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Close pals Gary Lineker and Piers Morgan have lead tributes for the snooker icon. Gary tweeted: "Deeply, deeply saddened to hear that my friend Willie Thorne has passed away. RIP Willie. Sad news. Thorne was diagnosed with leukaemia in March and had been in and out of hospital since starting treatment. Thorne underwent three blood transfusions and treatment for a virus as well as MRI scans and heart checks following his admission to Torrevieja Hospital on May 2.
On top of that, the year-old was also faced with both gout, which causes swelling and pain around the joints, and a water infection once treatment for the leukaemia began. Once again I thank everybody for your messages of support and words of encouragement, I know they have been a comfort to Willie.
He continued: " I said to myself 'I cannot afford to leave my son, he needs my guidance and help in life'. That was my driving force to get through it. Carter, who also suffers from Crohn's disease and previously recovered from testicular cancer, moved up to a world ranking of 25 by beating Shaun Murphy in the final of the tournament in Germany.
The former world number two has lost twice in the World Championship final, both times to fellow Essex player Ronnie O'Sullivan, but says that if he can still win the biggest tournament in the sport. Hopefully people can look at me as an inspiration. Hopefully can make full recovery. Six-time World Championship runner-up Jimmy White, external-link who recovered after being diagnosed with testicular cancer in , said: "Absolutely gutted for Ali, praying for you mate.
Carter had been due to play on Saturday in Gloucester, in the qualifying stages of the Wuxi Classic, but pulled out. He is a three-time ranking tournament winner, having landed titles at the Welsh Open, Shanghai Masters and German Masters, but lost to Ronnie O'Sullivan in the and Crucible finals. Snooker Results Calendar. Top Stories.
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