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| Born | (1962-05-02)2 May 1962 (age 62) Tooting, London, England |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Nickname | The Whirlwind[1] |
| Professional | 1980–present |
| Highestranking | 2 (1987/88–1988/89) |
| Current ranking | 93 (as of 24 March 2025) |
| Maximum breaks | 1 |
| Century breaks | 325 (as of 26 March 2025) |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 10 |
James Warren WhiteMBE (born 2 May 1962) is an English professionalsnooker player who has won four seniors World titles. Nicknamed "The Whirlwind" because of his fluid, swift and attacking style of play, White is the1980 World Amateur Champion,2009 Six-red World champion, a record four-timeWorld Seniors Champion (2010,2019,2020,2023),2019 Seniors 6-Red World Champion and1984 World Doubles champion withAlex Higgins.
White has won two of snooker'sthree majors: theUK Championship (in 1992) and theMasters (in 1984) and a total of ten ranking events. He is currentlyeleventh on the all-time list of ranking event winners. He reached sixWorld Championship finals but never won the event; the closest he came was in1994 when he lost in a final-frame decider againstStephen Hendry. He spent 21 seasons ranked in snooker's elite top 16. In team events, he won theNations Cup and theWorld Cup with England. He is one of a select number of players to have madeover 300 century breaks in professional competition. White was also the first left-handed player, and the second player overall, to record amaximum break at the World Championship.
White was born in Streathbourne Road,Tooting, London, England, and studied atErnest Bevin School. He never achieved academic success, as he was oftentruant from school from the age of eight or nine, spending more and more time at Ted Zanoncelli'ssnooker hall. It was around this time that White metTony Meo, with whom he would compete inmoney matches in many venues.[2] His natural aptitude for snooker led to a successful amateur career. After winning theEnglish Amateur Championship in 1979, a year later he became the youngest ever winner of the World Amateur Snooker Championship, aged 18, a record since surpassed byIan Preece andHossein Vafaei.
With a host of major titles and achievements, including ten ranking tournaments, White's overall record ranks him well up the list of snooker's most successful players. The BBC describes him as a "legend".[3] A left-hander, he reached the World Professional Championship Final on six occasions (1984, 1990–1994) but failed to win the sport's most prestigious title since his first attempt in 1981. Nonetheless, his consistency waned in the 2000s and a first-round defeat in the 2006 World Championship saw White drop out of the world's top 32player rankings. White's continued slide down the rankings saw him drop to 65th but he recovered slightly to move up to no. 56 for the2009–10 season. White is one of only ten players to have completed amaximum break at theCrucible Theatre, doing so in the1992 World Snooker Championship. He has compiled more than 300 century breaks during his career.[4]
White's greatest achievement of his young career was in winning theEnglish Amateur Championships. In the London Section, he beat M Goodchild 4–0, D Asbury 4–3, R Birt 4–0,Tony Meo 4–2 in the semi-finals and Danny Adds 4–1 in the final. This took him to the Southern Area proper where he beatMark Wildman 4–3, Meirion Williams 4–3, George Eaton 5–3 andCliff Wilson 8–5 in the final. Dave Martin, who won the Northern Section, was beaten 13–10 in the final itself. He suffered a couple of unexpected losses after this – to Walt Ley in the Westward Ho! Open semi-final, 2–3 and toDave Gilbert, 2–3, in the London Final of the British Junior (U-19) Championships 1–3 (White made a break of 105 in an earlier round). He came back, however, by retaining the Wandsworth Classic beating Tony O'Beirne, Wally West and Dave Gilbert in the last three rounds and also reaching the final of the Pontins Spring Open (out of 1034 entries), beatingDoug Mountjoy 4–1, Neville Suthers 4–1, John Howell 4–0 andPaul Medati 4–1 before losing 3–7 to Steve Davis, despite Davis giving White thirty points start per frame. He was knocked out of the 1st round of the Pontins junior competition by John Carney. In the Lucania Junior Masters, he was beaten on frame countback but showed his class to reach the final of the Warners Open, losing to Tony Meo 2–5, having beaten John Law, John Virgo and Nick Fairall. Steve Davis beat him again, this time 4–0 in the North Ormesby Invitation (after having beatenWillie Thorne 4–0 in the quarter-final) and then lost in the next three tournaments toDennis Hughes 1–5 (Demmy Manchester Classic), B Jones (Pontins Autumn Open) and Roy Connor. In the Canadian Open, he defeatedTony Knowles 9–5 but lost 3–9 toSteve Davis in the last 16.[5]
1980 opened with him winning the Demmy Pro-Am, defeatingTony Knowles 5–1, Willie Thorne 5–1, Dave Martin 5–1, Alex Higgins 5–3 and Steve Davis in the final 5–2. Davis beat White in the semi-finals of the Invitation tournament at Louth Town & Country Club. Having beaten Thorne, again, 5–3, Davis pipped White 6–5. White made an unsuccessful defence of his English Amateur title when he lost to Mike Darrington in the semi-finals of the Southern Area, 5–8, having beaten Dave Gilbert 8–5 and Geoff Foulds 8–2. Tony Knowles beat him in an early round of the Pegasus Snooker Club Pro-Am 3–1 and he had to scratch for being late in the London & South Area of the British Junior Championships having earlier beatenNeal Foulds 3–1. Charlie Gay knocked him out of the Westward Ho! tournament 2–0 and in a qualifying round of thePontins Spring Open, he lost to Maurice Suckling. Defeats to Greg Baxter, in an early round of the Heineken Lager Open and to Joe Johnson in theNorth Ormesby Invitation preceded a trip to theCanadian Open where he beatVic Harris 9–8 before losing toAlex Higgins 7–9. He was also beaten byDave Gilbert, 0–3, in the Lucania Masters.[citation needed]
White established himself as a top professional in 1981. After losing 8–10 to eventual championSteve Davis in the first round of the1981 World Championship, White went on to win his first professional title, theScottish Masters, beatingCliff Thorburn 9–4 in the final. Thorburn led 3–0 and 4–1 but then White won eight frames in succession to win the title and the £8,000 first prize.[6] Later in the year he also won theNorthern Ireland Classic (defeating Davis).[7][8]
The World Championship has provided the theatre for White's greatest disappointments. In1982, he ledAlex Higgins 15–14 in their semi-final, was up 59–0 in the penultimateframe and was ared andcolour away from the final. After missing a red with the rest, however, he could only watch as Higgins compiled a frame-winning 69 break. Higgins won the deciding frame that followed to reach the final.[9]
In 1984 White won theMasters, beatingTerry Griffiths 9–5 in the final.[10] He followed this success by reaching his firstWorld Championship final. Trailing Steve Davis 4–12 after the first two sessions, White responded by reducing the deficit to 15–16. He then made an aggressive clearance of 65 to take the score to 16–17, but was unable to build upon a 40-point lead in the following frame, and lost 16–18. White did, however, become a World Doubles Champion later that year when he and Alex Higgins defeatedWillie Thorne andCliff Thorburn 10–2 in the final of theWorld Doubles Championship.[citation needed]
In 1986 White reached his secondMasters final, but was defeated byCliff Thorburn. However, he won theClassic and also retained theIrish Masters title he won in 1985. White won the Classic when he beat Thorburn in the final frame after needing a snooker. Later in the year, he overcame veteranRex Williams 10–6 to win his firstGrand Prix title.[11]
White's third-ranking win – the1987 British Open – helped him to end the1986–87 season as World number 2, behind Steve Davis who defeated him 16–11 in the semi-finals of the1987 World Championship. Later that year White and Davis contested a memorable1987 UK Championship final which Davis won 16–14.[citation needed]
In 1988 he defeated John Campbell,Stephen Hendry andTony Knowles to reach his fourthWorld Championship semi-final. He played Terry Griffiths and, trailing 11–13, lost a tied frame on a respotted black. Griffiths went on to reach the final courtesy of a 16–11 win. White did at least manage to consolidate his number-2 world ranking. However the1988–89 season was less successful, and White's ranking slipped. He trailedJohn Virgo 11–12 in the second round of the1989 World Championship and looked beaten when his opponent was on a break of 26 in the following frame. Virgo, however, called a foul on himself and White was able to win 13–12. The reprieve was short-lived as White was soundly beaten 7–13 by eventual finalistJohn Parrott in the quarter-finals. White avenged this defeat later in the year by beating Parrott 18–9 in the final of the invitationalWorld Matchplay.[citation needed]
In 1990, White recorded a 16–14 victory over Steve Davis in the semi-finals of theWorld Championship. It was Davis's first defeat in the event in four years. White subsequently lost his second World Championship final 12–18 to Stephen Hendry. However, White beat Hendry 18–9 to retain hisWorld Matchplay title later in the year and that win was followed by a 10–4 victory over Hendry (after leading 9–0) in the final of the1991 Classic. White continued his run of success with victory in the short-livedWorld Masters, beatingTony Drago 10–6 in the final.[citation needed]
Steve James ended Hendry's reign as World Champion in the1991 World Championship and White, in turn, defeated James to reach the final. He played John Parrott and was whitewashed in the first session 0–7. Although White managed to close the gap to 7–11, Parrott was able to seal an 18–11 victory. Parrott then overcame White 16–13 to win the1991 UK Championship later in 1991.[citation needed]
White started 1992 positively and picked up his secondBritish Open title, beating Steve Davis in the semi-finals andJames Wattana in the final. He won another ranking title, theEuropean Open, shortly after.[citation needed]
White was drawn against Tony Drago in the first round of the1992 World Championship. After opening up an 8–4 lead, White made history in the 13th frame by becoming only the second player to make a maximum break in the World Championship. He won £100,000 in prize money for this achievement. Close wins overAlain Robidoux andJim Wych followed before White metAlan McManus in the semi-finals, where he pulled away from 4–4 to win 16–7. He played Stephen Hendry in the final and won each of the first two sessions to open up a 10–6 lead, which he extended to 12–6 and 14–8. From 14–9, White lost three successive frames from commanding positions. At 14–12, White wentin-off when compiling a potentially frame-winning break. Hendry drew level at 14–14 without conceding a furtherpoint and won the closely contested 29th and 30th frames to lead 16–14. Twocenturybreaks completed Hendry's ten-frame winning streak and a remarkable 18–14 victory.[citation needed]
White responded well from this significant setback in the early part of the1992–93 season. He defeatedKen Doherty 10–9 to claim his second1992 Grand Prix title and followed this with an impressive victory in the1992 UK Championship. After defeating Alan McManus 9–7 in the semi-finals, White opened up a commanding 6–1 lead in the first session of the final against John Parrott, from where he secured a 16–9 win. White has stated that this was among the best matches he has ever played.[2]
However White toiled for the remainder of the season, and his struggles continued at the1993 World Championship. He did, however, manage to overcomeJoe Swail,Doug Mountjoy andDennis Taylor to reach the semi-finals. White lost the first five frames of his semi-final with James Wattana but, from 2–6, he won 12 successive frames en route to a 16–9 victory. However he proved no match for Stephen Hendry in the final, and Hendry's century break in his first visit to the table proved portentous, as White was beaten 18–5 with a session to spare. Only John Parrott (in 1989) has suffered a heavier defeat in a World Championship final. White did, however, manage to end the season on a high note when he beat Alan McManus to win theMatchroom League.[citation needed]
During a 1993 match againstRonnie O’Sullivan, White escaped a snooker on the brown by precisely backspinning the cue ball around the blue to hit the brown. This shot has often been described as "Shot Of The Century".[12]
White endured a lacklustre campaign in the1993–94 season but reached the1994 World Championship final for a fifth successive year, becoming only the second player after Steve Davis (1983–89) to achieve this. For the fourth time in five years, White's opponent in the final was Stephen Hendry and the defending champion opened up a 5–1 lead. White recovered well to lead 13–12 and made a break of 75 to take the match into a decider. In the final frame, White was on a break of 29 and leading by 37 points to 24 when he missed a reasonably straightforward black off its spot. Hendry cleared to the pink with a break of 58 to win the title.
White's form continued to decline thefollowing season and he failed to reach a ranking final. However, his results on the table were greatly overshadowed, when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer during the season. He recovered after having his left testicle removed.[2]
At the1995 World Championship, White was involved in a controversial first-round match against South AfricanPeter Francisco. From 2–2 White was able to pull away and win convincingly by 10 frames to 2. Shortly after it emerged that large sums of money had been placed on White to win the match by the eventual scoreline. The ensuing investigation found Francisco guilty of misconduct and banned him for five years. However no evidence was found against White, and he was cleared of any wrongdoing.[2]
White put this controversy behind him and overcameDavid Roe and John Parrott to reach his tenth World Championship semi-final. In his match with Stephen Hendry, White could only watch as the defending champion made a 147 break to go 8–4 in front. White recovered well to 7–8 and won three successive frames to reduce his arrears from 9–14 to 12–14. However, Hendry proved too strong and ran out a 16–12 win.[citation needed]
White's ranking slipped from 7th to 13th at the end of the1995–96 season and he was beaten 13–12 in a second-round encounter withPeter Ebdon in the1996 World Championship. White endured further personal problems later in 1996 with the deaths of his brother Martin and mother Lil. His mother's death caused him to pull out of the1996 Mosconi Cup pool competition.[citation needed]
In the1996–97 season White failed to win a professional match until February and a first-round defeat at the1997 World Championship againstAnthony Hamilton (9–10, after leading 8–4) saw him drop out of the top-16 in the world rankings.[citation needed]
A run to the semi-finals of the 1997 Grand Prix helped to remedy this and White then enjoyed a great form at the1998 World Championship. After qualifying to play Stephen Hendry in the first round, White opened with a century break and uncharacteristically shrewd matchplay enabled him to open up a 7–0 lead with only one further break over 50. Despite losing the next three frames from winning positions, White was able to seal a memorable 10–4 success and became the first player to beat Hendry twice at the World Championship. White followed this with a 13–3 win overDarren Morgan which included a break of 144. In his quarter-final againstRonnie O'Sullivan, however, White reverted to his more familiar all-out attacking style and lost the first session 1–7.[2] Although he fought back to 6–9, White succumbed to 7–13.[citation needed]
After regaining his top-16 ranking in the1999–2000 season White started 2000 by reaching the semi-finals of theWelsh Open, where he lost 5–6 toStephen Lee, despite leading 4–1 at one point of the match. He then defeatedMarco Fu andJohn Higgins to reach the quarter-finals of theMasters, and he followed this up with a run to the quarter-finals of theWorld Championship. On both occasions, however, he was beaten byMatthew Stevens. Largely due to his poor form in the1998–99 season, White also lost his top-16 place. He fought back thefollowing season, reaching the final of the2000 British Open (losing 6–9 to Peter Ebdon) and the semi-finals of the2000 Grand Prix in the early part of the campaign. His only other victory of note, however, was a 6–2 defeat of Ronnie O'Sullivan in the2001 Masters and White subsequently failed to qualify for the2001 World Championship.[citation needed]
Ranked 11 at the start of the2001–02 season, White performed steadily in the ranking events without reaching a semi-final. In the invitational2002 Masters he beat Matthew Stevens 6–1 and came back from 2–5 behind to defeat O'Sullivan 6–5 in the quarter-finals. He similarly recovered from 2–5 down in his semi-final withMark Williams but lost 5–6. He lost 3–13 in his second-round match with Matthew Stevens at the2002 World Championship and issued an immediate apology after hitting the cue ball off the table in frustration when trailing 2–5.[citation needed]
White won only two ranking event matches in the2002–03 season but was able to maintain his top-16 ranking. He came back from 1–5 down to defeat World Champion Peter Ebdon 6–5 in their first-round at the2003 Masters.[citation needed]
In the2003–04 season White produced his most consistent season in over a decade. After reaching the semi-finals of the2003 UK Championship in November 2003, White defeatedNeil Robertson, Stephen Hendry and Peter Ebdon to reach the semi-finals of the2004 Masters – where he lost a tight match against Ronnie O'Sullivan. White followed this up with further victories over Hendry and Robertson en route to the final of theEuropean Open in Malta, but was beaten 3–9 by world number 48Stephen Maguire. His last ranking victory to date came in April 2004, when White defeatedShaun Murphy, John Parrott,Ian McCulloch, Peter Ebdon andPaul Hunter to win thePlayers Championship in Glasgow – his first ranking title in over 11 years. Victory in the2004 World Championship could have given White the number-one ranking, but he was beaten 10–8 by qualifierBarry Pinches after leading 4–2.[citation needed]
White's consistency diminished in the2004–05 season. Although his ranking rose to number 8 he was unable to reach the quarter-finals of any ranking event. However, he made two more memorable comebacks in the2005 Masters. White trailed Matthew Stevens 2–5 in the first round and pulled back to 4–5 after needing two snookers in the ninth frame. White went on to win 6–5 and beat Stevens's compatriot Mark Williams by the same score in the quarter-finals after trailing 4–5. But White was beaten 6–1 by Ronnie O'Sullivan in the semi-finals.[citation needed]
White fell out of the top-32 at the end of the2005–06 season and has not regained this status to date. He lost in the first round of the2006 World Championship, although he did beat Stephen Hendry,Ding Junhui and World ChampionGraeme Dott to reach the final of the2006 Premier League.[citation needed]
In the2006–07 season he qualified for only one ranking event, the2007 China Open. He had a walkover of Stephen Lee before he lost 1–5 againstJohn Higgins. After the season, he fell out of the top-48.[citation needed]
In the2007–08 season he won 7 of his 16 qualifying matches. He won 4 straight matches at the2007 Grand Prix and finished in the third place of his group, thus not qualifying for the main draw. He won one match at the2008 Welsh Open and two matches at the2008 World Championship. After the season, he fell out of the top-64 and remained on the tour only via the one year list.[citation needed]
He began the2008–09 season by qualifying for the main draw of the2008 Northern Ireland Trophy and the2008 Shanghai Masters, but lost in the first round againstBarry Hawkins 3–5 andMark King 4–5 respectively. He won 4 of his next 7 qualifying matches (2 at the2008 Grand Prix and at the2008 UK Championship. After this he qualified for the main stage of the2009 Welsh Open, but lost in the first round 1–5 againstAli Carter. He won his next qualifying match at the2009 World Championship. In the second qualifying round he defeatedVincent Muldoon 10–8, but lost his next match 8–10 againstAndy Hicks. At the end of the season he has the provisional ranking of No. 56.[citation needed]
Provisionally ranked number 47 for the2009–10 season, White showed a surprising return to form at the start of the season when he reached the final of theChampion of Champions Challenge in Killarney, eventually losing 1–5 to Shaun Murphy.[13] His second tournament of the season was theSangsom 6-red World Grand Prix in Bangkok, Thailand. He won the tournament, putting an end to his drought of titles by claiming his first since 2004. On his way to the final he defeated Shaun Murphy, defending championRicky Walden, Mark King, and Mark Williams, eventually beating Barry Hawkins in the final 8–6.[14] One month later, in thePaul Hunter Classic, White again reached the final but this time he lost to Shaun Murphy 0–4.[15] Two months later, on 18 October, he reached the final of theWorld Series of Snooker in Prague, his fourth final of the season. This time he was victorious, claiming his second title of the season by defeating Graeme Dott 5–3.[16]
In theWembley Masters, White played Mark King in the wild card round, but lost the match 2–6.[17] Prior to the World Championship, he won only two of his six qualifying matches: he defeatedBjorn Haneveer 5–0 at theShanghai Masters[18] andJordan Brown 5–1 at theWelsh Open.[19] Due to this disappointment, and skipping the2009 UK Championship forI'm a Celebrity...Get Me out of Here!, he was at risk of losing his Main Tour spot for the following season. However, he secured his place on the Main Tour for another season with a 10–8 victory overMark Boyle at theWorld Championship Qualifiers. He then lost 3–10 against Ken Doherty in the next round.[20]
White started the2010–11 season by entering thePlayers Tour Championship, his best performance coming in thefirst European event and at thesixth event in Sheffield, where he reached the quarter-finals each time.[21] After 12 out of 12 events White was ranked 34th in the Order of Merit.[22]
White also reached the quarter-finals of theSix-red World Championship, topping his qualifying group along the way.[23][24] He failed to qualify for theShanghai Masters, losing his first qualifying match 3–5 againstLiam Highfield.[25] He won his two qualification matches for theWorld Open; but lost 1–3 againstRonnie O'Sullivan in the last 32.[26][27]
White won theWorld Seniors Championship, defeating Steve Davis 4–1 in the final.[28]At the2010 UK Championship in December, White lost 8–9 to Stephen Hendry in the first-round, after he had come through three qualifying rounds to get to Telford. It was only the fifth time in 24 years that White and Hendry had taken each other to the final frame and 16 years since Hendry's 18–17 win over White in the1994 World Championship final.[29] He participated at qualifying stages of theGerman Masters, but lost in the second round 1–5 againstJimmy Robertson.[30] White reached the last qualifying round of theWelsh Open, but was whitewashed byRyan Day,[31] and also qualified for the final stages of theChina Open, by defeatingLiu Chuang,Peter Lines andDominic Dale,[32] but had to withdraw from the tournament due to visa problems.[33] White lost his first qualifying match for theWorld Championship 9–10 against Jimmy Robertson.[34]
White began the2011–12 season rankednumber 55.[35] At a Legends Tour event in June 2011, White compiled a maximum break, unusual for the fact that he potted the first ball off thebreak, meaning his opponent never played a shot in the frame.[36][37] White failed to qualify for the first two ranking events of the season, as he lost 3–5 againstRory McLeod at theAustralian Goldfields Open and 0–5 againstNigel Bond at theShanghai Masters[38] White failed to defend hisWorld Seniors Championship title, as he lost in the semi-finals 0–2 against eventual champion Darren Morgan.[39] White failed to qualify for the next two ranking events, as he lost 5–6 againstJamie Jones at the2011 UK Championship,[40] and 4–5 against Peter Ebdon at theGerman Masters.[41] After theFFB Snooker Open White was ranked number 47.[42]
At the2013 World Seniors Championship, White lost to Stephen Hendry in the quarter-final.[43]
He finished the2013–14 season ranked world number 64, almost losing his place on the professional World Snooker circuit. While White remained on the tour, however, fellow veteran Steve Davis lost his place, landing outside the top 64.
White started the season with a 2–5 loss toFraser Patrick in the qualifying round of theWuxi Classic, and a 4–5 second-round loss toScott Donaldson in theAustralian Goldfields Open. He then reached the last 64 of the next two European Tour Events, losing toStuart Bingham andStephen Maguire respectively.
He had a better result in theEPTC Event 3 where he progressed to the last 16 before losing 0–4 to Shaun Murphy, and in theAPTC Event 2 where he made it to another last 16 before once again losing 0–4 toMatthew Selt. He also qualified for theInternational Championship where he lost 4–6 to Barry Hawkins.
White's season ended after an 8–10 defeat to Selt in the second round of qualifying for the2014 World Championship.
The 2015/16 season ended in disappointment when White lost the deciding frame of his first-round World Championship Qualifier against Gerard Greene.
White made it to the quarter-final of a ranking event at thePaul Hunter Classic in Germany, his first for over ten years. Despite several good performances, he finished outside the top 64 and lost his tour card after 37 years as a professional. World Snooker, however, chose to give White and Ken Doherty a further two-year invitational tour card.
In White's first ranking event of the season, he made it to the last 16 having only made three breaks over 50. He subsequently lost 1–4 to Anthony McGill and then lost 0–5 to Ryan Day in the round of 128 in the China Championship.
White won his first professional title in seven years after winning theUK Seniors Championship as part of the World Seniors Tour. In the quarter-finals, he defeated amateurLes Dodd 3–1 and another amateur Jonathan Bagley by the same scoreline in the semi-finals. He met Ken Doherty in the final and won the match 4–2, thereby winning the first edition of the event.[44] White later played in the qualifiers for the2018 World Snooker Championship, losing his second-round match toJoe Perry.[citation needed]
In the first Qualifying Round of the2019 World Snooker Championship, White drew Ross Bulman, an unranked player who had achieved enough success to be selected by the WPBSA for a place in qualifying. White took a 6–3 lead at the end of the first session and won the opening frame of the second session to lead 7–3. Bulman took the following two frames to narrow the gap to 7–5. White won the following three frames in succession to come through the tie a comfortable 10–5 winner to set up a second-round match against Ali Carter. The opening session of White's second qualifying round match with Carter finished 5–4. White was unable to win another frame however in the second session and lost the match 4–10.[citation needed]
Winning theWorld Seniors Championship in August 2019, White qualified for the2019 Champion of Champions tournament where he narrowly lost 3–4 to Ronnie O'Sullivan in the first round.[45] White recorded no wins in ranking events until the first round of qualifying for the 2020 European Masters, in which he beat Hammad Miah 5–4 after trailing 3–1 and being 4–3 up. White was beaten in Round Two byMark Selby. In the 2020 World Seniors Championship, Jimmy White came back to beat Ken Doherty 5–4, after trailing 4–0, to retain his title.
In March 2021, White reached the fourth round of theGibraltar Open, after defeating 2015 world champion,Stuart Bingham.
In May, at theWorld Seniors Championship, he reached the final, but failed to defend his title as he lost toDavid Lilley.
White lost in the semifinals of the2022 UK Seniors Championship to eventual runner-up and reigning seniors championDavid Lilley, 4-2.
In May 2022, once again at theWorld Seniors Championship, White beat Wael Talaat andRory McLeod, to advance to the semifinals for the fourth year in a row. In the final, White lost toLee Walker of Wales, 5-4.
In May 2023 White won his fourth World Senior's Championship. After defeatingTony Drago in the semi-final, he beatAlfie Burden 5–3 in the final to secure the title.[46]
In October 2024, White defeatedHossein Vafaei 4–3 in the first round of theNorthern Ireland Open.[47]
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White has five children.[48] In 2005, as part of a sponsorship deal withHP Sauce, he changed his name by deed poll to "James Brown" for theMasters.[49] In his autobiography, released in November 2014, White revealed that he was addicted to crack cocaine during a three-month spell of his career. He said that he went from taking cocaine to crack following his defeat bySteve Davis in the 1984 World Championship final.[50] White lives inEpsom,Surrey.[51]
In the late 1990s, White'sBull Terrier, Splinter, wasdognapped and held forransom. Splinter became the first dog to have a colour poster on the front page ofThe Times. White paid the ransom, and Splinter was returned to him. Splinter went on to live for another three years.[52]
White is also apool andpoker player. Along with Steve Davis and Alex Higgins, White was a member of Europe's victoriousMosconi Cup pool team of1995, and won the deciding match againstLou Butera.[53] He won the secondPoker Million tournament, held in 2003, which also hadSteve Davis at the final table.[54] He was also good friends with professional poker player,Dave "The Devilfish" Ulliott.
White is currently a commentator for snooker coverage onEurosport-UK.[55]
In April 2015, he appeared as a guest at a campaign event when his friend Kim Rose was standing as theUK Independence Party candidate to be MP forSouthampton Itchen.[56]
White has been a supporter ofChelsea F.C. since 1972.[57]
In 2018, White began a relationship with beauty queen Jade Slusarczyk, 23 years his junior.[58]
White played himself (as the World Billiards Champion) inStephen Chow's 1990kung fu andbilliards comedy film,Legend of the Dragon.
On theBBC game showBig Break, White was the first player to clear the table with 3 reds remaining in the final part of the challenge (thus winning the top prize for the contestant he was playing for). He was introduced to the studio audience on each appearance with the song "Jimmy Jimmy" bythe Undertones. White was also the first (and only) winner of theITV showTenball, featuring a mix betweenpool andsnooker.
In the filmJack Said (a prequel toJack Says) White played the part of Vic Lee, a snooker club owner, in his first major film role forBritish cinema.[citation needed]
White appeared in the9th series ofI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here![59] He finished in third place on 4 December 2009,[60] withGino D'Acampo the eventual winner.[61]
On 23 September 2019, White published an apology on his officialFacebook page to Kirk Stevens, stating that in his autobiographySecond Wind he misremembered a few stories as occurring with Kirk Stevens that in fact did not. These events were widely broadcast in the media and White wanted to make the apology public to prevent them from being repeated. White further stated that he did not intend his words to be interpreted as meaning that Kirk Stevens introduced him tocrack cocaine[62] or that Stevens ever played WPBSA snooker under the influence of drugs.[63][64]
White has endorsed four computer games:Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker,Jimmy White's 2: Cueball,Jimmy White's Cueball World andPool Paradise. These games have been released for numerous machines, from 16-bit systems up tosixth-generation consoles and mobile phones. In June 2007, he was contracted to the online billiard website Play89.[53]
White was portrayed by James Bailey in the BBC filmThe Rack Pack, which focused on the rivalry betweenAlex Higgins andSteve Davis in the 1980s.[65]
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| Ranking[66][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 21 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 60 | 65 | 56 | 60 | 55 | 46 | 55 | 64 | [nb 4] | 90 | [nb 5] | 72 | [nb 5] | 84 | [nb 5] | 90 | [nb 6] | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | WD | RR | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open[nb 7] | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | 1R | W | QF | WD | 3R | SF | W | SF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | Not Held | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | Non-Ranking Event | QF | SF | 3R | F | 1R | QF | QF | F | W | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open[nb 8] | Not Held | NR | 2R | 1R | QF | F | 1R | 3R | F | QF | Not Held | A | SF | SF | 1R | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 3R | W | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters[nb 9] | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | 2R | NR | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | Tournament Not Held | A | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | LQ | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open[nb 10] | Not Held | F | 2R | 2R | 3R | W | 2R | QF | 3R | SF | 1R | W | 3R | 2R | QF | 1R | SF | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 11] | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | 1R | SF | 1R | F | QF | QF | SF | SF | QF | F | F | F | F | F | SF | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | LQ | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champion of Champions | NH | A | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | A | A | 1R | 1R | W | SF | F | 1R | QF | QF | SF | SF | SF | SF | 1R | SF | QF | 1R | WR | WR | QF | QF | SF | QF | SF | SF | 1R | WR | LQ | LQ | WR | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | RR | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Seniors Championship | Tournament Not Held | A | Tournament Not Held | W | SF | QF | QF | 1R | SF | A | Not Held | W | W | F | F | W | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canadian Masters[nb 12] | Non-Ranking | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | 2R | W | F | 3R | 1R | WD | W | 3R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Classic[nb 13] | Tournament Not Held | NR | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters[nb 14] | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | Not Held | 1R | 2R | 1R | SF | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | LQ | 2R | 1R | 2R | NR | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | 2R | 2R | NH | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy[nb 15] | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | LQ | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic[nb 16] | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | 1R | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open[nb 17] | Non-Ranking Event | NH | SF | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking | Tournament Not Held | LQ | WD | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Non-Ranking | Not Held | Non-Ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic[nb 18] | Tournament Not Held | Pro-am Event | Minor-Ranking Event | QF | 1R | A | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | NH | 1R | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open[nb 19] | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | 1R | 2R | 2R | Not Held | 2R | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | WR | 1R | LQ | 3R | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters[nb 20] | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Rank | A | 3R | 1R | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | 2R | 2R | 2R | WD | 4R | 2R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 4R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters[nb 21] | Tournament Not Held | SF | 3R | 1R | W | 1R | SF | WD | 1R | 2R | NH | 1R | Not Held | QF | 1R | F | 1R | 2R | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open[nb 8] | Not Held | LQ | Ranking Event | Not Held | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | A | A | A | 1R | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pontins Brean Sands | Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | LQ | SF | QF | SF | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open[nb 7] | A | RR | RR | F | RR | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tolly Cobbold Classic | A | A | QF | QF | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgian Classic | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo Masters | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canadian Masters[nb 12] | 2R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | QF | QF | F | R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Professional Championship | NH | A | Not Held | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai Masters[nb 13] | Tournament Not Held | QF | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matchroom Professional Championship | Tournament Not Held | A | 2R | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlsberg Challenge | Tournament Not Held | W | W | F | A | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Gold Cup | Tournament Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International League | Tournament Not Held | F | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Masters | Tournament Not Held | W | Not Held | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norwich Union Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | F | A | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| London Masters | Tournament Not Held | SF | QF | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters League | Tournament Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Challenge | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgian Challenge | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent Classic[nb 22] | Tournament Not Held | F | A | A | A | A | NH | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Tournament Not Held | SF | W | W | SF | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Challenge | Tournament Not Held | W | QF | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tenball | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgian Masters | Tournament Not Held | F | SF | QF | Not Held | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysian Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | NH | W | Tournament Not Held | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open[nb 17] | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | SF | QF | A | NH | R | Tournament Not Held | A | A | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superstar International | Tournament Not Held | F | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open[nb 19] | Tournament Not Held | F | Ranking Event | Not Held | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pontins Professional | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | F | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | QF | R | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions Cup[nb 23] | Tournament Not Held | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | SF | RR | RR | RR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Masters | Not Held | W | QF | QF | F | SF | SF | SF | NH | QF | SF | QF | QF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy[nb 15] | Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters[nb 14] | Tournament Not Held | A | W | A | A | Not Held | Ranking | QF | Ranking Event | A | Not Held | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | A | A | A | QF | 1R | W | W | QF | QF | QF | SF | SF | QF | QF | SF | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | Ranking Event | NH | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Euro-Asia Masters Challenge | Tournament Not Held | RR | SF | Not Held | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pot Black | A | A | A | SF | SF | F | W | Tournament Not Held | SF | QF | A | Tournament Not Held | QF | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Grand Final | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Killarney | Tournament Not Held | F | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Prague | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Legends of Snooker | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Snooker | Tournament Not Held | QF | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier League[nb 24] | Tournament Not Held | RR | Not Held | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | SF | W | SF | SF | RR | RR | F | F | RR | RR | SF | RR | RR | RR | RR | F | RR | A | A | A | RR | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Cup[nb 25] | Tournament Not Held | A | Tournament Not Held | A | NH | A | A | A | RR | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | WD | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seniors Irish Masters | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seniors 6-Red World Championship | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seniors Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Seniors Championship | Tournament Not Held | W | QF | F | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Masters[nb 26] | Tournament Not Held | A | QF | A | QF | SF | W | NH | F | SF | Tournament Not Held | A | Tournament Not Held | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship[nb 27] | Tournament Not Held | 2R | W | 2R | NH | 2R | 2R | RR | A | A | A | A | 2R | Not Held | RR | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
| PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
| Legend |
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| World Championship (0–6) |
| UK Championship (1–2) |
| Other (9–6) |
| Legend |
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| The Masters (1–1) |
| Premier League (1–3) |
| Other (27–22) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 1978 | Pontins Autumn Open | Sid Hood | 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1979 | Pontins Spring Open | Steve Davis | 3–7 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1979 | Warners Open | Tony Meo | 2–5[70] |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2004 | Swiss Open | Ian McCulloch | 1–5[71] |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2009 | Paul Hunter Classic | Shaun Murphy | 0–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 2010 | Pink Ribbon | Michael Holt | 5–6 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/partner | Opponent(s) in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1982 | World Team Classic | England |  Canada | 2–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1983 | World Doubles Championship | Tony Knowles | Steve DavisTony Meo | 2–10 |
| Winner | 1. | 1984 | World Doubles Championship |  Alex Higgins | Cliff ThorburnWillie Thorne | 10–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 1988 | World Cup | England |  Australia | 9–7 |
| Winner | 3. | 1989 | World Cup(2) | England | Rest of the world | 9–8 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1991 | World Masters | Caroline Walch | Steve DavisAllison Fisher | 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 2000 | Nations Cup | England |  Wales | 6–4 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1977 | Pontins Junior Championship | Tony Meo | 2–3[72] |
| Winner | 1. | 1978 | Pontins Junior Championship | John Bennett | 3–2[73] |
| Winner | 2. | 1979 | English Amateur Championship | Dave Martin | 13–10 |
| Winner | 3. | 1980 | World Amateur Championship | Ron Atkins | 11–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 1980 | Indian Amateur Championship |  Arvind Savur | 9–7 |
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