Jimmy White

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.