Whirlwind spins 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 Theatre 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.