Hunter to play at Sheffield despite cancer
Hunter also took part in the recent China Open, reaching the quarter-finals before losing to 1997 world champion Ken Doherty.
He later revealed six cysts had been discovered on his colon and subsequent investigation revealed the cancer. The world number four is due to meet Nottingham’s Michael Holt in his opening match at the Crucible Theatre on April 17. Hunter, three times winner of the Wembley Masters, is one of the favourites for the game’s greatest prize.
