SHEFFIELD: Jimmy White overcame the twin effects of flu and a Fergal O'Brien recovery to advance into the second round of the World Championship with a 10-5 win at the Crucible Theatre here yesterday.
White, six-times a losing finalist, began with an 8-1 overnight lead over the Irishman, but the English left-hander, nicknamed the “Whirlwind” on account of his aggressive style of play, said he had been hampered by illness.
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