Kyren Wilson thanks family for ‘great team effort’ after winning his first World Snooker Championship

May 7, 2024 Vaseline stjohnson 0

Wilson: ‘Mum and Dad… they remortgaged, they sacrificed their whole lives to get me here, my brother, Barry, Carla, Chris, Peter, the list goes on’

Kyren Wilson celebrates with children Finley and Bailey after winning the final on day 17 of the 2024 Cazoo World Snooker Championships at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

Kyren Wilson survived a stirring fight from qualifier Jak Jones to win the world snooker title for the first time at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre.

Wilson struggled to contain his emotions as he cruised to an 18-14 victory over Jones, who fought valiantly after losing the first seven frames of the final, and reeled off three straight 17-11 frames to give himself some hope of a victory. improbable rebirth.