Whirlwind needs to brew up a storm to overpower Wattana

JIMMY WHITE has a mountain to climb today if he is to remain in the Embassy World Championship. The six-times Crucible runner-up faces a 6-3 deficit against Thailand’s James Wattana.

And that represents a massive recovery for a player who won his one and only ranking tournament match of the season in the Scottish Open earlier this month.

However, there is a glimmer of hope for the Whirlwind making his 23rd appearance in the final stages of the game’s most prestigious event.