Wu Yize won the 2026 World Snooker Championship, beating Shaun Murphy in a dramatic final at the Crucible, to become the second-youngest world champion in snooker history. Murphy led at times, but Wu rallied to win in the final frame. The match included multiple century breaks and a late-night victory that set up the final frame decider.
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Wu Yize holds a 10-7 overnight lead over Shaun Murphy in the final of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible in Sheffield.
www.skysports.comThe Crucible thriller went to a final frame decider
www.mirror.co.ukWu Yize leads Shaun Murphy 10-7 going into Monday
www.gbnews.comWu Yize has started strongly in his World Snooker Championship final with Shaun Murphy, moving 10-7 ahead after the opening two sessions at the Crucible.
www.sportinglife.comThe 22-year-old has etched his name into the Crucible history books
www.gbnews.comA spectator was forcibly removed for disrupting the World Snooker Championship final; Shaun Murphy and Wu Yize finished the opening session all square at 4-4, with Murphy notching the first century of the match
www.skysports.comWu Yize to play Shaun Murphy in snooker World Championship final after dramatic semi
ground.newsWu Yize, 22, is the second-youngest world champion in snookers 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 to become the second-successive winner from China
www.skysports.comWu Yize holds a 10-7 overnight lead over Shaun Murphy in the final of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible in Sheffield.
www.skysports.comWu Yize recovers from 12-10 down in Crucible final to ultimately beat Shaun Murphy 18-17, becoming the second-youngest world snooker champion in history; the 22-year-old said: Ronnie texted me telling me to stay focused, to be calm and also to try to play to my own strengths
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