Snooker: Willie Thorne's alive and kicking

Veteran campaigner Willie Thorne followed the example of his good pal Gary Lineker by making life difficult for a German.

Sat, 10 Feb, 2001 - 14:40

Veteran campaigner Willie Thorne followed the example of his good pal Gary Lineker by making life difficult for a German.

Thorne booked his place in the third qualifying round of the £282,000 Thailand Masters at Newport with a comfortable 5-1 victory over Germany's leading player Lasse Munstermann.

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Courts Place: Newport Place: Leicester Place: Bangkok Person: Willie Thorne Person: Gary Lineker Person: Thorne Person: Lasse Munstermann Person: Munstermann Person: Anthony Davies Event: Thailand Masters Organisation: Germany

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