 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Munguva ye2006 World Championship, Thorburn akaenda kuSheffield kunoburitsa mufananidzo mukuru wepakutanga kuputsika kukuru kwakaonekwa paterevhizheni kwaakaita mumutambo muna 1983. Rakadhirowewa nomunyori Michael Myers, basa racho riri kuratidzwa paMacdonald St. Pauls Hotel muSheffield. Muna 2010, Thorburn akakwikwidza mukutanga kweSnooker Legends Tour. 