Watch Jimmy White recreate Judd Trump's 'shot of the tournament' against Mark Allen at Northern Ireland Open
Published 25/10/2025 at 23:03 GMT+1
Jimmy White is in the veteran stage of his career, but the ‘Whirlwind’ can still dazzle with cue in hand. Judd Trump played what was described as the shot of the tournament, but it proved no trouble for White who recreated the pot in the TNT Sports studio. Watch and stream top snooker action, including the Northern Ireland Open, live and on demand on TNT Sports and discovery+.
Can Jimmy White recreate Judd Trump's brilliance?
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Jimmy White is still competitive on the World Snooker Tour, and he showed that there is life in the 63-year-old as he recreated a bit of Judd Trump magic.
During Trump's semi-final clash with Mark Allen at the Northern Ireland Open on Saturday evening, the world No. 1 pulled off a brilliant red to the left middle.
After seeing Trump sink the pot from a tight angle, TNT Sports commentator Joe Johnson said: "Wonderful shot. It was good to be able to take that one on and know he was not leaving one on."
Never one to shirk a challenge, White had the table set up in the TNT Sports studio at the interval of the match for a recreation of Trump’s pot.
Speaking of Trump’s pot alongside White, Alan McManus said: "This has got to be shot of the tournament."
Teeing up White at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, McManus said: "I don’t think there is anyone else in the building who could possibly pot that, I don’t know. We will maybe find out.
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"It was reminiscent of the red Mark Williams potted in the World Championship final against John Higgins back in the day.
"It was such an amazing shot and deserved to win the frame."
Setting the scene, White said: "Where the table is set out, he is playing this red in the middle pocket and playing for the inside jaw, so if it misses, he can’t leave it. There is so much value if it goes in. He is not leaving anything, and he pots it and goes on to win the frame. A very clever shot."
As he got down behind the cue ball, White added: "There is hardly any pocket to play with."
Executing the shot to perfection and landing on the black, White strode away with an arm raised in celebration.
"One-hit wonder," said Rachel Casey. "And the celebration. Loved it."
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Asked about the difficulty level, White replied: "There is a lot of value in it, but the shot is so difficult as there is hardly any pocket to aim at.
"I have hit it perfectly.
"It is a very clever shot that he played, as he was never going to hit the right-hand jaw so if he misses it he does not leave anything. It was a well worked out shot."
Addressing questions over whether he had had any practice shots, White said: "Not bad, and it was my first attempt."
Tables have changed in their manufacture from when White was playing at the top of his game, and McManus added: "The other thing about it, back in the day 30 years ago, the ball would come high and turn into that middle pocket, but now if it goes any way it goes up."
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