China’s Wu Yize became snooker’s youngest world champion in 36 years as he beat Shaun Murphy 18-17 in a gripping Crucible final.
Stephen Hendry’s longstanding record as the youngest winner of the World Snooker Championship dates back to 1990 when he beat Jimmy White 18-12 aged 21 years and 106 days old.
And Wu, 22, pocketed the £500,000 as he was crowned China’s second successive Crucible champion in the first decider final since 2002.
The Far East country have long been tipped to dominate the sport and Zhao Xintong was their long-awaited first champion last year.
Wu, who led 10-7 overnight overcame an afternoon
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