Gray sends 'Whirlwind' spinning out

DAVID GRAY made it a black day for Jimmy White as he sent the 'Whirlwind' spinning out of the 888.com World Championship - and the all-important top 32.

White's 10-5 defeat means he has suffered the same fate as John Parrott, another Crucible hero, in sliding down the rankings to a point where he will need to win two qualifying matches to secure a return to Sheffield next year.

It rounded off a terrible season for the six-times former World Championship runner-up, who began the campaign ranked number eight.