World Snooker Champion Kyren Wilson apologises to Jak Jones live on TV immediately after winning first Crucible title
KYREN WILSON apologised to Jak Jones live on TV immediately after emotionally winning his first Crucible title.
The Warrior crushed the spirited comeback of qualifier Jones 18-14 in a tense-filled final of the World Snooker Championship.
Kyren Wilson apologised to Jak Jones after emotionally winning his first Crucible title
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Wilson cried tears of joy as he hugged his brother and sons, with one shouting: “World Champion…get in there!”
He then gave a tearful interview to the BBC, saying: “I’d like to say sorry to Jak for that outburst. It means so much to us.
“My parents have re-mortgaged, sacrificed their whole lives to keep me here. My brother, too. It’s a massive team effort.
“I said I would never cry again but I have. Jak was so tough. I don’t know if there are any people left in Wales, the amount of people cheering for him.
“My kids said in a TV interview that their sporting idol was (Cristiano) Ronaldo – hopefully I have overtaken him now!”
Wilson is the 23rd different world champion and leapfrogs Ronnie O’Sullivan into a career high world No.3 spot with the £500,000 top prize.
And Jones, the new world No.14, may not have his name on the silver lady trophy despite his late flourish but a £200,000 cheque for being the runner-up will soften the blow.
And he said: “Congratulations to Kyren and his family. They deserved it so much.
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“An unbelievable tournament for me. A month ago, I was twitching in my first qualifying match. I am happy with that.
“I thought if I would try tried my best and see what happens but Kyren is solid and has a good all-round game. It wasn’t to be.”
