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 price £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 dropping within the second spherical of this 12 months’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 might be heading in the right direction to develop into the thirteenth if he can maintain his present stage of kind.
“I don’t suppose it has (sunk in) to be sincere. My telephone has been continuous,” England’s Kyren Wilson advised Sky Sports activities Information.
“I acquired again from Sheffield on Tuesday afternoon. I acquired the telephone out and got here throughout a video of me clearing as much as win the world title.”
“An attractive little second that I wasn’t really absolutely conscious of on the time was, one in every of my sons Finley – he’s solely 9 years outdated – was shouting down my ear on the Crucible, ‘Dad, you’re a world champion,’ and I simply burst out crying.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 dwell, so yeah I believe it’ll take a while to sink in.
“My mum and pa have completely sacrificed their lives the entire time. They’ve remortgaged the home quite a few occasions.
“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.
“An attractive second to have them down and have fun this win with me. It makes all of the blood, sweat, and tears all price 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’d like to tick off, nevertheless it’s stunning that I’m now part of historical past.
“One of many fascinating issues for me has been trying round on the names which have received this trophy – proper since 1925-26.
“It’s acquired such an extended bout of historical past, and clearly my title’s going to go on there. I stated beforehand, I wouldn’t be completely satisfied if I simply received one all through my profession.
“On the age of 32 now, I’m coming into my prime. I’ve acquired the primary one out of the best way, which I imagine is the toughest one to win, hopefully there’ll be many extra.”
One of many sizzling subjects throughout the 2024 World Snooker Championship surrounded the Crucible Theatre’s future because the host venue for the distinguished match.
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 ambiance is like no different. I don’t suppose you possibly can create the identical depth in an enormous huge venue.
“I perceive why there’s discuss of it. There’s a large demand for snooker in the mean time in all elements of the world.
“It’s an incredible place for the sport to be in, however for me, it was so necessary to ensure that I lifted it this 12 months.
“As a result of if I ever acquired the possibility to elevate this trophy and it wasn’t on the Crucible, for me particularly I don’t suppose it might have had the identical impact.”
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