Masters 2022: 'Still got it' - Jimmy White dazzles with carbon copy of a brilliant Judd Trump pot on the pink
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Published 12/01/2022 at 19:02 GMT
Judd Trump produced a brilliant pot on a pink in the opening frame, wowing the crowd at the Alexandra Palace with the spin and power he put on the ball. Jimmy White set about recreating the shot for the Eurosport cameras. Setting the scene, Neal Foulds said: “Judd has a lot of cue power, but Jimmy has always been exactly the same - bundles of cue power.”
Jimmy White of England plays a shot during the third exhibition game against Stephen Hendry of Scotland on day four of 2017 Hong Kong Masters at Queen Elizabeth Stadium on July 23, 2017 in Hong Kong, China.
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Judd Trump wowed the crowd with a century break in the opening frame of his win over Mark Allen at the Masters, which included a party piece on the pink.
Anything you can do, I can do better, thought Jimmy White in the Eurosport studio.
At the mid-session interval, White made his way to the practice tables for his own shot at being the magician.
With Trump and Ronnie O’Sullivan on the adjacent practice tables, the pressure was on the Whirlwind to produce.
Setting the scene, Neal Foulds said: “Judd has a lot of cue power, but Jimmy has always been exactly the same - bundles of cue power.”
After White played the pink, with backspin to send it up and down the table, Foulds added: “Not bad Jim, I have to say. Still got it.”
To which White replied: Thanks Neal. I am buying the curry tonight, am I?”
After hitting the shot to near, perfection. White said: “It’s like when you hit a golf ball, you get that sound. It’s similar with a snooker ball, you are hitting the sweet spot. When you go through the ball, you get that sound.”
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