Final stat of the world championships is that Wu Yize is the second player in a Crucible history to win his semi final 17-16 and the final 18-17. The other one being Peter Ebdon in 2002 when he beat Matthew Stevens and Stephen Hendry both in deciders. #almanac
By the way , the @WorldSeniors world championship starts in two days if you want more snooker at the crucible, on @Channel5Sport and Pluto app from Wednesday evening
Wu is a proper mainland Chinese, China will embrace him much more than Xintong from Shenzen. Snooker will go galactic now in China. What a talent, what a game, what a World Championship. Well done Wuuuuu!
π¨π³π¨π³It took about 10-15 years longer than the BBC pundits predicted but we are finally in the golden age for Chinese snooker.
Back-to-back champions after only one finals appearance is truly astonishing.
βMy parents are the true champions.
βThey are the source of my strength. I love them so muchβ
Emotional scenes as new world snooker champion Wu Yize, 22, celebrates an epic 18-17 win over Shaun Murphy as his parents try to fight back the tears
#Snooker#Wu
Wu Yize is the youngster world champion (22 years old) since Stephen Hendry in 1990
He is the second youngest overall.
What a phenomenal talent this lad is π