Wu Yize, 22, ended the first day of his debut World Snooker Championship final with a 10-7 lead over Shaun Murphy, overcoming repeated crowd disruptions and a mid-match protest. The Chinese player’s ...

Wu Yize holds a 13-12 lead over Shaun Murphy after a tense third session in the World Snooker Championship final. The 22-year-old from Lanzhou had seen a 10-7 overnight lead turn into a 12-10 deficit ...

Defending champion Zhao Xintong failed to avoid the Crucible Curse with defeat to Shaun Murphy in the quarter-finals of the World Championship; Ronnie OSullivan was knocked out in the second round by ...

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 ...

For the first time in 24 years, and just the fourth time in Crucible history, the World Snooker Championship final went to a deciding frame. It was a fitting climax to the 50th final at this iconic ...

China's Wu Yize won the World Snooker Championship for the first time with a dramatic 18-17 victory over Shaun Murphy in the final on Monday. Wu held his nerve to seal his thrilling triumph in a tense ...

Ever since the Crucible began hosting the World Snooker Championship, there have been only three finals to reach the final frame. That was until Wu Yize and Shaun Murphy stepped up. In what can only ...

Wu Yize has become the second youngest world champion of the modern era and the second in succession from China after last year's triumph by Zhao Xintong. Wu Yize held his nerve to sink Shaun Murphy ...

Wu Yize, 22, is the second-youngest world champion in snooker's history; Stephen Hendry was 21 when he won the first of his seven world titles in 1990; he also follows in the footsteps of Zhao Xintong ...