World snooker championship
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China's Wu Yize Becomes Second-youngest World Snooker Champion
World Snooker Championship: 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 2023 (age 28), Kyren Wilson in 2024 (age 32) and Zhao in 2025 (age 28).
This is Wu's second title, and he leapt from tenth to fourth in the world rankings. He had never won a match at the Crucible before this year, losing in the first round in his previous appearances in 2023 and 2025, but given his talent and composure under pressure, he was considered a true contender this year.
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