Jimmy White, the snooker whirlwind who tantalised fans with six world final heartbreakers, faces a fresh shot at glory this Boxing Day – but only after gambling away millions and draining a £35,000 bank account on crack in a dark spiral he now calls pure evil.
At 63, the man who never quite sealed the Crucible crown returns to Derby's baize for the British Seniors Open, taking on old rival Ken Doherty in a quarter-final that stirs memories of his glory days. Yet behind the cues and crowds lies a tale of addiction's brutal toll, a defiant romance and health battles that nearly broke him.
