White lands shock win over Trump in WST Classic

21.03.2023 - 16:13 rte.ie

Jimmy White recorded one of his best victories in the last decade after knocking out Judd Trump in third round of the WST Classic in Leicester.White, aged 60, reached the last 32 of the UK Championship earlier in the season and is now at an even deeper stage of this competition following his shock win over one of the best players in the world.The Whirlwind raced into a 3-0 lead against an out of sort Trump.He withstood a fightback including a 73 break from the Masters champion, sealing the 4-2 win in a scrappy sixth frame.White moves on to the last 16 where he'll face Pang Junxu.Mark Allen meets Noppon Saengkham this afternoon.

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