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'{{Blacklisted-links|1= *http://www.prosnookerblog.com/centuries/ *:''Triggered by <code>\bprosnookerblog\.com\b</code> on the local blacklist'' *http://prosnookerblog.com/players/u-z/michael-white/ *:''Triggered by <code>\bprosnookerblog\.com\b</code> on the local blacklist'' *http://www.cuetracker.net/Players/Michael-White/Career-Total-Statistics *:''Triggered by <code>\bcuetracker\.net\b</code> on the local blacklist''|bot=Cyberbot II|invisible=false}} {{EngvarB|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox snooker player | name = Michael White | image = Michael White PHC 2016-2.jpg | caption = Paul Hunter Classic 2016 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|7|5}} | birth_place = [[Neath]], [[Glamorgan]] | Sport country = {{WAL}} | Nickname = Lightning | Professional = 2007/2008, 2009– | High ranking = 15 <small>(April 2016)</small><ref>{{cite web|title=World Rankings after the Players Championship 2015 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/86/c8/0,,13165~182406,00.pdf |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] | date=30 March 2015 |accessdate=30 March 2015 |format=PDF |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402212402/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/86/c8/0%2C%2C13165~182406%2C00.pdf |archivedate=2 April 2015 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=World Rankings after the China Open 2015|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ca/c8/0,,13165~182474,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] | date=6 April 2015|accessdate=8 April 2015|format=PDF}}</ref> | Prize money = [[Pound sterling|£]]551,817<ref name="cuetracker">{{cite web|title=Career-total Statistics for Michael White – Professional|url=http://www.cuetracker.net/Players/Michael-White/Career-Total-Statistics|publisher=CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database|accessdate=14 April 2015}}</ref> | High break = 145 <small>([[2011 Shanghai Masters#Qualifying stage centuries|2011 Shanghai Masters Qualifying]])</small> | Century break = 131<ref name="centurybreaks">{{cite web|title=Centuries|url=http://www.prosnookerblog.com/centuries/|publisher=Pro Snooker Blog|accessdate=18 November 2016}}</ref> | Ranking wins = 2 | Other wins = 1 | World champ = }} '''Michael White''' (born 5 July 1991) is a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] professional [[snooker]] player from [[Neath]]. At the age of nine he became the youngest player to have made a [[century break]] in competitive play and he was the world amateur champion by 14. White won his first ranking event title at the [[2015 Indian Open]]. ==Career== ===Early career=== White first showed potential by becoming the youngest player to make a century break: a 105 in March 2001, when aged nine.<ref name="Kid potter heads for record books">{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/1247954.stm | title = Kid potter heads for record books | publisher = [[BBC Sport]] | date = 28 March 2001 | accessdate = 5 February 2008 }}</ref> In 2001, he was invited to the Crucible, where [[John Parrott]] commented: 'I hope I've retired before I have to play him!' He won a number of junior and later amateur events, and in 2006 became the youngest ever winner of the IBSF World Grand Prix, winning it aged 14.<ref name="Prodigy White claims world crown">{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4770014.stm | title = Prodigy White claims world crown | publisher = [[BBC Sport]] | date = 3 March 2006 | accessdate = 5 February 2008 }}</ref><ref name="Chris Turner's Snooker Archive - Records">{{Cite web | url = http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210111343/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html|archivedate=10 February 2013 | title = Chris Turner's Snooker Archive – Records | publisher = | year = 2008 | accessdate = 7 August 2008 }}</ref> He also won the European under-19 Championship, beating [[Vincent Muldoon]] in the final.<ref name="Profile on World Snooker">{{Cite web | url = http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/PlayersAlphabeticalArticle/0,,13165~2237420,00.html | title = Profile on World Snooker | publisher = World Snooker Association | year = 2007 | accessdate = 14 February 2008 }}</ref> He turned professional for the [[Snooker season 2007/2008|2007/2008]] season, but he was not allowed to play in the first ranking event of the season, the [[Shanghai Masters 2007|2007 Shanghai Masters]] as it fell short of his 16th birthday which allowed his opponent [[Lee Walker]] a walkover. Previously [[Shaun Murphy (snooker player)|Shaun Murphy]] had been allowed to play aged 15.<ref name="Rising star White denied entry to Shanghai Msters">{{cite news | url = http://sport.guardian.co.uk/snooker/story/0,,2111451,00.html | title = Rising star denied entry to Shanghai Masters | publisher = ''Guardian Unlimited'' | date = 26 June 2006 | accessdate = 6 February 2008 | location=London | first=Clive | last=Everton }}</ref> ===Turning professional=== In his first professional match, the [[Masters (snooker)|Masters]] qualifying, he shocked [[Leicester]] player [[Tom Ford (snooker player)|Tom Ford]] 4–0, however he lost to eventual champion [[Barry Hawkins]] 5–2 in the following round. His first season on the Main Tour was relatively unsuccessful, winning only four matches in the seven ranking events. In his first ranking tournament, the [[2007 Grand Prix (snooker)|Grand Prix]], he finished last in his group, beating [[Tony Drago]] but losing his other 6 matches. His most successful run was beating [[Shailesh Jogia]] 10–4 in the first round of the [[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] qualifiers, but he lost 10–4 to [[Barry Pinches]] in the next. These results meant that he dropped off the Main Tour. He regained a place on the Main Tour for the [[Snooker season 2009/2010|2009/2010 Season]] by finishing top of the Welsh rankings. In the qualifiers for the [[Shanghai Masters 2009|2009 Shanghai Masters]] he beat former world champion [[John Parrott]] 5–0 (who later joked "I hope I retire before I have to play him...again" in reference to his earlier comment) before losing 5–3 to [[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]]. His best run during the season was to the last 48 of the [[2009 UK Championship (snooker)|UK Championship]], with victories over [[Daniel Wells (snooker player)|Daniel Wells]], [[Jin Long (snooker player)|Jin Long]] and [[Jamie Burnett]] before losing 9–4 to [[Liang Wenbo]]. This meant that by the end of the season he had done enough to retain his tour status. ===2010/2011 season=== He started the new season by winning three qualifying matches in the [[2010 Shanghai Masters]], including a 5–1 win over [[Dominic Dale]], before losing to [[Peter Ebdon]] by the same scoreline. He won two matches, before losing in the third qualifying round on two further occasions during the season. At the minor-ranking [[Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3|Euro PTC Event 3]] White beat the likes of [[Tom Ford (snooker player)|Tom Ford]] and [[Marco Fu]] to reach the quarter-finals, where he lost 2–4 to [[Andrew Higginson]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2010&player=171 | title=Michael White 2010/2011 | publisher=Snooker.org | accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref> He went on to finish 51st on the PTC Order of Merit and 71st in the world rankings.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2010&template=10 | title=Order of Merit 2010/2011 | publisher=Snooker.org | accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=worldsnooker.com |title=World rankings after WO |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/11/6d/0,,13165~158993,00.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=17 April 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304150414/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/11/6d/0%2C%2C13165~158993%2C00.pdf |archivedate=4 March 2011 |df= }}</ref> [[File:Michael White PHC 2012.jpg|thumb|Michael White at the [[European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 1|2012 Paul Hunter Classic]]]] ===2011/2012 season=== White narrowly missed out on a place in the [[Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Finals|2012 Players Tour Championship Finals]] as he finished 25th on the [[Players Tour Championship 2011/2012#Order of Merit|Order of Merit]], with only 24 players qualifying for the event.<ref>{{cite web|title=PTC Order of Merit after PTC12 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ae/98/0,,13165~170158,00.pdf |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] |accessdate=29 December 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6E1vjJOSK?url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ae/98/0%2C%2C13165~170158%2C00.pdf |archivedate=29 January 2013 |df= }}</ref> His placing was largely thanks to a semi-final run in [[Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 7|Event 7]], where his hopes of a first professional title were ended by [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]], who won 4–2.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2476945,00.html | title=O'Sullivan Wins Second PTC Title | publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|WPBSA]] | date=9 October 2011 | accessdate=10 January 2012}}</ref> Even though he could not qualify for a ranking event throughout the season he ended it at a then career high world ranking of 54, meaning he had risen 12 places during the year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=171&season=2011 | title=Michael White 2011/2012 | publisher=Snooker.org | accessdate=12 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b0/0,,13165~176157,00.pdf |title=Official World Ranking List for the 2012/2013 Season |accessdate=12 May 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616125200/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b0/0%2C%2C13165~176157%2C00.pdf |archivedate=16 June 2013 |df= }}</ref> ===2012/2013 season=== White began the [[Snooker season 2012/2013|2012/2013 season]] by winning three matches to qualify for the [[2012 Wuxi Classic|Wuxi Classic]] and two matches to qualify for the [[2012 International Championship|International Championship]] but lost in the wildcard once at the venues in China in both, to [[Zhou Yuelong]] 4–5 and [[Lü Haotian]] 5–6 respectively.<ref name="2012/13">{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=171&season=2012 | title=Michael White 2012/2013 | publisher=Snooker.org | accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref> White beat [[Craig Steadman]] and [[Ken Doherty]] to qualify for the [[2012 UK Championship (snooker)|UK Championship]], the first time he had made it into the first round of a ranking event.<ref name="2012/13"/> In his first domestic televised match in a ranking event, White played world number two [[Mark Selby]] and recovered from 0–2 down to level at 3–3 before succumbing to a 3–6 defeat, with White stating afterwards that he would definitely be back for more.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Snooker-star-White-UK-Championship/story-17484162-detail/story.html#axzz2Qm7qYw2b | title=Snooker star White out of UK Championship | publisher=This Is South Wales | accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref> He kept true to his word by beating [[Zhang Anda]] 10–5 and [[Andrew Higginson]] 10–4 (he trailed 1–3 but won nine of the next ten frames) to qualify for the first round of the biggest tournament in snooker, the [[2013 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]].<ref name="WC">{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=224 | title=Betfair World Championship | publisher=Snooker.org | accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3143160,00.html |title=Quartet of Debutants Through To Crucible |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] |accessdate=17 April 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418033737/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3143160%2C00.html |archivedate=18 April 2013 |df= }}</ref> He beat compatriot and two-time winner of the event [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] in the opening round 10–6, with Williams admitting he had been outplayed in every department of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3152413,00.html |title=Wonderful White Shocks Williams |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] |accessdate=23 April 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424024302/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3152413%2C00.html |archivedate=24 April 2013 |df= }}</ref> He beat fellow qualifier [[Dechawat Poomjaeng]] 13–3 in the last 16 and faced [[Ricky Walden]] in his first ranking event quarter-final, losing 6–13.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3158487,00.html |title=Poom mets Doom as White shines |publisher=''[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]]'' |accessdate=2 May 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501003730/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3158487%2C00.html |archivedate=1 May 2013 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Wonderful Walden to face Hawkins |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3164178,00.html |publisher=''[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]]'' |accessdate=2 May 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503182045/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3164178%2C00.html |archivedate=3 May 2013 |df= }}</ref> White increased his ranking to world number 34, a climb of 20 spots during the season which was the most of any player on tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/49/bc/0,,13165~179273,00.pdf |title=Official World Snooker Ranking List for the 2013/2014 Season |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] |accessdate=28 May 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611202605/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/49/bc/0%2C%2C13165~179273%2C00.pdf |archivedate=11 June 2013 |df= }}</ref> ===2013/2014 season=== White had an extremely consistent [[Snooker season 2013/2014|2013/2014 season]] as he played in the first round of 10 of the 12 ranking events.<ref name="2013/14">{{cite web | url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=171&season=2013 | title = Michael White 2013/2014 | publisher=Snooker.org | accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref> In the inaugural [[2013 Indian Open|Indian Open]] he beat [[Zhang Anda]] and [[Gary Wilson (snooker player)|Gary Wilson]] to reach his second career quarter-final.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/24458039 | title=Indian Open 2013: Results | publisher=[[BBC Sport]] | accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref> He lost the last three frames against [[Stephen Maguire]] to be defeated 4–3.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://au.eurosport.com/snooker/ding-overcomes-robertson-in-india_sto3967247/story.shtml | title=Ding overcomes Robertson in India | publisher=[[Eurosport]] | accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref> White reached the second round in four more ranking events during the rest of the season but was beaten on each occasion.<ref name="2013/14"/> At the [[2014 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]], White was a qualifier and faced world number three (and eventual champion) [[Mark Selby]] in the first round. White recovered from 5–1, 8–4, and 9–8 behind to take the match to a deciding 19th frame, which he lost.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espn.co.uk/snooker/sport/story/301605.html | title=Selby clinches thriller with White but Higgins facing exit | publisher=[[ESPN (UK)]] | accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref> He finished inside the top 32 in the rankings for the first time in his career as the world number 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/71/c1/0,,13165~180593,00.pdf |title=World Snooker Rankings After the 2014 World Championship |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] |accessdate=9 May 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030740/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/71/c1/0%2C%2C13165~180593%2C00.pdf |archivedate=8 May 2014 |df= }}</ref> ===2014/2015 season=== {{Quote box|quote=Ever since I first played snooker at the age of seven, I have dreamed of winning tournaments. It means everything to me, I can't describe how I'm feeling. Since I was nine, people have been on my back to win titles, although the only pressure I feel is what I put on myself. I just want to keep improving now. |align=left|source=White on winning his first ranking title at the [[2015 Indian Open|Indian Open]].<ref name="Indian Open"/> |width=30em |quoted=1}} In the first round of the [[2014 Shanghai Masters (snooker)|Shanghai Masters]], White came from 3–0 down against [[Neil Robertson (snooker player)|Neil Robertson]] to win 5–4 and went on to defeat [[Ryan Day]] 5–2 to make the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Neil-Robertson-goes-Michael-White-Shanghai/story-22905213-detail/story.html | title=Neil Robertson goes down to Michael White in Shanghai Masters | publisher=''[[Cambridge News]]'' | accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref> White made another comeback to force a deciding frame this time from 4–1 behind, but [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]] won it.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/29172159 | title=Mark Allen edges Michael White in Shanghai Masters | publisher=[[BBC Sport]] | accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref> Another quarter-final followed at the [[2014 International Championship|International Championship]] where Allen was again the victor as he won 6–3, after White had been 3–1 up.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/29839156 | title=Mark Allen progresses to International Open semi-finals in China | publisher=[[BBC Sport]] | accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref> In March 2015, White had a phenomenal run of form. He won his first professional title at the [[2015 Snooker Shoot-Out|Shoot-Out]], the tournament where each match is decided by one 10-minute frame, White won the title by taking the lead in the final against [[Xiao Guodong]] with six seconds remaining.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4541470,00.html | title=The White Stuff | publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] | accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref> He then won the [[2015 Indian Open|Indian Open]] after reaching the semi-finals of a ranking event for the first time in his fifth attempt by beating [[Chris Wakelin]] 4–2.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4559255,00.html | title=White Makes Semi Breakthrough | publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] | accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref> White then defeated [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] 4–2 and saved his best performance of the week for the final against [[Ricky Walden]] where he scored a total of 419 points to Walden's 27 in claiming his first ranking title with a 5–0 win. His prize money for winning back-to-back tournaments stood at £82,000.<ref name="Indian Open">{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4561351,00.html | title=Wonderful White Is Star of India | publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] | accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref> White made his debut in the [[Players Tour Championship 2014/2015 – Finals|PTC Grand Final]] and lost 4–3 to [[Martin Gould]] in the first round.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/trump-eases-to-brecel-win/ | title=Trump Eases To Brecel Win | publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] | accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref> A pair of deciding frame victories over [[Ken Doherty]] and [[Stuart Bingham]] helped him to the last 16 of the [[2015 China Open (snooker)|China Open]], but he was eliminated 5–1 by [[Robert Milkins]]. White's season ended with a 10–5 defeat to [[Craig Steadman]] in the second round of the [[2015 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] qualifying.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael White 2014/2015|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2014&player=171|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref> His year was reflected in the rankings as he rose 10 places to end it 17th in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Rankings After 2015 World Championship|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]]|accessdate=8 May 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507001308/http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|archivedate=7 May 2015 }}</ref> ===2015/2016 season=== White reached the quarter-finals of the [[2015 Australian Goldfields Open|Australian Goldfields Open]], the first ranking event of the season and played former schoolmate [[Jamie Jones (snooker player)|Jamie Jones]]. The match went to a decider after White had been 4–2 up and he made a 56 in it, before Jones cleared with 66 to win 5–4.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/jones-higgins-gould-maguire-into-semis/ | title=Jones, Higgins, Gould, Maguire Into Semis | publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] | accessdate=16 April 2016}}</ref> His ranking title gave him entry into the [[2015 Champion of Champions|Champion of Champions]], where he lost 4–2 to [[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]] in the first round and he suffered an opening round 6–5 loss to [[Sydney Wilson]], a player ranked more than 100 places lower than White, at the [[2015 UK Championship (snooker)|UK Championship]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/other/14102930.Sydney_Wilson_stuns_seeded_Michael_White_at_the_UK_Snooker_Championships/?ref=rss | title=Sydney Wilson stuns seeded Michael White at the UK Snooker Championships | publisher=Basildon Canvey Southend Echo | accessdate=16 April 2016}}</ref> However, at the [[European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 5|Gibraltar Open]] he whitewashed reigning world champion [[Stuart Bingham]] to reach his first European Tour final, but was defeated 4–1 by [[Marco Fu]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/35089391 | title=Marco Fu beats Michael White in Gibraltar Open final | publisher=[[BBC Sport]] | accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> White played in his first [[2016 Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]] quarter-final after knocking out [[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]] 4–1 and lost it 5–0 to [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/feb/18/john-higgins-welsh-open-ronnie-o-sullivan | title=John Higgins’ Welsh Open title defence ends but Ronnie O’Sullivan wins | publisher=''[[The Guardian]]'' | accessdate=16 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/neath-snooker-star-michael-white-10921267 | title=Neath snooker star Michael White disappointed by Welsh Open quarter-final whitewash | publisher=[[Media Wales#Wales Online|Wales Online]] | accessdate=16 April 2016}}</ref> After White lost 10–7 to [[Sam Baird]] in the first round of the [[2016 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] he revealed that he suffers from depression and the stress of playing professional snooker can exacerbate it.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/36073869 | title=World Snooker Championship: Michael White reveals depression | publisher=[[BBC Sport]] | accessdate=24 May 2016}}</ref> ===2016/2017 season=== White lost 4–2 in the fourth round of the [[2016 Paul Hunter Classic|Paul Hunter Classic]] to [[Jimmy White]]. A 5–4 re-spotted black win over [[Jimmy Robertson (snooker player)|Jimmy Robertson]] qualified him for the [[2016 Shanghai Masters|Shanghai Masters]] and he beat [[Ricky Walden]] 5–4 and [[Judd Trump]] 5–3, before losing 5–1 to [[Stephen Maguire]] in the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/37446161|title=Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump out of Shanghai Masters|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|accessdate=12 April 2017}}</ref> A second quarter-final came at the [[2016 Northern Ireland Open|Northern Ireland Open]] and White was ousted 5–2 by [[Barry Hawkins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/irish-open/2016-2017/kyren-wilson-wins-final-frame-thriller-against-mark-williams-barry-hawkins-downs-michael-white_sto5953557/story.shtml|title=Kyren Wilson wins final-frame thriller against Mark Williams, Barry Hawkins downs Michael White|publisher=[[Eurosport]]|accessdate=12 April 2017}}</ref> White lost 6–4 to compatriot [[Matthew Stevens]] in the second round of the [[2016 UK Championship|UK Championship]]. He recorded a 4–3 win over [[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]] at the [[2017 World Grand Prix|World Grand Prix]], before being defeated 4–2 by [[Ryan Day]] in the second round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/john-higgins-suffers-defeat-judd-trump-progresses_sto6050876/story.shtml|title=John Higgins suffers defeat, Judd Trump progresses|publisher=[[Eurosport]]|accessdate=12 April 2017}}</ref> White hit three centuries in his 5–3 first round win over [[Yu Delu]] at the [[2017 China Open (snooker)|China Open]] and then beat [[Ali Carter]] by the same scoreline, but lost 5–1 to [[Shaun Murphy (snooker player)|Shaun Murphy]] in the third round. He was heavily defeated 10–3 by [[Gary Wilson (snooker player)|Gary Wilson]] in the final qualifying round for the [[2017 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=171&season=2016|title=Michael White 2016/2017|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=12 April 2017}}</ref> ==Performance and rankings timeline== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! '''Tournament''' ! [[Snooker season 2007/2008|2007/<br/>08]] ! [[Snooker season 2009/2010|2009/<br/>10]] ! [[Snooker season 2010/2011|2010/<br/>11]] ! [[Snooker season 2011/2012|2011/<br/>12]] ! [[Snooker season 2012/2013|2012/<br/>13]] ! [[Snooker season 2013/2014|2013/<br/>14]] ! [[Snooker season 2014/2015|2014/<br/>15]] ! [[Snooker season 2015/2016|2015/<br/>16]] ! [[Snooker season 2016/2017|2016/<br/>17]] ! [[Snooker season 2017/2018|2017/<br/>18]] |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Snooker world rankings|Ranking]]<ref name="Ranking history">{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref> | align="center" |<ref group="nb" name="UR">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.</ref> | align="center" |<ref group="nb" name="UR"/> | align="center" |[[Snooker world rankings 2010/2011|71]] | align="center" |[[Snooker world rankings 2011/2012|66]] | align="center" |[[Snooker world rankings 2012/2013|54]] | align="center" |[[Snooker world rankings 2013/2014|34]] | align="center" |[[Snooker world rankings 2014/2015|27]] | align="center" |[[Snooker world rankings 2015/2016|17]] | align="center" |[[Snooker world rankings 2016/2017|19]] | align="center" |[[Snooker world rankings 2017/2018|26]] |- | colspan="20" | '''Ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Riga Masters (snooker)|Riga Masters]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)</ref> |align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#cccccc;"| Tournament Not Held | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"| Minor-Rank. |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Riga Masters|1R]] |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[China Championship (snooker)|China Championship]] |align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#cccccc;"| Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|NR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 China Championship (snooker)|2R]] |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Paul Hunter Classic]] |colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"| Pro-am Event |colspan="6" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"| Minor-Ranking Event |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Paul Hunter Classic|4R]] |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''[[2017 Paul Hunter Classic|W]]''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Indian Open (snooker)|Indian Open]] |align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#cccccc;"| Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2013 Indian Open|QF]] |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2015 Indian Open|'''W''']] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|WD |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[World Open (snooker)|World Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Grand Prix (2007/2008–2009/2010) and the Haikou World Open (2011/2012–2013/2014)</ref> |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 World Open (snooker)|2R]] |colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#cccccc;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 World Open (snooker)|1R]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[European Masters (snooker)|European Masters]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Malta Cup (2007/2008)</ref> |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|NR |align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#cccccc;"| Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[English Open (snooker)|English Open]] |align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#cccccc;"| Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 English Open (snooker)|2R]] |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2017 English Open (snooker)|QF]] |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[International Championship]] |align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#cccccc;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 International Championship|WR]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 International Championship|1R]] |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2014 International Championship|QF]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 International Championship|3R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 International Championship|1R]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Shanghai Masters (snooker)|Shanghai Masters]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[2014 Shanghai Masters (snooker)|QF]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 Shanghai Masters|1R]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[2016 Shanghai Masters|QF]] | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Northern Ireland Open (snooker)|Northern Ireland Open]] |align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#cccccc;"| Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2016 Northern Ireland Open|QF]] | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[UK Championship (snooker)|UK Championship]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 UK Championship (snooker)|1R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 UK Championship (snooker)|2R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 UK Championship (snooker)|2R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 UK Championship|1R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 UK Championship|2R]] | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Scottish Open (snooker)|Scottish Open]] |colspan="4" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Tournament Not Held |style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|MR |colspan="3" align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Scottish Open (snooker)|2R]] | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[German Masters]] |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 German Masters|1R]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 German Masters|1R]] | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Snooker Shoot-Out|Shoot-Out]] |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;"|Not Held | colspan="6" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"| Non-ranking Event | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Snooker Shoot-Out|2R]] | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[World Grand Prix (snooker)|World Grand Prix]] |colspan="6" style="text-align:center;color:#cccccc;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|NR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 World Grand Prix|1R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 World Grand Prix|2R]] | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]] |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2016 Welsh Open (snooker)|QF]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]] | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Gibraltar Open]] |align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#cccccc;"| Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"| MR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Gibraltar Open|3R]] | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Players Championship Grand Final|Players Championship]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)</ref> |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|DNQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[Players Tour Championship 2014/2015 – Finals|1R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[Players Tour Championship 2015/2016 – Finals|2R]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|DNQ | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[China Open (snooker)|China Open]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 China Open (snooker)|2R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 China Open (snooker)|3R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 China Open (snooker)|1R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 China Open (snooker)|3R]] | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2013 World Snooker Championship|QF]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 World Snooker Championship|1R]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 World Snooker Championship|1R]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ | |- |colspan="20" | '''Non-ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Champion of Champions (snooker)|Champion of Champions]] | colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 Champion of Champions|1R]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2017 Champion of Champions|QF]] |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Championship League]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 Championship League|RR]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Championship League|RR]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Championship League|RR]] | |- |colspan="20" | '''Variant format tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Six-red World Championship]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)</ref> |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"| A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"| A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"| A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"| A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 Six-red World Championship|1R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 Six-red World Championship|2R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Six-red World Championship|2R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Six-red World Championship|RR]] |- |colspan="20"| '''Former ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Northern Ireland Trophy]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#cccccc;"| Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Wuxi Classic]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)</ref> |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|NH |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"|Non-Ranking Event |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 Wuxi Classic|WR]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 Wuxi Classic|1R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 Wuxi Classic|2R]] |colspan="10" style="text-align:center;color:#cccccc;"|Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Australian Goldfields Open]] |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 Australian Goldfields Open|1R]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2015 Australian Goldfields Open|QF]] |colspan="10" style="text-align:center;color:#cccccc;"|Not Held |- |colspan="20" | '''Former non-ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[2015 World Grand Prix|World Grand Prix]] |align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#cccccc;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 World Grand Prix|1R]] |colspan="10" style="text-align:center;color:#cccccc;"|Ranking |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[General Cup]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the General Cup International (2009/2010–2011/2012)</ref> |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2015 General Cup|SF]] |colspan="10" style="text-align:center;color:#cccccc;"|Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Snooker Shoot-Out|Shoot-Out]] |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 Snooker Shoot-Out|1R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 Snooker Shoot-Out|3R]] |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 Snooker Shoot-Out|2R]] |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''[[2015 Snooker Shoot-Out|W]]''' |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Snooker Shoot-Out|2R]] |colspan="10" style="text-align:center;color:#cccccc;"|Ranking |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend |- | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" width="30"|LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament<br />(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | lost in the quarter-finals |- | align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | lost in the semi-finals | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | lost in the final | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W''' | won the tournament |- | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" width="30"|DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" width="30"|A | did not participate in the tournament | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" width="30"|WD | withdrew from the tournament |} {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held || means an event was not held. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event || means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event || means an event is/was a ranking event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" colspan="4"|RV / Ranking & Variant Format Event || means an event is/was a ranking & variant format event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event || means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" colspan="4"|PA / Pro-am Event || means an event is/was a pro-am event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" colspan="4"|VF / Variant Format Event || means an event is/was a variant format event. |} {{reflist|group="nb"}} ==Career finals== ===Ranking event finals: 2 (2 titles)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! style="width:80px;"| Outcome ! style="width:20px;"| No. ! style="width:50px;"| Year ! style="width:250px;"| Championship ! style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final ! style="width:100px;"| Score ! style="width:30px;"|Ref. |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 1. | [[2015 Indian Open|2015]] | [[Indian Open (snooker)|Indian Open]] | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ricky|Walden}} | 5–0 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Open (2015)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=349|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref> |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 2. | [[2017 Paul Hunter Classic|2017]] | [[Paul Hunter Classic]] |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy (snooker player)|Shaun Murphy]] | 4–2 | |} ===Minor-ranking event finals: 1 (1 runner-up)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! style="width:80px;"| Outcome ! style="width:20px;"| No. ! style="width:50px;"| Year ! style="width:250px;"| Championship ! style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final ! style="width:100px;"| Score ! style="width:30px;"|Ref. |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | [[European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 5|2015]] | [[Gibraltar Open]] | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Marco Fu]] | 1–4 | |} ===Non-ranking event finals: 1 (1 title)=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:80px;"| Outcome ! style="width:20px;"| No. ! style="width:50px;"| Year ! style="width:250px;"| Championship ! style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final ! style="width:100px;"| Score ! style="width:30px;"|Ref. |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 1. | [[2015 Snooker Shoot-Out|2015]] | [[Snooker Shoot-Out]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} {{sortname|Xiao|Guodong}} | 1–0 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Betway Snooker Shoot-Out (2015)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=371|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> |} ===Pro-am event finals: 2 (2 titles)=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:80px;"| Outcome ! style="width:20px;"| No. ! style="width:50px;"| Year ! style="width:250px;"| Championship ! style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final ! style="width:100px;"| Score ! style="width:30px;"| Ref |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 1. | 2009 | Pontins Pro-am Event 2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Paul|Davison}} | 5–3 | |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | 2009 | Pontins Pro-Am Event 4 | {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Ken|Doherty}} | 5–4 | |} ===Amateur event finals: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:80px;"| Outcome ! style="width:20px;"| No. ! style="width:50px;"| Year ! style="width:250px;"| Championship ! style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final ! style="width:100px;"| Score ! style="width:30px;"| Ref |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 2005 | [[Welsh Amateur Championship (snooker)|Welsh Amateur Championship]] | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Andrew Pagett]] | 4–6 | |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 1. | [[2006 IBSF World Grand Prix|2006]] | [[IBSF World Snooker Championship|IBSF World Grand Prix]] | {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Mark|Boyle|Mark Boyle (snooker player)}} | 11–5 | |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 2. | 2007 | [[EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships|European Under-19 Championships]] | {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Vincent|Muldoon}} | 6–2 | |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 3. | 2009 | {{nowrap|[[Welsh Amateur Championship (snooker)|Welsh Amateur Championship]]}} | {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Darren|Morgan}} | 8–2 | <ref>{{cite web|title=Youth Beats Experience at the Welsh Amateur Championships|url=http://www.welshsports.org.uk/news/index.asp?action=goNews&naction=viewArticle&category=9&uID=&ID=1117|publisher=welshsports.org.uk/|accessdate=12 October 2015}}</ref> |} ==Notes== {{reflist|group="ps"}} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Michael White}} * {{CueTracker player|pid=michael-white}} * [http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/PlayersAlphabeticalArticle/0,,13165~2237420,00.html Profile on World Snooker] * [http://www.global-snooker.com/Michael-White.asp Profile on Global Snooker] * [http://prosnookerblog.com/players/u-z/michael-white/ Profile on Pro Snooker Blog] * [http://www.whitezsnooker.co.uk/ Whitez Snooker & Pool] {{Top sixteen male snooker players}} {{Top ten Welsh male snooker players}} {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Michael}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Welsh snooker players]] [[Category:1991 births]] [[Category:Snooker players from Neath]]'