Jimmy White rolled back the years to defeat Barry Hawkins 8-6 in the final of the Sangsom 6-red World Grand Prix 2009.

The six times World Championship runner-up picked up a million-baht (approx £18,200) for winning the Montien Riverside Hotel event in Thailand.

White, who had only received a wild card entry into the tournament, chalked up impressive wins against Shaun Murphy, Ricky Walden and Mark Williams on his way to reaching the final.

Hawkins may have started the brighter, going 2-0 up, but once White found his rhythm on the green baize, ‘The Hawk’ struggled to live with ‘The People’s Champ’.

White racked up the highest break of the match a 61 (from a maximum 75) to grab a 5-4 lead and then saw out the match at 8-6 to win his first snooker tournament in over five years.

Final frame scores:

Jimmy White beat Barry Hawkins 8-6 (0-64, 22-41, 56-11, 41-0, 0-71, 47-0, 49-25, 8-35, 61(61)-0, 44-13, 20-30, 10-41, 43-16, 42-8)