Jimmy White qualifies for UK Snooker Championship
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White won four qualifying matches to reach the last 32 at the Barbican
Jimmy White has qualified for the UK Snooker Championship televised stage at the age of 60.
The six-time World Championship runner-up beat Dominic Dale 6-1 to seal his place in the last 32 in York – 30 years after he won the title.
It was a fourth consecutive qualifying victory for Englishman White, who last reached the finals stage in 2010.
‘The Whirlwind’ claimed 6-0 wins over Victor Sarkis and Mitchell Mann before defeating Stephen Maguire 6-4.
White, ranked 89 in the world, never looked in trouble in his final qualifier at Ponds Forge in Sheffield as he dominated against 50-year-old Welshman Dale.
The three-time world senior champion will now join the world’s top 16 in Thursday’s draw for the UK Championship, which begins at the Barbican on Saturday.
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