Paul was liked by all as a person, and as a player his record speaks for itself.

He was an aggressive type of player and had some great results.

Paul liked to have his fun and jokes on all the players Terry Griffiths

Two of those were his great comebacks in the Masters at Wembley, beating Fergal O'Brien and Ronnie O'Sullivan after facing a huge deficit.

Paul was a bit of a lad, a bit of a rascal in a way and liked to have his fun and jokes on all the players.

He mixed with everybody, young and old, and I think everyone enjoyed watching him play because of his style as well.

I think it was a good decision for Paul to keep playing during his treatment for cancer, because it took away some of the bad things in his mind at the time.

It allowed him to focus on what he loved, his snooker.

Although he wasn't performing that well - he was tired when he was playing - everyone on the circuit was very pleased to see him there.

To play in the face of so much adversity was a very special thing.

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I watched him play when he beat John Higgins in Newport in his first Welsh Open win.

He was very young then, very fresh, and he always had a smile on his face.

But his playing side was always exceptionally good as well - he got up to number three in the world don't forget.

I'm sure if his career had continued he would have become a world champion. He is a huge loss to snooker.