- ‘At 1.55am this morning Willie Thorne lost his battle’
- Thorne was a popular player and figure on circuit
The former snooker player Willie Thorne has died at the age of 66 after a short illness.
A message on Thorne’s GoFundMe page read: “It is with a very heavy and broken heart that I have to officially announce that at 1.55am this morning Willie Thorne lost his battle and passed away.” Thorne, who announced he had leukaemia in March, was placed into an induced coma in hospital in Spain over the weekend after suffering respiratory failure.
Written by PA Media
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jun/17/willie-thorne-former-snooker-player-dies-aged-66 under the title “Willie Thorne, former snooker player, dies aged 66 after illness”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
