Tag: Jimmy White
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 […]
Jimmy White pulled off a sensational 6-4 scalp of Stephen Maguire to reach the final qualifying round of the 2022 UK Championship in Sheffield on Monday. Thirty years on from claiming the UK Championship title, White underlined his longevity with a vintage display to defeat the 2004 champion at Ponds Forge. The 60-year-old reeled off […]
Former UK Champions Stephen Maguire and Jimmy White go head-to-head in the third qualifying round in Sheffield on Monday. Both players know what it takes to claim glory in the season’s first Triple Crown event, having done so in 2004 and 1992 respectively, and are vying to move a step closer to reaching the main […]
Jimmy White insists he has “no regrets” over his run-in with referee Ben Williams during his Last 64 exit at the Northern Ireland Open. White was thrashed 4-0 by Luca Brecel in Belfast on Tuesday and was given a warning by the referee for his conduct during the fourth frame. Having produced a superb long […]