World Seniors Snooker Championship: Jimmy White sizzles to set up Tony Drago semi-final clash, but Stephen Hendry loses

06.05.2023 - 21:41 eurosport.com

Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White treated the Crucible Theatre to some vintage play in the World Seniors Championship quarter-finals with a 4-0 whitewash of Adrian Riley on Saturday night.

The three-time seniors winner looks in good shape for a fourth title in Sheffield on Sunday evening after running in breaks of 76, 102, 80 and 84 in a dominant display that saw him clock an average shot time of only 21.65 seconds.

Ad He will meet fellow speed merchant Tony Drago on Sunday (12pm) after 'The Tornado' ended Mark Davis' hopes with a 4-3 victory earlier in the day.

SnookerHendry and White show class to reach World Seniors quarter-finalsYESTERDAY AT 19:51 Playing with an AST of 14.98 seconds, Drago enjoyed breaks of 50 and 59 before watching Davis restore parity at 3-3 with 137, the highest break of the 16-man event so far, 63 and 98.

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World Seniors Snooker Championship: Jimmy White books spot in final with dominant win over Tony Drago

Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White stayed on course for a fourth World Seniors snooker title with an inspired 4-1 victory over Tony Drago in the semi-finals at the Crucible Theatre on Sunday. The six-time world finalist produced breaks of 76, 102, 80 and 84 in a 4-0 quarter-final whitewash of Adrian Ridley on Saturday night and picked up from where he left off in Sheffield against Maltese favourite Drago, a figure he first met on the professional tour at the 1987 Grand Prix.

World Seniors Snooker Championship: Jimmy White sizzles to set up Tony Drago semi-final clash, Stephen Hendry loses

Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White treated the Crucible Theatre to some vintage play in the World Seniors Championship quarter-finals with a 4-0 whitewash of Adrian Ridley on Saturday night. The three-time seniors winner looks in good shape for a fourth title in Sheffield on Sunday evening after running in breaks of 76, 102, 80 and 84 in a dominant display that saw him clock an average shot time of only 21.65 seconds. Ad He will meet fellow speed merchant Tony Drago on Sunday (12pm) after 'The Tornado' ended Mark Davis' hopes with a 4-3 victory earlier in the day.