THESE are the eight Grimsby-area players ready to face Jimmy White at the Grimsby Auditorium tomorrow:
Steve Ellis: Plays in the Monday Singles League for Ray Edmonds J in Section A and his two favourite players are Alex Higgins and Jimmy White – he loves their attacking style of play.
Ellis' highest break of 92 came several years ago, but more recently he had a 79 and hasn't yet given up hope of getting that elusive century.
He was given the nickname 'Alex' due to his inability to stay still on the shot and remembers fondly the day many years ago when Ray Edmonds clouted him over the head and said "You'll never get anywhere in this game if you can't keep your head still."
Danny Hargrave: The 26-year-old has played snooker at the National Reserve Club for the last four years.
His highest break is 67. In the season just ended, Dan helped his team Nats A win the Wednesday Doubles Section A League title.
He is looking forward to playing in the Premier Section next season.
Blake Munton: His favourite player is Jimmy White – who he has met on several occasions. His highest match break is 40, but in practice he's had a 75.
The 17-year-old plays at the Ray Edmonds Snooker Centre and represents 1 None Golfer in Section A.
Steve Neul: Now aged 43, he has been playing snooker since the age of 15 when he went to the Ray Edmonds Snooker Centre to watch his father and brother play for Ciba.
They were a man short so he was asked to play. The rest, as they say, is history. For the last 26 years he has played for the same team which includes his father, brother and nephew.
Steve's highest practice break is 128 and his highest in the league is 80. His favourite player is Steve Davis.
Lewis Sewell: One of the bright young stars from Cue World, Lewis is just 14 and attends the John Whitgift Academy. He has only been playing snooker for two years but already has a highest practise break of 72.
Last season, Lewis played in the Grimsby Singles League for Cue World Boys who finished fourth in Section D.
He also featured in the Wednesday Doubles League, playing for Section A runners-up Dads and Lads.
Lewis Singleton: Currently plies his trade in Section A for Clee Cons B, but this will change next season as his team have won promotion to the Premier Section.
At 19, Lewis has been playing in the league for two seasons and has a high break of 60. In practice, he has achieved a 107 break.
Lewis also plays in the Intermediate League, representing Icing Cabin. His favourite player is Ronnie O'Sullivan.
Darren Stanfield: Born in 1971, Darren first started playing snooker at the Laceby Legion in Section E but eventually found himself playing from the West End Club in Section A.
He moved to the Grimsby Snooker Club and won promotion to the Premier Section before moving back to West End when the Snooker Club closed down. A couple of years or so later, work commitments saw Darren take a year out before returning to the Laceby Legion to start a new team. After four successive promotions, he is now back at the West End Club in the Premier Section.
Ashley Wright: With a highest match break of 143 and two 147 maximums in practice, Ashley is a former professional who reached number 76 in the world rankings.
Last year, Ashley played in the PTC events and crossed swords with the likes of John Higgins, Shaun Murphy, Steven Hendry and Mark Allen.
In the past few years, Ashley has won all the local snooker events, both singles and doubles and this year, he won Grimsby's blue ribbon event, the Frank Templeman Senior Snooker title.
