Uncertain future for White

JIMMY WHITE faces an uncertain future after failing to qualify for the final stages of the Welsh Open in Prestatyn last night.

White, 44, was beaten 5-4 by Ireland’s Mark Allen in the final qualifying round of the season’s fifth ranking tournament, having also lost in the preliminary rounds of the previous four.

The Whirlwind, ranked eighth last season, is 56th in the provisional rankings but will fall further having already been eliminated from the Malta Cup, which concludes later this month.

If he drops out of the top 64 after the 888.com World Championship in May he will be relegated from the circuit.