JIMMY White is one of the top snooker players in the UK ever since his debut more than 40 years ago.
But who is he and what did he achieve in his career?
James Warren White is an English professional snooker player who has won four seniors World titles, and two out of the three majors during this career.
He was born on May 2, 1962 in Tooting, London.
White has the nickname “The Whirlwind” because of his his fluid, swift and attacking style of play.
At the age of nine he discovered his interested in snooker and in 1979 he won the English Amateur Championship.
In 1980 he became the youngest ever winner of the World Amateur Snooker Championship.
In February 2024, it was announced that Hollywood is filming a biopic about Jimmy White and that actor Ray Winstone is set to be playing his manager.
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White won two major snooker tournaments in his life.
In 1992 he won the UK Championship and in 1984 the Masters.
He also has a total of ten rankings and he is twelfth on the all-time list of ranking event winners.
The closest he became to winning a World Championship was in 1994, however he reached the finals six times.
White also played for England’s snooker team and won the Nations Cup and World Cup in team events.
According to casino.org Jimmy White’s net worth is around £15.3 million.
During his career he won £4,942,404 in prize money.
He also appeared in various TV appearances and has sponsorship, which earned him extra money.
In 1995 Jimmy White was diagnosed with testicular cancer.
Around the same time his brother had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
White beat his cancer after a successful surgery and was able to become a fifth child afterwards.
He told the Guardian in 2007: “I discovered I had testicular cancer after finding a lump.
“It turned out to be two malignant growths and the doctor told me I would have to have the testicle removed.
“I was so terrified of dying that I didn’t even want to tell my wife, Maureen.
“Luckily I caught it early enough.
“I even managed to produce a son – my fifth child – which is a miracle, really.”
