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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If you’d like, I can pull together a concise timeline of the final’s key frames and list the century breaks from the match, with date stamps and sources. I can also add a quick chart showing frame-by-frame progression if you want a visual summary.
Wu 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
www.skysports.comWu 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 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.comWu Yize to play Shaun Murphy in snooker World Championship final after dramatic semi
ground.newsWu 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.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.comThe Crucible thriller went to a final frame decider
www.mirror.co.ukThe 22-year-old has etched his name into the Crucible history books
www.gbnews.comWu Yize leads Shaun Murphy 10-7 going into Monday
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