Willie Thorne
Willie Thorne is the current World Seniors Snooker Champion. His playing career has been showered with success, with a total of 14 tournament victories worldwide. “The Great WT”, as he is affectionately known, was a regular in the Top 16 World Ranking players for well over a decade. Willie is the World Record holder of the highest number of 147 breaks in the history of snooker, earning him the nickname “Mr Maximum”. Willie has established himself as one of the great characters of the game for over twenty-five years.
Willie is a well known sporting celebrity, with numerous appearances on TV including Wogan, Big Break, Noel's House Party, You Bet, Question of Sport, They Think its All Over, Sporting Triangles, Des O'Connor, The Salon, Breakfast TV, Fantasy Football and Through the Keyhole to name a few.
Willie has also hosted 16 shows for Sky TV called Cue Masters and is now a TV commentator for all the major snooker championships on Sky TV, ITV and BBC, maintaining his status as a household name.
Top class performers in any sporting discipline are a rare breed but few have the ability to be truly entertaining and hold an audience. A scarce commodity indeed that has made Willie one of the nation's most popular sporting celebrities.
Due to Willie’s vast experience of TV appearances and presenting, combined with his instantly recognisable features, Willie has established himself as one of the UK’s leading after dinner speakers, auctioneers, hosts and MC’s. Willie is a must for any event, such as conferences, corporate hospitality, golf days, snooker exhibitions and many more