Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker is a computer game by veteran programmer Archer MacLean, released by Virgin Games in 1991 for the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and PC (later for the Sega Mega Drive). "<nowiki>'</nowiki>Whirlwind' Snooker" is a highly realistic snooker simulator. Although the game was not the first to simulate snooker (or pool) in 3D, it made full use of the processing power and graphics capabilities of 16-bit home computers and was praised for its then ground-breaking realism and easy-to-use interface. ACE said that the game was the closest thing to being on a real snooker
Joe O'Connor (snooker player) beat Andrew Norman 10–3 to become the English Amateur Champion before turning professional. On November 28 2018 O’Connor defeated world number 12 Ryan Day 6–2 in the first round at the 2018 UK Championship. Joe O'Connor (snooker player) Joe O'Connor (born 8 November 1995) is a professional English snooker player from Leicester. A pool champion as a junior he has faced Neil Robertson and Mark Selby at the UK Championship and has qualified for the main draw at the Wuxi Classic. He won four events on the 2017–18 English amateur tour. Ahead of the 2018–19 season, he defeated Brandon Sargeant