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Jimmy White instantly loses frame as he breaks little-known rule at World Championship qualifier
Jimmy White found himself behind in the first round of World Snooker Championship qualifying after making an epic blunder. The ten-time ranking champion was among the biggest names vying for a spot in the competition which kicks off at the Crucible later this month. White broke a little-known rule in his World Championship qualifierGetty But despite his standing in the sport, the 62-year-old found himself behind in bizarre circumstances. Facing Ukrainian Anton Kazakov, White went from 1-0 up to 2-1 behind due to the three-miss rule. The little-known law sees a player lose a frame if they fail to hit the intended ball on three consecutive occasions when they have a clear view of it and are not snookered. Having miscued his second shot, White attempted an ambitious effort for his third but failed to hit his intended target again. It was an uncharacteristic error that saw him facing an uphill battle to get back into the game. Kazakov is a 20-year-old Ukrainian player who is 42 years younger than the London-born star. But it was White, not his young opponent, who made the rookie error. TNT Sports commentator Neal Foulds said: “Jimmy White has missed three times, so the frame is over. “What a way to lose a frame.” Philip Studd added: “Well, it’s not unprecedented, of course. White failed to hit his target on three occasions, allowing his opponent to take the leadTNT Sports White is vying for a place in the World Championship which starts on April 19Getty “It has happened. It’s happened in big matches. “It’s happened in a ranking final, in fact. But it is a rarity.” Responding to the blunder, fans were left baffled on social media. One wrote: “I always wondered what happened from a third foul and a miss in a row off a miscue. Guess Jimmy has answered it for me. “I thought it wouldn’t count?” Another fan commented: “Painful to watch,” while a third wrote: “That last shot looked like it took a dead bounce off the cushion. Fans were left baffled at what they had seenGetty “Silly shot to play though because it’s hardly an open table. He broke the cardinal rule of snooker!” All matches at the World Snooker Championship are the best of 19 frames, with White just one of the big names taking part in qualifying. Ali Carter and Jack Lisowski are also involved in a hugely competitive qualifying field which runs between April 7-16. Only the world’s top 16-ranked stars automatically qualify for the main event at the Crucible on April 19.
Jimmy White found himself behind in the first round of World Snooker Championship qualifying after making an epic blunder.
The ten-time ranking champion was among the biggest names vying for a spot in the competition which kicks off at the Crucible later this month.
But despite his standing in the sport, the 62-year-old found himself behind in bizarre circumstances.
Facing Ukrainian Anton Kazakov, White went from 1-0 up to 2-1 behind due to the three-miss rule.
The little-known law sees a player lose a frame if they fail to hit the intended ball on three consecutive occasions when they have a clear view of it and are not snookered.
Having miscued his second shot, White attempted an ambitious effort for his third but failed to hit his intended target again.
It was an uncharacteristic error that saw him facing an uphill battle to get back into the game.
Kazakov is a 20-year-old Ukrainian player who is 42 years younger than the London-born star.
But it was White, not his young opponent, who made the rookie error.
TNT Sports commentator Neal Foulds said: “Jimmy White has missed three times, so the frame is over.
“What a way to lose a frame.”
Philip Studd added: “Well, it’s not unprecedented, of course.
“It has happened. It’s happened in big matches.
“It’s happened in a ranking final, in fact. But it is a rarity.”
Responding to the blunder, fans were left baffled on social media.
One wrote: “I always wondered what happened from a third foul and a miss in a row off a miscue. Guess Jimmy has answered it for me.
“I thought it wouldn’t count?”
Another fan commented: “Painful to watch,” while a third wrote: “That last shot looked like it took a dead bounce off the cushion.
“Silly shot to play though because it’s hardly an open table. He broke the cardinal rule of snooker!”
All matches at the World Snooker Championship are the best of 19 frames, with White just one of the big names taking part in qualifying.
Ali Carter and Jack Lisowski are also involved in a hugely competitive qualifying field which runs between April 7-16.
Only the world’s top 16-ranked stars automatically qualify for the main event at the Crucible on April 19.
