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The new world champion is the fourth consecutive first-time winner and the UK game faces a challenge to keep up with investment in Asia

Wu Yize has won the World Snooker Championship final, beating Shaun Murphy 18-17, with a break of 85 in the deciding frame

Wu Yize takes 10-7 overnight lead over Shaun Murphy into second and final day – who will be crowned world champion? Find out with Daniel Harris

Wu Yize will carry a 10-7 lead into the second day of his World Snooker Championship final against Shaun Murphy

Frame-by-frame updates: Join Daniel Harris for the latest from the Crucible on the first day of the final

Shaun Murphy’s hopes of ending a 21-year wait for a second world title will not be straightforward as he was pegged back by John Higgins in their semi-final

Defending champion Zhao Xintong has been knocked out of the World Snooker Championship following a 13-10 quarter-final defeat by Shaun Murphy

Zhao Xintong battled back to draw level at 8-8 with Shaun Murphy in their world championship quarter-final while Mark Allen and Barry Hawkins are also on the same scoreline

Zhao Xintong moved closer to cracking the so-called ‘Crucible Curse’ with a hard-fought 13-9 win over compatriot Ding Junhui

Former world No 1 Mark Allen beat Kyren Wilson in a topsy-turvy thriller at the Crucible to seal a place in the quarter-finals of the World Snooker Championship