Jimmy White turned out the World Cup in the Snooker championship; World Snooker Championship in 2025 runs from Saturday 19 April to Monday, May 5. Kyren Wilson will be the defense champion after defeating Jak Jones in the 2024 final
Last Updated: 12/04/25 8:57
Jimmy White needs either another invitation card or a trip to Q -School to stay on the circuit after losing in the World Cup.
Jimmy White’s absence from the World Cup will extend to 20 years after he lost in the second qualification round.
White, 62, has not shown on crucible since a first defeat in 2006 and has lost in qualifying every year since.
This record stretched to a 19th year when he was beaten by Ashley Carty.
Rotherham Potter beat the six-time finalist 10-5 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.
White needs either another Invitational Tour card or a trip to Q -School to stay on the circuit after suffering a relegation.
Former German Masters -Winner Anthony Hamilton Stopped a sensational fightback from Steven Hallworth, who had drawn 9-0, and created a momentum-cubicle approval to win 10-8.
No player has ever won a best-of-19 match from 9-0 down, but Hallworth seemed to be on course for the story as he led 63-0 in the 18th frame. The match looked like a final frame when Hamilton called for an approval of 69 to win on the black.
“It’s so hard as trying to get over the line in a ranking final. It’s a story that will follow you around the rest of your life. If you’re losing from 9-0, you’re on quizzes and sowing. You don’t want it,” 53-year-old Hamilton said.
“He was gone in the first session I was gone there. It was a proper battle with two halves. And when I say away, I mean away. It’s not like golf where you can go for a little walk. You’re gone. You’ve played all these years and can’t do eight. So it was definitely the best break I ever made.
“He bossed everything. You see that the scoreboard is ticking and you’re all over the gaff!
FU creates history
Marco Fu made the seventh 16-red clearance in professional snooker story
Marco Fu Made the seventh 16-red approval in professional snooker history during his qualification match against Ben Mertens on Thursday.
The Hong Kong star FU took the brown as an extra red, then patted the green and continued to take all 15 reds with colors and then cleared the table a total of 139.
The highest break in the Snooker story was prepared by Jamie Burnett during the British championship qualifiers in 2004, when a free ball at the start of the frame helped him make a 148.
The seven 16-red distance is:
148 – Jamie Burnett (2004 UK Championship)
141 – Ricky Walden (2008 UK Championship)
141 – Mark Selby (2018 China Open)
140 – Liam Highfield (2020 Scottish Open)
139 – Ryan Day (2023 Tour Championship)
139 – Marco Fu (2025 World Cup)
135 – Steve James (1990 World Cup)
Snooker Ranking Tournament -Winners 2024/25
- Championship League: Ali Carter
- Xi’an Grand Prix: Kyren Wilson
- Saudi -Arabia Masters: Judd Trump
- English Open: Neil Robertson
- British Open: Mark Selby
- Wuhan open: Xiao Guodong
- Northern Ireland Open: Kyren Wilson
- International Championship: Ding Junhui
- British Championship: Judd Trump
- Shoot out: Tom Ford
- Scottish Open: Lei Peifan
- German Masters: Kyren Wilson
- Welsh open: Mark Selby
- The world open: John Higgins
- World Grand Prix: Neil Robertson
- Player Championship: Kyren Wilson
- Tour Championship – John Higgins
- World Cup And will take place 19 April to 5 May
Winners of non-ranked events
- Shanghai Masters: Judd Trump
- Champion for Champions: Mark Williams
- Riyadh Season Championship: Mark Allen
- Masters: Shaun Murphy
- Championship League Invitational: Mark Selby