Jimmy White makes plea to UK Championship snooker star after Mark Selby victory

Jack Lisowski bushed Mark Selby 6-4 successful his circular of 16 UK Championship triumph connected Sunday (November 24) and fable of the crippled Jimmy White was afloat of praise for the in-form 33-year-old

Jimmy White showered Jack Lisowski with praise aft his stunning UK Championship triumph implicit Mark Selby.

The fable of the crippled besides urged the 33-year-old to rewatch his circular of 16 triumph from Sunday (November 24), which helium described arsenic immoderate of the finest snooker he's witnessed from Lisowski. After overcoming Thor Chuan Leong and Bai Yulu successful the qualifiers, Lisowski faced a pugnacious situation against world no. 4 Selby astatine York Barbican.

Despite a rocky commencement that saw him trailing 3-0 with lone six points to his name, arsenic Selby showcased his prowess with 2 centuries, Lisowski wasn't down for the count. He rallied backmost impressively, claiming triumph successful six retired of the adjacent 7 frames, culminating successful a 6-4 win.

His adjacent hostile successful the quarter-finals volition beryllium Ali Carter. The match's precocious calibre didn't spell unnoticed by snooker legends White and Ronnie O'Sullivan, who watched from the workplace and concurred that Lisowski had delivered 1 of his career's standout performances. When asked astir their comments, Lisowski modestly said: "Yeah, it astir apt is," reports the Express.

"It astir apt is successful presumption of the information and however Mark didn't wholly stroke maine distant tactically. So yeah, I didn't cognize what to expect this week but evidently my crippled is beauteous good." Following the match, erstwhile informed that White had suggested helium reappraisal the crippled to admit his exceptional play, Lisowski responded with a chuckle: "Well yeah, he's told maine to truthful I've got to bash that haven't I?

"Don't privation to annoy Jimmy. Yeah, I'll person a small look backmost and evidently it'll beryllium a bully watch. It's amended than watching yourself suffer anyway." Lisowski is present ranked 21st successful the World Snooker Rankings, and his adjacent situation astatine the UK Championships volition beryllium against satellite fig 12 Carter, who defeated Ryan Day 6-4 successful his opening match. If helium wins connected Wednesday (27 November), helium volition look the victor of the lucifer betwixt Mark Allen and Yize Wu.