 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Muna 1988 akakunda John Campbell, Stephen Hendry naTony Knowles kuti awane mukombe wake wechina weWorld Championshipsemi-fainari. Akatamba Terry Griffiths uye, achitevera 1113, akarasikirwa nefuremu yakabatana pane yakasviba yakasviba. Griffiths akapfuurira kusvika kumugumo wokupedzisira wokukunda 16-11. White pakupedzisira akakwanisa kusimbisa chinzvimbo chake chechipiri munyika yose. Zvisinei mwaka wa1988-89 wakanga usina kubudirira, uye chinzvimbo chaWhite chakadonha. Akanga ari shure kwaJohn Virgo 1112 munharaunda yechipiri ye 1989 World Championship uye akatarisa akarohwa apo muvengi wake akanga ari pazororo re 26 mufuremu rinotevera. Zvisinei, Virgo, akazvipa mhosva uye White akakwanisa kukunda 1312. Kuregererwa kwacho kwaive kwenguva pfupi sezvo White akarohwa zvine mutsindo 713 nemupedzeri John Parrott mumakwikwi ekupedzisira. White akatsiva kukundwa uku gare gare mugore nekurova Parrott 18 9 mufainari yekukoka World Matchplay. 