Kyren Wilson wins world snooker championship for the first time after beating Jak Jones 18
Release time：2024-05-07 19:47:22 Source：Earthly Insights news portal
SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — English player Kyren Wilson won the world snooker championship for the first time on Monday, beating Jak Jones of Wales 18-14 in a match between two surprise finalists at the Crucible Theatre.
Wilson, who lost the 2020 final to Ronnie O’Sullivan, was never seriously troubled after flying into a 7-0 lead in the two-day final in Sheffield. He was nearly in tears as he potted balls at the end of the final frame.
Neither the No. 12-ranked Wilson nor Jones, who is ranked No. 44 and came through qualifying, were showing any kind of form leading into the worlds to suggest they were ready to win snooker’s biggest prize.
In a tournament full of surprises, both O’Sullivan — the game’s greatest player who was seeking a modern day-record eighth world title — and Judd Trump both exited at the quarterfinal stage. Wilson was the only semifinalist who wasn’t a qualifier.
Wilson pocketed a first prize of 500,000 pounds ($630,000).
___
AP sports: https://apnews.com/sports
- Previous：Baby Reindeer knocked off Netflix's top spot by new 'must
- Next：José Ramírez breaks Larry Doby’s team record for go
Related articles
- With college football drama behind him, Devontez Walker eager to show his talent with Baltimore
- Simon Cowell reveals why he wears red
- Gigi and Bella Hadid's Palestinian
- Kimbrel gets 422nd save, Santander hits 3 doubles and Orioles beat Royals 9
- Jewish leaders demand newly
- Alison Hammond, 49, and new Russian boyfriend David Putman, 26, look loved
- MacKinnon versus Hellebuyck highlight first
- Heartbreaking final photo of nine
- Emerging trends for upcoming May Day holiday
- First baseman Nathaniel Lowe back with Rangers after missing first 20 games with oblique strain
- Auditors can't locate former St. Louis circuit attorney to complete state audit
- Haiti violence: Haitians scramble to survive as gang violence chokes capital
- UN calls for more support as gang violence escalates in Haiti
- MacKinnon versus Hellebuyck highlight first
- Tom Brady roast: Netflix live event features Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick reunion
- First aid consignment via Cyprus corridor departs for Gaza
- Super Rugby: playoffs picture clears but system raises questions
- UN calls for more support as gang violence escalates in Haiti
- They shared a name — but not a future. How two kids fought to escape poverty in Baltimore
- TikTok star with 1.1 million followers reveals why US must pass ban on China
Random recommendation