'All sorts happened' - Wild fluke helps Jimmy White take opening frame of Gibraltar Open clash with Stuart Bingham

At the highest level, winning ugly is acceptable and Jimmy White got a huge slice of luck to help him take an ugly opening frame of his clash with Stuart Bingham at the Gibraltar Open. White had the afternoon off on account of his opponent Anthony Hamilton’s withdrawal, so was understandably a little rusty against Bingham. Ad/> Bingham did not have that as an excuse, as he closed out his previous match against Gerard Greene with a 147.

Welsh Open'Phenomenal' — O'Sullivan in awe as White pulls off Trump's brilliant banana shot04/03/2022 AT 17:54 But the standard was not good early on, and they served up an opening frame that will not live long in the memory banks. Bingham was off colour and made a series of mistakes, but too often for White’s liking he kept leaving the table difficult for his opponent. As such, it was a scrappy, drawn-out, low-scoring affair.

Gibraltar Open 2022 — Latest results, scores, schedule Woollaston shocks O'Sullivan at Gibraltar Open With two reds remaining on the table, White led 28-24. He took on a red but missed it by some distance, only to see it flick two colours, travel round the table and into the green pocket. “Wow, what a fluke,” David Hendon said on Eurosport commentary.

“He was a mile away initially. But all sorts happened, kisses. There we go.

“He caught the pink and the black.” Given the standard of play in the frame, it did not see White over the line but he kept chipping away and eventually took the opener — with his highest break of the frame being nine. --- Watch the Gibraltar Open and other top snooker live on Eurosport and discovery+. Shoot Out'Give the old man a chance' — White crashes out of Snooker Shoot Out to Lam21/01/2022 AT 16:53 The MastersJimmy White vs Judd Trump's