&sq=&lang=&file=File:Michael_White_PHC_2016-2.jpg) White at the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic | |
| Born | 5 July 1991 Neath, Glamorgan, Wales |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Wales |
| Nickname | Lightning[1] |
| Professional | 2007/2008, 2009–2020, 2022–2024 |
| Highest ranking | 15 (April 2016)[2] |
| Century breaks | 180 |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 2 |
Michael White (born 5 July 1991) is a Welsh former professional snooker player from Neath, Glamorgan. Nicknamed ‘Lightning’ due to his fast playing style, White is a former top 16 player and two-time ranking event winner.
A highly rated junior, he became the youngest player to have made a century break in competitive play aged 9, and won the World Amateur Championship at 14. White won his first ranking event at the 2015 Indian Open, before breaking into the top 16 during the 2015–16 season and capturing his second ranking title at the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic.
White's form started to decline in the 2018–19 season however, eventually leading to him dropping off the professional tour in 2020. He regained his tour card in 2022 by qualifying for the 2022 World Snooker Championship, becoming only the second amateur ever to qualify for the tournament in the process.
White was removed from the tour by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association with immediate effect after the 2024 Championship League, when he was sentenced to 36 months in prison for assault on his former partner.[3][4]
- ^ "Michael White". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "WORLD RANKINGS After 2016 BAIC Motors China Open". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "WPBSA Statement Michael White". WPBSA. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Top snooker player jailed for assaulting partner". BBC News. Retrieved 12 July 2024.