Jimmy White

James Warren White was born on 2 May 1962 and is nicknamed “The Whirlwind” for his swift, attacking style — the same name the club's bar and its signature burger carry today. In his sixties, he remains the oldest player on the professional tour.

Career highlights

1980 World Amateur Champion (and 1979 English Amateur Champion); turned professional in 1980
Ten ranking titles — 12th on the all-time list
Winner of the Masters (1984) and the UK Championship (1992), two of snooker's Triple Crown events
Reached six World Championship finals (1984, 1990–1994)
Made a 147 maximum at the 1992 World Championship — the first left-hander to do so at the Crucible
Four-time World Seniors Champion (2010, 2019, 2020, 2023)
Awarded the MBE (1999) and inducted into the World Snooker Tour Hall of Fame (2017)

At the club

When his schedule allows, Jimmy plays in the club's Saturday snooker handicap — the same club whose bar, The Whirlwind Bar, and signature burger, the Whirlwind Smash Burger, take his nickname.

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