Top 10 moments of 2022/23 snooker season: No. 10 – Jimmy White defies Old Father Time as Whirlwind finds vintage form

After the conclusion of another extraordinary snooker season, we pick 10 memorable moments from the 2022/23 campaign as captured by the Eurosport cameras. You can vote for your personal favourite when we reveal our final list of contenders later this month. Ad No.

10 – Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White defies Old Father Time SnookerFinal day of snooker Q School sees Ishpreet Singh and He secure tour cardsYESTERDAY AT 13:54 Ahead of the 2012 Masters final at Alexandra Palace – a contest won 10-6 by Neil Robertson against Shaun Murphy at the maiden staging of the tournament in the storied London venue – one recalls sitting down with Jimmy White before a storied testimonial dinner to mark his 50th birthday that saw his old mucker Ronnie Wood and the Rolling Stones wash up to pay tribute. «If I'm still playing well, there is no reason why I need to retire,» he said. «You either want it or you don't.

I am 100 per cent committed. “I love the game too much. I've tried to go play golf or sit in the sun, but that is not for me.» After Paint It Black met Pot Black, little did we know that over a decade on, the Whirlwind of old London town would still want it as badly beyond the age of 60.

White finished his most memorable campaign in a decade by finalising a record fourth World Seniors title in Sheffield with a 5-3 win over fellow Londoner Alfie Burden, but was just as adept in playing the generation game among younger foes throughout a rousing season when he became like Benjamin Button of the old green baize. “Wow! Jimmy White qualifying for the later stages of the UK Championship at the age of 60 has to be one the greatest achievements in our sport,” said Robertson on Twitter. White navigated four qualifying rounds, including a 6-4 win