White beaten by Szubarczyk, 14, in UK qualifying

In the opening round of qualifying for the UK Championship this year, Jimmy White lost to 14-year-old Michal Szubarczyk.

The highly regarded Polish teenager, who is the youngest professional on the World Snooker Tour, defeated 1992 UK champion White 6-2 at Wigan.

Before Szubarczyk pulled away with four frames in a row, the match was leveled by a break of 92 from Englishman White, 63, in the second frame.

In the following round, the youngster will face 2021 Welsh Open champion Jordan Brown from Northern Ireland.

World No. 86 Liam Pullen broke a 147 break in the sixth frame of his 6-1 victory over fellow Englishman Kaylan Patel on Saturday in round one of qualifying.

2025-26 marked the 15th maximum break of the season, which is on par with the previous highest total ever reached.

Reanne Evans, England’s 12-time women’s world champion, and China’s women’s world champion Bai Yulu and 12-time world champion Reanne Evans both advanced through the second qualifying round.

Before the tournament starts in York on Saturday, four rounds of qualifying will be played.