Willie Thorne

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Male; (England); Born: 4 Mar 1954 (70 years) Died: 17 Jun 2020 (4 years)
Status: Amateur; First season as pro: 1975; Last season as pro: 2000; Ranking wins: 1; Maximums: 1; Best performance: Winner of the 1985 Classic and QF WC 1982 and 1986

2019/2020
UK Seniors Championship (24-25 Oct 2019)
Rd 1		Michael Judge (a)	3	-	2		Willie Thorne (a)
World Seniors Championship (15-18 Aug 2019)
Rd 1		Darren Morgan (a)	3	-	0		Willie Thorne (a)
2018/2019
Seniors Irish Masters (5-6 Jan 2019)
QF		Jimmy White	3	-	0		Willie Thorne (a)
2016/2017
World Seniors (22-24 Mar 2017)
Rd 1		Aiden Owens (a)	3	-	1		Willie Thorne (a) [8]
2000/2001
World Championship Qual (20 Feb - 4 Mar 2001)
Q Rd 3		Somporn Kathawung (a)	10	-	6		Willie Thorne (a)
1999/2000
World Championship Qual (3 Jan - 20 Mar 2000)
Q Rd 2		Jason Ferguson (a)	10	-	7		Willie Thorne (a)
Q Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	10	-	6		Adrian Gunnell (a)
Grand Prix (16-24 Oct 1999)
Rd 1		Ronnie O'Sullivan (a)	5	-	3		Willie Thorne (a)
1998/1999
Scottish Open (15-21 Feb 1999)
Rd 2		Alan McManus (a)	5	-	3		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	0		Andy Hicks (a)
World Championship Qual (3 Jan - 20 Mar 1999)
Q Rd 4		Paul Sweeny (a)	10	-	0		Willie Thorne (a)
1997/1998
World Championship Qual (2 Jan - 22 Mar 1998)
Q Rd 5		Nick Walker (a)	10	-	3		Willie Thorne (a)
Grand Prix (14-26 Oct 1997)
Rd 2		Jimmy White (a)	5	-	2		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	4		Ken Doherty (a)
1996/1997
World Championship Qual (3 Jan - 25 Mar 1997)
Q Rd 8		Dominic Dale (a)	10	-	6		Willie Thorne (a)
Grand Prix (16-27 Oct 1996)
Rd 1		Gerard Greene (a)	5	-	2		Willie Thorne (a)
1995/1996
World Championship (20 Apr - 6 May 1996)
Rd 1		Steve Davis (a)	10	-	8		Willie Thorne (a)
World Championship Qual (1 Jan - 22 Mar 1996)
Q Rd 4		Willie Thorne (a)	10	-	4		Danny Fowler (a)
German Open (3-10 Dec 1995)
Rd 1		Nigel Bond (a)	5	-	0		Willie Thorne (a)
Grand Prix (16-29 Oct 1995)
Rd 2		James Wattana (a)	5	-	4		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	3		Silvino Francisco (a)
1994/1995
World Championship (14-30 Apr 1995)
Rd 2		Andy Hicks (a)	13	-	7		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	10	-	6		Tai Pichit (a)
Grand Prix (10-23 Oct 1994)
Rd 1		John Higgins (a)	5	-	4		Willie Thorne (a)
1993/1994
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 1994)
Rd 2		Darren Morgan (a)	13	-	12		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	10	-	2		Gary Ponting (a)
Masters (6-13 Feb 1994)
Rd 1		Dennis Taylor (a)	5	-	0		Willie Thorne (a)
Grand Prix (18-31 Oct 1993)
Rd 1		Brian Morgan (a)	5	-	3		Willie Thorne (a)
1992/1993
World Championship (17 Apr - 3 May 1993)
Rd 2		John Parrott (a)	13	-	9		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	10	-	6		Shaun Mellish (a)
	This was Mellish's first time at the crucible.
Masters (7-14 Feb 1993)
Rd 1		Jimmy White (a)	5	-	2		Willie Thorne (a)
Grand Prix (12-25 Oct 1992)
Rd 2		Ken Doherty (a)	5	-	2		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	3		Mark Rowing (a)
1991/1992
World Championship (18 Apr - 4 May 1992)
Rd 2		Jim Wych (a)	13	-	6		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	10	-	6		Gary Wilkinson (a)
World Championship Qual (21-30 Mar 1992)
Q Rd 4		Willie Thorne (a)	10	-	5		Andy Hicks (a)
Classic (1-11 Jan 1992)
Rd 2		Darren Morgan (a)	5	-	3		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	2		Robert Marshall (a)
Grand Prix (14-27 Oct 1991)
Rd 2		Neal Foulds (a)	5	-	2		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	4		Joe Grech (a)
1990/1991
World Championship (20 Apr - 6 May 1991)
Rd 1		Alan McManus (a)	10	-	8		Willie Thorne (a)
Masters (3-10 Feb 1991)
Rd 1		John Parrott (a)	5	-	3		Willie Thorne (a)
Classic (1-12 Jan 1991)
Rd 1		Tony Chappel (a)	5	-	4		Willie Thorne (a)
Grand Prix (8-21 Oct 1990)
Rd 3		Nigel Bond (a)	5	-	1		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 2		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	3		Tony Drago (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	1		Alan McManus (a)
Shoot-Out (26-28 Sep 1990)
Rd 2		Darren Morgan (a)	60	-	46		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	93	-	13		Jack McLaughlin (a)
1989/1990
World Championship (13-29 Apr 1990)
Rd 2		Neal Foulds (a)	13	-	11		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	10	-	4		Tony Drago (a)
Masters (4-11 Feb 1990)
QF		Stephen Hendry (a)	5	-	1		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	4		Dennis Taylor (a)
Classic (2-13 Jan 1990)
Rd 1		David Taylor (a)	5	-	1		Willie Thorne (a)
Grand Prix (9-22 Oct 1989)
Rd 2		James Wattana (a)	5	-	3		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	2		Jack McLaughlin (a)
1988/1989
World Championship (15 Apr - 1 May 1989)
Rd 2		Stephen Hendry (a)	13	-	10		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	10	-	5		Paddy Browne (a)
Masters (21-29 Jan 1989)
Rd 1		Stephen Hendry (a)	5	-	2		Willie Thorne (a)
Classic (1-15 Jan 1989)
SF		Wayne Jones (a)	9	-	4		Willie Thorne (a)
QF		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	4		Martin Clark (a)
Rd 3		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	1		Terry Griffiths (a)
Rd 2		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	3		Dene O'Kane (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	1		Jason Smith (a)
Grand Prix (10-23 Oct 1988)
Rd 1		Gary Wilkinson (a)	5	-	3		Willie Thorne (a)
1987/1988
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 1988)
Rd 2		Terry Griffiths (a)	13	-	9		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	10	-	6		Peter Francisco (a)
Masters (24-31 Jan 1988)
Rd 1		Joe Johnson (a)	5	-	4		Willie Thorne (a)
Classic (1-10 Jan 1988)
Rd 2		Barry West (a)	5	-	2		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	1		Malcolm Bradley (a)
Grand Prix (17-25 Oct 1987)
QF		Peter Francisco (a)	5	-	3		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 3		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	2		Tony Drago (a)
Rd 2		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	2		Roger Bales (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	1		Jim Bear (a)
1986/1987
World Championship (18 Apr - 4 May 1987)
Rd 1		Stephen Hendry (a)	10	-	7		Willie Thorne (a)
Masters (25 Jan - 1 Feb 1987)
QF		Cliff Thorburn (a)	5	-	3		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	3		Kirk Stevens (a)
Grand Prix (18-26 Oct 1986)
Rd 3		Neal Foulds (a)	5	-	3		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 2		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	2		Warren King (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	0		Steve Duggan (a)
1985/1986
World Championship (19 Apr - 5 May 1986)
QF		Cliff Thorburn (a)	13	-	6		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 2		Willie Thorne (a)	13	-	9		John Campbell (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	10	-	8		Stephen Hendry (a)
Masters (26 Jan - 2 Feb 1986)
QF		Steve Davis (a)	5	-	4		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	4		Ray Reardon (a)
Grand Prix (19-27 Oct 1985)
Rd 1		Wayne Jones (a)	5	-	0		Willie Thorne (a)
1984/1985
World Championship (12-28 Apr 1985)
Rd 1		Patsy Fagan (a)	10	-	6		Willie Thorne (a)
Masters (27 Jan - 3 Feb 1985)
Rd 1		Jimmy White (a)	5	-	2		Willie Thorne (a)
Classic (4-13 Jan 1985)
Final		Willie Thorne (a)	13	-	8		Cliff Thorburn (a)
	82-0 (72), 57-81 (52, 77), 50-66, 92-14 (88), 29-64, 70-9, 53-66 105-22 (105), 49-44, 62-40, 4-123 (75), 118-10 (118), 58-112 (72), 69-67 (CT 66), 7-113 (100) 29-73, 75-5, 63-33, 96-24, 69-32, 66-18 (54) Referee: John Williams
SF		Willie Thorne (a)	9	-	8		Daniel Stevenson (a)
QF		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	3		John Virgo (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	1		Kirk Stevens (a)
Grand Prix (20-28 Oct 1984)
Rd 3		Neal Foulds (a)	5	-	1		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 2		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	3		Murdo MacLeod (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	2		Steve Newbury (a)
1983/1984
World Championship (21 Apr - 7 May 1984)
Rd 2		Cliff Thorburn (a)	13	-	11		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	10	-	9		John Virgo (a)
Professional Players Tournament (10-21 Oct 1983)
SF		Tony Knowles (a)	9	-	7		Willie Thorne (a)
QF		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	1		Eugene Hughes (a)
Rd 3		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	3		Ray Reardon (a)
Rd 2		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	1		John Spencer (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	1		Clive Everton (a)
1982/1983
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 1983)
Rd 2		Alex Higgins (a)	13	-	8		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	10	-	3		John Virgo (a)
Professional Players Tournament (11-22 Oct 1982)
Rd 2		Murdo MacLeod (a)	5	-	4		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	5	-	3		Bert Demarco (a)
1981/1982
World Championship (30 Apr - 16 May 1982)
QF		Alex Higgins (a)	13	-	10		Willie Thorne (a)
Rd 2		Willie Thorne (a)	13	-	5		John Spencer (a)
Rd 1		Willie Thorne (a)	10	-	6		Terry Griffiths (a)
1980/1981
World Championship (7-20 Apr 1981)
Rd 1		Doug Mountjoy (a)	10	-	6		Willie Thorne (a)
1979/1980
World Championship (22-5 May 1980)
Rd 1		Bill Werbeniuk (a)	10	-	9		Willie Thorne (a)
1977/1978
World Championship (17-29 Apr 1978)
Rd 1		Eddie Charlton (a)	13	-	12		Willie Thorne (a)
1976/1977
World Championship (18-30 Apr 1977)
Rd 1		Graham Miles (a)	13	-	4		Willie Thorne (a)