winner Steve Davis were joined by Jimmy White, Ken Doherty, Ryan Day, Dennis Taylor, John Parrott and Willie Thorne. Hunter's coffin has been inside the church for the past two days and thousands have signed a book of condolence started by his widow Lindsey and 10-month-old daughter Evie Rose.
Lindsey Hunter watched as the coffin was carried into the church by six pallbearers wearing the snooker player's "uniform" of a dark suit with a black bow tie. The hearse was covered in floral tributes.
Hunter's father, Alan, gave the first of four personal tributes, saying the massive turnout of around 1,000 mourners "would make our son Paul so proud" and showed "just how much our beautiful son was loved". Fighting back tears, he said his son told him simply that he had been "dealt a bad card".
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