Jimmy White confident of return to form, admits regret over 'schoolboy error' late-season technique change

09.04.2023 - 23:19 eurosport.com

Jimmy White was confident of making his dream return to the Crucible, after beating Judd Trump earlier in the season, but his bid ended in disappointment with defeat to Martin O'Donnell in the second round of World Championship qualifying.

Despite his recent confidence, White blames himself for the loss as he made a late-season tweak to his technique. Ad «I'm devastated because I've been playing some really good stuff,» White told the Mail.

World Championship'What a way to finish' – Referee Moore to end 19-year snooker career after world final07/04/2023 AT 09:09 White went on to explain that it was a misjudged decision to tinker with his technique. «I made a huge mistake,» he said. «I changed something with my technique two weeks ago.

It's something I needed to do, I found this problem, I've always had it, I've been tinkering with it for a while but I changed it two weeks ago.» Commenting on his defeat to O'Donnell, White said: «I was all over the place.

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