Tag: Jimmy White
Jimmy White clinched a fourth World Seniors Championship title with a 5-3 victory over Alfie Burden in the final at The Crucible on Sunday. The Whirlwind continued his dominance of the Over-40s event by adding to his triumphs in 2010, 2019 and 2020 with a fourth Crucible crown. The 61-year-old maintained the form which saw […]
Jimmy White and Stephen Hendry headline Friday’s action as the first round draws to a close at the World Seniors Snooker Championship. White plays Philip Williams as Hendry takes on Darren Morgan at The Crucible, where just eight players will remain at the conclusion of day three. The most successful player on the tour, three-time […]
Jimmy White begins his 43rd World Championship campaign when he takes on Martin O’Donnell in the second qualifying round in Sheffield. A best of 19 battle of the left-handers from London takes centre stage at the English Institute of Sport, with a showdown against British Open and World Grand Prix semi-finalist Noppon Saengkham on offer […]
Jimmy White looks to continue his recent resurgence against Tian Pengfei in the last 64 of the Welsh Open at Venue Cymru on Wednesday. The Whirlwind has turned back the clock this season with the 60-year-old winning 10 of the 18 matches he has played to climb to 81st in the world rankings. Four of […]
Left-handed stars Jack Lisowski and Jimmy White go head-to-head in the Last 16 of the German Masters in Berlin on Thursday. A clash of the generations sees in-form Lisowski bidding to deny the legendary ‘Whirlwind’ a famous victory at the Tempodrom. Lisowski finds himself presented with arguably one of his best chances to land an […]
Jimmy White’s fairy-tale UK Championship run ended following a 6-2 defeat by Ryan Day at the York Barbican on Saturday. The Whirlwind received a rapturous reception from the York crowd as he became the first player aged 60 or above to appear in the last 32 of a ranking event since Eddie Charlton at the […]
Jimmy White aims to maintain his fairy-tale UK Championship run when he faces Ryan Day at the York Barbican on Saturday. Champion in 1992, the Whirlwind made history after coming through four qualifying rounds to secure his place in the main draw of snooker’s second-most prestigious ranking event. White beat Victor Sarkis, Mitchell Mann, Stephen […]
Jimmy White booked his place in the 2022 UK Championship thanks to a 6-1 rout of Dominic Dale in the final qualifying round on Wednesday. White, 60, rolled back the years once again to progress to the main stages of the prestigious Triple Crown event 30 years on from winning the title. The Whirlwind had […]
Former UK Champion Jimmy White takes on fellow veteran Dominic Dale in the final qualifying round of the 2022 UK Championship in Sheffield on Wednesday. The decorated duo will battle it out at Ponds Forge for a place in the season’s first Triple Crown event – which takes place from November 12-20 in York. Both […]