When it comes to snooker, people can't help but think of O'Sullivan, Hendry and other names, but I believe Jimmy White will also be the top player in the hearts of most snooker fans. Officially a professional snooker player in 1980, Old White has been playing in the snooker world for nearly 40 years, and is undoubtedly an evergreen tree in snooker history.
Jimmy White game photo
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > "white whirlwind" is by no means a false name</h1>
Born in 1962, Jimmy White showed his love of billiards and talent at an early age. When White was 11 years old, his father made him a friend of "snooker", to which White said: "I like the air in the billiard room, I like to play there. White is said to have been able to shoot a high score of more than 100 points in just one year of contact with snooker.
As a young man, White often skipped class with a friend named Tony Mio, who was also a famous snooker player, and their talents were later recognized by the headmaster and allowed them to practice in the afternoons, and there was even a taxi driver who sponsored the two of them to play commercial games around the UK.
Jimmy White as a young man
Jimmy White became famous very early and reached the world championship finals six times in the most glorious period of his career, including five consecutive world championship finals from 1990 to 1994, but unfortunately, the "Commoner Emperor" lost 6 finals, four of which lost to Hendry, but achieved the "Emperor of Billiards" five consecutive titles.
Of course, one of his most classic finals was also the 1994 match against Hendry, who once led by a large score, but was still chased by Hendry to 17-17 to enter the decider, and regrettably lost a black ball in the decider to let the opponent finally clear the table.
Hendry and White
Jimmy White has won 23 professional titles in his career, including 10 ranking titles, including the British Open in 1987 and 1992 and the British Championship in 1992.
Jimmy White's game is fast-paced, and from time to time on the table to "show off" the par, especially the low-shot technique has been remembered by countless fans. Even "Rocket" O'Sullivan praised White's stroke as the best in the world. In addition, because White's English name is "White", the nickname "White Whirlwind" was born.
O'Sullivan and White
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > willing to exchange prize money for championships</h1>
Looking back on Jimmy White's career, the most regrettable part is undoubtedly that he has reached the final of the World Championships six times and finished second six times. After a regrettable defeat to Hendry in 1994, he never returned to the stage of the World Championship final.
White also scored his second best shot of 147 in the world championships since the televised record when he faced "tornado" Drago at the 1992 World Championships, which was one of the highlights of White's career. It's rare to know that shooting a perfect score at the peak of White's career was a really rare thing.
Jimmy White's playing photos as a young man
White recalls: "Drago gave me a huge hug, and that tournament was the one with the highest prize money I had ever received, including a full score of £147,000, a single-shot top prize of £14,000, and a £90,000 prize I made to the final, for a total of £251,000 (about £2.8 million at the time)." But I still want to exchange the prize money for a world champion title. ”
In the final of the 1993 World Championships, White was swept 5-18 by the "Emperor of Billiards" Hendry.
Recalling the match, he said: "I had fun in Jamaica a month before the race and drank a lot, I've been in this habit for about 15 years, and if it weren't for that, maybe I would have won more titles in that period." ”
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > gentle gentleman, worthy of respect for the "millennium old two"</h1>
Jimmy White has been an icon for thousands of fans for two reasons. One is the gorgeous style of play, and the other is the elegant style of play.
The feeling of watching White play is that you don't know if he really cares about winning or losing the game, but you can be sure that he strives to play every ball beautifully and gorgeously, so White's "windy" mother ball has become a topic of public talk.
In addition, White at the table is a gentlemanly player who does not lose his temper with fans or referees, even if the referee's decision is a misjudgment. In the game, White once fouled the club for accidentally touching the mother ball during dribbling, but no one paid attention to this situation at the scene, at which time White took the initiative to signal that he had fouled, which won the warm applause of the fans present.
Jimmy White wins the cup
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > he is a good friend of Stephen Chow and has starred in the "Star Master" movie</h1>
Leaving the snooker table, Jimmy White is also a wide-ranging person. In football, he is a die-hard footballer of Premier League giants Chelsea, and he will pay attention to the "Blues" games whenever he has time.
In addition, White also starred in Stephen Chow's film "Descendants of the Dragon", in which he played a professional billiards player. It is understood that the shooting time was one week, and the shooting time per day reached 16 hours, and White also gained a large number of new fans in China because of the film.
When talking about the cooperation with Stephen Chow, White said: "Although I don't know what the name of this film has to do with billiards, I am very happy to get acquainted with Stephen Chow, we have been in touch, and he has invited me to dinner, thank you very much to him." ”
White and the Star Lord
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > career is not finished, the legend never ends</h1>
As he grew older, Jimmy White's athletic status had long since deteriorated, but he still hadn't given up on his life's work. White is still active in snooker games, and as a legend, he holds wild card rights, which means that he is eligible to participate in any tournament he wants to participate in.
At the Snooker World Championships in August, White soared and beat Darren Morgan 5-3 in the final to win the tournament's trophy for the second time, writing on his personal social media after the game that he had "finally got there.".
White also qualified for this year's Championship with the title of Senator. In the game against O'Sullivan on November 8, White won the match point in three consecutive sets after the opening and also scored a single 56 point, but the "Rockets" stopped the decline in time and quickly returned to normal form to eliminate White in four consecutive sets and stage a big reversal.
Jimmy White won the Senators
It is worth mentioning that White once fell to the ground because of a low-level error in this game, which shows that the 57-year-old White is still so focused on the game, and his requirements for his performance have not decreased in the slightest compared with the past.
Snooker means a lot to Jimmy White, who has loved the sport all his life, as he himself puts it: "I put all my energy into it, and I still practice every day until now." His love for snooker is perhaps the only one he can understand and feel best.
I believe that friends who love snooker will not lack attention to Jimmy White, even if the "champion of the people" is not as good as before, but given his dedication to this cause, we have reason to pay attention to him, his career continues, and we hope that the legend will never end.