Wu Yize partly has Ronnie O'Sullivan to thank for his maiden World Snooker Championship. The Chinese star claimed the 2026 edition of the tournament on Monday with a thrilling 18-17 win over Shaun ...

WU YIZE has WON the World Championship in a thrilling final frame decider against Shaun Murphy. The Magician and Wu have played out a thriller, but it was the 22-year-old who picked up the title, ...

Wu Yize became snooker’s second straight world champion from China after beating Shaun Murphy in a dramatic final-frame decider at the Crucible Theatre on Monday. With his 18-17 victory, the ...

China's prize snooker player Wu Yize claimed his first world title in dramatic fashion on Monday, defeating veteran Shaun Murphy 18-17 in a deciding-frame thriller at the World Snooker Championship in ...

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Wu Yize became snooker’s second straight world champion from China after beating Shaun Murphy in a dramatic final-frame decider at the Crucible Theatre on Monday. With his 18-17 victory, the ...

A terrific break of 85 won a final-frame decider, Wu Yize winning his first world title at the age of 22 – the second-youngest ever so to do Righto, Aaron Bower’s ...

Barry Hearn has spent 30 years telling anyone who cared to listen about how snooker would eventually become dominated by players from the Far East. It was tempting to become sceptical while Ding ...

A protestor interrupted the World Championship snooker final (Credits: Mike Egerton/PA Wire) The World Snooker Championship Final was briefly interrupted by a female protestor who had to be escorted ...

The protester jumped into the arena but was stopped by referee Rob Spencer George Wood/Getty Images A spectator who was ejected from the World Snooker Championship final for protesting about British ...

Click the 'Watch live' icon & 'Watch & listen' tab for BBC coverage & your choice of table from the Crucible Second round, best of 25 frames Evening session: RESULT: Judd Trump 12-13 Hossein Vafaei ...

A quite incredible day of action from the World Snooker Championship - and one that John Higgins will never forget after edging a Crucible classic against Ronnie O'Sullivan. Ditto Hossein Vafaei after ...