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James Warren White MBE (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.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Jimmy White (Hand Signed Snooker Cue Display By One Of Snookers Legends Jimmy White With COA) was sold in March 2026 for £374.68 while the cheapest item (1998 Autographed Embassy Snooker Classic Ticket - Steve Davis v Jimmy White) found a new owner for £0.50 in October 2019. The month with the most items sold (23) was May 2026 with an average selling price of £45.23 for an autographed item of Jimmy White. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2017 with £144.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was December 2013. In average, an autographed item from Jimmy White is worth £19.99.
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Latest News about Jimmy White
Top 16 set for Chinese influx, says Jimmy White (10/02/2015): World number three Ding Junhui is the sole Chinese player in the top 16 at the moment but Xiao Guodang (19) and Liang Wenbo (20) are knocking on the door. The drop-off to the next Chinese player is vast, with Yu Delu checking in at number 50, but White sees that all changing.AUDIO: Jimmy White with Sean O'Rourke (10/12/2014): Jimmy White talks to Sean O'Rourke about his eventful snooker career.Jimmy White on a life fuelled by drugs, lunch with Ronnie Kray and talking snook (27/11/2014): It is 9am and Jimmy White walks into a bog-standard central London hotel with a cue box. ‘Look, I wouldn’t have had this with me in the old days,’ he says. 
Jimmy White overcomes Dave Harold to book second round clash with Ding Junhu at (26/11/2014): Six-time World Championship finalist Jimmy White will face Ding Junhui in the second round of the UK Championship after victory over fellow veteran Dave Harold in York. Must listen radio! Jimmy White on drugs, bribes and his snooker career (14/11/2014): Legendary snooker player Jimmy White joined the Sports Bar to discuss his colourful career in the game. Among other topics, the 52-year-old spoke about his drug addictions, being offered bribes and promoted his new book, 'Second Wind'.
Older News Stories about Jimmy White
The Bristol Post published Reader's letter: Judd Trump could be labelled as new (05/2014): AFTER his latest exit at the Sheffield World Championship is Bristol snooker star Judd Trump about to be labelled as being the modern day version of that nearly man of the baize Jimmy White?White, the likeable "people's champion" of the eighties and niStuart Bingham beats Jimmy White despite wife's car-crash distraction (04/2014): • World No10 struggled for focus at UK Championship • 'Everything's all right but I was a bit worried about that' Stuart Bingham revealed after a scrappy UK Championship win over Jimmy White that he was distracted by a car accident on Saturday involving his wife, Michelle. The world No10 assured repBedworth snooker player racks up league's highest-ever break - then beats legend (03/2014): One-frame encounter comes during personal appearance by six times world finalist at the Atack Snooker Club in Nuneaton Jimmy White on Ronnie O’Sullivan, his snooker future and visit to Norwich (02/2014): Jimmy White on action a the UK Championships in December - and he will be in Norwich later this month. Britain’s youngest might need reminding who Jimmy White is – but the exercise will always be worthwhile because the numbers stack up.Life of Eric Bristow... why I carried a claw hammer, I was never a 'choker' like (12/2013): Eric 'The Crafty Cockney' Bristow, who helped make darts popular with his larger than life personality, has spoken about his career in a revealing new television interview. Snooker legend Jimmy White takes on his fans in Bournemouth pool bar (11/2013): SNOOKER legend Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White played pool with 30 fans in Bournemouth. Jimmy White: World Snooker Championship will move to China (10/2013): Jimmy White believes it is 'inevitable' that the snooker World Championship will be moved to China in the future.
