Tuesday, October 25, 2005

The Legendary Jimmy White meets A Ray of Hope  

Members of A Ray of Hope, when they thought that their minutes of meeting people were over, had a surprise waiting for them at Heathrow when they spent time with the legendary Jimmy White.  

Jimmy White  is an English professional snooker player. He is almost certainly the most popular player on the circuit (he is often introduced at matches as "the most popular player the game has ever known") due to his combination of natural play and a 'lovable rogue' image

White grew up in London  with fellow snooker player Tony Meo and the two of them used to skip school in order to play snooker. It is rumoured that his headmaster allowed him to practise snooker in the afternoons, in return for school attendance in the mornings.

He has won nine ranking tournaments, including the British Open (in 1987 and 1992) and the UK Championship (in 1992). However, the World Championship title has remained elusive, despite reaching the final six times (starting in 1984, and then each year from 1990 to 1994). He has thus been described by many commentators as "the greatest player never to win the World Championship.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Jimmy White's Achievements:

World Professional Championship runner-up - 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
UK Champion - 1992
Grand Prix Champion - 1986, 1992
Mercantile Credit Classic champion - 1986, 1991
British Open champion - 1987, 1992
Canadian Masters champion - 1988
European Open champion - 1991
Benson and Hedges Masters champion - 1984
Benson & Hedges Irish Masters champion - 1985, 1986
Scottish Masters champion - 1981
World Masters champion - 1991
World Matchplay champion - 1989, 1990
World Doubles champion - 1984 (with Alex Higgins)
Carlsberg Challenge champion - 1984, 1985
BBC Pot Black champion - 1986
Hong Kong Masters champion - 1988
Matchroom League winner - 1993
Pontins Professional champion - 1999
World Cup winning team - 1988 (England)
World Amateur champion - 1980
English Amateur champion - 1979
National Under-16 champion - 1977
Scottish Open Champion 2004

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