About Jimmy White
James Warren White (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player, commentator and pundit. Nicknamed "The Whirlwind" because of his swift and attacking style of play, he has won ten ranking titles, placing him twelfth on the all-time list of ranking event winners. He has won two of snooker's Triple Crown events, the Masters in 1984 and the UK Championship in 1992, but has lost all six of the World Snooker Championship finals he contested. He finished runner-up to Steve Davis in 1984, to Stephen Hendry in 1990, 1992, 1993, and 1994, and to John Parrott in 1991. He is widely regarded as one of the best players never to have won the World Championship. White won the 1979 English Amateur Championship and the 1980 World Amateur Snooker Championship, turning professional after the latter event. He made his Crucible debut at the 1981 World Championship, losing 8–10 in the first round to eventual champion Steve Davis. He reached the semi-finals for the first time in 1982, losing 15–16 to that year's winner Alex Higgins. In 1984, he won the Masters, reached his first World Championship final, and won the 1984 World Doubles Championship with Higgins. He claimed his first ranking title at the 1986 Classic, defeating Cliff Thorburn 13–12 in the final, and reached a career-high ranking of second in the 1987–88 and 1988–89 world rankings. He has made over 300 century breaks in professional competition. He compiled the only maximum break of his career at the 1992 World Championship, where he became the first left-handed player, and the second player overall, to record a 147 in a World Championship match. Since his victory at the 1992 UK Championship, White has won only one further ranking title, at the 2004 Players Championship. His most recent appearance at the main stage of the World Championship came at the 2006 edition; he has lost in the qualifiers each year since. After ending the 2016–17 season outside the top 64 in the world rankings, he remained on the professional tour through invitational tour cards. At the 2023 German Masters, he became the first player over 60 to reach the last 16 of a ranking event since Eddie Charlton in 1992. He earned a two-year tour card on merit for the 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons and was given another invitational card for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 seasons. At the age of 64, he is currently the oldest player on the professional tour. He also competes on the World Seniors Tour, where he has won the World Seniors Championship a record four times, in 2010, 2019, 2020, and 2023. He received an MBE in the 1999 New Year Honours and was inducted into the World Snooker Tour Hall of Fame in 2017. White is a record four-time World Seniors Champion, winning in 2010, 2019, 2020 and 2023. White won the English Amateur Championship in 1979 and he turned professional in 1980. He has won two of snooker's Triple Crown events, the 1984 Masters and the 1992 UK Championship. He reached his first World Championship final in 1984 and won his first ranking event at The Classic in 1986. Nicknamed "The Whirlwind" because of his swift and attacking style of play, White has reached six World Snooker Championship finals during his career but finished runner-up on each occasion.
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