A remarkable run of results continued for Jimmy White at the 2023 WST Classic on Tuesday as he beat 2019 world champion Judd Trump 4-2 to reach the last 16 in Leicester.
'The Whirlwind' was in devastating form early on at the Morningside Arena and went three frames up before 'The Juddernaut' rediscovered some rhythm. It wasn't to last, however, as White—who turns 61 in May—advanced to set up a round-of-16 clash against China's Pang Junxu later on Tuesday.
"[When] I started off, I was really nervous," White told the World Snooker Tour after the biggest win of his season thus far. "And it's okay to be nervous, because it means you're alive! Do you know what I mean, at my age.
