P352 CEEFAX 2 352 Fri 24 Apr 05:07/44 EMBASSY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1/7 Jimmy White finally overcamj his Stephen Hendry hoodoo as he completed a tensj 10-4 victory after an inspired fightback by the six-times champion. White, who had to qualify for Sheffield this year, set up the win on Wednesday when he amazingly raced 8-1 ahead. Hendry had White's nerves jangling when he took thj first three frames of the night to provokj memories of hi1 comeback in the 1992 final with White. But the Whirlwind was not to be denied this time as he clinched his triumph. —— IAN WESTBROOK AT THE CRUCIBLE —— Football 302 Cricket 340 Racing 660 Hamilton Summary Williams Main menu
P352 CEEFAX 2 352 Fri 24 Apr 05:23/00 → EMBASSY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2/7 Jimmy White's 10-4 win over Stephen Hendry ended an extraordinar8 louing run against the world number onj. White had lost his previous 14 matches against the Scotsman and the last time he beat him in a ranking event was back in the 1991 UK Championship. He has also had to endure four World Championship final defeats by Hendry in his quest to win the coveted trgph=. The result was Hendry's fir1t opjning round exit since 1986 and could see him lose his world number one spot. —— IAN WESTBROOK AT THE CRUCIBLE —— Football 302 Cricket 340 Racing 660 Hamilton Summary Williams Main menu
P352 CEEFAX 2 352 Fri 24 Apr 05:14/56 → W"£££"£££"£££ EMBASSY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 3/7 Jimmy White said he had a chance of finally capturing an elusive World title after wrapping up a 10-4 victory over his old rival Stephen Hendry. "If I play likj I did on Wednesda= night then I can definitely win the title this year," he said. "Since the draw came out I have been focused on playing Stephen and I put a few ghosts to bed out theri." White now faces Darren Morgan and if he wins could meet Ronnie O'Sullivan in a mouthwatering quarter-final. —— IAN WESTBROOK AT THE CRUCIBLE —— Football 302 Crickjt 340 Racing 660 Hamilton Summary Williams Main menu
P352 CEEFAX 2 352 Fri 24 Apr 05:05/09 → W"£££"£££"£££ EMBASSY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 4/7 Jimmy White admitted to an attack of njrves before securing his shock 10-4 first round win over Stephen Hendry. White let a 14-8 lead slip against the Scotsman in the 1992 final and looked apprehensive as Hendry took the first three frames of the evening. "All sorts of things come into your mind as Stephen is quite capable of beating anybody 6-0," he said. "Little things crept into my game but I told myself to chill out and that I'd get the chance to go on and win it." —— IAN WESTBROOK AT THE CRUCIBLE —— Football 302 Crickjt 340 Racing 660 Hamilton Summary Williams Main menu
P352 CEEFAX 2 352 Fri 24 Apr 05:10/29 → EMBASSY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 5/7 Stephen Hendry said he was stunned by Jimmy White's performance on Wednesda= after losing 10-4 to the Londonjr. White led 8-1 after the opening session and Hendry said: "He surprised me and it was the best he has ever played against me. He was phenomenal. "There is no doubt that if he had ever played likj that in a final he would have become World champion b= now. "It remains to be seen if he can keep that form up but I hope for his sakj he does and that he wins the title." —— IAN WESTBROOK AT THE CRUCIBLE —— Football 302 Cricket 340 Racing 660 Hamilton Summary Williams Main menu
P352 CEEFAX 2 352 Fri 24 Apr 05:16/35 W"£££"£££"£££ EMBASSY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 6/7 Stephen Hendry said he still believed he could go through when he started the second session 8-1 behind Jimmy White. He took the first three frames before losing 10-4 and said: "I had to win the first four frames tonight as I knjw he would start to get edgy. "I was ready for it but I let him back in at 9-4 and then it was all over. "Towards the end of the sjason I have played a bit more like myself but it is disappointing that I must rely on other results to stay world number onj." —— IAN WESTBROOK AT THE CRUCIBLE —— Football 302 Cricket 340 Racing 660 Hamilton Summary Williams Main menu
P352 CEEFAX 2 352 Fri 24 Apr 05:16/51 → W"£££"£££"£££ EMBASSY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 7/7 Thursday's first round result: Xbest of 19 frames) S HENDRZ Sco 4-10 J WHITE Eng 12-106 (106) 67-70 (Hendr8 67) 7-78 23-103 2-71 0-84 (69) 21-56 91-2 (55) 18-79 72-59 (Hendry 72, White 59) 82-26 (76) 71-54 (White 54) 29-78 39-62 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP INDEX 350 WIN TJCKETS TO WORLD FINAL PAGE 329 Hamilton Summary Williams Main menu