John Virgo, a former UK Championship winner who was loved throughout the snooker world as a personality and commentator, has sadly passed away at the age of 79.
Just a few weeks ago Virgo was in his favourite position in the commentary box, at the Masters working for the BBC with typical sharpness and humour. However this morning it was confirmed that ‘JV’ had died in Spain, where he had lived in recent years. He is survived by his wife Rosie and children Gary and Brook-Leah.
Mark Selby wrote on X: “So sad to hear the news of the passing of John Virgo!!! Such a great guy and a huge character!! He Will be greatly missed! RIP JV.”
Neil Robertson added: “He was a great character and an amazing pundit and commentator. I had the pleasure of sharing the booth with him during the World Championship a couple of years ago in which I got a huge appreciation for how good he was. We’ve lost some great people of our game just recently which is incredibly sad.”
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Just a few weeks ago Virgo was in his favourite position in the commentary box, at the Masters working for the BBC with typical sharpness and humour. However this morning it was confirmed that ‘JV’ had died in Spain, where he had lived in recent years. He is survived by his wife Rosie and children Gary and Brook-Leah.
Mark Selby wrote on X: “So sad to hear the news of the passing of John Virgo!!! Such a great guy and a huge character!! He Will be greatly missed! RIP JV.”
Neil Robertson added: “He was a great character and an amazing pundit and commentator. I had the pleasure of sharing the booth with him during the World Championship a couple of years ago in which I got a huge appreciation for how good he was. We’ve lost some great people of our game just recently which is incredibly sad.”
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