Fellow professionals Stephen Hendry, Mark Williams, Jimmy White, Matthew Stevens and Ken Doherty led calls for The Masters trophy to be named in Hunter's memory.
"«Pred začetkom dvobojev na turnirju Premier League Snooker 12. oktobra 2006 so igralci Jimmy White, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Ken Doherty, Ding Junhui skupaj s sodnikom Alanom Chamberlainom in komentatorjema Williejem Thornom in Philom Yatesom vstali za minuto molka v spomin preminulemu Hunterju.