Kyren Wilson
English professional snooker player (born 1991)
Kyren Wilson (/ˈkaɪrən/;[3] born 23 December 1991[4]) is an English snooker player from Kettering. He is the current World Snooker champion. He has won five other ranking events. He has been a runner-up at two of the three Triple Crown events. He was a finalist at the 2018 Masters and the 2020 World Snooker Championship. Wilson's highest world ranking was fourth in 2020. He has made more than 400 century breaks including five maximum breaks.
Born | Kettering, Northamptonshire, England[1] | 23 December 1991||||||||||||||
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Sport country | England | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | the Warrior[2] | ||||||||||||||
Professional | 2010/2011, 2013–present | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 4 (November 2020) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 11 (as of 19 February 2024[needs update]) | ||||||||||||||
Maximum breaks | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Century breaks | 445 (as of 23 March 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Tournament wins | |||||||||||||||
Ranking | 5 | ||||||||||||||
World Champion | 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career finals
changeRanking finals: 14 (6 titles)
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World Championship (1–1) |
Other (5–7) |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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Winner | 1. | 2015 | Shanghai Masters | Judd Trump | 10–9 | [5] |
Runner-up | 1. | 2016 | Indian Open | Anthony McGill | 2–5 | [6] |
Runner-up | 2. | 2017 | World Open | Ding Junhui | 3–10 | [7] |
Runner-up | 3. | 2017 | English Open | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2–9 | [8] |
Winner | 2. | 2018 | Paul Hunter Classic | Peter Ebdon | 4–2 | [9] |
Winner | 3. | 2019 | German Masters | David Gilbert | 9–7 | [10] |
Runner-up | 4. | 2020 | Welsh Open | Shaun Murphy | 1–9 | [11] |
Runner-up | 5. | 2020 | Gibraltar Open | Judd Trump | 3–4 | [12] |
Runner-up | 6. | 2020 | World Snooker Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 8–18 | [13] |
Winner | 4. | 2020 | Championship League | Judd Trump | 3–1 | |
Runner-up | 7. | 2022 | Gibraltar Open (2) | Robert Milkins | 2–4 | |
Winner | 5. | 2022 | European Masters | Barry Hawkins | 9–3 | |
Runner-up | 8. | 2023 | Tour Championship | Shaun Murphy | 7–10 | |
Winner | 6. | 2024 | World Snooker Championship | Jak Jones | 18–14 |
Non-ranking finals: 6 (3 titles)
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The Masters (0–1) |
Champion of Champions (0–1) |
Other (3–1) |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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Winner | 1. | 2017 | World Games | Ali Carter | 3–1 | |
Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | The Masters | Mark Allen | 7–10 | [14] |
Winner | 2. | 2018 | Six-red World Championship | Ding Junhui | 8–4 | [15] |
Runner-up | 2. | 2018 | Champion of Champions | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9–10 | [16] |
Runner-up | 3. | 2019 | Paul Hunter Classic | Barry Hawkins | 3–4 | [17] |
Winner | 3. | 2021 | Championship League Invitational | Mark Williams | 3–2 | [18] |
Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)
changeOutcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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Runner-up | 1. | 2009 | PIOS – Event 3 | Paul Davison | 4–6 | [19] |
Winner | 1. | 2010 | PIOS – Event 6 | Liam Highfield | 6–4 | [19] |
References
change- ↑ "Kyren Wilson". WPBSA. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ↑ "Kyren Wilson". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ↑ World Snooker Tour (15 September 2016). "At Home with Kyren Wilson". Youtube. 8m 29s. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ↑ "Kyren Wilson - Player Profile - Snooker". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ↑ "Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters (2015)". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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- ↑ Caulfield, David (17 February 2020). "Shaun Murphy Seals Welsh Open Title". SnookerHQ. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ "Gibraltar Open: Judd Trump wins sixth ranking title of season". BBC Sport. 15 March 2020. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (16 August 2020). "World Snooker Championship 2020: Ronnie O'Sullivan wins sixth world title". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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- ↑ "Hawkins Beats Wilson in Germany". World Snooker. 25 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ "Wilson: In A League Of His Own". World Snooker Tour. 2 April 2021. Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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