As the ticker tape rained down on Wu Yize and the Chinese flag was draped over the shoulders of snooker’s newest superstar as he clutched the sport’s most famous prize on Monday evening, it was hard not to imagine that this sport was changing in front of our eyes for ever. If Zhao Xintong broke through the glass ceiling for Chinese snooker 12 months ago, then the exploits of the sport’s newest Crucible king may have just shattered it into a thousand pieces. The boy who came to England with his father as a 16-year-old to pursue his dreams, living in a windowless flat in Sheffield, is now the champion of the world. But this 22-year-old is not your ordinary champion. He plays with the kind of attacking prowess and risk-taking which will make him a household favourite for snooker fans all across the globe, not just back home. China has a second world champion in as many years but Wu’s star will shine brightly wherever he goes. He scaled snooker’s Mount Everest in unforgettable fashion.…