o , ▁Jimmy ▁White ▁and ▁Tony ▁Know les ▁respectively , ▁although ▁he ▁came ▁within ▁one ▁round ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁success ive ▁Cru cible ▁appearance , ▁losing ▁ 4 – 1 0 ▁to ▁Hend ry ▁in ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁Championship . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁season ▁her ald ed ▁a ▁quarter - final ▁appearance ▁in ▁a ▁W P B SA ▁non - ran king ▁event , ▁where ▁Wright ▁lost ▁ 3 – 5 ▁to ▁David ▁Taylor , ▁and ▁progress ▁to ▁the ▁last ▁ 3 2 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Classic , ▁where ▁he ▁followed ▁vict ories ▁over ▁veter ans ▁Geoff ▁F ould s ▁and ▁R ex ▁Williams ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 – 5 ▁defeat ▁to ▁young ▁John ▁Par rott . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁first - round ▁loss ▁to ▁Dun can ▁Campbell ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁World ▁Championship , ▁he ▁sli pped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ 6 4 ▁in ▁the ▁rank ings , ▁finishing ▁the ▁season ▁ 6 7 th . ▁However , ▁better ▁form ▁was ▁to ▁come ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Grand ▁Prix , ▁where ▁he ▁beat ▁Eric ▁Law lor ▁and ▁Craig ▁Edwards ▁before ▁losing ▁ 2 – 5 , ▁again ▁to ▁Hend ry . ▁ ▁De fe ats ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁and ▁the ▁Classic ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁- ▁ 5 – 0 ▁by ▁Steve ▁Davis ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁sc or eline ▁to ▁D anny ▁F ow ler ▁- ▁began ▁a ▁terminal ▁decl ine ▁in ▁Wright '