Jimmy's A Celberity, Get Him In There!
Global-Snooker.com has learned that Jimmy White has been awarded the Wild-card into next year's Wembley Masters.
Although yet to be formally announced by World Snooker, speculation about who could, would, or should, receive the wildcard for Wembley seems to have ended today. G-S understand that Jimmy White, who recently finished third in ITV's 'I'm a celebrity get me out of here!', will take his place in the prestigious line up in January.
White, who lines up in the first ever ONEFORSEVEN event in Cardiff next Monday, will play Mark King in the preliminary round at 7pm on Sunday 10th January 2010.
Rory McLeod, the winner of the Masters qualifying event, lines up against Mark Williams.
Liang Wenbo had widely been touted as the favourite to receive the wildcard,after his expectional performance in reaching the final of the Shanghai Masters.
However White, the ever popular Londoner who got the nod. Masters organisers, World Snooker will be hoping that White's appearance will fill the arena.
