Sheffield, May 5 (IANS) Wu Yize conquered the World Snooker Championship title for the first time and became the second consecutive Chinese winner as he beat Shaun Murphy 18-17 in one of the all-time great finals. Aged 22 and 202 days, he is the second youngest ever world champion, after Stephen Hendry, who was 21 in 1990. He becomes the 25th player to hold the famous silverware at the Crucible, and for the first time there have been four consecutive maiden winners as Wu follows Luca Brecel in 2…
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Sheffield, April 21 (IANS) Stan Moody’s Crucible debut ended in defeat as the teenager made critical errors in the closing stages of a 10-7 defeat against Kyren Wilson in the first round of the World Snooker Championship.The 19-year-old British teen, was on course to become the youngest player to win a match at the Crucible since Ronnie O’Sullivan in 1995 when he led 7-3, but crucially he passed up a chance to go 8-3 ahead, and later another to make it 8-6. Wilson showed the resolve which won hi…
Yushan, March 20 (IANS) Seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan once again made snooker history after crafting the sport’s highest ever break, a stunning 153, in his quarterfinal with Ryan Day at the World Open. The 50-year-old Englishman set the new record in the opening frame of his quarter-final with Ryan Day. Also known as ‘The Rocket’, Sullivan has achieved a perfect 147 break, a record 17 times previously. On Friday, he was aided by a free ball and included 14 blacks with two pinks, be…