Wu Yize and parents
WST
The World Snooker Championship 2026 ended in the city of Sheffield.
Wu Yize and Sean Murphy fought for the trophy. After the first day of the final, a young Chinese was ahead. In the third and fourth sessions of the match, the Englishman had chances, but the 22-year-old Wu held on for the win.
Shawn trailed 7-10. He started the final day with five winning frames, and the promising opponent made mistakes in simple situations. All the same, Ize came to his senses – he won four frames in a row.
Murphy then took two more to make it 14-14. After that, U went ahead, but “Magician” caught up.
The fate of the championship was decided by the decider. U finished the series by 85 points, which was enough for the triumph.
The decisive frame
Snooker – World Championship 2026
Final, May 4
Wu Yize (China) – Sean Murphy (England) 18-17
The victory brought Yize 500 thousand pounds. He rose from 10th place in the world ranking to 4th.
Murphy became richer by 200 thousand. The snooker player added three positions in the ranking – No. 5 instead of No. 8 before the World Snooker Championship 2026.
For Wu, it was only the third participation in the World Cup. Previously, he was eliminated twice (2023, 2025) in the first round.
Murphy became the champion back in 2005. For him, this is the fourth (2009, 2015, 2021, 2026) defeat in a row in the final match.
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