The 60-year-old Jimmy White is once again in the news of snooker, defeating Dominic Dell 6-1 to reach the last 32 of the British Championship in the final round of qualification of the British Championship, and Jimmy White has returned to the main event of the British Championship to compete with the top 16 players for the top three championships for more than a decade. Hats off to Jimmy White!
Seeing Jimmy White advance to the last 32 of the British Championship and world No. 2 Neil Robertson speaking out in the media as quickly as possible, he exclaimed: "Wow, 60-year-old Jimmy White finished qualifying for the British Championship, which is definitely one of the greatest achievements in snooker." David Hunt, a commentator on European sports, also said that Jimmy White, who reached the main event, reminded us of the former White.
Congratulations to Jimmy White! In this British Championship qualifier, Jimmy White started from the first round, first swept Sargis, 6-0, during which Jimmy White played a 3-50 plus. He then swept Mitchell again 6-0 to meet current world No. 25 Harry Maguire. I believe that many fans feel that Jimmy White will definitely not be able to pass Maguire this time.
The result was surprising, Jimmy White remained in good shape, with two consecutive rounds to tie the score after being 1-3 down, Maguire took the lead again with a one-shot 108 points, Jimmy White scored 61 consecutive singles and 103 consecutive points to win match points, and in the 10th game, although it was very difficult, Jimmy White finally upset Maguire 74-46 to enter the final round of qualifying.
Jimmy White's battle with Maguire can be said to be a stunning four-seater, after all, Jimmy White is already a 60-year-old snooker veteran. Thirty years ago, at the 1992 British Championships, Jimmy White won the British Championships. In the final round, Jimmy White faced Dominic Dale, who was 10 years younger than him, and the two played very hard throughout the match, reaching seven rounds, and Jimmy White won 6-1 to secure the last 32 of the British Championship.
After the game, Jimmy White also sighed: "When I got older, I insisted on playing snooker for a long time, obviously I have not had good results, but this time it seems to be going well, I am lucky to win the game, and I will enjoy snooker a lot next." ”
According to the schedule, tonight's Chinese brother Ding Junhui ushered in his final competition, the opponent is Milkins, and it remains to be seen whether three-time British Championship champion Ding Junhui can beat Milkins to advance to the round of 32. In the last round, Ding Junhui defeated Thailand's Takhaiya with 2 strokes and 1 par 70 to reach the final qualifying round of the British Championship.
Three years ago, Ding Junhui won his third career British Championship title in the British Championship, and after three years, whether Ding Junhui can reach the main event and hit the fourth British Championship title, we look forward to it.