For the music video director, see Paul Hunter . Paul Alan Hunter (14 October 1978 ? 9 October 2006) was an English professional snooker player. His media profile developed swiftly and he became known as the 'Beckham of the Baize' for his glamorous image. Early career He was educated at Cardinal Heenan High School with some encouragement from friends and family. He spent many hours practicing and by the age of 12, had become an outstanding junior talent. With the help of former professorial snooker players Jimmy Michie and Joe Johnson the youngster from Leeds made his debut among the professionals in July 1995 at the age of 16. Four months later, Hunter caused a major sensation at the UK Championship by beating world number six Alan McManus 9-4 in the first round. He followed up that achievement by becoming the youngest player to reach the last four of a ranking event when he reached the semi-finals of the 1

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