Kyren Wilson held off a resurgent Jak Jones to win his first world championship title 18-14, four years after finishing runner-up
Snooker has a new grandmaster of the baize: but unlike so many of his predecessors, the story of Kyren Wilson has been far from a straightforward one.
On two separate occasions Wilson tried – and failed – to reclaim his place on the tour at Q School, essentially becoming an amateur player. But as his nickname emphasises, Wilson is a warrior and here, having already fallen short in the biggest game of them allNobody, not even the sport’s experts, would have predicted this being Wilson’s year, though. He has not won a ranking event all year and although he arrived in Sheffield a seed, he was far from one of the favourites.
In truth, this year’s final between Wilson and the impressive qualifier, Jak Jones, went a long way towards being decided in Sunday’s opening session. Nothing was won at that stage, but with Wilson establishing a 7-1 lead, he was essentially able to hold Jones at arm’s length for the remainder of the final.
When Wilson edged a scrappy opening frame to move two away from the title, you wondered if the Welshman’s chances had finally run dry. But he responded with his first century break of the final to narrow the gap to five again.
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