- Michael White (snooker player)
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Michael White Born July 5, 1991
NeathSport country 
WalesProfessional 2007– Highest ranking 66 (5 months) Current ranking 71 Highest break 145 (2011 Shanghai Masters Qualifying)
[1]Best ranking finish Last 48: 2009 UK Championship, 2010 Shanghai Masters Michael White (born July 7, 1991) is a Welsh professional snooker player from Neath. He is the resident professional at the Whitez Snooker Club in the Uplands, Swansea.[2]
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Career
Early career
White first showed potential by becoming the youngest player to have made a century break: he made a break of 105 in March 2001, when he was aged nine years old.[3] In 2001, he was invited to the Crucible, where John Parrott commented: 'I hope I've retired before I have to play him!' He won a number of junior and later amateur events, and in 2006 became the youngest ever winner of the IBSF World Grand Prix, winning it aged 14.[4][5] He also won the European under-19 Championship, beating Vincent Muldoon in the final.[6] He turned professional for the 2007/2008 season, but he wasn't allowed to play in the first ranking event of the season, the 2007 Shanghai Masters as it fell short of his 16th birthday which allowed his opponent Lee Walker a walkover. Previously Shaun Murphy had been allowed to play aged 15.[7]
Turning professional
In his first professional match, the Masters qualifying, he shocked Leicester player Tom Ford 4–0, however he lost to eventual champion Barry Hawkins 5-2 in the following round. His first season on the Main Tour was relatively unsuccessful, winning only four matches in the seven ranking events. In his first ranking tournament, the Grand Prix, he finished last in his group, beating Tony Drago but losing his other 6 matches. His most successful run was beating Shailesh Jogia 10–4 in the first round of the World Championship qualifiers, but he lost 10–4 to Barry Pinches in the next. These results meant that he dropped off the Main Tour, but gave him good experience.
He regained a place on the Main Tour for the 2009/2010 Season by finishing top of the Welsh rankings.
In the qualifiers for the 2009 Shanghai Masters he beat former world champion John Parrott 5–0 (who later joked "I hope I retire before I have to play him...again" in reference to his earlier comment) before losing 5–3 to Mark Davis. His best run during the season was to the last 48 of the UK Championship, with victories over Daniel Wells, Jin Long and Jamie Burnett before losing 9–4 to Liang Wenbo. This meant that by the end of the season he had done enough to retain his tour status.
2010/2011
He started the new season by winning three qualifying matches in the 2010 Shanghai Masters, including a 5–1 win over Dominic Dale, before losing to Peter Ebdon by the same scoreline. A consistent season saw him retain his tour place.
Tournament wins
Amateur
- IBSF World Grand Prix, 2006
- EBSA European Under-19 Championship, 2007
References
- ^ "Century breaks (Qualifying)". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=948. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ "Whitez Snooker & Pool". Whitez Snooker & Pool. 2007. http://www.whitezsnooker.co.uk/. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ "Kid potter heads for record books". BBC Sport. 2001-03-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/1247954.stm. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ "Prodigy White claims world crown". BBC Sport. 2006-03-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4770014.stm. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ "Chris Turner's Snooker Archive - Records". 2008. http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Profile on World Snooker". World Snooker Association. 2007. http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/PlayersAlphabeticalArticle/0,,13165~2237420,00.html. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ Everton, Clive (2006-06-26). "Rising star denied entry to Shanghai Masters". London: Guardian Unlimited. http://sport.guardian.co.uk/snooker/story/0,,2111451,00.html. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
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Categories:- Living people
- Welsh snooker players
- 1991 births
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