Kyren Wilson is focusing on the world primary spot within the rankings after capturing his maiden World Snooker Championship title in Sheffield.
The 32 year-old beat Jak Jones 18-14 to assert the world crown on the Crucible Theatre on Monday, pocketing a mammoth prize value £500,000.
With that success, Wilson has risen to a career-high world rating of quantity three – behind solely Mark Allen and Judd Trump.
Regardless of shedding within the second spherical of this yr’s World Championship, Allen ended the 2023/24 snooker season on the summit.
The Pistol representes solely the twelfth primary in historical past, however Wilson may very well be on the right track to turn into the thirteenth if he can maintain his present stage of type.
“I don’t assume it has (sunk in) to be sincere. My telephone has been continuous,” England’s Kyren Wilson advised Sky Sports activities Information.
“I obtained again from Sheffield on Tuesday afternoon. I obtained the telephone out and got here throughout a video of me clearing as much as win the world title.”
“A lovely little second that I wasn’t truly absolutely conscious of on the time was, one among my sons Finley – he’s solely 9 years previous – was shouting down my ear on the Crucible, ‘Dad, you’re a world champion,’ and I simply burst out crying.
“Even at residence after it’s all occurred stay, so yeah I believe it’ll take a while to sink in.
“My mum and pop have completely sacrificed their lives the entire time. They’ve remortgaged the home quite a few instances.
“They purchased a derelict home that hadn’t been lived in for 40 years simply because it had the potential to construct a snooker room on the again.
“A lovely second to have them down and have a good time this win with me. It makes all of the blood, sweat, and tears all value whereas.
“It’s taken me as much as world quantity three, so I believe on the horizon is pushing for that world primary spot.
“That’s one thing I might like to tick off, however it’s lovely that I’m now part of historical past.
“One of many fascinating issues for me has been wanting round on the names which have received this trophy – proper since 1925-26.
“It’s obtained such an extended bout of historical past, and clearly my identify’s going to go on there. I stated beforehand, I wouldn’t be completely happy if I simply received one all through my profession.
“On the age of 32 now, I’m coming into my prime. I’ve obtained the primary one out of the best way, which I consider is the toughest one to win, hopefully there’ll be many extra.”
One of many sizzling matters in the course of the 2024 World Snooker Championship surrounded the Crucible Theatre’s future because the host venue for the celebrated event.
The Crucible has staged each World Championship since 1977, however its future past 2027 – when its present contract expires – is up within the air.
“I hope it by no means strikes,” Kyren Wilson stated. “It’s pure theatre in there, it’s so intense, so compact.”
“The environment is like no different. I don’t assume you’ll be able to create the identical depth in a giant huge venue.
“I perceive why there’s discuss of it. There’s a large demand for snooker for the time being in all elements of the world.
“It’s an ideal place for the sport to be in, however for me, it was so essential to guarantee that I lifted it this yr.
“As a result of if I ever obtained the possibility to carry this trophy and it wasn’t on the Crucible, for me specifically I don’t assume it could have had the identical impact.”
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