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Jimmy White, MBE (England)

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Basic facts: Personal data, achievements, etc.
Results in ranking events: Performance in ranking events since the start of the 1994/95 season
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Basic Facts

Born	May 2, 1962
Lives	Oxshott, Surrey, England
Nickname	"Whirlwind"
Turned pro	1980
Twitter	@jimmywhite147
Highest pro break	147 (1992 World Championship)
Highest ranked	2 (1987-88)
Current ranking (7 Apr 2019)	79
World Championship best	Runner-up six times (1984, 1990-94)
Best ranking event performance	Winner of 10 tournaments: Mercantile Credit Classic 1986, 1991; Grand Prix 1986, 1992; British Open 1987, 1992; BCE Canadian Masters 1988; European Open 1992; UK Championship 1992; Players Championship 2004
Major invitation tournament victories:	Scottish Masters 1981; Benson & Hedges Masters 1984; Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1985, 1986; World Matchplay Championship 1984, 1989, 1990; Mita World Masters 1991
Speciality	Cue power, rest shots
Achievements	Jimmy has won a total of 23 professional titles. In addition to his wins, he's also been runner-up six times in the World Championship. As an amateur he won the 1979 English Amateur Championship and the 1980 World Amateur Championship. In 1986 Jimmy won the Pot Black tournament. After 12 years without a ranking title Jimmy White won the 2004 Daily Record Players Championship. In 2010 he won the Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship.
Miscellaneous	Jimmy is the "People's Champion". He is the most popular of all the players because of his great natural talent, his flamboyant style and his great sportsmanship. Often he is referred to as "the best player to never have won the World Championship." Six times he has lost in the final. Stephen Hendry has been his conqueror in four of those. His career record against the Scot is 13-27 (?). Hendry had won their last 14 encounters before he was dumped 10-4 in the first round of the 1998 World Championship. His career record against John Parrott is 13-18 (?).

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Results in Ranking Events (94/95 - 01/02)

See White's profile in the Score Centre for results from 2010/2011 and onwards.

Color guide:
won the event	lost his opening match

1994/95

Dubai:

1-5

Grand Prix:

2-5

Euan Henderson

UK:

3-9

Jason Ferguson

European:

scr.

Yvan van Velthoven

Welsh:

4-5

Mick Price

International:

4-6

Thailand:

2-5

Mark Johnston-Allen

British:

2-5

Mick Price

World:

12-16

1995/96

Thailand Classic:

3-5

Joe Swail

Grand Prix:

2-5

UK:

6-9

German:

3-5

Steve James

Welsh:

4-5

Chris Small

International:

1-5

Dave Finbow

European:

2-5

Steve James

Thailand Open:

3-5

British:

3-5

Fergal O'Brien

12-13

1996/97

Asian Classic:

3-5

Brian Morgan

Grand Prix:

1-5

Tony Jones

UK:

7-9

Tai Pichit

German:

1-5

Mark Davis

Welsh:

3-5

Dylan Leary

International:

2-5

European:

3-5

Thailand:

2-5

British:

3-5

Dominic Dale

World:

9-10

Anthony Hamilton

1997/98

Grand Prix:

2-6

Dominic Dale

UK:

3-9

German:

2-5

Welsh:

4-5

Ronnie O'Sullivan

Scottish:

3-5

Ronnie O'Sullivan

Thailand:

2-5

British:

4-5

Mark Gray

World:

7-13

Ronnie O'Sullivan

1998/99

Grand Prix:

4-5

Shokat Ali

UK:

2-9

Paul Hunter

Irish:

4-5

Welsh

2-5

Ronnie O'Sullivan

Scottish

2-5

Thailand

3-5

Hugh Abernethy

China

2-5

Jonathan Birch

British

4-5

World

7-10

1999/2000

British

0-5

Nick Walker

Grand Prix

3-5

UK

8-9

Mark J Williams

China

3-5

Wayne Brown

Welsh

5-6

Malta

1-5

Ronnie O'Sullivan

Thailand

3-5

Billy Snaddon

Scottish

4-5

Marcus Campbell

World

7-13

Matthew Stevens

2000/2001

British

6-9

GP

2-6

Mark J Williams

UK

6-9

Nick Dyson

China

1-5

Welsh

3-5

Noppadon Noppachorn

Thailand

1-5

Scottish

3-5

Stephen Maguire

World

7-10

Michael Judge

2001/2002

British

2-5

Andy Hicks

LG Cup

3-5

Drew Henry

European

3-5

Joe Perry

UK

7-9

Matthew Stevens

Welsh

1-5

China

1-5

Ronnie O'Sullivan

Thailand

2-5

Matthew Stevens

Scottish

2-5

World

3-13

Matthew Stevens

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