UK Championship draw: Jimmy White drawn against Ryan Day, Ronnie O'Sullivan to take on Matthew Stevens at Barbican

ByEurosport

Updated 11/11/2022 at 00:23 GMT

Jimmy White won the UK Championship in 1992. And 30 years later, the Whirlwind – at the age of 60 – secured a spot at the 2022 UK Championship by beating Dominic Dale in the final round of qualifying. He will face Ryan Day in the last 32. Ronnie O'Sullivan will take on Matthew Stevens. The UK Championship will be held in York from November 12 to November 20 at the Barbican Centre in York.

'If I bring my 'A' game I can win the tournament' - White after reaching UK Championship first round

Jimmy White will face Ryan Day in the last 32 of the UK Championship, with Zhao Xintong beginning the defence of his title against either Sam Craigie or Ian Burns.

The UK Championship - the first of this season’s Triple Crown events - begins on Saturday, November 12 with Zhao opening his title defence at 1pm GMT live on Eurosport and discovery+.

White, 60, is the story of the tournament after the 1992 winner rolled back the years to produce some mesmerising snooker to make the tournament proper for the first time in over a decade.

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The world No. 89 will face British Open winner Day in the last 32 at 7pm on Saturday.

Elsewhere, Ronnie O'Sullivan begins his quest for an eighth title on Monday at 1pm and will face Matthew Stevens, while Mark Williams takes on Jamie Clarke and Mark Selby will face Hossein Vafaei.

John Higgins has drawn Tom Ford and Neil Robertson will take to the baize against Joe Perry. Judd Trump opens against Xiao Guodong or Andres Petrov.

UK CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW IN FULL

Zhao Xintong v Sam Craigie
Mark Allen v Jordan Brown
Ryan Day v Jimmy White
Kyren Wilson v Matthew Selt
Neil Robertson v Joe Perry
Luca Brecel v Lyu Haotian
John Higgins v Tom Ford
Barry Hawkins v Ding Junhui
Yan Bingtao v Zhou Yuelong
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Matthew Stevens
Stuart Bingham v Liam Highfield
Mark J Williams v Jamie Clarke
Jack Lisowski v Xu Si
Judd Trump v Xiao Guodong
Mark Selby v Hossein Vafaei
Shaun Murphy v David Gilbert

'If I bring my ‘A’ game, I can win the competition'

Former UK Championship winner White might be 60, but he says can still compete with the best in the game.

Asked after his stunning 6-1 win against Dale if he had a preferred opponent, White said that on his day he was a match for anyone.

“I am not just here to make the numbers up," said White. "If I bring my ‘A’ game, I can win the competition.

“Every one of these guys are in the top 16 for a reason. Because they are consistent and they are all top players. I am down in the rankings because I am not consistent, but my ‘A’ game can compete with any of them.

"There is nothing wrong with my game – it is just mental and that is what I am focusing on.”

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