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SHEFFIELD, England — English player Kyren Wilson has won the world snooker championship for the first time. Wilson beat Jak Jones of Wales 18-14 in a match between two surprise finalists at the Crucible Theatre on Monday. Wilson lost the 2020 final to Ronnie O'Sullivan. He was never seriously troubled after flying into a 7-0 lead in the two-day final in Sheffield. Neither the No. 12-ranked Wilson nor No. 44 Jones were showing any kind of form leading into the tournament to suggest they were ready to win snooker's biggest prize. It was a tournament full of surprises. Wilson was the only semifinalist who hadn't come through qualifying. Wilson pocketed a first prize of 500,000 pounds.
