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 |
Dutch soccer club Vitesse docked points and relegated during probe of Russian ties to AbramovichItalian court drops charges against migrant rescue ship crews and ends longTaylor Swift channels her bridal Grammy look in Fortnight video teaserWatch Ryan Garcia get into an XNWSL champion Gotham FC sign German goalkeeper AnnHackers claim Belarus fertilizer plant infiltrated to demand political prisoner releaseItaly earns 5th Champions League spot for next season because of overall success in EuropeNicola Peltz cements the end of 'feud' with 'beautiful' motherTaylor Swift RELEASES The Tortured Poets Department! GrammySwiatek beats Raducanu in Stuttgart quarters. Sabalenka loses to Vondrousova