Jak Jones vs Kyren Wilson LIVE: World Snooker Championship final score and result as Wilson wins first title
Jak Jones battled back but eventually fell short as Kyren Wilson won the final at the Crucible and claimed his first world title
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Kyren Wilson survived a stirring fightback from qualifier Jak Jones to win the world snooker title for the first time at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
Wilson struggled to contain his emotions as he wrapped up an 18-14 triumph over Jones, who fought valiantly after losing the first seven frames of the final, and reeled off three frames in a row from 17-11 to give himself some hope of an improbable revival.
Victory sealed a timely return to form for Wilson, who had arrived for his 10th tilt at the title on the back of his worst campaign in a decade, a solitary semi-final at the German Masters put into perspective by illness and injury afflicting his young family.
But he was made to work overtime by Jones, who looked down and out after losing the first seven frames, but staged a remarkable comeback and even threatened a maximum in the 30th frame before running aground after potting the first 12 reds and blacks.
Jones said at the presentation ceremony: “Congratulations to Kyren and his family, they deserve it. If anyone deserves it he does, so congratulations to them.
“It’s been an unbelievable tournament for me. About a month ago I was in my first qualifying match. It’s been a long month but I’m happy with it.
“I wouldn’t say (I came in) with a lot of hope. I just thought if I try my best, basically, see what happens. But when you’re playing someone as solid as Kyren, with such a good all-round game, it’s going to be hard to come back from a deficit like that so it wasn’t to be.”
Kyren Wilson 17-12 Jak Jones
Jones misses a red and scatters them, and it looks ominious. But Wilson can’t take advantage, missing a tricky cut red to the left corner.
Jones then responds with a brilliant long red, rolled dead-weight into the corner before cannoning off another to leave the cue ball perfectly on the black. That was one of the shots of the final!
Kyren Wilson 17-12 Jak Jones
The players are back out in the arena.
Jak Jones needs to win six frames in a row to win the most incredible world title. Kyren Wilson needs only one frame to become a world champion.
Kyren Wilson 17-12 Jak Jones
A brief break, then. How long can Jak Jones keep this final alive?
Kyren Wilson 17-12 Jak Jones
Magnificent by Jones, who clinches the final frame of the mid-session of the interval with a fluent break to keep this final alive.
Kyren Wilson leads 17-12 and still needs only one more to win the title.
Kyren Wilson 17-11 Jak Jones
Wilson runs out of position and plays safe against the top cushion, but it’s not safe enough as Jones pots a stunning thin red into the left middle pocket. The crowd roar their approval. Jones begins building a significant break...
Kyren Wilson 17-11 Jak Jones
Wilson misses a thin red to the middle pocket early in the next frame, and Jones takes advantage, potting a wonderful long red and leaving himself perfectly on the black. That was thudded in. Can he put one last great break together before this final ends?
The answer is no, as he misses a black off its spot that he would expect to put away.
Kyren Wilson 17-11 Jak Jones
Wilson hits a wild shot and the black bounces around the table and flies into a corner pocket! What a fluke, and what a horrible way to lose a frame if you’re Jak Jones. A bonkers frame between two players who look a bit delirious at this late stage in the tournament.
Kyren Wilson is only one away now. He leads 17-11.
Kyren Wilson 16-11 Jak Jones
Wilson fluffs a safety shot, sending the black over the yellow pocket, and Jones will surely knock this in... no! It bounces between the jaws and jumps back out and across the table. The crowd groan. We go on.
Kyren Wilson 16-11 Jak Jones
Jones rattles off the colours, and we’ve got a re-spot!
It’s 73-73, and the black is back out on its spot. Wilson will play first.
Kyren Wilson 16-11 Jak Jones
After a chaotic passage of play featuring misses and fouls and balls bouncing off knuckles, Jones adds to the drama by accidentally potting the cue ball while trying to play safe. That was a little careless.
Wilson is now 27 points ahead with 27 remaining.
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